Faculty awards and recognition
Bone and Joint Institute members make outstanding contributions to MSK-related challenges through innovative, interdisciplinary research, community outreach and knowledge translation.
Our members have been acknowledged for their impactful work, and we are proud of having more than 20 Canada Research Chairs and 4 Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada among the BJI community.
For awards and recognition of our postdoctoral fellows and graduate student members, please visit the Transdisciplinary Research Awards page.
![Michele Crites Battié Michele Crites Battié](../../people/our-members/michele-battie/michele-battie.jpg)
Michele Crites Battié
Western Research Chair in Musculoskeletal Exercise Mobility and Health, Tier 1![Frank Beier Frank Beier](../../people/our-members/frank-beier/frank-beier.jpg)
Frank Beier
Canada Research Chair in Musculoskeletal Research, Tier 1; Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Medicine![Aaron Fenster Aaron Fenster](../../people/our-members/aaron-fenster/aaron-fenster.jpg)
Aaron Fenster
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Medicine; Fellow of the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine![Mikko Karttunen Mikko Karttunen](../../people/our-members/mikko-karttunen/mikko-karttunen.jpg)
Mikko Karttunen
Canada Research Chair in Computational Materials and Biomaterials Science, Tier 1![Joy MacDermid Joy MacDermid](../../people/our-members/joy-macdermid/joy-macdermid.jpg)
Joy MacDermid
Canada Research Chair in MSK Health Outcomes and Knowledge Translation, Tier 1; Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Rehabilitation Sciences; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; James Roth Research Chair in MSK Measurement & Knowledge Translation![Rajni Patel Rajni Patel](../../people/our-members/rajni-patel/rajni-patel.jpg)
Rajni Patel
Canada Research Chair in Advanced Robotics and Control, Tier 1; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada![Arghya Paul Arghya Paul](../../people/our-members/arghya-paul/arghya-paul.jpg)
Arghya Paul
Canada Research Chair in Advanced Cell-instructive Materials and Biotherapeutics, Tier 2![Terry Peters Terry Peters](../../people/our-members/terry-peters/terry-peters.jpg)
Terry Peters
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Medicine; Fellow of the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine![Emil Schemitsch Emil Schemitsch](../../people/our-members/emil-schemitsch/emil-schemitsch.jpg)
Emil Schemitsch
Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Medicine; Richard Ivey Chair of the Department of Surgery![Kevin Shoemaker Kevin Shoemaker](../../people/our-members/kevin-shoemaker/kevin-shoemaker.jpg)
Kevin Shoemaker
Canada Research Chair in Integrative Physiology of Exercise and Health, Tier 1; Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, Rehabilitation Sciences![Jane Thornton Jane Thornton](../../people/our-members/jane-thornton/jane-thornton.gif)