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20172017FHS Research Plenary 2017
http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/grad/research_plenary.html
Tuesday, May 16 - Thursday, May 18Awards Reception: Wednesday, May 31
HEALTH SCIENCES
Celebrating Excellence in the areas of graduate student and postdoctoral fellow health science research
Poster Sessions
Oral Sessions
Awards Reception
Jan and Mien Heersink Reading Pavilion (Health Sciences Library, 1st floor)
Jan and Mien Heersink Reading Pavilion (Health Sciences Library, 1st floor)
Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Learning and Discovery (Rooms MDCL 3020, 3022, 3023, 3024)
FHS Research Plenary 2017
Schedule
May 1610:00am - 12:00pm
May 1710:00am - 12:00pm and 1:30pm-3:30pm
May 1810:00am - 12:00pm
May 161:30pm - 3:30pm
May 314:00 - 6:30pm Awards Reception - Wine & Cheese
May 181:30pm - 3:30pm
Health Sciences Graduate Programs and Postdoctoral Studies
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Tuesday, May 16th, 10:00am-12:00pm
Amanda Baskwill Health Research Methodology
PhD Just Don’t Be Creepy: Male Massage Therapists’ Experiences of Barriers and Strategies for a Successful Practice
Lindsay Broadfield Medical Sciences PhD Improving radiation response in hormone resistant prostate cancer with combined Metformin and Salicylate treatment
Jennifer Cozier Rehabilitation Science
PhD Associations Between Arterial Stiffness And Hemodynamic Response To Orthostatic Challenge In Individuals With Chronic Stroke
Thilini Dilungahawatta
Medical Sciences MSc Antibiotic Driven Changes on Gut Motility Suggest Direct Modulation of Enteric Nervous System (ENS)
Joanna Dionne CIP (Health Research Methodology)
PhD Diarrhea During Critical Illness: results from the DICE pilot study
Sara El Zahed Biochemistry PhD Chemical-Chemical Combinations Under Nutrient Limitation Identify Unique Intracellular Interactions
Wael Elhenawy Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
PDF Understanding the Adaptation of Crohn’s Disease-Associated Escherichia Coli to the Host Environment
Alex Green Medical Sciences PhD Elevated Serotonin (5-HT) impairs brown adipose tissue (BAT) and 5-HT receptor blockade improves whole body metabolism
Poster Presentations
FHS Research Plenary
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Herman Johal CIP (Health Research Methodology)
PhD A cost-analysis of treatment strategies for comminuted 3 and 4 part proximal humerus fractures in elderly individuals: A comparison of conservative and operative management approaches
Michelle Kameda CIP (Biochemistry) PhD Investigating the role of the RNA binding protein, Musashi in Group 3 medulloblastoma
Matthew Leyenaar Health Research Methodology
PhD Paramedic Lift Assist Calls - Outcomes and Interventions
Crystal Mahadeo Neuroscience PhD Blocking Alzheimer’s-associated phosphorylation of tau protein does not affect tau-induced BDNF down-regulation in vitro
Nancy Nashid CIP (Medical Sciences)
MSc Predictors of loss to follow-up in HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children
Siddharth Nath Biochemistry MD/PhD
Mutations in ataxin-7 and mitochondrial topoisomerase type I lead to ataxia without retinal degeneration
Alexander Oberc Biochemistry MD/PhD
Investigating the role of antibiotics and adherent-invasive E. coli in the pathogenesis of Crohn’s disease
Brendan Patterson Biochemistry MSc The Role of Paternal Obesity in Fetoplacental Development
Madeline Simpson Chemical Engineering
PhD Hydrophobized Microgels for the Delivery of Antipsychotic Drugs to the Brain
Piyanka Sivarajah Biochemistry MSc Developing a tool for proteomic analysis of splicing factors associated with specific mRNA molecules
Health Sciences Graduate Programs and Postdoctoral Studies
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Allison Sohanlal Health Science Education
MSc Prevalence of “Not Applicable” used in rating clinical skills of child life interns
Laura Teague Nursing PhD Estimated Cost of Hospitalization for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury undergoing Stage IV Pelvic Pressure Ulcer Reconstruction
