Research Excellence Award
The CAG Research Excellence Award is awarded to a member of the CAG who has made an outstanding contribution 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
Anne Griffiths, The Hospital of Sick Children
Toronto, ON
Selection Process
Candidates must:
- 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 | Eric Benchimol | The Hospital for Sick Children |
| 2023 | John Brumell | University of Toronto |
| 2022 | Aleixo Muise | University of Toronto |
| 2021 | Premysl Bercik | McMaster University |
| 2020 | Elena Verdú | McMaster University |
| 2019 | Karen Madsen | University of Alberta |
| 2018 | Paul Moayyedi | McMaster University |
| 2017 | Dana Philpott | University of Toronto |
| 2016 | Bruce Vallance | University of British Columbia |
| 2015 | Paul Beck | University of Calgary |
| 2014 | Wallace MacNaughton | University of Calgary |
| 2013 | Nathalie Rivard | Université de Sherbrooke |
| 2012 | Charles Bernstein | University of Manitoba |
| 2011 | Paul Kubes | University of Calgary |
| 2010 | Herbert Gaisano | University of Toronto |
| 2009 | Derek, McKay | University of Calgary |
| 2008 | Stephen Vanner | Queen’s University |
| 2007 | Andre Buret | University of Calgary |
| 2006 | Keith Sharkey | University of Calgary |
| 2005 | Kris Chadee | University of Calgary |
| 2004 | Jon Meddings | University of Alberta |
| 2003 | Daniel Menard | University of Toronto |
| 2002 | Jan Huizinga | McMaster University |
| 2001 | Mary Perdue | McMaster University |
| 2000 | William G. Paterson | Queen's University |
| 1999 | Keith Sharkey | University of Toronto |
| 1998 | John L. Wallace | University of Calgary |
| 1997 | Gordon R. Greenberg | University of Toronto |
| 1996 | Kursheed N. Jeejeebhoy | University of Toronto |
| 1995 | Stephen M. Collins | McMaster University |
| 1994 | Claude C. Roy | Université de Montréal |
| 1993 | Alan B.R. Thomson | University of Alberta |