Meritas Ceremony: More than $1.2 million in scholarships to celebrate the student and postdoctoral community

On July 9^th, the third edition of the Meritas Ceremony, organized by CRCHUM Student and Postdoctoral Affairs, was held in the CHUM Research Centre Amphitheatre and Agora Courtois. This event celebrates and distinguishes CRCHUM students, fellows and residents for their academic excellence and dedication, rewarding them for their hard work and exceptional discoveries.

This new edition marks a historic milestone, as a record $1.22 million was awarded this year to 114 members of the student and postdoctoral community. This incredible sum was made possible thanks to the partnership between the CRCHUM and the CHUM Foundation.

« Behind this impressive amount are research journeys made possible, projects that can move forward, new expertise being developed, and a new generation of scientists already contributing to advances in research. », says Nathalie Grandvaux, Associate scientific director of the CRCHUM Student and Postdoctoral Affairs.

The full list of the third edition Meritas Ceremony scholarship recipients can be found below:

Research Scholarship - Master's Degree, offered by the CRCHUM

• Alexis Doucet, supervised by Didier Jutras-Aswad (Neuroscience): $2,500 
• Houria Traoré, supervised by Nicolas Chomont (Immunopathology): $2,500
• Geneviève Larocque, supervised by Éric Samarut (Neuroscience): $2,500
• Carolane Fauchon, supervised by Christine Vande Velde (Neuroscience): $2,500
• Kathleen Ngô, supervised by Ciarian Murphy-Royal (Cardiometabolic): $2,500
• Nathan Chochon, supervised by Alex J. Parker (Neuroscience): $2,500
• Jeremy Smili, supervised by Alex J. Parker (Neuroscience): $2,500

Research Scholarships - Master's Degree, offered by the CHUM Foundation

• Thomas Nicodemo Arrieta, supervised by Sami Obaid (Neuroscience): $2,500
• Sami Charif El Khakani, supervised by Gareth Lim (Cardiometabolic): $2,500
• Aurélie Boutin-Bruce, supervised by Julie Lavoie (Cardiometabolic): $2,500 
• Nick-Kévin Jérôme, supervised by Gabrielle Pagé (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub): $2,500
• Keren N’Dri, supervised by Didier Jutras-Aswad (Neuroscience): $2,500

Research Scholarship - PhD, offered by the CRCHUM

• Daniel Alejandro Galindo Lazo, supervised by Dang Khoa Nguyen (Neuroscience): $3,500
• Sydney Cohen, supervised by Greg Fitzharris (Immunopathology): $3,500
• Mohammed Soltani, supervised by Andreea Adelina Arténie (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub): $3,500
• Fatemeh Khorshidi, supervised by Marika Sarfati (Immunopathology): $3,500
• Marie-Josette De Medeiros, supervised by Ciarian Murphy-Royal (Cardiometabolic): $3,500
• Helia Motamedi, supervised by Greg Fitzharris (Immunopathology): $3,500
• Julie Bertucceli, supervised by Sophie Lerouge (Imaging and Engineering): $3,500
• Sarah Lambert-Roy, supervised by Julie Lavoie (Cardiometabolic): $3,500

Research Scholarships - PhD, offered by the CHUM Foundation

• Frédérick Boisjoly, supervised by Thierry Alquier (Cardiometabolic): $3,500
• Dorothée Comtois-Cabana, supervised by Isabelle Doré (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub): $3,500
• Ossama Ghenissa, supervised by Ciarian Murphy-Royal (Cardiometabolic): $3,500
• Kimiya Majidi Ivari, supervised by Petronela Ancuta (Immunopathology): $3,500
• Jennifer Cohen Reyes, supervised by Rodney Knight (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub): $3,500
• Isabel Sarzo Wabi, supervised by Élie Bou Assi (Neuroscience): $3,500
• Carole Matchuindem, supervised by Lise Gauvin (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub): $3,500

Research Scholarships - Postdoctorate, offered by the CHUM Foundation

• Élina Gerber-Tichet, supervised by Nathalie Grandvaux (Immunopathology): $5,000 
• Ilhame Anwar, supervised by Valérie Martel-Laferrière (Immunopathology): $5,000
• Pratap Singh Markam, supervised by Vincent Poitout (Cardiometabolic): $5,000