Caressa Tsai Biochemistry MSc High-throughput screening for innate immune potentiators targeting the enteric pathogen Salmonella Typhimurium
Kara K. Tsang Biochemistry MSc Complete prediction of antimicrobial resistance phenotype from genome sequence by expanded algorithms for prediction of antimicrobial efflux
Umair Majib Health Research Methodology
MSc Prostate Cancer Patient Perspectives on the Use of Information in Treatment Decision-Making: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
Scott Walsh Pathology & Molecular
PDF Uncoupling of immunotherapy-induced tumor regression and on-target, off tumor toxicity via type 1 IFN inhibition
Kimberly Young Medical Sciences MSc Targeting Glutamate in Prostate Cancer-Induced Depression
FHS Research Plenary
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Wednesday, May 17th, 10:00am-12:00pm
Solen Abdulla Biochemistry MSc Investigating novel β-catenin signaling mechanisms in an embryonic stem cell model
Gésine Alders Neuroscience PhD Emotional Conflict Task Performance in Individuals with Major Depressive Disorder and Healthy Controls
Stephen Boulton Biochemistry PhD Free Energy Landscape Remodeling of the Cardiac Pacemaker Channel Explains the Molecular Basis of Familial Sinus Bradycardia
Allison Brown Health Research Methodology
MSc Is pre-clerkship the PRIME time for learning quality improvement? A mixed-methods study of early applications of quality in medical education to improve medical education quality
Chad Brown Medical Sciences MSc Effect of Slow Synaptic Excitation on Myenteric Intrinsic Primary Afferent Neuron BKCA Channel Activity
Bhargavi Duvvuri Medicine PDF Development of peptide immunotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis: Identification of T cell epitopes from citrullinated autoantigens
Lisa Dyce Neuroscience PhD Examining the Predictive Association of Irritability with BPD versus MDD in Youth
Michelle Heyer Nursing MSc Improving Residents’ Quality-of-Life in Long Term Care through Neighbourhood Team Development
Angela Huynh Medical Sciences MSc Pathogenic Epitopes on Platelet Factor 4 Involved in Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia
Health Sciences Graduate Programs and Postdoctoral Studies
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Jennifer Kennedy Rehabilitation Science
PhD A scoping review to explore how universal design for learning is described and implemented by health professionals in school settings
Katherine Kennedy Biochemistry PhD Maternal diet-induced obesity is associated with altered fetal gut development
Ghaidaa Khalifa Rehabilitation Science
PhD Workplace Accommodations for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review
Michelle Phoenix Rehabilitation Science
PhD Parent Engagement in Child Therapy Services: The Journey to Child Health and Happiness
Shreya Prashar Neuroscience MSc Role of Neurotrophic Factors in Bipolar Disorder: CDNF and MANF as Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets
Maleeha Qazi Biochemistry PhD Therapeutic targeting of tumorigenic EphA2+/EphA3+ brain tumor initiating cells with bi-specific antibody in human glioblastoma
Nick Quinn Public Health MSc Provincial inequities of income-related informal caregiving
Shivani Shah Global Health MSc Building a Comprehensive Framework: Optimizing Short-term Volunteer Experiences Abroad
Kanwaldeep Singh Biochemistry PhD Mitochondrial dysfunction results in impaired adipogenesis and insulin sensitivity in obesity
Anastasiya Slyepchenko
Neuroscience MSc Changes in Biological Rhythms and Mood from Pregnancy to Early Postpartum in Women with Mood Disorders: Preliminary Results
Kiho Son Medical Sciences MSc Fluid Shear Stress Modulates Eosinophil Function Including Adhesion, Morphologiscal Changes, and Migration
FHS Research Plenary
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Melodie Yun-Ju Song
Health Policy PhD How are public health policymakers in Ontario making sense of vaccine misinformation on social media?
John Vrbensky Medical Sciences MSc Do CD8+ T Cells Target Platelets in Immune Thrombocytopenia?
