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20162016 FHS Research Plenary

Awards ReceptionTuesday, May 17 - Thursday, May 19

Awards Reception: Tuesday, May 31

Celebrating Excellence in the areas of graduate student and postdoctoral fellow health science research

http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/grad/research_plenary.html

Contents

2 A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR JUDGES, SELECTION COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND VOLUNTEERS

3 2016 FHS RESEARCH PLENARY AWARD WINNERS

7 2015-2016 EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL AWARD HOLDERS

14 HEALTH SCIENCES GRADUATE STUDIES

A Special Thank You to our Judges, Selection Committee Members, and VolunteersAnita AcaiDan AmbrosiniMichael AmlungDonnie ArnoldKjetal AskStephanie AtkinsonTheresa AvesKaren BeattieAshley BernardoChad BrownSandra CarrollNancy CarterSoo Chan CarusoneYong Chang LiCatherine ClaseJamie DawdyEmily DayBrad DobleKayla DriverPamela DureposMargaret Fahnestock

Mark FerroAnne GaetanLawrence GriersonLauren GriffithAlba GuarnéWilliam GwynneTom HawkeCatherine HaywardDarci HillAlison HollowayKristin HopeClaudia HungBushra IlyasImtiaz KaramatAlka KaushalCharu KaushicDaphne Kilgour Michelle KivlenieksJoshua KoenigMike LivingstonYu Lu

Lesley MacNeilKim MaddenPeter MargettsMeghan McConnellMike McGillionNishanth MerwinJordan MillerRam MishraSandra MonteiroAli MotahhariIshac NaziJanelle PandayJohn Paul OliveriaJulia PembertonCarmina Perez

RomeroJenny PloegNick QuinnSandy RahaJulie RichardsonIsabel Rodrigues

Fran ScottRoma SehmiBill SheffieldJennifer SkellyDeb SlobodaRanil SonnadaraGregory SteinbergSabrina SyanEva SzaboDino TrigattiRyan Van LieshoutMeredith VanstoneElena VerduRebecca VriezemaChelsea WalkerJudy West-Mays and to the HSGSF

and FHSPDA

Health Sciences Graduate Programs and Postdoctoral Studies

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2016 FHS Research Plenary Award Winners

GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDSGraduate Student Leadership AwardMaude Perreault Medical SciencesRitesh Daya NeuroscienceVanessa Ha Health Research MethodologyThuva Vanniyasingam Health Research Methodology

Graduate Student International Trainee Award for Excellence Chatree Chai-

Adisaksopha

Health Research Methodology

Graduate Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship AwardChiara Nicolini Medical Sciences

Graduate Student Publication AwardStefan Rentas Biochemistry and Biomedical

SciencesAdam Bujak Medical Sciences

Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Excellence AwardJohn Paul Oliveria Medical Sciences Thuva Vanniyasingam Health Research Methodology Yasmeen Mezil Medical Sciences

Health Sciences Diversity Graduate Student AwardThuva Vanniyasingam Health Research Methodology

HSGSF Excellence in Open Communication and Collaboration AwardDavid Bakhshinyan Biochemistry and Biomedical

Sciences

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW AWARDS

Postdoctoral Fellow International Trainee Award for ExcellenceHayley Furlong Obstetrics and GynecologySyed Qadri Pathology and Molecular

Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow Innovation and Entrepreneurship AwardAdeel Safdar Department of Pediatrics

Postdoctal Fellow Publication AwardSyed Qadri Pathology and Molecular

Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow Outstanding Achievement AwardAdeel Safdar Department of Pediatrics

FACULTY AWARDS

HSGSF Excellence in Graduate Student Supervision AwardJonathan Schertzer Biochemistry Lori Burrows Biochemistry Russell de Souza CE&BGurmit Singh Pathology Warren Foster Obstetrics and GynecologyBrenda Vrkljan Rehabilitation Sciences

HSGSF Excellence in Graduate Teaching AwardMark Inman Medicine

FHSPDA Excellence in PDF Supervision AwardWarren Foster Obstetrics and Gynecology

FHS Research Plenary

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GRADUATE PROGRAM AWARDS

Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Programs Outstanding Achievement AwardsMohammed Almakadi Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesKatie Aquilla Global Health Marina Atalla Global Health Nicola Banger Physiotherapy Monica Bawor NeuroscienceChloe Bedard Health Research Methodology Rhonda Boateng Global Health Ashley Bonner Health Research Methodology Alana Boyczuk Physiotherapy Sara Buckham Physiotherapy Lauren Carter Occupational TherapyJi Cheng Health Research Methodology Emily-Rose Creighton Biomedical EngineeringAndrea Cross Rehabilitation SciencesTomasz Czarny Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesNatalie D’Isabella Rehabilitation SciencesTommaso D’Ovidio Health Research Methodology Jamie Dawdy Nursing Kathleen Dobson Health Research Methodology Mark Duffett Health Research Methodology Nathan Evaniew Health Research Methodology Nadia Federici Occupational TherapyNicola Gailits Global Health Christopher Galano Global Health Meghann Geddis Occupational TherapyZohaib Ghazi Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesJulie Gourlay Physiotherapy Janelle Gravesande Rehabilitation SciencesEmily Anne Hicks Biomedical EngineeringPatricia Hui NeuroscienceWilliam Jennings Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesChad Johnston Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesDanielle Kandel-

