Emily McIntosh was named the second recipient of the Douglas MacRae Award of Courage and was presented with this honor at the 2024 Gala for Brain Cancer Research. 
 
This year, the award was presented to Emily McIntosh, PhD in Biomechanics, BCC Ambassador, patient advocate, and brain cancer survivor and thriver. 
 
Emily embodied and exuded every characteristic that this award represented. Her tenacity, humility, kindness, sense of humor, knowledge, commitment, and brilliance were gifts to everyone she interacted with.  
 
Brain Cancer Canada was profoundly grateful for her contributions.