Jennifer Wong eHealth MSc Quality and completeness of reporting of mobile phone interventions for lifestyle change: An assessment of randomized control trials
Julian Yabut Medical Sciences PhD Absence of Mast-Cell Derived Serotonin Synthesis Attenuates Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction By Potentiation of Brown and Beige Adipose Tissue Function
Juan José Yepes-Nuñez
Health Research Methodology
PhD Developing Summary of Findings Tables in Network Meta-Analysis: A user testing study
Health Sciences Graduate Programs and Postdoctoral Studies
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Wednesday, May 17th, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Alexandria Afonso Biochemistry PhD Modeling genetic determinants of early-onset coronary artery disease using patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells
Rashik Ahmed Biochemistry MSc The Molecular Basis of EGCG-induced remodelling of Amyloid Beta from toxic to non-toxic oligomers
Shaymaa Ba Armah Rehabilitation Science
MSc Effects of physical activity interventions on overweight and obese individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kevin Chathely Medical Sciences MSc High-Density Lipoprotein Mediated Protection of Macrophages against Apoptosis Requires Scavenger Receptor Class B Type 1 Activity and Sphingosine-1 -Phosphate
BJ Cunningham Rehabilitation Science
PhD A population-based study of communicative participation in preschoolers with speech-language delays
Jamie Dawdy Nursing PhD Low-level laser therapy for the prevention of pain, swelling and trismus after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molars: An update of a systematic review and meta-analysis
Krystin Donais, Sarah Hobbs
Occupational Therapy
MSc Mind.me: Piloting a Technology-Friendly Youth Mental Health Program
Jillian Halliday Health Research Methodology
PhD Teacher Student Relationships and Mental Health Service Utilization in Ontario School Youth
Nikola Ivetic Biochemistry PhD Diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia using Calcein-AM
FHS Research Plenary
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Eric Kwon Medical Sciences MSc Role of gut serotonin in the production of Antimicrobial Peptides
Shawn Lee, Stefanie Pueschel
Occupational Therapy
MSc Literature review and parent education module: 24 hour postural care
Linda Liu Biochemistry MSc Assessing the Functional Asymmetry of the Bacillus subtilis MutL Homodimer
Victoria A. Marko Biochemistry MSc PilWXY1 contribute to type IV pilus-independent virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Sawayra Owais Neuroscience MSc The impact of a post-delivery sleep protection intervention on postpartum maternal mental health
Manreet Padwal Medical Sciences PhD The role of WNT5A in peritoneal membrane injury
Sophie Poznanski Medical Sciences MSc Harnessing Patients’ Own Expanded NK Cells for Ovarian Cancer Treatment
Rana Qadeer Health Research Methodology
MSc Substance use disorder among emerging and young adults: an epidemiological study
Alexander Qian Medical Sciences MSc High-Density Lipoprotein Protects Macrophanges Against Apoptosis through BH-3-only Bcl-2 family member Bim
Michael Ranieri Biochemistry MSc Biofilm Stimulation in Response to Sub-Inhibitory Levels of Thiostrepton Reveals Unexpected Activity Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Christopher Rowley Neuroscience PhD Disrupted Trajectory of Intracortical Myelin in Bipolar Disorder
Health Sciences Graduate Programs and Postdoctoral Studies
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Ruheena Sangrar Rehabilitation Science
PhD Identifying demographic and behavioural determinants of older drivers’ comfort and confidence behind-the-wheel: Examining driving behaviour with a gender lens
Manpreet Sehmbi Neuroscience PhD Cognitive performance is predicted by intracortical myelin signal intensity in young adults with Bipolar I Disorder
Nigar Sekercioglu Health Research Methodology
