Recipient institutions

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Dr Lynn Megeney) – see report [PDF] $115,000
Memorial University of Newfoundland $15,000
Université Laval $25,000
Université de Montréal $25,000
McGill University $25,000
University of Ottawa $20,000
Queen’s University $20,000
University of Toronto $25,000
University of Western Ontario $25,000
University of Manitoba $30,000
University of Saskatchewan $25,000
University of British Columbia $25,000

Student recipients

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Aaron Kennedy Interactions of genetic variation in the perilipin gene and dietary fat on serum cholesterol LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides in the Newfoundland population Dr. Guang Sun
Amy Pieroway Inherited gynecologic cancers in Newfoundland: a database project Dr. Lesa Dawson
Benjamin Shieh An analysis on the effect of change in sleep as a specific factor in the DSM-IV TR diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder in adolescents aged 12-17 Dr. Weldon Bonnell

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Université Laval

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Marie-Michèle Gaudreault-Tremblay Impact d’une transplantation rénale sur l’atteinte vasculaire centrale des patients ayant une insuffisance rénale terminale Marcel Lebel
Pierre-Olivier Jacques Predictors of significant mitral regurgitation in patients with mitral valve prolapse: is mitral valve geometry more important than mitral valve thickness? Mario Enechal
François Lemay Projet troubles anxieux et psychoses Dr. Marc-André Roy
Olivier St-Hilaire TDAH et prématurité : imagerie cérébrale Leila BenAmor
Julie Steele Ability of the Euroscore and Texas Score to predict outcomes in octogenarians undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention Jean-Pierre Déry

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Université de Montréal

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Mikaël Kassin-Dufresne Fibroblast ionic channels and their effects on fibrillation Dr. Stanley Nattel
Marie-Eve Landry VPH97 chez les femmes canadiennes à risque d’être infectées ou atteintes par le VIH Pierre Belhumeur
Michael Newmarch The role of Rrd1 in regulating the response to stress in yeast Dr. Dindial Ramotar
Sandrine Picard Effets d’un changement du ratio d’acides gras oméga-3/oméga-6 alimentaire dans un modèle d’infarctus du myocarde chez le rat Guy Rousseau
Gaël Villanueva-Charbonneau Biological markers of mental disease: an exploratory research Dr. Édouard Kouassi

For further information on the papers from Université de Montréal


McGill University

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Martin Aguilar Modeling of Ca2+-mediated excitation-transcription coupling in cardiac cells Dr. Stanley Nattel
Catherine Guilbault Traditional medicinal herbs as a source of novel bioactive agents for lung cancer Dr. Jian H. Wu
Dorota Kadlubowska Age-dependent responses to angiogenesis inhibitors Dr. Janusz Ruk
Shawn Karls Thyroglobulin as a marker of thyroid cancer Dr. Richard Payne
Phillip Levine Identifying inflammation based biomarkers in esophageal cancer Dr. Lorenzo Ferri
Madhur Nayan Bone marrow vs adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells in myocardial infarction: A comparative study Dr. Shum-Tim
Jiamin Zheng Characterizing the mechanisms responsible for NK cell-mediated cardiac survival and repair following myocardial infarction Dr. Jacques Galipeau
Alice Yu The effect of ovarian hormones and the menstrual cycle on vessel hemodynamics (CYCLIC) Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou

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University of Ottawa

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Devin Hall Coronary artery atherosclerosis and calcium scores Dr. Benjamin Chow
Craig Mitchell Factors related to sexual re-offense in men with intellectual disabilities and problematic sexual behaviour Dr. Paul Fedoroff
Carly Rogenstein International Survey of Current Emergency Department Practice for Managing Recent onset Atrial Fibrillation Dr. Ian Stiell
Irena Szymanska An integrated functional and genetic testing algorithm to identify clopidogrel unresponsiveness Dr. Derek So

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Queen’s University

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Howard An The management and outcome of seminoma in Ontario Dr. William MacKillop
Jacqueline Anand Wait times at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario and the influence on patient perceived quality of care Dr. C. deMetz
Ehtesham Baig Small vessel engineering Dr. Laura Niklason
Francisco Daniel Ramirez Drugs and arrhythmia review/post-myomectomy heart case report Dr. Adrian Baranchuk

