NMD4C Receive Excellence in Service Delivery Award and Network Investigators Honored as part of Muscular Dystrophy Canada’s 2024 Dr David Green Awards

We are excited to share that the NMD4C has been awarded the Excellence in Service Delivery Award, one of the annual Dr David Green Awards presented by Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC). Each year MDC presents their esteemed Dr David Green Awards to groups and individuals who have shown exceptional commitment to improving the lives of Canadians affected by NMDs. We are honored to receive the Excellence in Service Delivery Award for 2024 and are excited to continue working with MDC and the entire Canadian neuromuscular community to fulfill our network mission to improve the care, research, and treatment of NMDs for all Canadians.

 

NMD4C Investigators Receiving a Dr. David Green Award

As an academic research network, we rely on the incredible team of investigators who are the driving force behind our work and are thrilled to see several NMD4C investigators receive individual awards recognizing their contributions to the neuromuscular community! Congratulations to Dr Jodi Warman Chardon, Dr Erin O’Ferrall, and Dr Cam-Tu Émilie Nguyen, who each received a Dr David Green Award:

 

Dr. Jodi Warman Chardon - NMD4C investigator and steering committee member

Dr Jodi Warman-Chardon, recipient of the 2024 Dr George Karpati Award for Researcher of the Year 

 

 

 

Dr Erin O'Ferrall

Dr Erin O’Ferrall, recipient of the Outstanding Healthcare Partner Award 

 

 

 

 

Dr Cam-Tu Émilie Nguyen, recipient of the Rising Clinician/Researcher Award 

 

 

 

 

Read the full news release from MDC to see the full list of award winners!. 

2024 Dr David Green Award winners from MDC

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