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2025 WE-SPARK Health Research Conference Awards
*All project team members are acknowledged with project presenters and award recipients indicated in bold. .
Rapid-Fire Oral Presentation Awards
Joshua Garcia-Barrios, Rachel-Ann Dixon, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rosa Mikheil, Salah Alhajsaleh, Mehtaab Dhillon, University of Windsor, Caroline Hamm, Windsor Regional Hospital, Chelsea Ymana, University of Windsor. Implementation of a Medical Education Service Learning Program Centered on International Agricultural Workers (IAWs) in Southwestern Ontario. Sponsored by WE-SPARK Health Institute.
Emma Kiessling, Madison Dekok, Amy Peirone, St. Clair College. Leveraging Data & Community Action: Strengthening Safety & Well-Being in Windsor-Essex. Sponsored by St. Clair College.
Ibukunoluwa Grace Okusanya, Samantha B Meyer, University of Waterloo. Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Services that Impact Black Canadians: A Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis. Sponsored by the University of Windsor Graduate Student Society.
Poster Session Awards
Samavia Ahmad, Bre-Anne Fifield, Elizabeth Fidalgo da Silva, University of Windsor, Lisa Porter, University of Windsor and St. Joseph's Health Care London, Sindu Kanjeekal, Windsor Regional Hospital. Establishing a Biomarker Discovery Platform to Track Progression to Treatment Resistant Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer. Sponsored by Play for A Cure.
Maria Badalova, Rogers Koboji, Bromleigh Dobson, Daniella Jezdic, Vijendra Sharma, University of Windsor. Identification of Cell-Type-Specific mRNA Translational Control Mechanisms in Synaptic Plasticity and Memory Formation. Sponsored by INSPIRE.
Natasha Bruce, The Mary & John Knight Translational Ovarian Cancer Research Unit and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Ahmed Abdelhameed, Babu Joseph, Methvin Isaac, Radek Laufer, David E Uehling, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry,Trevor G Shepherd, The Mary & John Knight Translational Ovarian Cancer Research Unit and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Evaluation of Novel LKB1 Inhibitors as New Therapeutics Against Ovarian Cancer Histotypes. Sponsored by BEAR Construction and Engineering.
Adina Dass, Smit Rami, Fadya Youssef, Brian DeVeale, University of Windsor. Genetic Analysis of RB Family Loss in G2-S Transit Regulation. Sponsored by Play for A Cure.
Rachel Elliott, Natalie Giannotti, Kathryn Pfaff, Edward Cruz, University of Windsor. Trauma-Informed Care in Undergraduate Nursing Education: An Integrative Review. Sponsored by WE-SPARK Health Institute.
Brianna Grandi, Melanie Trifan, Jeannette Vanier, Nadia Pedri, University of Windsor, Isabelle Arthur, Victory Reproductive Care, Sira Jaffri, Kenan Kassas, St. George's University, Rahi Victory, Victory Reproductive Care. The Use of Pantoprazole Prior to Frozen Embryo Transfer: A Clinical Trial. Sponsored by the University of Windsor Graduate Student Society.
Olive Chung-Hui Huang, University of Windsor, Alina Patel, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - Toronto, Alexander R Daros, University of Windsor, Bechara Saab, Schulich Mobio Interactive, Lena C Quilty, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - Toronto and University of Toronto. Mindfulness for All? Differences in Engagement and Treatment Outcomes for Sexual Minority People During a Mindfulness App Clinical Trial. Sponsoerd by Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare.
Ali Nadi, Adam Pillon, Elizabeth Fidalgo da Silva, University of Windsor, Lisa Porter, University of Windsor and St. Joseph's Health Care London. Tuberin as a Tumour Suppressor and Molecular Integrator of Growth Signalling and Cell Cycle Control. Sponsored by Play for A Cure.
Ryan Palazzolo, Wayne State University, Mehtaab Dhillon, Salah Alhajsaleh, Chelsea Ymana, Kaitlyn St. Pierre, Genesis Flores, Aya El-Hashemi, University of Windsor, Rachel Nixon, Joshua Barrios, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rosa Mikheil, University of Windsor, Megan Cheng, Gabrielle Jacobson, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Indryas Woldie, Caroline Hamm, Windsor Regional Hospital. Exploratory Analysis of Healthcare Worker Experience with International Agricultural Workers (IAWs) in Windsor-Essex County. Sponsored by WE-SPARK Health Institute.
Lauren Pandolfi, University of Windsor, Madison Mooney, Stanford University, Simon Rondeau-Gagne, University of Windsor. Advancing Organic Electronics: Carbohydrate-Containing Polymers for Biomedical Applications and Environmental Sustainability. Sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Windsor Section.
Nakul Pandya, Raymond Zeng, University of Windsor, Biren Dave, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Akram Vasighizaker, University of Windsor, Swati Kulkarni, Ming Pan, Junaid Yousuf, Windsor Regional Hospital, Luis Rueda, University of Windsor. Identifying Therapeutically Targetable Tumour-Immune Interactions in Small Cell Lung Cancer. Sponsored by Play for A Cure.
Nick Philbin, Ellen M Laurie, Bre-Anne Fifield, University of Windsor, Lisa Porter, University of Windsor and St. Joseph's Health Care London. The Unique Role of SPY1 in Breast Cancer Stem Cell (BCSC) Regulation and Residual Disease States in Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC). Sponsored by WE-SPARK Health Institute.
Michaela Reid, Alexandra Fuentes Atencio, Emma Mineau, Gelsea Pizzuto Serra, St. Clair College. Literacy in Early Childhood Education: Incorporating Literacy Through Play Based Learning Utilizing an English Language Learner Lens. Sponsored by St. Clair College Alumni Association.
Vanessa Riolo, Dorota Lubanska, University of Windsor, Lisa A Porter, University of Windsor and St. Joseph's Health Care London, Simon Rondeau-Gagne, Angela Awada, University of Windsor. Investigating the Targeted Effects of HA-RHOD Conjugated Nanoparticles Against Glioblastoma. Sponsored by the University of Windsor.
Arani Sivakumar, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Paula M van Wyk, University of Windsor. Clinician Perspectives of Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists (BRZA) Prescribing and Deprescribing in Ontario. Sponsored by St. Clair College Alumni Association.
Alexandria St. Louis, Jessie Yu, Jeffrey Dason, University of Windsor. Loss of Frequenin1 and FRQ2 Results in Nociceptive Hyperalgesia. Sponsored by Erie Shores HealthCare.
Farinaz Ziaee, Yufeng Tong, University of Windsor. Exploring Novel Speedy-CDK Interactions: Expanding the Cell Cycle Regulatory Network. Sponsored by Windsor Regional Hospital.
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