In The News; Selected News Highlights
Drs. Mookherjee & Halayko Awarded
$ 6 Million in Strategic Infrastrcuture Funding for AirSAFE;
An interdisciplinary air pollution research facility (2024 - 2028)
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Dr. Mookherjee receives the King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025):
Office of the Secretary to the Governor General of Canada - Nominated by the Canadian Lung Association for outstanding contributions to lung health research and education in Canada.​
Dr. Mookherjee receives Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Canada’s premier award for professional women in STEM category (2024), by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) - Awarded to women who influence the field with new breakthroughs, challenge the status quo for knowledge and female empowerment, and pave the way for better representation in accessing and advancing innovation.
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Dr. Mookherjee Awarded
CIHR Sex and Gender Science Chair
Circulatory & Respiratory Health
(2020 - 2024)
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR OUTSTANDING TRAINEES - Many Awards & Recognitions to Celebrate!
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Congratulations to PhD Candidate Courtney Marshall, Receives three awards at the International Congress of Academic Medicine (ICAM): Gold Award, a Gairdner Foundation poster award, & Nomination to attend the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (2025).
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Tamarah Singh receives recognition for BSc Med Research completed in the Mookherjee research group.
A third year medical student spent two summers immersed in research, under the guidance of, Dr. Neeloffer Mookherjee and Dr. Liam O’Neil, examining sex-specific immune differences that shape preclinical rheumatoid arthritis
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 Influential Woman Award; 2024Celebrating Dr. Mookherjee's award at the ‘Magnificent Women’s Award Gala’, The University of Manitoba. |  Courtney Poster AwardsCM wins Poster & Travel Awards; The Manitoba Student Health Research Forum 2024 |  Padmanie wins CSI 2024 Poster AwardPR wins Poster & Travel Awards; Canadian Society Immunology Conference, 2024 |
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 Courtney Marshall, MSc studentRecipient of CIHR Canada Graduate Studentship (2021) |  WISDOM; News ArticleNew initiative brings WISDOM to Rady Faculty. Dr. Mookherjee starts a new Women In Science initiative. |  With Hon. Kristy DuncanMinister of Science Hon. Kristy Duncan visits the lab, with Drs. Mookherjee & Arsenio |
 New Drug for AsthmaNew focus on PhD Candidate Hadeesha Piyadasa's research focus! |  Article on Dr. MookherjeeMind Over Matter Magazine (Nov, 2020) |  PhD Thesis Award (2020)Hadeesha Piyadasa, Received The Distinguished Thesis Award from Univ. Manitoba for his PhD Research |
 Anthony Altieri, PhD Candidate (2020)Anthony received multiple Awards; Research Manitoba, Asthma Canada, Cdn. Resp Res Network (2019 & 2020) |  WISDOM at U. ManitobaFocus on WISDOM and Dr Mookherjee's leadership for Women in Science initiative at the University of Manitoba |  Mentorship AwardDr. Mookherjee wins The Ed Kroeger Mentorship Award 2019, in recognition of excellence in mentorship, teaching, and research. |
 Awards at CHRD 2019MSc student Dina Mostafa & PDF Dr. Hemshekhar wins awards at Child Health Research Days, 2019 |  Congratulations Anthony!Awards in 2016: Entrance Scholarship Immunology & Academic Excellence |  Dina wins Gold, MSc categoryDina wins the Gold Award, MSc poster, at the Child Health Research Days, 2019 |
 Congratulations to PDF Shekhar!Dr. Hemshekhar wins poster award at the Child Health Research Days, 2019 |  Radio CanadaFeature on collaborative research on air pollution by Drs. Mookherjee and Carlsten |