PhD A Critical Appraisal of Acute Kidney Injury Clinical Practice Guidelines Using the AGREE II Instrument
Victoria Serkis Medical Sciences MSc IBS-D Microbiota Induces Gut-Brain Dysfunction by Disrupting Intestinal Neural and Immune Pathways
Janine Strehmel Pathology & Molecular Medicine
PDF Identification of novel immune modulators to bolster innate immunity
FHS Research Plenary
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Thursday, May 18th, 10:00am-12:00pm
Krysta Andrews Neuroscience PhD Assessing Contextual Influences On Child Development: A Work In Progress
Joyce Chan Public Health MSc Community Paramedicine: Key program elements and training
Erick Duan Health Research Methodology
MSc Characteristics and risk stratification of patients with ICU-acquired Clostridium difficile infection: a multicentre retrospective cohort study
Pamela Durepos Nursing PhD Assessing Palliative Care Content in Dementia Care Guidelines: A systematic review
Melissa Elgie Neuroscience MSc Endowment, Ownership and Hoarding Behaviours in Youth with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Work in progress)
Victor Gordon Biochemistry PhD Identifying novel mechanisms of Wnt regulation through HCS
Aaron Jones Health Research Methodology
PhD The Impact of Home Care Visits on Same Day ED Utilization in Ontario
Ielaf Khalil Public Health MSc When you least expect it, this happens... it’s already growing: Problematizing the definition of unmet need for family planning
Sara Makaremi Biomedical Engineering
PhD Raster Image Correlation Spectroscopy for Measuring Diffusion of Receptors on Macrophage Membrane
Melissa McCradden Neuroscience PhD The psychiatric sequelae of youth concussion: Patterns of clinical presentation
Madeline McDonald Global Health MSc Palliative Care in Jordan for Syrian Refugees
Health Sciences Graduate Programs and Postdoctoral Studies
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Aidan Giangregorio Rehabilitation Science
PhD The Short Performance Physical Battery Predicts Emergency Department visits and Hospitalization in Geriatric Outpatients
Emilia Paron Chemical Engineering
PhD Brush Polymer Analogues of PLA-PEG as a Platoform for Nanoparticle Based Drug Delivery
Amanda Pereira Physiotherapy MSc Assessing a Tri-Stage Interprofessional Learning Experience on Aging
Celeste Petrusevski Rehabilitation Science
PhD A Public Health Role for Physiotherapy: Promoting physical literacy for adults with chronic conditions
Yasir Rehman Health Research Methodology
PhD Qualitative analysis of the patient’s pre-operative expectation and information given by surgeons to patients undergoing lumbar decompressive surgery
Omar Shawaf Neuroscience MSc Investigating the Role of MANF in the Pathophysiology of Parkinson’s Disease
David Speicher Pathology & Molecular Medicine
PDF Detection of Viral Antibodies via Dried Oral Swabs
Danielle Vitali Medical Sciences MSc The effect of curcumin on HSV-2 infection and inflammation in the murine genital mucosa
Amy Wright Nursing PhD Data Collection Methods in Qualitative Health Research with Indigenous Peoples: Can We Do Better?
Michael Zoratti Health Research Methodology
PhD Home care clients with a stroke diagnosis in Ontario have increased limitations with communication and ADLs
FHS Research Plenary
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Irtaza Tahir, Omer Gulzar, Eva Luu, Ahmed Hussain, Nirav Naik
eHealth MSc Health Literacy In Immigrant Populations
Gabriela Rozanski, Julie Gourlay, Kelsey Jack
Physiotherapy MSc Validating the Clinical Frailty Scale and Exploring Pre-Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Pre-Clinical Disability
Amie Matthews, Brittany Nolan, Emma Saaltink
Occupational Therapy
MSc “Do-Live-Well” concept in an in-patient mood disorder clinic: Advancing an occupational perspective to health promotion
Alana Boyczuk, James Deloyer, Kyle Ferrigan, Kevin Muncaster
Physiotherapy MSc Professional values and behaviours: What do Canadian physiotherapists think?
