CIHR-INMD-CAG Early Career Researcher Partnership Prize
The CIHR-INMD-CAG Early Career Researcher Partnership Prize recognizes outstanding contributions by CAG members to gastroenterology through basic and/or clinical research.
The recipient of this award will be invited to give a lecture at Canadian the Digestive Diseases Week™ (CDDW™) conference.
2025 Award Recipient
Neeraj Narula, McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Selection Process
Candidates must:
- Be within ten (10) years of their first academic appointment
- Hold an appointment at a Canadian university, hospital or research institute
- Be a Canadian citizen or a landed immigrant resident in Canada
Step One: Nomination
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Nominators and Nominees must be CAG members in good standing for at least 3 years.
Submission Requirements
- Nominations must be submitted by September 15 11:59 PM ET
- Submissions received after the deadline will be considered for the following year.
- The Nomination form must be completed in a single session with the required documentation, it will not save your information to return to at a later time.
Required documentation to be uploaded:
- Letter of Support
- Nominee CV
Upon successful submission, you will be redirected to a confirmation page and will receive a confirmation email. If this does not occur, please contact the .
Step Two: Review
CAG Research Affairs will review the nominations and make recommendations to the Board, who will make the final decision regarding recipients. Selection will be based on the research records of candidates.
Step Three: Approval
Only the award recipient will be notified by email. The recipient will be presented at the CDDW™ conference, and it is expected they will formally accept it at the Opening and Awards Ceremony.
Previous Award Recipients
| Year | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lisa Reynolds | Victoria, British Columbia |
| 2023 | Lisa Osborne | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2022 | Daniel von Renteln | Montréal, Quebec |
| 2021 | Simon Hirota | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2020 | Laura Sly | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2019 | Jean-Eric Ghia | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2018 | Deanna Gibson | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2017 | Eric Benchimol | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2016 | François-Michel Boisvert | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| 2015 | Geoffrey Nguyen | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2014 | Aleixo Muise | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2013 | Gilaad Kaplan | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2012 | Elena Verdu | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 2011 | Dana Philpott | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2010 | Mark Silverberg | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2009 | John Brumell | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2008 | John Marshall | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 2007 | Bruce Vallance | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2006 | Nathalie Rivard | Sherbrooke, Quebec |
| 2005 | Nicola Jones | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2004 | Nathalie Vergnolle | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2003 | Young-In Kim | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2002 | Wallace MacNaughton | Calgary, Alberta |
| 2001 | Derek McKay | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 2000 | Paul Kubes | Calgary, Alberta |
| 1999 | Keith Sharkey | Calgary, Alberta |
| 1998 | Gervais Tougas | Hamilton Ontario |
| 1997 | Herbert Gaisano | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1996 | Stephen Vanner | Kingston, Ontario |
| 1995 | Jonathan B Meddings | Calgary, Alberta |
| 1994 | John L Wallace | Calgary, Alberta |
| 1993 | Philip Sherman | Toronto, Ontario |