2025 AWARD RECIPIENTS

• CST Lifetime Achievement Award - Dr. John Gill
• CST Excellence in Leadership Award - Dr. Lakshman Gunaratnam
• CST Research Excellence Award - Dr. Mamatha Bhat
• CST Education and Teaching Excellence Award - Dr. Eric Yoshida
• CST Clinician Recognition Award - Dr. Dana Baran
• Dr. Joel D. Cooper Lung Transplantation Award - Dr. Cecilia Chaparro

• CST-T3 Competition
  
  • Top Finalist - Tereza Martinu
  • Second and Third Finalists - Shaifali Sandal and Aizhou Wang

• CST Pediatric Group, Pediatric Transplant Trainee Research
  
  • Best Pediatric Transplant Abstract, Clinical Science - Mimi Deng
  • Best Pediatric Transplant Abstract, Basic Science - Irene Chen

• CST Research Training Awards
  
  • Roni Bitterman
  • Daniel Vosoughi
  • Anudari Zorigtbaatar
• Top Abstract Awards
  
  • Marie-Michele Gaudreault-Tremblay
  • Ellina Lytvyak
  • Francis Migneault
• CST-CDTRP Top Lay Summaries
  
  • Hana Mitchell
  • Francisco Reyna-Sepulveda
  • Aditi Singh
• CST Pharmacist Research Grant
  
  • Ming Chang

Congratulations!

CST Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. John Gill

Awarded to a well established transplant physician surgeon or scientist for their internationally recognized work in the field of transplantation and participation in the development of transplantation activities in Canada.

CST Excellence in Leadership Award

Dr. Lakshman Gunaratnam

To recognize demonstrated exemplary commitment to the CST mission through excellence in leadership benefiting Canadian organ transplant patients.

CST Research Excellence Award

Dr. Mamatha Bhat

In recognition of research achievement and excellence in the field of transplantation.

CST Education and Teaching Excellence Award 

Dr. Eric Yoshida

In recognition of exemplary commitment to the CST mission through excellence in teaching and educational program development, as part of the care of Canadian organ transplant patients.

CST Clinician Recognition Award

Dr. Dana Baran

To recognize demonstrated exemplary commitment to the CST mission through excellence in front-line clinical innovation and program development, humanitarianism, and/or education as part of the direct care of Canadian organ transplant patients.

Dr. Joel D. Cooper Lung Transplantation Award

Dr. Cecilia Chaparro

To recognize a lung transplant professional who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of lung transplantation in Canada either through innovation, outstanding clinical care, or scientific achievement.

CST-T3 Competition

Tereza Martinu
Title: Investigating the relationship between lung allograft microbiome composition, short-chain fatty acid

Shaifali Sandal
Title: Are Decision and Teaching Aids used by Canadian Transplant Programs Contributing to Inequities in Transplantation? A Critical Discourse Analysis

Aizhou Wang
Title: A clinical study to evaluate impacts of the human decedent model on healthcare workers and donor families

CST Pediatric Group, Pediatric Transplant Trainee Research

Best Pediatric Transplant Abstract, Clinical Science 

Mimi Deng
Title: Evaluating the impact of extended warm ischemic time using ex vivo heart perfusion in juvenile porcine models of circulatory death

Best Pediatric Transplant Abstract, Basic Science 

Irene Chen
Title: Social media as a tool for information and support: survey insights from pediatric solid organ transplant recipients and their families 

CST Research Training Awards

Roni Bitterman
Title: Incidence and Outcomes of Invasive Candidiasis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in Ontario- a Population-Based Cohort Study

Daniel Vosoughi
Title: Lung Autoantibodies as Biomarkers and Mediators of Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction

Anudari Zorigtbaatar
Title: Evaluation of the Economic Burden of Liver Transplantation in Canada: A Single-Center Study (ECONLIVER) 

Top Abstract Awards

Marie-Michele Gaudreault-Tremblay
Title: Renal Transplant After Desensitization in a Pediatric Recipient

Ellina Lytvyak
Title: Liver stiffness measurement by vibration-controlled transient elastography predicts adverse clinical outcomes in autoimmune hepatitis: results from a large multicenter longitudinal study

Francis Migneault
Title: MiR-423-5p predicts microvascular rarefaction and regulates microvascular homeostatis after renal ischemia-reperfusion injury 

CST-CDTRP Top Lay Summaries

Hana Mitchell
Title: Optimizing vaccine uptake in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients – a single center retrospective study by the Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN)

Francisco Reyna-Sepulveda
Title: A Continuous Flow Cooling Sleeve (Cool Sleeve) for Kidney Transplantation to Minimize Warm Ischemia Time and Its Consequences – A Pilot Study in a Porcine Model

Aditi Singh
Title: Acceptability and Usability of GETonTRAK: A Web-Based Self-Management Guide for Kidney Transplant Recipients

CST Pharmacist Research Grant 

Ming Dang
Title: Evaluating the Role of Donor Specific Antibodies Testing Prior to Liver Transplantation