Health Sciences Graduate Programs and Postdoctoral Studies
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Oral Presentations
MDCL 3020 Tuesday, May 16th, 1:30-3:30pm
Monica De Paoli Chemical Biology MSc Investigating the molecular mechanisms by which sex hormones modulate beta cell health
Emily Day Medical Sciences PhD Canagliflozin reduces inflammation and increases energy expenditure in a mouse model of atherosclerosis
Nishanth Merwin Biochemistry MSc Developing tools to accelerate natural product discovery and characterization
Sabrina Syan Neuroscience PhD Resting-state functional connectivity following Acute Tryptophan Depletion in Perimenopause Women on Estrogen Therapy: Preliminary Results
Natashia Singh Biomedical Engineering
MSc Fractal Dimension of Resting EEG is a Prospective Biomarker for Treatment Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy
Susie Son Biochemistry MSc High mobility group box 1 is a ROS-dependent regulator of huntingtin localization
Arman Shekari Neuroscience MSc Assessing Retrograde Axonal Transport of Neurotrophins in Alzheimer’s Disease
FHS Research Plenary
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MDCL 3022
Jenna Smith-Turchyn Rehabilitation Science
PhD Bridging the Gap: Incorporating Exercise Evidence into Clinical Practice in Breast Cancer Care in Ontario-A Pilot Trial Protocol
Shaminder Dhillon Rehabilitation Science
PhD Promoting an Understanding of Disability Research Relationships through an Arts-Based Educational Activity
Sherald Sanchez Global Health MSc Impact of Canada’s Resettlement Programs on the Integration of Syrian Refugee Women in Canadian Society: a Descriptive Study
Kim Madden Health Research Methodology
PhD Predicting Loss to Follow-up Risk in Trauma Patients in Randomized Controlled Trials: An Example from the FLOW Trial
Ahmad Firas Khalid Health Policy PhD Enhancing health system resilience: Strengthening the use of research knowledge in policy and practice during the Syrian Refugee crisis
Theresa Aves Health Research Methodology
MSc The effects of antiretroviral drug resistance testing on mortality in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Health Sciences Graduate Programs and Postdoctoral Studies
17
MDCL 3023
Janaki Iyer Pathology & Molecular Medicine
PDF Quantitative Evaluation of Bleeding Due to Platelet Function Disorders Associated with Dense Granule Deficiency and/or Impaired Aggregation Responses
Jennifer Reid Biochemistry PhD Using hESCs with enhanced hematopoietic progenitor output and trisomy 12 to investigate primary B-cell CLL
David Donker Pathology & Molecular Medicine
PDF Selection and characterization of a DNA aptamer inhibiting coagulation factor Xia
Sarah Daisy Kosa Health Research Methodology
PhD Hemodialysis Infection Prevention Protocols Ontario—Shower Technique (HIPPO-ST): A Pilot Randomized Trial
Linda Nguyen Rehabilitation Science
MSc Effects of Botulinum Toxin Treatment in Non-ambulatory Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: Understanding Parents’ Perspectives
Naomi Fink Pediatrics PDF Association of pre-pregnancy BMI and current adiposity with blood glucose and lipid profiles during early pregnancy
Reed Siemieniuk Health Research Methodology
PhD WikiRecs and BMJ RapidRecs: rapid and trustworthy recommendations and evidence summaries
FHS Research Plenary
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MDCL 3024
John Krzeczkowski Neuroscience PhD Neurodevelopment in 3 year-olds Following Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Gestational Diabetes
Cynthia Monaco Medical Sciences PhD Diabetic Myopthy: Impact of Type 1 Diabetes on Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in Humans
Reema Shah CIP (Public Health) MSc Thyroid Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Dysglycemia: an ORIGIN substudy
Tamika Jarvis Public Health MSc Defining Public Health Systems: A critical interpretive synthesis of how public health systems are defined and classified
Hanyan Zou Medical Sciences MSc Power Doppler scores in feet predict function outcomes in early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Isabel Rodrigues Rehabilitation Science
MSc Development and validation of a new tool to measure the facilitators and barriers to exercise in people with osteopenia and osteoporosis
Health Sciences Graduate Programs and Postdoctoral Studies
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MDCL 3020 Thursday, May 18th, 1:30-3:30pm
Lili Aslostovar Biochemistry PhD Dopamine receptor modulation with Thioridazine allows selective targeting of transformed progenitors in human acute myeloid leukemia
Alexandra Mayhew Health Research Methodology
PhD The Dietary Portfolio Intervention and Risk Factors of Metabolic Syndrome
Minesh Kapadia Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
PDF Systemic Autoimmunity: A Sex-Specific Factor in Alzheimer’s-Like Disease
Wojtek Wiercioch Health Research Methodology
PhD Can we make patient versions of clinical practice guidelines more applicable to patients and the public?
