2024 Award Winners
The Department of Medicine thanks the Alberta Health Services Medical Strategic Clinical Network who generously donated funds, demonstrating their commitment to promoting excellence in scientific research and quality improvement healthcare initiatives.
Scientific Oral Presentation Awards
Graduate Student Award
Recipient: Maria Areli Lorenzana-Carrillo, Graduate Student
Supervisor: Dr. Gopinath Sutendra, Division of Cardiology
Title: Nuclear versus cytoplasmic/mitochondrial TRIM35 signaling in cardiomyocytes may predict irreversible versus reversible cardiac dysfunction and chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity
Authors: Maria Areli Lorenzana-Carillo, Saymon Tejay, Farah Eaton, Michelle Mendiola Pla, Dawn E Bowles, John R Ussher, Evangelos Michelakis and Gopinath Sutendra
Photo: Dr. Gopinath Sutendra and Maria Areli Lorenzana-Carillo
Postdoctoral Fellow Award
Recipient: Jiyuan Piao, Postdoctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis, Division of Cardiology
Title: A novel small molecule synthesized based on a snail hibernation model, induces hibernation in mouse fibroblasts and perfused hearts
Authors: Jiyuan Piao, Yongneng Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Patrick Hannington, Amir Tabatabaei-Dakhili, John Ussher, Gopinath Sutendra, Evangelos Michelakis
Photo: Dr. Gopinath Sutendra and Jiyuan Piao
Resident Award
Recipient: Megan McCreary, Resident
Supervisor: Dr. Darren Lau, Division of General Internal Medicine
Title: SGLT-2 inhibitor use in adults (age ≥ 65) with diabetes and cardiovascular disease is lower in Alberta and Manitoba than in Ontario: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Megan L. McCreary, Roseanne O. Yeung , Donna P. Manca, Michelle Greiver, Alexander G. Singer, Darren Lau
Photo: Dr. Gopinath Sutendra and Megan McCreary
Scientific Poster Presentation Awards
Graduate Student Award
Recipient: Noorossadat Seyyedi, Graduate Student
Supervisor: Dr. Nadia Jahroudi, Division of Hematology
Title: p53 associated de novo activation of VWF expression in tumor cells
Authors: Noorossadat Seyyedi, Tiffany Lo, Parnian Alavi, Manijeh Pasdar, Nadia Jahroudi
Photo: Dr. Gopinath Sutendra and Noorossadat Seyyedi
Postdoctoral Fellow Award
Recipient: Kléouforo-Paul Dembele, Postdoctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis, Division of Cardiology
Title: Nanotubes mediated mitochondria transfer from normal to cancer cells promotes Mesenchymal-to-Epithelial Transition (MET) needed for the establishment of metastasis in cancer
Authors: Kléouforo-Paul Dembele, Alois Haromy, Jiyuan Piao, Gopi Sutendra, Evangelos D. Michelakis
Photo: Dr. Gopinath Sutendra and Kléouforo-Paul Dembele
Senior Subspecialty Resident Award
Recipient: Rojin Kaviani, Senior Subspecialty Resident
Supervisor: Dr. Ellina Lytvyak, Division of General Internal Medicine
Title: Prevalence of metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and its impact on adverse liver outcomes in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)
Authors: Kaviani, R; Wong YJ ; Shreekumar, D; Mason, AL; Montano-Loza, AJ; Lytvyak, E
Photo of Rojin Kaviani not available.
