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Awards and Honors

FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
  • 1968-1969 Yale-in-China Scholarship, New Asia College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • 1979-1980 Postdoctoral Investigatorship, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee
  • 1982-1983 Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fellowship
  • 1984-1989 Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Scholarship
  • 1989-1994 Scientist Award, Medical Research Council (Canada)
  • 1995-2000 Senior Scientist Award, Medical Research Council (Canada)
  • 2000-2005 Distinguished Scientist Award, Medical Research Council (Canada)

AWARDS AND HONORS

1985

  • Award of Merit, Education Foundation, The Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals (Ontario)
1986
  • Chinese Canadian Achievement Award, Chinese Community Center of Ontario
1989
  • The Paul di Sant'Agnese Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (USA)
  • Gold Medal of Honor, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Canada
  • Royal Society of Canada Centennial Award
  • Maclean's Honor Roll
1990
  • Elected Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
  • Toronto City Award of Merit
  • Metropolitan Toronto Gardiner Award
  • Award of Excellence, Genetic Society of Canada
  • Courvoisier Leadership Award
  • Gairdner International Award
1991
  • Doctor of Civil Law (honoris causa), University of King's College, Halifax
  • Doctor of Science (honoris causa), University of New Brunswick
  • Elected Fellow, The Royal Society of London
  • Doris Tulcin Cystic Fibrosis Research Achievement Award, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (USA)
  • Etobicoke City Hall of Fame
  • Canadian Achiever Award
  • Order of Canada (Officer)
1992
  • The Cresson Medal, Franklin Institute
  • The Mead Johnson Award
  • Elected Member, Academia Sinica
  • Distinguished Scientist Award, The Canadian Society of Clinical Investigation
  • Doctor of Science (honoris causa), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Canadian Confederation Medal
1993
  • Sarstedt Research Prize
  • XII Sanremo International Award for Genetic Research (Federazione Italiana per lo Studio delle Melattie Ereditarie)
1994
  • Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS
  • University Professor, The University of Toronto
  • J.P. Lecocq Prize, Académie des Sciences, Institut de France
1995
  • Henry Friesen Award, The Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
1996
  • Canadian Medical Association Medal of Honour
1997
  • Salute to the City Award, Toronto Eaton Centre
  • Ontario March of Dimes, Jonas Salk Award
1998
  • Community Service Award, Toronto Biotechnology Initiative
  • Honorary President, Prix Galien 1998 Gala Ceremony
2000
  • Distinguished Scientist Award, Medical Research Council (Canada)
  • Eminent Scientist, Genome Science Laboratory, Tsukuba Life Science Center, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN). Japan
  • Visiting Professor, Shantou University Medical School, China
  • Lee Kuan Yew Distinguished Visitor, Singapore
  • Order of Ontario
2001
  • Zellers Senior Scientist Award,  Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  • Honarary Member, World Innovation Foundation
  • Doctor of Science (honoris causa), York University, Toronto
2002
  • Killam Prize, Canada Council
  • The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, Canada
2004
  • Distinguished Achievement Award, the Professional Validation Council of Hong Kong Industries
  • Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences, USA
  • 31st Annual Award, The Chinese Hospital, San Francisco
  • Distinguished Achievement Award, Chinese American Physicians Society
2005
  • Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa, Tel Aviv University
  • Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, UK
  • Honorary Fellow, Hong Kong College of Physicians
  • Honorary Fellow, Hong Kong College of Pathologists
2006
  • Named one of the Ten Giants of Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
  • Honorary Professor, Zhejiang University
  • Justice of the Peace, Hong Kong SAR Government

2007

  • Doctor of Science (honoris causa), University of Toronto
  • Doctor of Science (honoris causa), University of Aberdeen
  • Knight, The Légion d'Honneur of France

2009

  • European Cystic Fibrosis Society Award
  • Doctor of Medicine (honoris causa), King’s College London
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Science

2010

  • Doctor honoris causa, University of Edinburgh
  • Distinguish Scientist Award, Chinese American Society of Nephrology

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