Cancer Research Scholarships - Master's Degree, offered by the CHUM Foundation 

• Éric Cristea, supervised by Daniel von Renteln (Imaging and Engineering): $2,500 
• Théo Nenonene, supervised by Alexandre Pellan Cheng (Cancer): $2,500 
• Andréa Manjarrez Trejo, supervised by Francis Rodier (Cancer): $2,500 

Cancer Research Scholarships - PhD, offered by the CHUM Foundation

• Rodin Chermat, supervised by Thomas Gervais (Cancer): $3,500
• Jessica Adams, supervised by Gerardo Ferbeyre (Cancer): $3,500
• Claire McCartney, supervised by Manuela Santos (Cancer): $3,500
• Gerardo Raul Diez Rodrigez, supervised by Gerardo Ferbeyre (Cancer): $3,500
• Mina Masoudnia, supervised by Fred Saad (Cancer): $3,500
• Bianca Rioux, supervised by Dominique Trudel (Cancer): $3,500
• Marco Joaquin Rallo Pita, supervised by Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault (Cancer): $3,500
• Jérôme Fortier, supervised by Vikki Ho (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub): $3,500
• Thibault Bernelin, supervised by Arthur Lalonde (Imaging and Engineering): $3,500
• Audrey Langlois, supervised by Gerardo Ferbeyre (Cancer): $3,500

Cancer Research Scholarships - Postdoctorate, offered by the CHUM Foundation

• Sophie Chagneau, supervised by Manuela Santos (Cancer): $5,000

Breast Cancer Research Scholarships - PhD, offered by the CHUM Foundation

• Emma Kalin, supervised by Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault (Cancer): $3,500
• Sara Haiji, supervised by Réjean Lapointe (Cancer): $3,500
• Clément Martin, supervised by Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault (Cancer): $3,500

Research Scholarships in Cardiology and Stroke - Master's Degree, offered by the CHUM Foundation

• Isaac Valin, supervised by Laurent Létourneau-Guillon (Imaging and Engineering): $2,500 
• Chloé Humblot, supervised by François Bernard Tournoux (Cardiometabolic): $2,500 
• Meriem Hamed Abdelouahab, supervised by Nadia Bouabdallaoui (Cardiometabolic): $2,500 

Research Scholarships in Cardiology and Stroke - PhD, offered by the CHUM Foundation

• Florent Bertrand, supervised by Cécile Tremblay (Immunopathology): $3,500

Multiple Sclerosis Research Scholarship - Master's Degree, offered by the CHUM Foundation

• Aline Bichsel, supervised by Catherine Larochelle (Neuroscience): $2,500 

Multiple Sclerosis Research Scholarship - PhD, offered by the CHUM Foundation

• Hamza Mechchate, supervised by Alexandre Prat (Neurosciences): $3,500
• Shazia Mahnoor, supervised by Alexandre Prat (Neurosciences): $3,500
• Irem Akbulak, supervised by Alexandre Prat (Neurosciences): $3,500

Transplant Research Scholarship – Kidney Transplant - PhD, offered by the CHUM Foundation

• Louis Vanpeperstraete, supervised by Marie-Josée Hébert (Immunopathology): $3,500

Ovarian Cancer Scholarship in Memory of Cécile Hryhorczuk, for international students, offered by the CHUM Foundation

• Nour Decae, supervised by Réjean Lapointe (Cancer): $2,500

Excellence Scholarships for Recruiting Postdoctoral Fellows at the CRCHUM, offered by the CRCHUM

• Ilhame Anwar, supervised by Valérie Martel-Laferrière (Immunopathology): $90,000
• Élina Gerbert-Ticher, supervised by Nathalie Grandvaux (Immunopathology): $90,000
• Pooja Kri Gupta, supervised by Éric Samarut (Neuroscience): $90,000
• Nicole Knoetze, supervised by Simon Turcotte (Cancer): $90,000
• Hugo Level, supervised by Sophie Lerouge (Imaging and Engineering): $90,000
• Katharina Limbeck, supervised by Alexandre Prat (Neurosciences): $90,000
• Niharika Loomba, supervised by Ciarian Murphy-Royal (Cardiometabolic): $90,000
• Margaux Machefert, supervised by Martin Girard (Imaging and Engineering): $90,000
• Parian Mohamadi, supervised by Ali Ahmadi (Imaging and Engineering): $90,000
• Simran Singh, supervised by Vincent Poitout (Cardiometabolic): $90,000
• Lorena Veliz-Portal, supervised by Tyler Cooper (Cancer): $90,000