Kristie Poole Neuroscience PhD Trajectories of Social Anxiety in Children at High and Low Risk: Influence of Child Cortisol Reactivity and Parental Social Anxiety
Sarah Neil-Sztramko Nursing PDF If you build it, who will come? A description of current users of the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal
Safaa Naiel Medical Sciences MSc Endoplasmic reticulum stress inhibition blunts the development of essential hypertension in the spontaneously hypertensive rat
FHS Research Plenary
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MDCL 3022
Puja Bagri Medical Sciences PhD A novel role of IL-17 in mediating efficient anti-viral memory responses in the female genital tract
Bushra Ilyas Biochemistry PhD Regulatory evolution drives immune evasion by Salmonella Typhimurium
Branavan Manoranjan
Biochemistry MD/PhD
Context-specific tumour suppressive function of the canonical Wnt pathway in pediatric medulloblastoma
Nadeem Murtaza Biochemistry PhD Altered TAOK2 activity causes autism-like cognitive and neurological abnormalities through RhoA signaling
Jocelyn Wessels Pathology and Molecular Medicine
PDF Understanding how a Hormonal Contraceptive might Impact Susceptibility to Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Luseadra McKerracher
Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
PDF An assessment of knowledge translation to the public about the developmental origins of disease risk: A first look at the Mothers to Babies (M2B) Hamilton Study
Health Sciences Graduate Programs and Postdoctoral Studies
21
MDCL 3023
Lundie Richards Health Management
MSc Using accreditation to drive leadership within the Jamaican health sector
Jahangir Sartaj Global Health MSc Global Burden of Hepatitis C: Integrating Hepatitis C Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Services into Existing Global HIV and TB Services
Sergei Muratov Health Research Methodology
PhD Senior High Cost Uers in Ontario - Insight into Incremental Healthcare Use and Costs
Marcela Velez Health Policy PhD Colombian adoption of the UK model of comparative effectiveness research: A case of policy transfer
Holly Tschirhart Nursing MSc Examining the prevalence of diabetes-related distress in women with diabetes in pregnancy
Nazari Dvirnik CIP (Health Research Methodology)
MSc Steroids in Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Carly Whitmore Nursing MSc Transitioning to Practice in Long-Term Care: From Nursing Student to Nurse Leader
FHS Research Plenary
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MDCL 3024
David Bakhshinyan Biochemistry PhD Genes preserving stem cell state in Group 3 MB BTICs contribute to therapy evasion and relapse
Elizabeth Perez Guzman
Medical Sciences MSc Germ-free mice colonized with microbiota from an anxious patient exhibit anxiety-like behavior and altered BDNF expression, which are attenuated with infliximab treatment
Shana Aadl Shaya Medical Sciences PhD FXIII and EACA increase thrombus stability and decrease pulmonary embolism in an in vivo mouse model of venous thromboembolism, but EACA increses thrombus size
Rebekah Sherburn Medicine PDF Novel mechanisms of action of Peptide Immunotherapy
Dustin Little Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences
PDF Mechanistic insights into hierarchal effector secretion in Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
Joshua McGrath Medical Sciences MSc Investigating the impact of cigarette smoke on dendritic cell-mediated antibody responses in the murine nasal mucosa
Health Sciences Graduate Programs and Postdoctoral Studies
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20172017FHS Research Plenary 2017
Please Join UsFor the fi nal day of the 2017 FHS Research PlenaryHosted by Dr. Catherine HaywardAssociate Dean of Graduate Studies (Health Sciences)
4:00-6:30pm Awards ReceptionWine & Cheese
Awards Reception - Wednesday, May 31, 2017Jan and Mien Heersink Reading Pavilion (Health Sciences Library, 1st fl oor)
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