The MSSS was held during the last weekend in April 2022. The WHRFC awarded a prize in the Elementary category for the project entitled “Are we eating right ?” In the Senior category two projects were awarded which were entitled “Young extracellular vesicles as a revitalizing agent for age-associated disorders” and “Using deep learning neural network to predict Alzheimer’s disease”. Congratulations to all participants !

Full-time 2021-2022 Award: Daniel Gussakovsky PhD in Chemistry Research Title: Elucidating the transcriptional initiation of a non-coding RNA implicated in breast, ovarian and lung cancer pathogenesis Supervisor: Dr. Sean McKenna

Full-time 2021-2022 Award: Nicole Herpai PhD in Community Health Sciences Research Title: A mixed methods analysis of economic empowerment measurements and the effects on sexual and reproductive health outcomes for adolescent girls and young women Supervisor: Dr. Evelyn Forget

Full-time 2021-2022 Award: Cynthia Yamamoto PhD in Sociology and Criminology Research Title: An institutional ethnography of occupational therapists’ work in publicly funded home-care in Canada Supervisor: Dr. Laura Funk

Full-time 2021-2022 Award: Kayla Joyce PhD in Psychology Research Title: Developing a substance use intervention targeting mothers in the perinatal period: Addressing unmet needs using a patient-oriented research approach Supervisor: Dr. Leslie E. Roos

Full-time 2021-2022 Award: Moustafa Ali PhD in Pharmacy Research Title: Towards safe medicines during pregnancy: Placenta non-crossing nanoparticles Supervisor: Dr. Hagar Labouta