Recipient institutions

Compassionate Ottawa, Healthy End of Life Program (HELP), Carleton University $203,500
Royal Ottawa Hospital – Research Chair in Suicide Prevention $100,000
Royal Ottawa Hospital – Prize for Mental Health Research. Year 5 winner: Dr. James MacKillop, McMaster University and St. Joseph’s Healthcare $100,000
The Ottawa Hospital/Ottawa Hospital Research Institute – From the Military to the Health Care Front $25,000
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario – BRAVA project $75,000
Memorial University of Newfoundland $25,000
Université Laval $25,000
Université de Sherbrooke $25,000
Université de Montréal $25,000
McGill University $24,500
University of Ottawa $25,000
Queen’s University $25,000
University of Toronto $25,000
McMaster University $25,000
University of Western Ontario $25,000
Northern Ontario School of Medicine $25,000
University of Saskatchewan $24,500
University of Calgary $25,000
University of British Columbia $25,000

Student recipients

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor(s)
Brandon Collins PET/CT in lung cancer, a Newfoundland and Labrador experience Dr. Jeff Flemming
Jessica Guy Audit of ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) adult difficult airway cards within two academic teaching centres in St. John’s, NL Dr. Kathryn Sparrow
Abigail Newman Newfoundland and Labrador out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry Dr. Brian Metcalfe
Ryley Pumphrey Immune modulation of triple negative breast cancer Dr. Sheila Drover
Jurgienne Arizza Umali The expression of ATP11 genes in the zebrafish model Dr. Curtis French

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Université Laval

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Jonathan Bouchard Adaptations of the blood-brain barrier in depression and stress resilience Dr. Caroline Rheaume
Philippe Cadieux Evaluation of lymphadenectomy by thoracoscopy versus thoracotomy in patients with lung cancer Dr. Paula Ugalde
Marie-Eve Daigle A national database supporting the Canadian Kidney Cancer Information System Dr. Frederic Pouliot
Vincent Forget Evaluation of the early response of personalized radionuclidic therapy for neuroendocrine tumours (NET) Dr. Jean-Mathieu Beauregard
Lilianne Fregeau-Proulx Coactivation of AMPK and mTOR: to a better understanding of prostate cancer oncogenesis Dr. Etienne Audet-Walsh
Dave Gagnon Intracranial electrode implantation in macaque monkey: optimization of protocols Dr. Martin Parent
Yoaa Parent Personalized risk assessment for prevention and early detection of breast cancer Dr. Nabi Hermann
Cynthia Pelletier Using a portable monitoring device to increase motivation for physical activity in patients with type 2 diabetes Dr. Caroline Rheaume

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Université de Sherbrooke

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Amine Banine Évaluation de l’angioplastie médicamentée pour le traitement de la claudication vasculaire: résultats et complications Dr. Gerald Gahide
Martina Budimir Évaluation de l’angioplastie médicamentée pour le traitement de la claudication vaculaire, plus particulièrement les résultats et complications Dr. Gerald Gahide
Lois Chen Évaluaton de l’angioplastie médicamentée pour le traitement de la claudication vasculaire: résultats et complications Dr. Gerald Gahide
Mathilde Cossette Évaluaton de l’angioplastie médicamentée pour le traitement de la claudication vasculaire: résultats et complications Dr. Gerald Gahide
Felix Janelle Évaluation quantitative de faisceau longitudinal supérieur en pré et en post operatoire, chez des patients atteints de gliomes malins Dr. David Fortin
Ismael Labbe L’imagérie et le traitement des cancers du cerveau (glioblastome multiforme et metastases) Dr. Martin Lepage
Jordan Lefebvre Évaluation de l’angioplastie médicamentée dans le traitement de la claudication vasculaire Dr. Gerald Gahide
Kourosh Maghsoudloo Évaluation de l’angioplastie médicamentée dans le traitement de la claudication vasculaire Dr. Gerald Gahide
Nathan Marcous Défauts de routage intracellulaire et arrythmies cardiaques Dr. Mannix Auger-Messier
Olivier Salko Étude retrospective sur les nephrectomies au CIUSSSE-CHUS et mise à jour de la banque de données du Canadian Kidney Cancer Information System Dr. Patrick Richard
Farzad Rajebieh Shayan The impact of cannabis legalization in Canada on the prevelance of cannabis use disorders Dr. William Semaan
Laurent Tessier Étude retrospective sur les nephrectomies au CIUSSSE-CHUS et mise à jour de la banque de données du Canadian Kidney Cancer Information System Dr. Patrick Richard
Stefan Vigu 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT image segmentation and quantitation of normal organ uptake Dr. Etienne Rousseau