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University of Toronto

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Andrew Gao Molecular pathophysiology of bipolar disorder Dr. Jerry J. Warsh
Angela Jennings Prognostic significance of circulating tumor cells in patients undergoing liver resection for metastatic colorectal cancer Dr. Steven Gallinger
Alexander Koculym Utility of tracking cardiac repolarization dynamics from ambulatory ECG recordings to improve diagnosis of inherited arrhythmia disorders Dr. Vijay Chauhan
Ines B. Menjak Prevalence and characterization of post-thrombotic syndrome after pediatric cardiac surgery Dr. Brian W. McCrindle
Corey Stein In vitro and in vivo tumorigenesis of Plk4 heterozygote, p53 deficient cells Dr. Carol Swallow
Lynn Sterling Reporting of adverse events of medical cancer therapies in randomized clinical trials and observational studies Dr. Ian f. Tannock
Shuo (Alex) Xiang Use of artificial intelligence in risk stratification of patients with rectal cancer using pre-treatment MRI features Dr. Mostafa Atri
Jacqueline Zhai Assessing practice patterns and identifying knowledge barriers in the management of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer Dr. David Urbach

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University of Western Ontario

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Aiman Alak Effect of clarithromycin on QT interval in children being tested for pneumonia Dr. M.J. Rieder
Ishvinder Chattha Genotype specific assessment of QT/Heart rate adaptation in LQTS Dr. A. Krahn
Victor McPherson Establishing a new model for bladder cancer metastasis Dr. John Lewis
Neeraj Patel Leading edge genomic technologies as a research interface to clinical applications Dr. R. Hegele
Qi Wang Screening of CNS tumors for anti-invasive therapy sensitivity using an ex vivo assay – a step toward individualized cancer care Dr. Joseph Megyesi

For further information on the papers from University of Western Ontario


University of Manitoba

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Jane Colish Obstructive sleep apnea: effects of continuous airway pressure on cardiac remodeling as assessed by echocardiology, MRI, and cardiac biomarkers Dr. Davinder Jassal
Tyler Friesen Role of DLX transcription factors in intestinal development and colorectal cancer Dr. David Eisenstat
Andrea Mazurat Prognostic factors in differentiated thyroid cancer in patients over or below 45 years Dr. K.A. Pathak
Sunit Nagra Evaluation of change in 10 year risk of coronary heart disease in menopausal women followed in the Mature Women’s Centre Dr. Richard Boroditsky
Maneesh Sud SMAD4 and caspase-2 are associated with relapse in EVI1+ acute myeloid leukemia patients: evidence from microarray studies and meta-analysis Dr. Mark Minden
Jarret Woodmass Treatment patterns and outcomes of pancreatic cancer in the province of Manitoba Dr. M. Andrew McKay

 


University of Saskatchewan

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Derek Boechler Is there an increased C-reactive protein response in STEMI vs NSTEMI individuals following coronary angioplasty? Dr. Colin Pearce
Jonathan Dautremont Larynx cancer outcomes, 2000-2007: the Saskatchewan experience Dr. Peter Spafford
Ashley Oleniuk Patient experiences with stigma within an in-patient psychiatric unit in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Dr. Raymond Tempier
Ben Rempel The impact of a forgiveness learning group on mental health, institutional adjustment, and recidivism in an inpatient forensic psychiatric population Dr. Marilyn Betz
Zane Tymchak A feasibiity study using K-edge digital subtration angiography to study a rabbit elastase model of aneurysm coil embolization Dr. Michael Kelly

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University of British Columbia

Student Title of research project Faculty advisor
Ciara Chamberlain Role of granzymes in aortic aneurysms Dr. David Granville
Cheryl Lane MMP-12 as a biomarker of virus infection within normal human and CVB3 infected myocardium Dr. David Marchant
Dr. Bruce McManus
Lawrence Lee Pioneering novel approaches to manage cancer recurrence through the use of YB-1 inhibitors & off-patent Dr. Sandra E. Dunn
Andrea Lo Quantification of the delay in breast radiotherapy as a result of breast reconstruction Dr. W. Kwan
Alexander Suen Prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oral cancer & its associated outcome Dr. Catherine Poh
Wilson Wan Coronary computed tomographic aniography in emergency department chest pain patients at intermediate risk of acute coronary syndrome Dr. William Dick
Andrew Wormsbecker Sterol-27-hydroxylase expression in arterial smooth muscle cells Dr. Gordon Francis
Grace Yang Air pollution induced vascular dysfunction: role of nitric oxide synthases Dr. Stephan Van Eeden

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