Quality Improvement Awards
QI Oral Presentation Award
Recipient: Kyle Moxham, Resident
Supervisor: Dr. Darren Lau, Division of General Internal Medicine
Title: Optimizing point-of-care glucose chemstrip utilization in hospitalized patients: a quality improvement initiative
Authors: Kyle Moxham, Pamela Mathura, Darren Lau
Photo: Dr. Elaine Yacyshyn and Kyle Moxham
QI Poster Presentation Award
Recipient: Kaylin Bechard, Resident
Supervisor: Dr. Marlene Dytoc, Division of Dermatology
Title: Improving patient outcomes in the Vulvar Dermatology Clinic
Authors: Kaylin Bechard, Anita Truong, Samuel Lowe, Pamela Mathura, Reidar Hagtvedt, Marlene Dytoc
Photo of Kaylin Bechard's Team: Dr. Marlene Dytoc, Dr. Elaine Yacyshyn, and Anita Truong (missing Kaylin Bechard)
Recipient: Jiyuan Piao, Postdoctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis, Division of Cardiology
Title: A novel small molecule synthesized based on a snail hibernation model, induces hibernation in mouse fibroblasts and perfused hearts
Authors: Jiyuan Piao, Yongneng Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Patrick Hannington, Amir Tabatabaei-Dakhili, John Ussher, Gopinath Sutendra, Evangelos Michelakis
Photo: Dr. Gopinath Sutendra and Jiyuan Piao
Recipient: Lamia Khan, Graduate Student
Supervisor: Dr. Mohammed Osman, Division of Rheumatology
Authors: Lamia Khan, Tahlia Derksen, Desiree Redmond, Jan Storek, Caylib Durand, Robert Gniadecki, Benjamin Korman, Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert, Ana D’Aubeterre, Mohammed S. Osman, Lisa M. Willis
Photo: Dr. Gopinath Sutendra and Lamia Khan
2023 Award Winners
Scientific Award Winners
Ballermann Translational Research Fellowship Award
Recipient: Karthivashan Govindarajan, Post-doctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Dr. Satyabrata Kar, Division of Neurology
- Title: Significance of native PLGA nanoparticles in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
pathology - Authors: Anand, B (Anand, Bibin) ; Wu, Q (Wu, Qi ; Nakhaei-Nejad, M (Nakhaei-Nejad, Maryam; Karthivashan, G (Karthivashan, Govindarajan); Dorosh, L (Dorosh, Lyudmyla); Amidian, S (Amidian, Sara); Dahal, A (Dahal, Abhishek); Li, XJ (Li, Xiuju); Stepanova, M (Stepanova, Maria); Wille, H (Wille, Holger); Giuliani, F (Giuliani, Fabrizio); Kar, S (Kar, Satyabrata)
- BIOACTIVE MATERIALS Volume 17; Page 506-525
Paul Man Award
Recipient: Ritu Mann-Nuttel, Post-doctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Dr. Paul Forsythe, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Title: House dust mite allergen induces PAR-1 dependent CGRP release from cultured human pulmonary neuroendocrine cells
- Authors: Ritu Mann-Nuttel and Paul Forsythe
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Poster Presentation Award
Graduate student/Post-doctoral Fellow Poster:
Recipient: Pallabi Sil Paul, Post-doctoral Fellow
Supervisor: Dr. Satyabrata Kar, Division of Neurology
- Title: Inhibition of Amyloid β seed-induced tau aggregation by native PLGA nanoparticles and its significance in Alzheimer’s disease
- Authors: P.S. Paul, T. Patel, J-Y. Cho, A. Yarahmady, V. Semenchenko, H. Wille, M. Kulka, S-A. Mok2 and S. Kar
Core Internal Medicine/Senior Subspecialty Resident Poster:
Recipient: John Soleas, Core Internal Resident (PGY3)
Supervisor: Dr. Karen Madsen, Division of Gastroenterology
- Title: Effects of empagliflozin on T cells from ulcerative colitis patient
- Authors: John Soleas, Naomi Hotte, Karen Madsen
Oral Presentation Award
Recipient: Areli Lorenzana Carrillo, Graduate Student
Supervisor: Dr. Gopinath Sutendra, Division of Cardiology
- Title: TRIM35-Mediated Histone 2B Ubiquitination; An Epigenetic Modification that Reveals P53 Transcriptional Targets in Heart Failure
Quality Improvement Award Winners
Poster Presentation Award
Recipient: Crystal Liu, Resident
Supervisor: Dr. Sergio Zepeda-Gomez, Division of Gastroenterology
- Title: Timing of cholecystectomy after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in a tertiary centre: Evaluation of outcomes
Oral Presentation Award
Recipient: Amanda Brost, Resident
Supervisor: Dr. Anca Tapardel, Division of General Internal Medicine
- Title: Decreasing the Number of Patients Waiting to be Seen at the General Internal Medicine Kaye Edmonton Clinic
1st Prize Oral Presentation (TIED)
- Supervisor: Dr. Peng Wang, Division of Hematology
- Title: SORE6 reporter as a novel tool to decipher cancer stemness and disease relapses in acute myeloid leukemia
