Molly Hetherington-Rauth, who is a PhD student in Marc Johnson’s lab has won a prestigious Rosemary Grant Award from the Society for the Study of Evolution. These awards are given to students in the early stages of their PhD program. The funds are awarded to help students collect preliminary data or to enhance the scope of their research beyond the limits of their current funding.

Daniel Anstett (PhD 2016, Johnson Lab) has won a Banting Post-doctoral Fellowship.

This is the most prestigious and competitive post-doctoral award offered in Canada and it reflect Daniels’ hard work, seminal scientific achievements and his broader impact on the academic and non-academic communities.

The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, both nationally and internationally, who will positively contribute to the country's economic, social and research-based growth.