Congratulations to the newest recipients of the Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHR BC) Research Trainee Awards! The MSHR BC Research Trainee Program supports health researchers in the training phase of their research career, helping to develop, attract and retain BC’s best and brightest health researchers and support the advancement of world-class health research in BC.
The HLI’s Dr. Carolyn Wang and Dr. Ramona Weber were among the outstanding cohort of 35 postdoctoral fellows and health professionals awarded this prestigious fellowship this year.
Dr. Carolyn Wang is a postdoctoral fellow co-supervised by Drs. Don Sin and Janice Leung. Her project aims to characterize the effects of cannabis smoking on epithelial cell reprogramming.
Dr. Ramona Weber is a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Graeme Koelwyn’s lab. Her project, co-funded by the HLI, studies exercise therapy as a way to reverse sepsis-induced immune suppression.
Full biographies of award recipients and funded projects can be found on the MSHR BC website:
https://healthresearchbc.ca/awardrecipient/2025-research-trainee-award-recipients/