UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers Dr. Cheryl Wellington and Dr. John Gill are among 49 new fellows elected into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) for 2024.
Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community. It entails a commitment to serve the academy and advance the health sciences across all of the fellow’s disciplines.
“We congratulate all the applicants elected as fellows to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences for 2024. This recognition honors their dedication and excellence in their respective fields,” said Dr. Sylvie Nadeau, Chair of the Fellowship Committee. “We look forward to their expertise enriching the work of our academy.”
Dr. John Gill, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Dr. Gill is a professor of medicine with tenure at the UBC Division of Nephrology, St. Paul’s Hospital and a research scientist in the Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes. He is transplant nephrologist and an internationally recognized clinician scientist in the field of kidney transplantation. He has held national and international leadership roles in organ transplantation and supervised numerous clinical and research trainees. Dr. Gill’s diverse research interests include clinical outcomes, access to care, clinical trials, and health services research. He is inspired by the benevolence of living and deceased organ donors who literally give of themselves to save others.
Dr. Cheryl Wellington, Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Dr. Wellington is professor and vice chair of research for the UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and research scientist at the Djavad Mowafaghian Center for Brain Health. Dr. Wellington’s research interests include Alzheimer’s Disease, Traumatic Brain
Injury, and neurology blood biomarkers. Dr. Wellington holds multiple leadership and executive positions in the dementia and neurotrauma communities, including the Canadian Consortium for Neurodegeneration in Aging, Cure Alzheimer Fund, the Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium, the Canadian Concussion Network, the International Initiative on Traumatic Brain Injury Research and is a member of the Global Biomarker Standardization Consortium.