Recipients of 2026 grants and scholarships from CIHR, tri-council and MSI Foundation

CIHR Team Grants: Strengthening Resilient and Equitable Public Health Systems (STEPS)

Dr. Sumantra Monty Ghosh, assistant professor, Division of General Internal Medicine
Implementation of a national drug surveillance dashboard and co-creation of a national drug alert system | $748,244

MSI Foundation competition

Dr. Lavanya Bathini, assistant professor, Division of Nephrology
Title: PREMACE-CKD: Pregnancy-Related MACE Risk Across the Spectrum of CKD

Tri-Council Graduate Scholarships

2026 was DoM's most successful year for Tri-Council graduate scholarships.

CIHR Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Master's

Each award is valued at $27,000 for one year.

• Sarah Almas, pulmonary medicine, supervised by Drs. Paige Lacy and David Cote
• Eisha Arvikar, neurology, supervised by Drs. Mahesh Kate and Brian Buck
• Serena Dienes, dermatology, supervised by Drs. Robert Gniadecki and Christopher Keeling
• Mackenzie Mrazik, pulmonary medicine, supervised by Dr. Grace Lam
• Cassandra Popoff, gastroenterology, supervised by Drs. Farhad Peerani and Karen Madsen
• Cameron Rey-Dubois, gastroenterology, supervised by Drs. Heather Armstrong and Frank Hoentjen
• Alice Seo, general internal medicine, supervised by Dr. Monty Ghosh
• Devron Swaby, nephrology, supervised by Dr. Aminu Bello

The following students won doctoral scholarships valued at $40,000 per year for three years.

CIHR Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral

The award is valued at $40,000 per year for three years.

• Shaina Corrick, neurology, supervised by Drs. Fang Ba and Janis Miyasaki 

CIHR Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards - Doctoral

The award is valued at $40,000 per year for three years.

•  Mahdi Neshan, rheumatology, supervised by Dr. Carrie Ye