Marco Marra

Marco Marra

Marra in 2014
Born (1966-06-30) June 30, 1966
Berwyn, Alberta, Canada

Marco A. Marra, OBC, PhD, FRS(C), FCAHS, LLD (Hon), DSc (Hon), Director & Distinguished Scientist, Genome Sciences Centre, BC Cancer Agency; Professor & Head, Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia; UBC Canada Research Chair in Genome Science.

Dr. Marra is the UBC Canada Research Chair in Genome Science, and a member of the Order of British Columbia. He is the recipient of the 2015 Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research, a 2013 UBC Killam Research Prize, a 2012 UBC Faculty of Medicine Distinguished Achievement Award, and the Medal of Merit Award from the International Association of Lions Club. He was elected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2009; received the Frontiers in Research Award from the BC Innovation Council in 2008; and was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2007. He was a recipient of a Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence, a MSFHR Career Investigator Senior Scholar Award, and Simon Fraser University President’s 40th Anniversary Award. In 2004, he received a Terry Fox Young Investigator Award and BC Biotech’s Innovation and Achievement Award (together with the entire GSC staff) for sequencing the SARS coronavirus genome.

Dr. Marra’s contributions to genome science led to an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Simon Fraser University in 2004, and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Calgary in 2005.

Dr. Marra was listed in the 2014 and 2015 World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds by Thomson Reuters. These highly cited researchers (highlycited.com) were determined by analyzing citation data over the last 11 years to identify those who published the highest impact work. Dr. Marra ranks among the top 1% of researchers most cited for their subject field and year of publication.

Dr. Marra was featured in the July 4th, 2014 issue of Globe and Mail as the 2nd most highly cited scientist in Canada (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/examining-canadas-scientific-footprint/article19476174/).

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