The 25th annual UOHI Research Day was held on May 7th, 2012.
Congratulations to all winners:
Investigator of the Year Awards
Basic Science Investigator of the Year
- Yves Marcel, PhD
Clinical Science Investigator of the Year
- Dr. Derek So
Basic Science Category
Best Basic Science Oral Presentation:
- Timothy Shutt (Supervisor: Ross Milne, PhD)
The intracellular redox state is a core determinant of mitochondrial fusion
Basic Science Honourable Mentions:
- Nicholas Latham (Supervisor: Dr. Darryl Davis)
A direct comparison of cardiac and blood stem cells reveals unique paracrine signatures with an equivalent capacity for myocardial repair - Tara Seibert (Supervisor: Dr. Edward O’Brien)
Hematopoietic Over-Expression of Heat Shock Protein 27 is Atheroprotective and Extracellular Heat Shock Protein 27 Signals Through NF-kB to Favorably Modulate Macrophage Inflammation
Best Basic Science Poster Presentation:
- Branka Vulesevic (Supervisors: Erik Suuronen, PhD and Ross Milne, PhD)
Over-expression of glyoxalase-1 in the bone marrow reverses defective neovascularization in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice
Clinical Science Category - Doris and Howard Polk Awards
Best Clinical Science Oral Presentation:
- Dr. Jason D. Roberts (Supervisor: Dr. Derek So)
Point-of-Care Genetic Testing for Personalization of Anti-Platelet Therapy: A First Description in Clinical Medicine
Clinical Science Honourable Mentions:
- Dr. Benjamin Hibbert (Supervisor: Dr. Michel Le May)
Bivalirudin for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Outcome Assessment in the Ottawa STEMI Registry - Dr. Louise Sun (Supervisor: Dr. Bernard McDonald)
Postoperative Tracheostomy as an Independent Predictor of Sternal Wound Infection: a Retrospective Study
Best Clinical Science Poster Presentation:
- Dr. Girish Dwivedi (Supervisor: Dr. Benjamin Chow)
Prognostic Value of Coronary Calcification Detected by Cardiac Computed Tomography in Patients with Renal Dysfunction
Allied and Population Health Category
Best Allied and Population Health Oral Presentations:
- Eftyhia Helis (Supervisor: Dr. George Fodor)
A comparison of cardiovascular risk between Chinese and South Asian Canadians, and residents in China and India: a pilot investigation.
Allied and Population Health Honourable Mentions:
- Kerri-Anne Mullen (Supervisor: Robert Reid, PhD)
Randomized trial of an interactive, voice response-mediated follow-up system for smoking cessation in smokers with coronary heart disease
Best Allied and Population Health Poster Presentation:
- Dana Riley (Supervisor: Robert Reid, PhD)
A Social Ecological Approach to Understanding Physical Activity: A mixed methods exploration of the individual, family and neighbourhood characteristics that influence physical activity among Family Heart Health: Randomized, Controlled Trial participants