UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS IN … · Ornela Kljakic Margaret Sawatzky Donna...
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS Annually, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) awards outstanding students with an Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) to carry out research during the summer with NSERC funded faculty members. For more information about this award, visit the NSERC web site: http://www.nserc.ca e following are the recipients for the summer of 2013 with a brief description of their summer research projects: IN HOUSE MERIT AWARD WINNERS ese scholarship awards are based on a student’s excellent record during the 2011-2012 academic year but awarded in 2012-2013. Award selections are made by the Faculty of Science and the Department of Biology. Detail descriptions of the awards can be found at: http://www.registrar.uwo.ca/student_finances/scholarships_awards/ The Albert O. Jeffery Scholarship in Honors Biology Lora Rotstein The Albert O. Jeffery Scholarship in Biology Brooke Edwards The Edward Barrow and Ida Hodgins Battle Scholarship (2) Erin Duffy Jacob Pelling The Helen I. Battle Scholarships (2) Melissa Holdren Joseph Stinziano The Albert O. Jeffery Scholarship in Honors Genetics Rachel Beretta The Albert O. Jeffery Scholarship in Genetics Melanie Tannenbaum Geoff Bain Award for Field Research Cindy Kim Anne Sale Porte Scholarship Asma Hasan Richard and Julia Butler Scholarship Rawad Serhan Harrypersad-Tewari Scholarship in Science Michael Brown Laurene Paterson Estate Scholarships Jeff Colby Asma Hasan Woojung Kim Xiao Chen Li David Lim Mathew A. Mathew Rebecca Olivo Alexandria Procenko Andrew and Sarah Hamilton Scholarship Brooke Edwards Kevin Hill Lynn Fordham Award in Science Asma Hasan Robert and Ruth Lumsden Undergraduate Award in Science Erin Duffy Ornela Kljakic Margaret Sawatzky Donna Kunkel Memorial Prize Kyler Roy The Parents Fund Award in the Faculty of Science Natalie Westwood William Wyatt Scholarship Kimberly Hawrylyshyn NATURAL SCIENCES ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL (NSERC) SCHOLARHIPS 2013-2014 Competition Winners for NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships and Canada Graduate Scholarships. Awarded to high achievers in their fourth year who will pursue post- graduate studies. Emma Hobbs Melissa Loyzer Aren Marshall James McCain Joseph Stinziano GOLD MEDAL WINNERS Awarded by the University Board of Governors for the highest standing in the final year of the Honors Program/Module with a minimum average of eighty percent Adrienne Berchtold Western Gold Medal Honors Specialization in Animal Behaviour (B.Sc.) Rachel Beretta Western Gold Medal Honors Specialization in Genetics David Kwolek Western Gold Medal ree-Year Degree in Biology Dominique Lebrun Western Gold Medal Honors Specialization in Conservation Biology Amelia Aitken (supervisor: Dr. S. Dhaubhadel) Identification of GmMYB176 interactome in soybean Brandon Budhram (supervisor: Dr. G. ompson) Using pheromones to test convergent olfactory path- ways between asocial flies and eusocial honey bees to study the evolution of social behaviour Narayan Chattergoon (supervisor: Dr. B. Branfireun) e use of biochemical and biomolecular techniques to evaluate the impacts of climate change on wetland water quality Serina Dai (supervisor: Dr. S. Dhaubhadel) Using bimolecular fluores- cence complementation to characterize genetic inter- actome in soybean isoflavo- noid biosynthesis Sean Davison (supervisor: Dr. A. Moehring) Deficiency mapping in Drosophila melanogaster Mohammad Faraz (supervisor: Dr. K. Hill) Genome-wide survey of mutations in murine tissues to understand origins and mechanisms of spontaneous mutations and their impact on complex phenotypes Peter Huang (supervisor: Dr. R. Cumming) Examining potential treat- ments for Alzheimer’s through inducing the Warburg effect in cell models Noren Khamis (supervisor: Dr. R. Cumming) Analyzing the protective role and mechanism of action of novel Alzheimer’s drugs in cell culture models Marshell Kurniawan (supervisor: Dr. B. Neff) e effects of temperature acclimation on metabolism in Trinidadian guppies David Li (supervisor: Dr. B. Sinclair) Discovering the molecular mechanisms underlying freeze tolerance in Eurosta solidaginis Yuchen Li (supervisor: Dr. S. Singh) Bioinformatic analysis of monozygotic twins discor- dant for Schizophrenia (data analysis) and examining epigenetic regulations of FASD phenotypes (Animal experimentation + molecular techniques) Hao Lin (supervisor: Dr. B. Fenton) Measuring the size of the elbow of all the bat families and investigating what caused the difference in elbow size Tim Rappon (supervisor: Dr. R. Cumming) Investigating Warburg- effect mediated changes in intracellular amyloid beta clearance Joanna Ryan (supervisor: Dr. A. Moehring) Investigating the genetic ba- sis of behavioural isolation between Drosophila species Bayan Malakouti-Nejad Western Gold Medal Honors Double Major in Biology Aren Marshall Western Gold Medal Honors Specialization in Genetics and Biochemistry Lora Rotsein e Helen I. Battle Medal and Scholarship in Zoology Nathan Tebokkel Western Gold Medal Honors Major in Genetics Joseph Stinziano e Terence Laverty Memorial Gold Medal Specialization in Biology e J.B. Bancroſt Science Medal and Prize e Florence Bucke Graduate Scholarship
