Health & Medicine

Five global research leaders named University Scholars

Recipients are considered global leaders in a number of diverse research areas and academic disciplines.

June 5, 2017

Experts Featured In This Story

Chandrima Chakraborty
Chandrima Chakraborty

Professor

See Profile
Wael El-dakhakhni
Wael El-dakhakhni

Professor

See Profile
Peter Nyers
Peter Nyers

Professor

See Profile
Paul McNicholas
Paul McNicholas

Professor

See Profile
Sheila Singh
Sheila Singh

Professor

See Profile

Five McMaster researchers have been named University Scholars.

Wael El-Dakhakhni (Civil Engineering), Chandrima Chakraborty (English and Cultural Studies), Sheila Singh (Surgery), Paul McNicholas (Mathematics and Statistics) and Peter Nyers (Political Science) have all been recognized for distinguishing themselves as international scholars.

Recipients are considered global leaders in a number of diverse research areas and academic disciplines.

Each University Scholar will be awarded for a period of four years and will receive $15,000 per year provided by McMaster Provost David Wilkinson and the applicable Faculty dean.

Related News

Three rows of students in a happy group picture at iGEM 2025, holding up a plaque with McMaster University's name on it

Experiential Learning

McMaster iGEM team wins gold medal for at-home test that signals transplant rejection

One of 400 teams at the international synthetic biology competition, the students presented their at-home kit that offers an early warning if the body is rejecting a kidney transplant, allowing for timely interventions.

December 4, 2025

An out-of-focus patient in the background is connected to a ventilator, in the foreground

Health & Medicine

Inexpensive drug that prevents bleeding could save thousands of dollars in care

Giving ventilated ICU patients pantoprazole, which costs as little as 50 cents a day, prevents complications that prove costly for patients' health and health-care systems.

December 1, 2025

Eric Brown beside a tree trunk with fungi growing on it.

Entrepreneurship

Recent awards power two new studies into drug discovery and development  

Backed by premier research funding programs, the collaborations between McMaster and Kapoose Creek Bio will fast-track the development of an all-new drug candidate that targets neurological conditions, like depression.

November 21, 2025