The Academic Achievement award is given to a graduate who has made outstanding contributions in the field of education, including research, teaching, program development and educational administration.

The Professional Achievement award is given to a graduate who has made significant achievements in the graduate’s field of professional or career endeavors.

Dr Timothy Kieffer

Dr. Kieffer completed an Associate of Science Diploma at Cariboo College in 1987 before transferring to UBC to complete a BSc and PhD. In 1994, he started a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kieffer is currently a tenured Associate Professor of Medicine in UBC?s Departments of Physiology and Surgery.

Dr. Kieffer is an exceptional young scientist who is making outstanding contributions in the field of diabetes research. His research is currently supported by multiple agencies and he has also maintained full external salary support for his entire independent career. His innovative research is highly regarded and formed the basis for several patent applications and a University spin-off company, enGene Inc., of which Dr. Kieffer is a co-founder. He has been invited to give presentations on his work at institutions and scientific conferences around the world, has published numerous works in scientific journals and is also highly sought after to participate on grant review panels.

In addition to his research, Dr. Kieffer also excels in teaching, consistently ranked by his students amongst the top of the department’s faculty. He also serves as a mentor to those working in his laboratory, currently consisting of 16 undergrads, graduate students, technicians and postdoctoral fellows. In fact, most of his trainees have been successful in obtaining their own funding.

Dr. Kieffer is married to Stephanie and has 3 children.

For more information, please contact Dr. Timothy Kieffer at 604-822-2156, or by email.