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD WINNERSAnnually, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) awards outstanding students with an Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA) to carry out research during the summer with NSERC funded faculty members. For more information about this award, visit the NSERC web site: http://www.nserc.ca
The following are the recipients for the summer of 2013 with a brief description of their summer research projects:
IN HOUSE MERIT AWARD WINNERSThese scholarship awards are based on a student’s excellent record during the 2011-2012 academic year but awarded in 2012-2013. Award selections are made by the Faculty of Science and the Department of Biology. Detail descriptions of the awards can be found at: http://www.registrar.uwo.ca/student_finances/scholarships_awards/
The Albert O. Jeffery Scholarship in Honors BiologyLora Rotstein
The Albert O. Jeffery Scholarship in BiologyBrooke Edwards
The Edward Barrow and Ida Hodgins Battle Scholarship (2) Erin DuffyJacob Pelling
The Helen I. Battle Scholarships (2)Melissa HoldrenJoseph Stinziano
The Albert O. Jeffery Scholarship in Honors GeneticsRachel Beretta
The Albert O. Jeffery Scholarship in GeneticsMelanie Tannenbaum
Geoff Bain Award for Field ResearchCindy Kim
Anne Sale Porte ScholarshipAsma Hasan
Richard and Julia Butler ScholarshipRawad Serhan
Harrypersad-Tewari Scholarship in ScienceMichael Brown
Laurene Paterson Estate ScholarshipsJeff ColbyAsma HasanWoojung KimXiao Chen LiDavid LimMathew A. MathewRebecca OlivoAlexandria Procenko
Andrew and Sarah Hamilton ScholarshipBrooke EdwardsKevin Hill
Lynn Fordham Award in ScienceAsma Hasan
Robert and Ruth Lumsden Undergraduate Award in ScienceErin DuffyOrnela KljakicMargaret Sawatzky
Donna Kunkel Memorial PrizeKyler Roy
The Parents Fund Award in the Faculty of ScienceNatalie Westwood
William Wyatt ScholarshipKimberly Hawrylyshyn
NATURAL SCIENCES ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL (NSERC) SCHOLARHIPS 2013-2014
Competition Winners for NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships and Canada Graduate Scholarships. Awarded to high achievers in their fourth year who will pursue post-graduate studies.
Emma HobbsMelissa LoyzerAren MarshallJames McCainJoseph Stinziano
GOLD MEDAL WINNERSAwarded by the University Board of Governors for the highest standing in the final year of the Honors Program/Module with a minimum average of eighty percent
Adrienne BerchtoldWestern Gold Medal Honors Specialization in Animal Behaviour (B.Sc.)
Rachel BerettaWestern Gold Medal Honors Specialization in Genetics
David KwolekWestern Gold Medal Three-Year Degree in Biology
Dominique LebrunWestern Gold Medal Honors Specialization in Conservation Biology
Amelia Aitken(supervisor: Dr. S. Dhaubhadel)Identification of GmMYB176 interactome in soybean
Brandon Budhram(supervisor: Dr. G. Thompson)Using pheromones to test convergent olfactory path-ways between asocial flies and eusocial honey bees to study the evolution of social behaviour
Narayan Chattergoon(supervisor: Dr. B. Branfireun)The use of biochemical and biomolecular techniques to evaluate the impacts of climate change on wetland water quality
Serina Dai(supervisor: Dr. S. Dhaubhadel)Using bimolecular fluores-cence complementation to characterize genetic inter-actome in soybean isoflavo-noid biosynthesis
Sean Davison(supervisor: Dr. A. Moehring)Deficiency mapping in Drosophila melanogaster
Mohammad Faraz(supervisor: Dr. K. Hill)Genome-wide survey of mutations in murine tissues to understand origins and mechanisms of spontaneous mutations and their impact on complex phenotypes
Peter Huang(supervisor: Dr. R. Cumming)Examining potential treat-ments for Alzheimer’s through inducing the Warburg effect in cell models
Noren Khamis(supervisor: Dr. R. Cumming)Analyzing the protective role and mechanism of action of novel Alzheimer’s drugs in cell culture models
Marshell Kurniawan(supervisor: Dr. B. Neff)The effects of temperature acclimation on metabolism in Trinidadian guppies
David Li(supervisor: Dr. B. Sinclair)Discovering the molecular mechanisms underlying freeze tolerance in Eurosta solidaginis
Yuchen Li(supervisor: Dr. S. Singh)Bioinformatic analysis of monozygotic twins discor-dant for Schizophrenia (data analysis) and examining epigenetic regulations of FASD phenotypes (Animal experimentation + molecular techniques)
Hao Lin(supervisor: Dr. B. Fenton)Measuring the size of the elbow of all the bat families and investigating what caused the difference in elbow size
Tim Rappon(supervisor: Dr. R. Cumming)Investigating Warburg-effect mediated changes in intracellular amyloid beta clearance
Joanna Ryan(supervisor: Dr. A. Moehring)Investigating the genetic ba-sis of behavioural isolation between Drosophila species
Bayan Malakouti-NejadWestern Gold Medal Honors Double Major in Biology
Aren MarshallWestern Gold Medal Honors Specialization in Genetics and Biochemistry
Lora RotseinThe Helen I. Battle Medal and Scholarship in Zoology
Nathan TebokkelWestern Gold MedalHonors Major in Genetics
Joseph StinzianoThe Terence Laverty Memorial Gold Medal Specialization in BiologyThe J.B. Bancroft Science Medal and PrizeThe Florence Bucke Graduate Scholarship
