Awards
Awards 2025
Award Structure:
- 4 first prize oral presentation awards, $300 each
- up to 40 poster prizes, $150 each
- ~$8,000 in awards will be given out
This year, we received over 460 abstract submissions, reflecting a strong interest from students, trainees, and learners eager to present their research. The poster sessions featured 334 presenters, while 30 participated in the oral sessions. In total, we had over 40 undergraduates, 70 medical and dental students, 218 graduate students, 12 postdoctoral scholars, and 16 residents/clinical fellows contribute to the event. We are thrilled to have such a diverse group sharing their work.
Please find the award winners listed below. Congratulations to all who presented their research!
Schulich 2025 Poster Winners
| First Name | Last Name | Degree | Supervisor(s): | Department |
| Kait | Al | Postdoctoral Scholar | Dr. Jeremy Burton | Microbiology and Immunology |
| Nouran | Al-Banaa | PhD Student | Dr. David A. Hess | Physiology and Pharmacology |
| Aran | Bains | Medical Student-Windsor | Dr. Padmaja Naidu | M.D. Medicine-Windsor |
| Bronwyn | Black | MSc Student | Dr. Cheryl Currie | Interfaculty Program in Public Health |
| Myia | Blanchet | MSc Student | Dr. John McCormick | Microbiology and Immunology |
| Jonah | Boutin | BSc/BMSc Student | Dr. Abbas Samani | Medical Biophysics |
| Natasha | Bruce | MSc Student | Dr. Trevor Shepherd | Anatomy and Cell Biology |
| Luxshikka | Canthiya | Medical Student | Dr. Beatrice Preti | Oncology |
| Michelle | Chow | MSc Student | Dr. Swati Mehta; Dr. Robert Teasell | Neuroscience |
| Anthony | Chu | MSc Student | Dr. Corey Baron | Neuroscience |
| Ahmed | Eltom Mohamed | Medical Student | Dr. Peter Wang | Urology |
| Nitara | Fernando | PhD Student | Dr. Paula Foster | Medical Biophysics-Molecular Imaging |
| Caitlin | Giannis | MSc Student | Dr. Mark Chandy; Dr. Aleksandra Leligdowicz | Physiology and Pharmacology |
| Ravali | Golla | MSc Student | Dr. Cheryl Currie | Interfaculty Program in Public Health |
| Virginia | Guisandes Bueno | Medical Student | Dr. Aze Wilson | Gastroenterology |
| Robin | Harrison | MSc Student | Dr. Steven Laviolette; Dr. Elizabeth Osuch | Neuroscience |
| Geneva | Herold | MSc Student | Dr. Tom Appleton; Dr. Frank Beier | Physiology & Pharmacology |
| Amani | Jaafar | MSc Student | Dr. David Edgell | Biochemistry |
| Atefeh | Jafari | PhD Student | Dr. Amit Garg; Dr. Flory Muanda | Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
| Breanne | Kearney | PhD Student | Dr. Ruth Lanius | Neuroscience |
| Abbey | Kirkwood | MSc Student | Dr. Van Lu | Physiology and Pharmacology |
| Katelyn | MacNeil | PhD Student | Dr. Joe Mymryk | Microbiology and Immunology |
| Agetha | Mahendran | PhD Student | Dr. S.M. Mansour Haeryfar | Microbiology and Immunology |
| Kevin | Moore | PhD Student | Dr. Tamie Poepping; Dr. Geoff Pickering | Medical Biophysics |
| Rachel | Nicholson | PhD Student | Dr. Byran Heit | Microbiology and Immunology |
| Salonee | Patel | MD-PhD | Dr. Brian Allman; Dr. Shawn Whitehead | Anatomy and Cell Biology |
| Ankit | Ray | BSc/BMSc Student | Dr. Vanessa Dumeaux | Anatomy and Cell Biology |
| Aman | Singh | PhD Student | Dr. Krishna Singh | Medical Biophysics |
| Emily | Sodhi | Medical Student | Dr. Danielle MacNeil | Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery |
| Celina | Tang | Dental Student | Dr. Cecilia Dong; Dr. Peter McDermott | Dentistry |
| Yina | Tian | MSc Student | Dr. David Hess | Phhysiology & Pharmacology |
| Megan | Udit | MSc Student | Dr. Jamie Seabrook; Dr. Jason Gilliland | Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| Sofya | Ulanova | PhD Student | Dr. Barra; Dr. Cairns | Microbiology & immunology |
| Michelle | Wong | MSc Student | Dr. Richard Kim | Physiology and Pharmacology |
| Alina | Zgardau | Medical Student | Dr. Julie Strychowsky | Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery |
| Emma | Zhang | BSc/BMSc Student | Dr. Mamadou Diop | Medical Biophysics |
Faculty Health Science 2025 Poster Winners
| First Name | Last Name | Degree | Supervisor(s) | Department/Schoool |
| Jasmine | Babra | MSc Student | Dr. Elysée Nouvet | Faculty of Health Science |
| Gabrielle | Crichlow | PhD Student | Dr. Shannon Sibbald | Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Health Promotion |
| George | Philip | PhD Student | Dr. Marie Savundranayagam | Health and Rehabilitation Sciences |
| Mitchell | Sammut | PhD Student | Dr Jamie Melling | Kinesiology |
| Sima | Vatandoost | PhD Student | Dr. Alison Rushton; Dr. Brent Lanting | Health and Rehabilitation Sciences |
2025 Oral Presentation Winners
| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | TOPIC/ROOM | DEPARTMENT | ABSTRACT TITLE | SUPERVISOR(S) |
| Sam | Mestern | Neuroscience & Brain Health | Neuroscience | Examining The Synaptic Mechanisms of The Neuroendocrine Stress Response to Inflammation | Dr. Wataru Inoue |
| Urvi | Patel | Cancer/Omics | Anatomy & Cell Biology | Therapeutic targeting of extracellular vesicles in breast cancer metastasis | Dr. Alison Allan |
| Matthew | Jones | Innovations in Treatment | Neuroscience | A Novel Cannabidiol:Tetramethylpyrazine Cocrystal (CBD:TMP, ART12.11) Improves the Efficacy and Bioavailability of Cannabidiol in Reducing Stress-Induced Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms | Dr. Steven Laviolette |
| Stephen | Magliocchetti | Woman's Health/Fetal and Child Dev | Anatomy & Cell Biology | The neuroanatomy of pubocervical fascia in adult female cadavers: innovations in treatment for level II nerve-sparing pelvic organ prolapse repair | Dr. Tyler Beveridge & Dr. Queena Chou |
| Alexandra | Troitskaya | Metabolism, Infection and Immunity | Physiology & Pharmacology | Impact of age on sepsis: Overwhelming inflammation in the lung | Dr. Sean Gill & Dr. Ruud Veldhuizen |
London Health Research Day is presented in partnership with Western University's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Faculty of Health Sciences, Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's Health Care London and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute.
