Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Awards in this theme were sponsored by the Facility for Infectious Disease and Epidemic Research (FINDER) at UBC.
Honourable Mentions:
Jeremy Dupaul-Chicoine
McGill University
Immunology
Anthony LaDelfa
York University
Isdin Oke
University of Guelph
Biophysics
Tamara Ouspenskaia
McGill University
Cell Biology
Rob Welch
University of Toronto
Biophysics
Most outstanding poster award:
Christopher Uy
University of Northern British Columbia
Molecular Biology
“Cysteine-99 is Critical for RNA-Binding in Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endonuclease 1″
Computational Sciences and Technology
Honourable mentions:
Jonathan Murley
University of Prince Edward Island
Mathematics
Oliver Schneider
University of Saskatchewan
Computer Science
Yuan Zhen
University of Hong Kong
Statistics
Most outstanding poster:
Hanbert Chen
University of Toronto
Bioinformatics
“Alteration of micro-RNA profiles by 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin (TCDD) in Six Fetal Murine Tissues”
Engineering
Honourable mentions:
David Basu Roy
University of Western Ontario
Civil Engineering
Frances Lasowski
McMaster University
Biological Engineering
Victor Ka Lun Leung
University of British Columbia Vancouver
Materials Engineering
Jason Motkoski
University of Calgary
Robotics
Most outstanding poster:
Nicholas Bourdakos
University of Toronto
Chemical Engineering
“Optimization of Power Production In Air-Cathode Microbial Fuel Cells Using Secondary Bacteria”
Life Sciences & Psychology
Honourable mentions:
Nicole Bedford
University of British Columbia Vancouver
Evolutionary Biology
Michelle Foisy
University of Alberta
Neuroscience
Harry Mackay
St. Francis Xavier University
Neuroscience
Petre Radulescu
University of Toronto
Psychology
Laura Southcott
University of Toronto
Evolutionary Biology
Katherine Velghe
McGill University
Ecology
Most outstanding poster:
Sarah Gutowsky
University of Guelph
Ecology
“Concurrent declines in nestling diet quality and reproductive success in a threatened seabird over 150 years”
Physical & Earth Sciences
Honourable mentions:
David Fagnan
University of British Columbia Vancouver
Physics
Scott (Yi-Heng) Lin
University of British Columbia Vancouver
Chemistry
Kate Liss
University of British Columbia Vancouver
Atmospheric Science
Nicole Pelot
Dalhousie University
Physics
Andrew Pinsonneault
Concordia University
Earth Science
Most outstanding poster:
Cassandra Churchill
University of Lethbridge
Chemistry
“A Computational Comparison of Noncovalent p-p Interactions Between the DNA Nucleobases and Protonated or Neutral Histidine”
Health Sciences
Honourable mentions:
Leeann Bellamy
McMaster University
Physiology
France-Helene Paradis
McGill University
Pharmacology
Rebecca Vanderhooft
University of Winnipeg
Medical Genetics
Chao ying (Sarah) Xu
University of Toronto
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Most outstanding poster:
Meng (Dolly) Lin
McMaster University
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
“Determination of Cytokine Gene Expression Profiles in Circulating Lymphoid Cells in Hepatitis C Virus Interferon-Alpha/Ribavirin-Treated Responders and Non-Responders”