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Université de Montréal

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Alexandre Bibeau-Delisle Improving allele replacement efficiency in endothelial cells Dr. Guillaume Lettre
Stéphanie Dufresne Characterization of protein complexes involving nuclear receptors in live cells Dr. Sylvie Mader
Chrisghany Fabrice Dumoulin Cannabis, troubles mentaux graves et violence, étude sur la relation dose-reponse de la consommation de cannabis et les comportements violents Dr. Alexandre Dumais
Sandrine Nicolas Mechanistic study of congenital heart defects Dr. Gregor Andelfinger
Meryem Zellag Quantitative EEG study of emotion regulation Dr. Marc Lavoie

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McGill University

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Ryan Antel Identification of prognostic biomarkers in prostate cancer Dr. Jacques Lapointe
Suekhleane Bajaj Food craving and rest activity rhythms in bipolar disorders and eating disorders Dr. Outi Mantere
David Bouhadana An AI algorithm to identify incidental cases of renal cell cancer Dr. Jaron Chong
Alexandru Ilie Identification of genetic drivers of chemo-resistance in acute myeloid leukemia using in vivo CRISPR screening Dr. Francois Mercier
Jeremy Levett Renal denervation therapy for resistant hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analyasis Dr. Mark Eisenberg
Emily Wu Pro-apoptotic signalling dysfunction in aggressive lymphomas Dr. Nathalie Johnson
Linda Zhu Nano-targeted photo-ablation and imaging of HER2 positive breast cancer Dr. Miltiadis Paliouras

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University of Ottawa

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Linda Yi Ning Fei Comparison of outcomes in patients undergoing aortic surgery with idiopathic aortitis compared with patients without aortitis Dr. Munir Boodhwani
Aleksandar Radonjic Non-invasive detection of IDH mutant gliomas by magnetic resonance spectroscopy Dr. Fahad Alkherayf
Chanhee Seo Extracellular vesicle prevention of atrial fibrosis Dr. Darryl Davis
Lee Treanor Publication bias in diagnostic imaging: conference abstracts with positive conclusions are more likely to be published Dr. Matthew McInnes
Brenton Wong Thromboembolic events following cardiversion for acute atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter Dr. Ian Stiell

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Queen’s University

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Syed Mohammad Ali Hassan Clinical outcomes of simultaneous hybrid ablation for the treatment of long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation Dr. Gianluigi Bisleri
Evan Lusty HDR prostate brachytherapy anthropomorphic clinical simulation Dr. Gabor Fichtinger
Mehras Motamed Inhibiting pyruvate kinase muscle isoform 2 with shikonin regresses supra-coronary aortic banding induced group 2 pulmonary hypertension Dr. Stephen Archer
Clare McGrath Maternal health clinic cardiovascular risk comparison Dr. Graeme Smith
William Wu Exploring the development of expertise in ECG interpretation: an eye-tracking augmented interview study Dr. Adam Szulewski
Dr. Andrew Hall

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University of Toronto

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Saumya Bansal Evaluating the role of the gut microbiota in colon cancer using pre-clinical mouse models Dr. Alberto Marton
Lauren Amanda Beck Clinicopathological feaures and treatment outcomes of young patients with gastroesophageal cancers Dr. Raymond Jang
Adam Bobrowski Assessment of the WATChmAN (Web virtuAI Testicular Cancer clinic). A ramdomized controlled study to estimate the efficacy of an electronic surveillance tool for stage 1 testicular cancer Dr. Robert Hamilton
Dr. Jackie Bender
Sondra Chen Daily Edmonton Symptom Assessment System monitoring using the interactive symptom assessment and collection tool in an outpatient symptom management clinic: a feasibility study Dr. Charles Lim
Maisha Chowdhury Real-world observational outcomes study of brain metastases in lung cancer in the new era of selective neurosurgery, stereotatic radiation and targeted agents Dr. Geoffrey Liu
Safraz Gill Pharmacogenomics of platinum toxicities in cancer patients: combined translational and knowledge implementation study Dr. Geoffrey Liu
Alex Koziarz Mechanisms and predictors of bioprosthetic aortic valve failure Dr. Maral Ouzounian
Sugee Korale Liyanage A systematic review of workplace factors associated with PTSD among nurses in psychiatric in-patient settings Dr. Zoe Hilton
Michael Youssef The burden of obesity and metabolic disease in gynecologic oncology patients Dr. Sarah Sinasac

