Young Investigator Award Winners

• 2007 Dr. Bruce Vallance, University of British Columbia
•  Walkerton and Beyond – Lessons in Post-Infectious IBS
• 2006 Dr. Nathalie Rivard, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke
  • “Signalling in the intestinal epithelium: The MAP Kinase pathways in epithelial cell cycle progression, transformation and differentiation"
• 2005 Dr. Nicola Jones, University of Toronto, Toronto
  • “Pathogeneisis of Helicobacter pylori”
• 2004 Dr. Nathalie Vergnolle, University of Calgary, Calgary
  • " Proteases, inflammation and pain "
• 2003 Dr. Young-In Kim, University of Toronto, Toronto
  • " The role of folate and MTHFR in colon cancer chemoprevention and treatment "
• 2002 Dr. Wallace MacNaughton, University of Calgary, Calgary
  • " Epithelial dysfunction in inflammation : Elucidating mechanisms "
• 2001 Dr. Derek McKay, McMaster University, Hamilton.
  • " Regulation of Epithelial Function: Input from Bacterial Products and Cytokines"
• 2000 Dr. Paul Kubes, University of Calgary, Alberta.
  • " Nitric Oxide and Inflammation: Knowledge Gained from Knockout and Transgenic Mice"
• 1999 Dr. Keith Sharkey, University of Calgary, Alberta.
  • " The Enteric Nervous System in Intestinal Inflammation: Cause and effect"
• 1998 Dr Gervais Tougas, Hamilton ON
• 1997 Dr Herbert Gaisano, Toronto, ON
  • "Molecular mechanisms of exocytosis in pancreatic acinar cells"
• 1996 Dr Stephen Vanner, Kingston, ON
  • "Novel concepts of enteric neural reflexes regulating intestinal secretion and blood flow"
• 1995 Dr Jonathan B Meddings, Calgary, AB
  • "The interplay between membrane transport and membrane physical properties"
• 1994 Dr John L Wallace, Calgary, AB
  • "GI Inflammation: Identification of novel therapeutic targets"
• 1993 Dr Philip Sherman, Toronto, ON
  • "Helicobacter pylori infection in children"