- Supervisor: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis, Division of Cardiology
- Title: m6A bimodal peak signature mediates acute selective stress Translation specialized cytoskeletal ribosomes via a MARK4-FTO-PKR axis
1st Prize Poster Abstract
- Supervisor: Dr. Nadia Jahroudi, Division of Hematology
- Abstract Title: Aging results in organ-specific alterations in the level and expression pattern of von Willebrand factor
Paul Man Award
Postdoctoral Fellow Rhys Beaudry
- Supervisor: Dr. Michael Stickland, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Title: Persistent dyspnea after COVID-19 is not related to cardiopulmonary impairment
Ballermann Translational Research Fellowship Award Winner
PhD Graduate Student Gina Sykes
- Supervisor: Dr. Glen Jickling, Division of Neurology
- Title: The aging immune system in acute ischemic stroke: A transcriptomic analysis
Scientific Oral Presentations
Graduate Student Yongneng Zhang
- Supervisor: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis, Division of Cardiology
- Abstract Title: SNPs for genes encoding the mitochondrial proteins Sirt3 and Ucp2 are associated with disease severity, type 2 Diabetes and outcomes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) patients and this is recapitulated in a new PAH mouse model lacking both genes
Graduate Student David Li
- Supervisor: Dr. Kieran Halloran, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Abstract Title: Prognostic implications of abnormal left-right lung perfusion differential on routine post-transplant ventilation-perfusion scans
Resident (PGY2) Dylan Johnson
- Supervisor: Dr. Mohammed Osman, Division of Rheumatology
- Abstract Title: Nailfold capillaroscopy abnormalities correlate with disease activity in adult dermatomyositis
Runner Ups
Graduate Student Salah Aburhess
- Supervisor: Dr. Barbara Ballermann, Division of Nephrology
- Abstract Title: Hypoxia- induced TIMAP Upregulation Promotes Tumor Angiogenesis through Attenuation of ALK1-mediated TIMAP Inhibition
Graduate Student Justine Lai
- Supervisor: Dr. Peng Weng, Division of Hematology
- Abstract Title: The novel oncogenic role of NPM1 in FLT3-mutated Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Quality Improvement Oral Presentations
Resident (PGY2) Harry Chaocheng Liu
- Supervisor: Dr. Marlene Dytoc, Division of Dermatology
- Abstract Title: Beyond Skin Deep: Case-based Online Learning Modules to Improve the Understanding of Multidisciplinary Care in Dermatology among Students
Resident (PGY5) Nazia Sharfuddin
- Supervisor: Dr. Narmin Kassam & Dr. Lindsay Bridgland, Division of General Internal Medicine
- Abstract Title: Advancing Health Equity during the COVID-19 Pandemic through Digital Medical Interpretation Platforms
The Paul Man Award
Graduate Student Yongneng Zhang
- Supervisor: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis, Division of Cardiology
- Abstract Title: SNPs for genes encoding the mitochondrial proteins Sirt3 and Ucp2 are associated with disease severity, type 2 Diabetes and outcomes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) patients and this is recapitulated in a new PAH mouse model lacking both genes
The Ballermman Translational Research Fellowship Award
Graduate Student Joseph Kamtchum-Tatuene
- Supervisor: Dr. Glen Jickling, Division of Neurology
- Title: Prevalence of High-Risk Plaques and Risk of Stroke in Patients with Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: A Meta-analysis
Best Poster Presentations
1st Prize Graduate Student
Graduate Student Andrew Masoud
- Supervisor: Dr. Allan Murray
- Title: Apelin promotes vascular repair following immune-mediated injury through directing tip-cell differentiation
Honorable Mention
Postdoctoral Fellow Andrew Castle
- Supervisor: Dr. David Westaway
- Title of Abstract: Development of CRISPR-Cas9-based gene drive approaches to prion disease resistance
Best Oral Presentations
1st Prize (Tie) Graduate Student
Graduate Student Arunima Sivanand
- Supervisor: Dr. Robert Gniadecki
- Title of Abstract: Neoantigens in mycosis fungoides: whole exome sequencing discovery of immunotherapeutic targets
Graduate Student Sotirios Zervopoulos
- Supervisor: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis
- Title of Abstract: A novel non-canonical pathway of nuclear entry of proteins lacking a nuclear localization sequence
The Paul Man Award
Graduate Student Aishwarya Iyer
- Supervisor: Dr. Robert Gniadecki
