- Frank Knox Fellowship, Harvard University (1994)
- Governor General Medal, highest undergraduate standing, University of Manitoba (1992)
- Harry B. Neustein Award, Society of Pediatric Pathology (2008)
- Neurofibromatosis (NF) Foundation, 1st Prize, Neurofibromatosis Foundation (2002)
- New Scholar Award in Aging, Ellison Medical Foundation (2011)
- Postdoctoral Fellow Mentor Award, Department of Immunology, Stanford University (2017)
- Pre-doctoral fellowship, Howard Hughes Medical Institutes (1997)
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy/NIH (2019)
- Rhodes Scholarship, University of Oxford (1992-4)
- Thomas Jefferson Award, St. Catherine's College, Oxford (1994)
- University Gold Medal, highest standing in honors science, University of Manitoba (1992)
- Walter V. and Idun Berry Fellowship, Stanford University (2008)
- Young Faculty Award, Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology, Duke University (2013)
- Young Investigator Award, Society of Pediatric Pathology (2007)