NATIONAL AWARDS

• CIC Medal, 2021
• Margolese National Brain Disorders Prize, 2020
• NSERC Herberg Gold Medal, 2020
• Officer, Order of Canada, 2018-
• Canada Council for the Arts, Killam Prize, Engineering, 2017
• Chemical Institute of Canada, Kalev Pugi Award for innovation in research, 2017
• Till & McCulloch Award for advances in stem cell biology & engineering, 2016
• Royal Canadian Institute for Science, Fleming Medal, 2015
• Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2013
• Fellow, Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, 2012-
• Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering, 2012-
• Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division, 2008-
• Canada Council for the Arts Killam Research Fellowship, 2008-2010
• Woman of Action, Israel Cancer Research Fund, 2010 (one of 4 women honored for contributions to the advancement of knowledge)
• Clara Benson Award, Canadian Society for Chemistry, 2009
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council: EWR Memorial Steacie Fellowship, 2003-2005
• Royal Society of Canada, Rutherford Memorial Medal in Chemistry, 2006
• UK-Canada WISET lectureship, Royal Society of Canada, 2005
• Canada Research Chair in Tissue Engineering, Tier I, 2013-2020
• Canada Research Chair in Tissue Engineering, Tier I, 2006-2013
• Canada Research Chair in Tissue Engineering, Tier II, 2001-2006
• Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering: Syncrude Canada Innovation Award, 2003
• Canada Foundation for Innovation: Career Award, 2003
• Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Young Explorer’s Award, 2002 (to top 20 researchers in Canada aged 40 and under)
• Canada’s Top 40 under 40, 2001 (awarded 2002) – for innovation and leadership
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council: University Faculty Award, 1995-2000
• CNC/IUPAC: Travel Award to IUPAC Conference Macromolecules, Prague Czech Republic, 1997
• Neuroscience Network: Visiting Scientist Award, 1995

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

• Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2023
• New College of Fellows, Controlled Release Society, 2021
• Fellow, The Royal Society, 2019
• Controlled Release Society, Women in Sciences Award, 2019
• IUPAC 2019 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering – one of ten women identified internationally and only woman from Canada
• Foreign Member, United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE), 2016
• L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate for North America, 2015
• Senior Scientist Award, 2014 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Americas, 2014
• International Fellows of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM), 2013-
• Society for Biomaterials (USA), Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature, 2012
• Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2011-
• Fellow, Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE), 2008-present
• Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2006-present
• Visiting Professor Award, Universite de Paris du Nord, 2001
• DuPont, Aid to Education Award, 1999-2000
• Society for Biomaterials: Abstract Presentation in Excellence Session, Hybrid Artificial Organs, 1995
• American Society for Artificial Internal Organs: Travel Award for Outstanding Abstract, 1993
• Polymer Science and Engineering Department, U. Massachusetts: Fellowship, 1987

PROVINCIAL AWARDS

• Order of Ontario, 2011-
• Premier’s Research in Excellence Award, 1st round, 1999-2004

UNIVERSITY AWARDS

• Honorary Doctorate, University of Alberta, 2022
• Honorary Doctorate, University of Ottawa, 2022
• Connaught Innovation of the Year Award, University of Toronto, 2019
• University Professor, University of Toronto (<2% of faculty have this distinction), 2014-
• Connaught Innovation of the Year Award, University of Toronto, 2012
• Continuing Senior Fellow, Massey College, University of Toronto, 2008-
• McLean Award, University of Toronto, 2004
• R. Samuel McLauglin Center for Molecular Medicine, McLaughlin Scholar, 2004-2008
• McEwen Center in Regenerative Medicine, Principal Investigator, 2006-
• Terrence Donnelly Center in Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Principal Investigator, 2005-