The 26th annual UOHI Research Day was held on May 14, 2013.
Congratulations to all winners:
Investigator of the Year Awards
Basic Science Investigator of the Year:
- Jean DaSilva, PhD
Clinical Science Investigator of the Year:
- Benjamin Chow, MD
Research Day prize winners:
Basic Science Category
Best Basic Science Oral Presentation:
- Etienne Croteau, PhD (Supervisor: Rob deKemp, PhD)
Characterizing coronary endothelial function with micro-PET blood flow imaging
Basic Science Oral Presentation Honourable Mentions:
- Everad Lance Tilokee (Darryl Davis, MD)
Intra-myocardial delivery of human cardiac stem cells genetically engineered to over-express stromal cell-derived factor 1a enhances post-infarct cardiac repair - Philip Wood (Supervisor: Peter Liu, MD)
Scaffold protein CARD11 modulates receptor mediated apoptosis in the myocardium following myocardial infarction
Best Basic Science Poster:
- Ryan Mailloux, PhD (Supervisor: Mary-Ellen Harper, PhD)
Clinical Science/Population Health Category
Doris and Howard Polk Award for the Best Clinical Science/Population Health Oral Presentation:
- Talal Al-Atassi, MD (Supervisor: Buu-Khanh Lam, MD)
Clinical Evaluation of Functional Mitral Stenosis after Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Disease: Potential Impact on Surgical Strategy
Clinical Science/Population Health Oral Presentation Honourable Mentions:
- Nitan Garg (Supervisor: Derek So, MD)
A Novel Combined Approach Using Genetics and Clinical Variables to Predict High on-Clopidogrel Platelet Reactivity - Taylor Dowsley, MD (Supervisor: Benjamin Chow, MD)
Improved Diagnostic Accuracy When Combining Computed Tomography Angiography and Corrected Coronary Opacification in Patients with Coronary Stents
Best Clinical Science/Population Health Poster:
- Tarek Malas, MD (Supervisor: Munir Boodhwani, MD)
Aortic Valve Repair in Acute Type-A Aortic Dissection
Innovation Award
- Talal Al-Atassi, MD (Supervisor: Buu-Khanh Lam, MD)
Clinical Evaluation of Functional Mitral Stenosis after Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Disease: Potential Impact on Surgical Strategy
Innovation Award Honourable Mention:
- Tarek Malas, MD (Supervisor: Munir Boodhwani, MD)
Aortic Valve Repair in Acute Type-A Aortic Dissection