Symposium day 2007
The SickKids Summer Research Program (SSuRE) Symposium took place on July 18, 2007 at SickKids. This annual event began with an opening address by Tony Pawson who gave a presentation on How to Get a PhD in 2 Weeks. There were 132 undergraduates who participated in poster and oral presentations. In addition, PIs, judges, faculty and trainees attended during the course of the day. The Symposium was not only a valuable training exercise, it was also a fascinating opportunity to showcase undergraduate research activity at SickKids.
The following undergraduate students were presented with awards for their presentations:
Poster presentations:
John Anderson, Neurosciences & Mental Health, Supervisor: Joanne Rovet
Ryan Austin, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Supervisor: Peter Dirks
Evelyn Chea, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Supervisor: Janet Rossant
Michael Fine, Molecular Structure & Function, Supervisor: Michelle Letarte
Julie Hughes, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Supervisor Unni Narayanan
David Lam, Molecular Structure & Function, Supervisor: Julie Forman-Kay
Maisam Makarem, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Supervisor: James Ellis
Laura Slade, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, , Supervisor: Benjamin Alman
Stephanie Tom, Physiology & Experimental Medicine, Supervisor: Valerie Waters
Joel Warsh, Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Supervisor: Andrew Howard
Oral presentations: 1st prize award:Benjamin Kwan, Genetics & Genome Biology, Supervisor: Stephen Scherer 2nd prize award:Sumaiya Sharmeen, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Supervisor: Julie Brill 3rd prize awards:Katherine Keenan, Physiology & Experimental Medicine, Supervisor: Peter Durie |
