The UOHI’s 28th Annual Research Day was held on May 5, 2015.
Congratulations to all prize winners!
Robert Roberts Award of Research Excellence
- Marc Ruel, MD
UOHI Investigator of the Year
- George Wells, PhD
Cardiovascular Research Trainees of the Year
- Naif Almontashiri, PhD (Supervisor: Alexandre Stewart, PhD)
- Stephanie Prince Ware, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (Supervisor: Bob Reid, PhD)
- Benjamin Hibbert, MD, PhD, Interventional Cardiology Fellow (Supervisor: Derek So, MD)
Coralie Lalonde Innovation Award
- Sanoji Wijenayake, PhD Student (Supervisor: Kenneth B. Storey, PhD, Carleton University)
Hibernating to Survive Freezing! The Story of How a Small Mammal (13-line Ground Squirrel) Tackles the Big Problem of Starvation and Freezing
Basic Science Awards
Servier Award for Best Basic Science Oral Presentation:
- Jamie Whitcomb, PhD Student (Supervisor: Mona Nemer, PhD, University of Ottawa)
Hsp70, a Novel GATA4 Interacting Partner Necessary for Cardiomyocyte Survival
Honourable Mention - Basic Science Oral Presentation:
- Ketul Chaudhary, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (Supervisor: Duncan Stewart, MD, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute)
Genetic and Sex Related Differences in Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Induced by SU5416 in a Hyper-Responsive Sub-Strain of Sprague Dawley Rats
Award for Best Basic Science Poster:
- Adrian Filip Ocneanu, PhD Student (Supervisor: Ran Klein, PhD, The Ottawa Hospital/UOHI)
Reproducible Tracer Injection Profile Improves the Test-Retest Repeatability of Myocardial Blood Flow Quantification with 82Rb PET
Honourable Mention - Basic Science Poster:
- Kenny Schlosser, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow (Supervisor: Duncan Stewart, MD, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute)
Discordant Regulation of microRNA between Multiple Experimental Models and Human Pulmonary Hypertension
Clinical Science / Bio-behavioural & Population Health Awards
Polk Award for Best Clinical Science / Bio-behavioural & Population Health Oral Presentation:
- Trevor Simard, MD, Cardiology Resident (Supervisor: Derek So, MD, UOHI)
Impact of Centre Experience on Patient Radiation Exposure during Transradial Coronary Angiography and Percutaneous Intervention: A Patient-level, International, Collaborative, Multi-centre Analysis
Honourable Mention - Clinical Science / Bio-behavioural & Population Health Oral Presentation:
- Hadi Toeg, MD, Cardiac Surgery Resident (Supervisor: Munir Boodhwani, MD, UOHI)
Modeling Aortic Valve Insufficiency and Aortic Valve Repair: Applications from Bench to the Operating Room
AstraZeneca Award for Best Clinical Science / Bio-behavioural & Population Health Poster:
- Juan Russo, MD, Cardiology Resident (Supervisor: Michel Le May, MD, UOHI)
Culprit-vessel Only versus Staged PCI during Index Admission for ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients with Multivessel Disease: Insights from the University of Ottawa STEMI Registry
Honourable Mention - Clinical Science / Bio-behavioural & Population Health Poster:
- Joshua Wenner, MD, Cardiology Resident (Supervisor: Calum Redpath, MD, UOHI)
Peri-Operative Atrial Fibrillation (POAF) Complicating Non-Cardiac Surgery: A Case-Control Pilot Study
View last year’s program.