- Title of Abstract: Identifying intratumor heterogeneity in Mycosis fungoides using high throughput DNA sequencing
The Translational Research Fellowship Awards
Graduate Student Bruno Saleme
- Supervisor: Dr. Gopinath Sutendra
- Title of Abstract: Tissue-specific regulation of p53 by PKM2 is redox dependent and provides a therapeutic target for anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity
- Journal Name: Science Translational Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellow Maryam Ebadi
- Supervisor: Dr. Aldo Montano-Loza
- Title of Abstract: Poor performance of psoas muscle index for identification of patients with higher waitlist mortality risk in cirrhosis
- Journal Name: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Best Poster Presentations
1st Prize Graduate Student
PhD Graduate Student Sotirios Zervopoulos
- Supervisor: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis - Division of Cardiology
- Title of Abstract: Lamin A forms a structural platform for protein-protein interactions of histone-modifying and metabolic enzymes: a novel link between metabolism and epigenetics
1st Prize Core / Senior Subspecialty / Postdoctoral Fellow
R3 Core Internal Medicine Resident Anna-Maria Bosonea
- Supervisor: Dr. Dean Befus - Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Title of Abstract: Trends in Asthma Epidemiology in Alberta
Best Oral Presentations
1st Prize Graduate Student
PhD Graduate Student Bruno Saleme
- Supervisor: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis - Division of Cardiology
- Title of Abstract: TMethyl tags on selected mRNAs are needed for the acute translation of stress responsive proteins under major cellular stress
Honorable Mention
PhD Graduate Student Xueyi Chen
- Supervisor: Dr. Gavin Oudit - Division of Cardiology
- Title of Abstract: Cardiac Endothelial p110α Regulates Ventricular Remodeling Following Myocardial Infarction
1st Prize Core / Senior Subspecialty / Postdoctoral Fellow
R5 Senior Subspecialty Resident Daniel Sawler
- Supervisor: Dr. Lalit Saini - Division of Hematology
- Title of Abstract: Two Cycles of Consolidation Chemotherapy are Associated with Similar Clinical Outcomes to Three Cycles in AML Patients with Favorable Risk Cytogenetics
Honorable Mention
R3 Core Internal Medicine Resident Arpita Gantayet
- Supervisor: Dr. Narmin Kassam - Division of General Internal Medicine
- Title of Abstract: High-cost users of acute care at the University of Alberta Hospital: A deeper dive into predictive patient and system factors
The Paul Man Award
Postdoctoral Fellow Jayme Kosior
- Supervisor: Dr. Ken Butcher - Division of Neurology
- Title of Abstract: Monitoring Reperfusion During Endovascular Therapy
The Translational Research Fellowship Award
PhD Graduate Student Abul Kalam Azad
- Supervisor: Dr. Allan Murray - Division of Nephrology
- Title of Abstract: FGD5 Regulates VEGF Receptor-2 Coupling to PI3 Kinase and Receptor Recycling
- Journal Name: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
Best Poster Presentations
1st Prize Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student Sheela Maria Xavier
- Supervisor: Dr. Constantine Karvellas - Division of Gastroenterology
- Title of Abstract: Cardiac surgery in cirrhosis: a retrospective cohort study
1st Prize Core /Subspecialty Resident
Core Internal Medicine Resident Jonathan Wong
- Supervisor: Dr. Raj Padwal - Division of General Internal Medicine
- Title of Abstract: The Effect of Back and Feet Support on Oscillometric Blood Pressure Measurements
Best Oral Presentations
1st Prize Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student Vikram Gurtu
- Supervisor: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis - Division of Cardiology
- Title of Abstract: Targeting Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase with Dichloroacetate in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Variable Clinical Response Driven by Genetic Polymorphisms in Sirtuin 3 and Uncoupling Protein-2
Runner Up
Graduate Student Vivek Gandhi
- Supervisor: Dr. Harissios Vliogoftis - Division of Pulmonary Medicine
- Title of Abstract: Insulin regulates proteinase-activated receptor-2 expression on airway epithelium
1st Prize Core / Subspecialty Resident
Core Internal Medicine Resident Grace Lam
- Supervisor: Dr. Matthew Estey - Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
- Title of Abstract: The use of fructosamine in cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) screening