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McMaster University

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Leon Chalil Derivation and characterization of a patient specific neuronal population in the 15q13.3 microdeletion disorder Dr. Karun Singh
He Tian (Tony) Chen Splice disruption of the amino acid/tRNA synthesis pathway in myelodysplastic syndrome Dr. Kristin Hope
Chris Kirwan The safety of starting anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation in the emergency department Dr. K. deWit
Yung Lee Variations in the management of gastric cancer in Ontario: effects on survival and cost Dr. dennis Hong
Taylor Woolnough Pharmacological management of skeletal metastasis in lung cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis Dr. Michelle Gheert

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University of Western Ontario

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Sarah Allarakhia Understanding brain tumour growth and improving brain tumour treatment using advanced imaging techniques inside and outside of the operating room Dr. Joseph Megvesi
Minakshi Doobay Impaired bonding in postpartum mood disorders: prevalence and risk factors Dr. Verinder Sharma
Lucas Foster Ultra high field MRI pH measurement of brain tumours Dr. Robert Bartha
Lisa Liu Exploring implicit, explicit and structural stigma for people who inject drugs (PWID) within acute health care settings Dr. Javeed Sukhera
Victor Polins Pedro Development of diagnostic and prognostic epigenomic tools in prostate cancer Dr. Johathan Izawa, Dr. Bekim Sadilovic
John Talia HBV-related HCC in Canada Dr. Mayur Brahmania

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Northern Ontario School of Medicine

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Sean Cuninghame Factors associated with opioid agonist therapy retention in northern Ontario Dr. John Coccimilgio
Vanessa Davies Amplification of chromosome 17 centromere (CEP17) in breast cancer patients with HER2 2+ by immunohistochemistry Dr. Ioannis Voutsadakis
Jennifer Hammell Perceived stress levels of NOSM medical students Dr. Sayali Tadwalkar
Mariah Madigan Improving informed consent of cardiac surgery patients using a multimedia-based approach Dr. Rony Atoui
Rebecca Mailloux Neurodevelopment disorders among forensic psychiatric adult patients in northern Ontario Dr. Maryana Kravtsenyuk
Chad Prevost Effect of retinoids on disease progression in myocardial reperfusion-ischemia Dr. Alexander Moise

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University of Saskatchewan

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Kaishan Aravinthan Adapting head and neck cancer QOL measures for Saskatchewan Dr. Russ Murphy
Robert Bigsby Post-neoadjuvant scarring of colorectal cancer hepatic metastases Dr. Yigang Luo
Tanner Dusyk Outcome of patients with allogenetic transplants Dr. Mark Bosch
Robert Henderson Evaluating the role of deep learning in delineating brain tumor and normal structures in the brain Dr. V. Kundapur
Nabeel Iqbal Influenza vaccination in patient with heart failure Dr. Alex Zhai

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University of Calgary

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Erin Degelman Genetic screening for leukemia predisposition syndromes Dr. Tara Beattie
Dr. Carolyn Owen
Sophie Hu Validation of the mild behavioural impairment checklist for detecting neuropsychiatric symptoms in older adults with subjective cognitive decline Dr. Sahinoor Ismail
Daniel Meyers Using machine learning to predict outcomes in patients with NSCLC being treated with immunotherapy Dr. Gwyn Begg
Dr. Don Morris
Sonya Soh Interdisciplinary simulation in medical education Dr. Rachel Grimminck
Dr. Joanne Rankin
Isabelle Ann-Marie Vallerand Depression as a risk factor for psoriasis Dr. Cheryl Barnabe

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University of British Columbia

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Mark Leo Cahalan When are blood vessels “ready to rupture”? Dr. Catherine Paramonoff
Justin Fernandes Measuring the impact of systematic screening for suicidal thoughts in ED patients Dr. David Barbic
Monica Hsieh 30-day outcomes of myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery at St. Paul’s Hospital Dr. Terence Yung
Hannah Kapur Calculating quality indicators for mastectomy at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital Dr. Elaine McKevitt
Sharon Kipfer Patterns of use and quality of online cancer patient resources Dr. Paris Ann Ingledew
Dorsa Mousa-Doust Identification and outcomes of fibroepithelial lesions of the breast at Mt. St. Joseph Hospital Dr. Carol Dingee
Jordan Williams-Yuen Exploring the experiences of paramedics during overdose emergency response Dr. Anita Palepu
Billy Zhao Advanced endoscopic resection of large colorectal polyps and early neoplasia Dr. Eric Lam

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