MONTRÉAL, June 8, 2016 – The CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, affiliated with the Université de Montréal, announced today the winners of the oral and poster presentation competition that took place this past May 26, 2016 during the 31th Research Congress of Graduate and Post Graduate Students in Research at CHU Sainte-Justine. Out of the 146 authors, 22 were attributed an award for their presentation. They were evaluated by a jury of 42 members, to which the Research Center wishes to express its heartfelt gratitude.
The prestigious Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS) award for the student with the best oral presentation was bestowed on Marie-Amélie Lukaszewski, a postdoctoral fellow under the supervision of Anne Monique Nuyt, MD. Marisol Lavertu Jolin, a doctoral student under the supervision of Graziella Di Cristo, PhD and Sophie Cardin, a postdoctoral fellow under the supervision of Sonia Cellot, MD, PhD, were both awarded a Network of Applied Genetic Medicine (RMGA) award, respectively for their oral and poster presentations.
The Research Center’s newly created Prix Relève was awarded to Fouzi Benoujja, a doctoral student under the supervision of Caroline Boudoux, PhD, for his poster presentation highlighting innovations in biomedical engineering. This award recognizes the presentation of a project which concept and potential for tool development of and knowledge advancement promise to considerably improve the quality of life of sick children.
The event gathered about 300 people who attended 16 oral presentations and more than 130 poster presentations. It was an opportunity for students, fellows and clinical research nurses to share the progress of their work in various fields.
The Research Center wishes to thank for their support the FRQS, RMGA, Millipore EMD, Thermo Fisher Scientific, BioLegend, CIVIC Bioscience, Leica Microsystems, Novus Biologicals, PeproTech, Affymetrix, Bio-Rad, Charles River Laboratories, Eppendorf, Fisher Scientific, Lilly, Millipore Sigma-Aldrich, and QIAGEN.
LIST OF THE WINNERS OF THE PRESENTATIONS
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
| AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE BESTOWED BY THE FONDS DE RECHERCHE DU QUEBEC – SANTÉ (FRQS) |
Marie-Amélie Lukaszewski
Postdoctoral fellow, under the supervision of Anne Monique Nuyt, MD
Fetomaternal and Neonatal Pathologies Axis |
| AWARD BESTOWED BY THE NETWORK OF APPLIED GENETICS MEDICINE |
Marisol Lavertu Jolin
Doctoral student, under the supervision of Graziella Di Cristo, PhD
Brain and Child Development Axis |
| AWARD BESTOWED BY THE CHU SAINTE-JUSTINE RESEARCH CENTER |
Élodie Da Costa
Doctoral student, under the supervision of Noël Raynal, PhD, MSc
Viral and Immune Disorders and Cancers Axis |
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
| AWARD BESTOWED BY THE NETWORK OF APPLIED GENETICS MEDICINE |
Sophie Cardin
Postdoctoral fellow, under the supervision of Sonia Cellot, MD, PhD
Viral and Immune Disorders and Cancers Axis |
| PRIX RELEVE BESTOWED BY THE CHU SAINTE-JUSTINE RESEARCH CENTER |
Fouzi Benboujja
Doctoral student, under the supervision of Caroline Boudoux, PhD
Axe Maladies musculosquelettiques et réadaptation |
| AWARD BESTOWED BY THE CHU SAINTE-JUSTINE RESEARCH CENTER |
Norbert Ajeawung
Postdoctoral fellow, under the supervision of Philippe Campeau, MD
Musculoskeletal Diseases and Rehabilitation Axis |
Cynthia Chaput
Master’s student, under the supervision of Valérie Marcil, PhD
Metabolic Health and Complex Diseases Axis |
Nikita Cobetto
Doctoral student, under the supervision of Carl-Éric Aubin, Ing, PhD and Stefan Parent, MD, PhD
Musculoskeletal Diseases and Rehabilitation Axis |
Chloé Colas
Doctoral student, under the supervision of Elie Haddad, MD, PhD
Viral and Immune Disorders and Cancers Axis |
Jacques Delfrate
Doctoral student, under the supervision of Delphine Périé-Curnier, PhD, Daniel Curnier, PhD, Anne-Monique Nuyt, MD, and Thuy Mai Luu, MD, MSc Musculoskeletal Diseases and Rehabilitation Axis |
Mélanie Girard
Master’s student, under the supervision of Nikolaus Heveker, PhD
Viral and Immune Disorders and Cancers Axis |
Guillaume Huguet
Postdoctoral fellow, under the supervision of Sébastien Jacquemont, MD
Brain and Child Development Axis |
Lisa-Marie Legault
Master’s student, under the supervision of Serge McGraw, PhD
Fetomaternal and Neonatal Pathologies Axis |
Alexis Lupien-Meilleur
Doctoral student, under the supervision of Elsa Rossignol, MD, MSc
Brain and Child Development Axis |
Thuy-An Mai-Vo
Baccalaureate trainee, under the supervision of Anne-Monique Nuyt, MD
Fetomaternal and Neonatal Pathologies Axis |
Marguerite Miguet
Master’s trainee, under the supervision of Jacques Michaud, MD
Brain and Child Development Axis |
Sophia Morel
Master’s student, under the supervision of Emilie Levy, MD, PhD
Metabolic Health and Complex Diseases Axis |
Mathieu Nadeau-Vallée
Doctoral student, under the supervision of Sylvain Chemtob, MD, PhD and Sylvie Girard, PhD
Fetomaternal and Neonatal Pathologies Axis |
Lina Palacio
Doctoral student, under the supervision of Christian Beauséjour, PhD
Viral and Immune Disorders and Cancers Axis |
Laurence Raymond-Marchand
Master’s student, under the supervision of Hugo Soudeyns, PhD
Viral and Immune Disorders and Cancers Axis |
Tarek Shaker
Doctoral student, under the supervision of Lionel Carmant, MD
Brain and Child Development Axis |
Sarah Zakaib Rassi
Doctoral student, under the supervision of Dave St-Amour, PhD and Sébastien Perreault, MD, MSc
Brain and Child Development Axis |
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CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center is a leading mother-child research institution affiliated with Université de Montréal. It brings together more than 200 research investigators, including over 90 clinician-scientists, as well as 385 graduate and postgraduate students focused on finding innovative prevention means, faster and less invasive treatments, as well as personalized approaches to medicine. The Center is part of CHU Sainte-Justine, which is the largest mother-child center in Canada and second pediatric center in North America. More on research.chusj.org