Runner Up
Core Internal Medicine Resident Maryam Soleimani
- Supervisor: Dr. Cynthia Wu - Division of Hematology
- Title of Abstract: Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in hospitalized patients with cancer: A post-intervention quality improvement study
The Paul Man Award
Postdoctoral Fellow Eugene Asahchop
- Supervisor: Dr. Chris Power - Division of Neurology
- Title of Abstract: Antiretroviral drug concentration and efficacy in HIV-infected microglia determine viral persistence in brain tissue
The Translational Research Fellowship Award
Postdoctoral Fellow Rania Soudy
- Supervisor: Dr. Jack Jhamandas - Division of Neurology
- Title of Abstract: Cyclic AC253, a novel amylin receptor antagonist, improves cognitive deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease
Best Poster Presentations
Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow Arul Duraikannu
- Supervisor: Dr. Douglas Zochodne - Division of Neurology
- Title of Abstract: Manipulation of APC-β-Catenin signaling pathway promotes peripheral nerve regeneration
Core & Subspecialty Resident
Subspecialty Resident Vojislav Jovanovic
- Supervisor: Dr. Brendan Halloran - Division of Gastroenterology
- Title of Abstract: Microarray Analysis of Crohn's Disease and Correlation with Traditional Clinical and Histologic Features
Best Oral Presentations
Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Fellow
Graduate Student Bruno Saleme
- Supervisor: Dr. Gopinanth Sutendra - Division of Cardiology
- Title of Abstract: Metabolic Modulation as a Novel Therapy in Chemotherapy Induced Cardiotoxicity
Core & Subspecialty Resident
Subspecialty Resident Vikram Gurtu
- Supervisor: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis - Division of Cardiology
- Title of Abstract: Targeting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress With 4-Phenylbutyrate Improves Mitochondrial Metabolism and Lung Function in Pulmonary Fibrosis
The Paul Man Award
Graduate Student Thomas Roston
- Supervisor(s): Sanatani Shubhayan (University of British Columbia) / Padma Kaul (Division of Cardiology)
- Title of Abstract: A novel mutation underlying an overlap between WPW syndrome, cardiomyopathy and sudden death
The Translational Research Fellowship Award
Graduate Student Braden Millan & Postdoctoral Fellow Heekuk Park
- Supervisor: Karen Madsen - Division of Gastroenterology
- Title of Abstract: Fecal Microbial Transplants Reduce Antibiotic-Resistant Genes in Patients with Recurrent Clostrdium Difficile Infection
- Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases
Best Poster Presentations
Graduate Student
Maikel Farhan
- Supervisor: Dr. Allan Murray
- Title of Abstract: FGD5 regulates SDF-dependent angiogenesis in vitro
Postdoctoral Fellow
Rania Soudy
- Supervisor: Dr. Jack Jhamandas
- Title of Abstract: Development of Brain Penetrant Amylin Receptor Based Peptides: Novel Therapeutics For Alzheimer's Disease
Core Internal Medicine Resident
Darren Lau
- Supervisor: Dr. Finlay McAlister
- Title of Abstract: Patient-Reported Discharge Readiness and 30-Day Risk of Readmission or Death: A Prospective Cohort Study
Best Oral Presentations
Graduate Student
Adam Kinnaird
- Supervisor: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis
- Title of Abstract: Myocyte enhancer factor 2A (Mef2A) is a novel biomarker and therapeutic target in human Renal Cell Carcinoma
Postdoctoral Fellow
Vivian Huang
- Supervisor: Dr. Richard Fedorak
- Title of Abstract: Fecal Calprotectin: a biomarker and predictor of disease activity during pregnancy in women with inflammatory bowel disease
Core Internal Medicine Resident
Christopher Ma
- Supervisor: Dr. Richard Fedorak
- Title of Abstract: Early Initiation of Anti-TNF Therapy Reduces the Risk of Loss of Response and Surgical Resection In Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
The Paul Man Award
Graduate Student
Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli
- Supervisor: Dr. Karen Madsen and Dr. Levinus Dieleman
- Title of Abstract: Ulcerative colitis patients with and without subclinical inflammation can be differentiated from healthy controls through metabolomic profiling
The Translational Research Fellowship Award
Postdoctoral Fellow
Roxane Paulin
- Supervisor: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis
- Title of Paper: Sirtuin 3 Deficiency Is Associated with Inhibited Mitochondrial Function and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Rodents and Humans
