For personal and professional development of students and ability to engage and motivate students and winners are nominated by fellow academic staff and recent graduates (5 years). Dr. Tabrizian strives for excellence and is dedicated to the success of her fellow staff and students. She has an excellent teaching record having supervised 63 graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and visiting professors, the vast majority of whom have gone on to successful academic, private and public sectors roles. Her students all speak highly of her phenomenal energy, innovate ideas and passion for the topics and research methods she teaches. Dr. Tabrizian has been with McGill since 2000 and is cross appointed in the Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry. In 2016 she was appointed the role of Faculty’s Associate Dean Research and Graduate Studies. The award will be made publicly at convocation on May 30th.