Awards
- NRC-BC Joint S & T Research Exchange Award, The National Research Council of Canada and the British Council, 2004
- NRC-BC Joint S & T Research Exchange Award, The National research Council of Canada and the British Council, 2002
- Gold Medal Award: Canadian Graduate Student Microbiologist of the Year, Canadian Society of Microbiologists, 1998
Fellowships
- CONFAP-UK ACADEMIES FELLOWSHIP, FAPEMIG-CONFAP/ Newton Funds, 2016 - 2017