{"id":984,"date":"2017-07-12T22:01:47","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T22:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bccdcfound.wpengine.com\/whats-new\/bccdc-researcher-one-of-rbcs-top-25-canadian-immigrant-award-winners\/"},"modified":"2017-07-12T22:01:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T22:01:47","slug":"bccdc-researcher-one-of-rbcs-top-25-canadian-immigrant-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pacificpublichealth.ca\/whats-new\/bccdc-researcher-one-of-rbcs-top-25-canadian-immigrant-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"BCCDC Researcher, one of RBC&#8217;s Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Muhammad Morshed, Clinical Microbiologist and Program Head of the BC Public Health Labs, Clinical Professor at UBC and busy researcher at BCCDC, has been named one of the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Awards for 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The Award is a people\u2019s choice that recognizes inspirational immigrants who have come to Canada, achieved success and made a positive difference living here. Whether it\u2019s a community advocate or volunteer, a successful entrepreneur or a cultural icon, this is the first Canadian national award program that recognizes immigrants\u2019 achievements from all walks of life.<\/p>\n<p>To see his story and those of the other Award winners, please click through to Canadian Immigrant magazine\u2019s website:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/canadianimmigrant.ca\/canadas-top-25-immigrants\/canadas-top-25-immigrants-2017\">https:\/\/canadianimmigrant.ca\/canadas-top-25-immigrants\/canadas-top-25-immigrants-2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The BCCDC Foundation is pleased to be have been the source of some of the funding for Dr. Morshed\u2019s research projects and we wish him continued success as he strives to find answers in the world of microbiology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Muhammad Morshed, Clinical Microbiologist and Program Head of the BC Public Health Labs, Clinical Professor at UBC and busy researcher at BCCDC, has been named one of the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Awards for 2017. 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