Congratulations to Dr. Jessica McNeil for receiving a Howard Research Excellence Award from the Charbonneau Cancer Institute. These awards are provided to trainees to recognize their excellence in research productivity in 2017. Jessica will be receiving this award at the Charbonneau Cancer Institute’s Research Symposium on February 2, 2018 at which time she will also be given an opportunity to present her research. We are delighted that her research excellence has been recognized by the Charbonneau Institute and thank her for her outstanding contributions to our research activities in CEPR.