Undergraduate Summer Student Awards
Hannah Cui
CCN1 expression in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: a profibrotic/fibrotic biomarker?
Dr. Lisa Hoffman - Medical Biophysics, Anatomy & Cell Biology
Deirdre Finnigan
Developing and validating a novel anti-inflammatory combinatorial gene therapy vector for osteoarthritis
Teaching: BJI USRI Awardee 2022
Dr. Matthew Grol - Physiology and Pharmacology
Megan Harley
The Role of PPARdelta in the Regulation of Synovial Biology
Dr. Frank Beier - Physiology and Pharmacology
Hannah Henein
Investigating tissues involved in pathological mineralization in Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)
Research Interests / Specializations: BJI USRI Awardee 2022
Dr. Cheryle Seguin - Physiology and Pharmacology
Rehanna Kanji
The Role of Pannexin3 in fat accumulation
Dr. Silvia Penuela - Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Andrea Siroen
Development of a resistive textile strain sensor
Dr. Ana Luisa - Medical Biophysics and Cell Biology
Hannah Yaremko
Allosteric Modulation of Parathyroid Hormone 1 Receptor (PTH1R) by EXtracellular Inorganic Phosphate
Dr. Peter Chidiac - Physiology & Pharmacology
Precious Adekoya
Project: IMPACT Radiological Mummy Database Research
Mentor: Dr. Andrew Nelson - Anthropology
Aaron Belanger
Project: One Tool Fits All
Mentor: Dr. Emily Lalone - Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Harrison Gao
Project: A Multi-Omics Approach to Understanding Impaired Efferocytosis in Knee OA
Mentor: Dr. Tom Appleton - Physiology and Pharmacology
Megan Harley
Project: The Role of PPAR delta in the Regulation of Synovial Biology
Mentor: Dr. Frank Beier - Physiology and Pharmacology
Adam Redgrift
Project: Reliability and Validity of the OnPoint System for quantifying performance of the Star Excursion Balance Test
Mentor: Dr. James Dickey - Kinesiology
Leighton Schreyer
Project: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: The Discovery of an Epigenetic Signature
Mentor: Dr. Craig Campbell - Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Taylor Shelton
Project: TRPV4 as a Regulator of Mechanotransduction in the Intervertebral Disc
Mentor: Dr. Cheryle Seguin - Physiology & Pharmacology
Justin Tang
Project: The Role of Pannexin 3 in forced exercise bone remodelling and its potential implications for osteoarthritis
Mentor: Dr. Silvia Penuela - Anatomy and Cell Biology
