(Merged with the former Genetics Society of Canada Award of Excellence 1976 – 2003; and William F Grant and Peter B Moens Award of Excellence 2004 – 2016)
Next Awarded 2021
This award is offered annually.
The award recognizes exceptional Canadian scientists with a strong record of research achievements in molecular biosciences research who have also demonstrated exceptional teaching, leadership, advocacy and/or contributions to the broader community.
(1) Evaluation criteria
- Research record – 3 points
Nominees will have evidence of a strong record of research with significant contributions in the field(s) of Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and/or Genetics. - Teaching/mentorship – 3 points
- Science leadership – 3 points
- Outreach – 1 point
Nominees must demonstrate their commitment to science leadership in the broader community, such as, but not limited to, exceptional commitment to teaching/mentorship, advocacy work, science communication and outreach.
(2) Eligibility
The nominee should be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident and there are no age restrictions. The nominee must have lived in Canada and have worked at a Canadian research institute for the last 10 years in a senior investigator position. The nominee and nominator need not be a member of the CSMB.
(3) Nomination process
It is preferable that the nominator be at an equal or higher professional rank as the nominee. Chairs /Heads /Deans /Presidents are encouraged to nominate members of their faculty for this prestigious award. Self-nominations will also be considered.
Nominations shall consist of
- a letter from a nominator familiar with the nominee’s work, which summarizes the originality and significance of the nominee’s research and leadership contributions, as well as pertinent biographic data,
- the nominee’s curriculum vitae.
The awardee will deliver a lecture at the CSMB Annual Conference and submit a manuscript or review of their related work/career path for publication in the journals Biochemistry and Cell Biology or Genome and in the CSMB Bulletin. Awardees are encouraged to become CSMB members.
| 1981 M. Smith | 1984 N. Hozum | 1985 H. Schachter |
| 1987 M. Gray | 1989 D. Vance | 1991 J. Riordan |
| 1993 M. Chrétien | 1995 R.S. Hodges | 1997 A. J. Pawson |
| 1999 G. Chaconas | 2001 F. Doolittle | 2003 V. Ling |
| 2005 C. Bleackley | 2007 N. Sonenberg | 2009 Hans Vogel |
| 2011 Benjamin J. Blencowe | 2012 M. Bouvier | 2013 B. Chabot |
| 2014 James McGhee | 2015 Michael James | 2016 Gerry Wright |
| 2017 Sergio Grinstein | 2018 Richard Rachubinski |
2019 Sylvain Moineau |
Previous winners of this award
GSC Award of Excellence Winners, first given in 1976
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1976 Newcombe, H.B. |
1977 Sears, E.R. |
1978 Fredeen, H.T. |
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1979 Butler, L. |
1980 Fraser, F.C. |
1981 Mortimer, R.K. |
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1982 Person, C.O. |
1983 von Borstel, R.C. |
1984 Chown, B. |
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1985 Moens, P.B. |
1986 James, A.P. |
1987 Kafer, E. |
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1988 Smith, Michael |
1989 Kuspira, J. |
1990 Tsui, Lap-Chee |
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1991 Doolittle, W.F. |
1992 Scriver, C.R. |
1993 Haynes, R.H. |
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1994 Kasha, K. |
1995 Cox, D.W. |
1996 Walden, D.B. |
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1997 Griffiths, A.J.F. |
1998 Bernstein, Allen |
1999 Bussey, Howard |
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2000 Culotti, Joseph |
2001 Hayden, Michael |
2002 Baillie, David |
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2003 Morgan, Ken |
In 2004 the award was renamed the William F Grant and Peter B Moens Award of Excellence
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2004 Lasko, Paul |
2005 Hilliker, Arthur |
2006 Hegele, Robert |
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2007 Sokolowski, Marla |
2008 Singh, Shiva |
2009 Golding, Brian |
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2010 Singh, Rama |
2011 |
2012 Phillips, John |
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2015 Scoles, Graham |
2016 Verheyen, Esther |
