{"id":2407,"date":"2026-05-22T18:52:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T18:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\/?page_id=2407"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T16:46:25","slug":"awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\/our-research\/awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border fndry-container--full fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-pb--md-6 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 fndry-pb--sm-3\" style=\"--fndry-bg:var(--fndry-color-tertiaryLight)\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-align--center fndry-justify--sm-center fndry-justify--between\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--6 fndry-col--md-10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pl--2 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pt--5 fndry-pt--md-2 fndry-pb--md-2 fndry-pr--md-0 fndry-pl--md-0\">\n\t<div class=\"breadcrumbs align fndry-pb--2 wp-block-bcn-breadcrumb-trail has-text-color has-background\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\">\n\t<span><\/span>\n\t<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Better Outcomes for the Sickest &amp; Tiniest (BOOST) Program.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">Better Outcomes for the Sickest &amp; Tiniest (BOOST) Program<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News &amp; Events.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\/?page_id=1229\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News &amp; Events<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"fndry-heading\">Awards<\/h1><\/div>\n<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--5 fndry-col--md-12\">\n\t<figure  class=\"fndry-image fndry-mb--0\" style=\"--imageWidth:100%;--img-height-all:100%\" aria-labelledby=\"img-2529\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\/files\/2026\/05\/boost-awards.jpg\" class=\"fndry-image__img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"--borderRadius:0px;--objectFit:cover;--imagePosX:50%;--imagePosY:50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\/files\/2026\/05\/boost-awards.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\/files\/2026\/05\/boost-awards-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bcchr.ca\/boost\/files\/2026\/05\/boost-awards-768x640.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-responsive-border fndry-pt--5 fndry-pb--5 fndry-pr--md-1 fndry-pl--md-1 fndry-pt--md-3 fndry-pb--md-3 fndry-pt--sm-0 fndry-pb--sm-0 fndry-mt--sm-3 fndry-mb--sm-3\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--10 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-col--md-12 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2 fndry-pt--md-4 fndry-pb--md-4 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col fndry-align--start fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong>Dr. Uthaya Kanagaraj (MD)<\/strong><br>BCCHR E2i 2023\u20132024 General Seed Grant<br>Amount: $10,000 CAD<br>Role: First Author (Trainee award); PI: Dr. Souvik Mitra<br>Title: Reliability of M-mode versus 2D-mode for measurement of left atrium\/aortic root ratio and fractional shortening in extremely preterm infants<br>Dates: 2023\u20132024<\/p><p class=\"fndry-paragraph\"><strong>Dr. Kia Anarna (MD)<\/strong><br>She has been awarded the Hudson Family Trainee Fellowship and is specializing in the field of neonatology and neurology. 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