Best Poster Presentations
Graduate Student
PhD Graduate Student Adam Kinnaird
- Supervisor Name: Dr. Evangelos Michelakis (Division of Cardiology)
- Title of Abstract: Nuclear Pyruvate Dehydrogenase: A Novel Means of Epigenetic Regulation
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow Mahesh Kate
- Supervisor Name: Dr. Kenneth Butcher (Division of Neurology)
- Title of Abstract: Impaired axonal integrity of corpus callosum in acute phase predicts persistent cognitive deficits in Transient ischemic attack and minor ischemic stroke patients at 90 days
Core Internal Medicine Resident
Core Internal Medicine Resident Michael Ney
- Supervisor Name: Dr. Puneeta Tandon (Division of Gastroenterology)
- Title of Abstract: Protein intake in cirrhotic patients on the liver transplant waiting list
Best Oral Presentations
Graduate Student
PhD Graduate Student Anahita Mojir
- Supervisor Name: Dr. Nadia Jahroudi (Division of Nephrology)
- Title of Abstract: Epigenetic modification of an exclusive endothelial cell gene, Von Willebrand Factor (VWF) activates its transcription in some cancer cells
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow Aarti Patel
- Supervisor Name: Dr. Jack Jhamandas (Division of Neurology)
- Title of Abstract: Chronic brain administration of amylin receptor antagonist, AC253, attenuates spatial memory and learning deficits in Aβ over-expressing (TgCRND8) mice
Core Internal Medicine Resident
Core Internal Medicine Resident Christopher Ma
- Supervisor Name: Dr. Richard Fedorak (Division of Gastroenterology)
- Title of Abstract: Adalimumab dose escalation is effective for secondary loss of response in outpatients with inflammatory bowel disease
The Paul Man Award
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow Vivian Huang
- Supervisor Name: Richard Fedorak (Division of Gastroenterology)
- Title of Abstract: In IBD outpatients knowledge of fecal calprotectin and infliximab trough levels significantly alters clinical decision making
The Translational Research Fellowship Award
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow Stacey Reinke
- Supervisor Name: Christopher Power (Division of Neurology) / David Broadhurst (Division of General Internal Medicine)
- Title of Abstract: Implementation of metabolomics strategies in multiple sclerosis
Best Poster Presentations
Graduate Student
MSc Graduate Student Maikel Farhan
- Supervisor Name: Dr. Allan Murray (Division of Nephrology)
- Title of Abstract: Akt1 Inhibition Negatively Regulates Endothelial Cells Angiogenesis, Migration and Adhesion in Vitro
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow Charles Mays
- Supervisor Name: Dr. David Westaway (Division of Neurology)
- Title of Abstract: Preclinical down-regulation of PrPC precursor suggests a fundamental mechanism for the slow progression of prion infections
Core Internal Medicine Resident
Christopher Ma, R1
- Supervisor Name: Dr. Richard Fedorak (Division of Gastroenterology)
- Title of Abstract: Anti-TNF Dose Escalation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Best Oral Presentations
Graduate Student
PhD Graduate Student Mahtab Tavasoli
- Supervisor Name: Dr. Barbara Ballermann (Division of Nephrology)
- Title of Abstract: CLIC5A Deficiency Accentuates Kidney Damage in DOCA/Salt Hypertensive Mice
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow Vaibhav Patel
- Supervisor Name: Dr. Gavin Oudit (Division of Cardiology)
- Title of Abstract: Loss of p47phox subunit of NADPH oxidase enhances susceptibility to heart failure due to dysregulation of the myocardial intracellular cytoskeleton: Insight from explanted failing human hearts
Senior Subspecialty Resident
Senior Subspecialty Resident Kristin Lyons
- Supervisor Name: Dr. Padma Kaul (Division of Cardiology)
- Title of Abstract: Differences in Mortality Outcomes among Status Aboriginal Patients and Caucasian Patients with Heart Failure
The Paul Man Award
Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellow Nami Shrestha
- Division: Pulmonary Medicine (Dr. Lisa Cameron)
- Title of Abstract: Increased Proportion of CD4+ T Cells Expressing CRTh2 in Severe Asthma
The Translational Research Fellowship Award
Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Graduate Student Peter Dromparis
- Division: Cardiology (Dr. Evangelos Michelakis)
- Paper Title: Attenuating Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy in Pulmonary Hypertension