Samira Abbasgholizadeh Rahimi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, was honored at the 19th edition of Bravo, a gala event honoring researchers who won major provincial, national, and international research prizes and awards in 2023. Guests, including researchers, their families and friends, faculty, students, and members of McGill’s academic administration, gathered to celebrate their accomplishments.
Congratulations Professor Rahimi!
Inspiration from an award-winning panel
The festivities at the BRAVO Gala included an inspiring panel discussion on the challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities that come with being at the forefront of knowledge creation and dissemination, moderated by Martha Crago, Vice-President, Research and Innovation.
Crago was joined by panelists Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi (Department of Family Medicine and the Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health), winner of the AI Researcher of the Year finalist Award from Women in AI, Nicolas Cowan (Departments of Physics and Earth & Planetary Sciences), recipient of the Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Myriam Denov (School of Social Work), Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and Jennifer Ronholm (Departments of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry and Animal Science), winner of the McGill President’s Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers.
For more information about the Bravo Gala, please see this article.
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