Research Contribution Award – Pavel Hamet, offered by the CRCHUM

• Victor Mullins-Dansereau, supervised by Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault (Cancer): $500
• Fanny Robilleau, supervised by Éric Samarut (Neuroscience): $500
• Collin Belliveau, supervised by Julie Bruneau (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub): $1,000
• Farzaneh Vakili, supervised by Jean-Marc Bourque (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub): $1,000

Conference Scholarships - Winter 2025 Competition, offered by the CRCHUM

• Ahmed Sabri Rial, supervised by Gareth Lim (Cardiometabolic): $400
• Arash Sarsghohi, supervised by Sami Obaid (Neuroscience): $400
• Constantin Bretonneau, supervised by Alex J. Parker (Neuroscience): $400
• Tomita Norio, supervised by Nathalie Bureau (Imaging and Engineering): $400
• Hanna Hamoud-Michel, supervised by Ali Ahmadi (Imaging and Engineering): $400 
• Javier Chiasson, supervised by Arthur Lalonde (Imaging and Engineering): $400
• Kellie Elkrief, supervised by Nicolas Garel (Neurosciences): $400
• Laura Reininger, supervised by Vincent Poitout (Cardiometabolic): $400
• Rodin Chermat, supervised by Thomas Gervais (Cancer)  $400
• Shaden Salimi, supervised by Sarah Kimmins (Immunopathology): $400
• Yan Bertrand, supervised by Aude Motulsky (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub): $400
• Yuchao Pang, supervised by Shao-Ling Zhang (Cardiometabolic): $400

Conference Scholarships – Fall 2025 Competition, offered by the CRCHUM

• Alexia Piché, supervised by Isabelle Doré (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub): $400
• Claire Gerkings, supervised by Manuela Santos (Cancer): $400
• Gergana Drumeva, supervised by Jean DaSilva (Imaging and Engineering): $400 
• Jessica Bourbonnais, supervised by Francis Rodier (Cancer): $400
• Mathieu Chayer, supervised by Zhi Wang (Imaging and Engineering): $400
• Maxime Têtu, supervised by Moishe Liberman (Cancer): $400 
• Mina Masoudnia, supervised by Fred Saad (Cancer): $400
• Sandra Simard, supervised by Arthur Lalonde (Imaging and Engineering): $400
• Selim Abou-Rahal, supervised by Didier Jutras-Aswad (Neurosciences): $400
• Anne-Marie Turcotte, supervised by Marie-Hélène Mayrand (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub): $400
• Hanna Hamoud-Michel, supervised by Ali Ahmadi (Imaging and Engineering): $400
• Julie Masse, supervised by Gabrielle Pagé (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub): $400

Bourses PREMIER, offered by the CRCHUM

• Delphine Bédard, supervised by Mark Keezer (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub) 
• Tamara Iodio Cabrera, supervised by Laura Gioia (Neurosciences) 
• Chloé Demers-Rozon, supervised by Martine Tétreault (Neurosciences) 
• Lara Kmeyha, supervised by Daniel von Renteln (Imaging and Engineering) 
• Hamza Haimeur, supervised by Mona Harissi Dagher (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub) 
• Lynda Amrane, supervised by Nadia Bouabdallaoui (Cardiometabolic) 
• Ruotong Wang, supervised by Nicolas Chomont (Immunopathology) 
• Noémie Bouchard, supervised by Andrés Finzi (Immunopathology) 
• Candice Léon, supervised by Alex J. Parker (Neuroscience) 
• Habiba Laïchaoui, supervised by Stephanie Fulton (Cardiometabolic) 
• Florence Leclerc, supervised by Dominic Roy (Cancer) 
• Yousra Lecheheb, supervised by Sami Obaid (Neurosciences) 
• Louise Ben Hamou Kujipers, supervised by Éric Samarut (axe Neurosciences) 
• Inès Tahiri Alaoui, supervised by Amal Abdel-Baki (Neurosciences) 
• Taha Dhahbi, supervised by Martin Girard (Imaging and Engineering) 
• Héloïse Cailhier, supervised by Nicolas Noiseux (Cardiometabolic) 
• Denisse Dan, supervised by Géraldine Layani (Health Innovation and Evaluation Hub) 
• Jade Raymond, supervised by Marie-Josée Hébert (Immunopathology)

Congratulations to all the recipients!

Thank you to the CHUM Foundation, its donors, and the CRCHUM for their involvement.