Lieberman

Occupational Therapy

David Kanters Health Research Methodology Raymond Kao Health Management Andrew King Chemical BiologyAnna Korol Biomedical EngineeringAndrea Kusec Rehabilitation SciencesRicky Lali Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesBryan Lee Biomedical EngineeringAmanda Lee Medical Sciences Tiffany Leighton Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesSelene Lopez Reyes Global Health Ze Lu Rehabilitation SciencesJustin Mausz Health Science Education Jordan Miller Rehabilitation SciencesSohail Mulla Health Research Methodology Ronita Nath Health Research Methodology John Paul Oliveria Medical Sciences Tara Packham Rehabilitation SciencesStefan Perera Health Research Methodology Kaley Powers Physiotherapy Maleeha Qazi Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesNicole Rakowski Global Health Stefan Rentas Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesKimberly Roorda Occupational TherapyGabriela Rozanski Physiotherapy Michael Scarpitti Global Health Saurabh Shaw Biomedical EngineeringAmanda Smith Occupational TherapyMary Sourial NeuroscienceJonathan Stokes Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesErin Streatch Physiotherapy Brian Tuinema Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesAdrienne Vraets Health Science Education Chelsea Walker Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesMichelle Ward Occupational TherapyFiona Whelan Biochemistry & Biomedical

Sciences


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Colleen Wilson Health Management Cindy Yeung Health Research Methodology Wenqing Zhang Biochemistry & Biomedical

Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Programs Outstanding Thesis AwardsMadoka Akimoto Chemical BiologyVarun Anipindi Medical Sciences Monica Bawor NeuroscienceEsther Coker Nursing Lucia Costantini Nursing Nicole Delong Medical Sciences Brittany Dennis Health Research Methodology Michael Dorrington Medical Sciences Erica Forsberg Chemical BiologyMark Fuller Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesRebecca Ganann Nursing Stephen Gentles Health Research Methodology Sara Henderson Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesChad Johnston Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesMinesh Kapadia NeuroscienceMelissa Kimber-Sifton Health Research Methodology Vanessa Lobo Nursing Adalberto Loyola-

Sanchez

Rehabilitation Sciences

Jordan Miller Rehabilitation SciencesNoeman Mirza Nursing Iris Mujica Nursing Mina Nashed Medical Sciences Ylan Nguyen Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesAnupa Prashad Health Science Education Lisa Rivard Rehabilitation SciencesMathangi Selvamenan NeuroscienceDaniel Venegas Pino Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesJovana Yudin Health Science Education

Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Programs Outstanding Excellence AwardsMobolaji Adeolu Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesAlexandria Afonso Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesAlireza Akbari Biomedical EngineeringDhuha Alsajee Medical Sciences David Bakhshinyan Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesJustin Balsor NeuroscienceNeil Barr Health Policy Monica Bawor NeuroscienceSonam Bhatia Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesFelix Boivin-

Laframboise

Medical Sciences

Victoria Borg Debono Health Research Methodology Stephen Boulton Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesLaura Bowie Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesFrancesca Brundisini Health Policy Sagar Buch Biomedical EngineeringMatthew Bui Nursing Heather Bullock Health Policy Beverly Buzon Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesAlonso Carrasco Labra Health Research Methodology Derek Chan Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesYaping Chang Health Research Methodology Lucia Costantini Nursing Carlos Cuello Garcia Health Research Methodology Natalie D’Isabella Rehabilitation SciencesVi Dang Chemical BiologyRitesh Daya NeuroscienceLaura De Rooij Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesAvram Denburg Health Policy Neha Dewan Rehabilitation SciencesAlicia DiBattista Chemical Biology


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Laura Digiovanni Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

Pamela Durepos Nursing Rebecca Eisen NeuroscienceNathan Evaniew Health Research Methodology Joycelyne Ewusie Health Research Methodology Christine Fahim Health Research Methodology Ivan Florez Health Research Methodology Christine Gabardo Biomedical EngineeringRobert Gale Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesVictor Gordon Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesTravis Gould Medical Sciences Kassu Gurmu Health Policy Christina Hackett Health Policy Joanne Hammill Medical Sciences Nicholas Holzapfel Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesClaudia Hung Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesFaidat Adeola Ishola Medical Sciences Minesh Kapadia NeuroscienceSara Kilmury Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesAndrew King Chemical BiologyElizabeth Krawczak NeuroscienceVickie Kwan Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesAnnie Lam Nursing Daphnee Lamarche Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesErin Landau-Crangle Medical Sciences Jennifer Lau Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesTiffany Leighton Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesOlga Maria Dona

Lemus

Biomedical Engineering

Shu Nan Liang Medical Sciences Dessi Loukov Medical Sciences Kim Madden Health Research Methodology Justin Mausz Health Science Education

Alexandra Mayhew Health Research Methodology Patrick McPhee Rehabilitation SciencesValerie Mueller Health Science Education Sohail Mulla Health Research Methodology Avee Naidoo Medical Sciences Danielle Nash Health Research Methodology Mina Nashed Medical Sciences Ronita Nath Health Research Methodology Nevin Navodia Nursing Sarah Newell Health Policy Alexander Nielsen Chemical BiologyAdriana Nori De

Macedo

Chemical Biology

Melissa Northwood Nursing Tara Packham Rehabilitation SciencesJulia Pemberton Health Research Methodology Laura Pepler Medical Sciences Stephen Pinkosky Medical Sciences Ryan Pyrke NeuroscienceKripa Raman Medical Sciences Sean Rasmussen NeuroscienceStefan Rentas Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesAmber Rieder NeuroscienceConrad Rockel Biomedical EngineeringChris Rowley NeuroscienceManpreet Sehmbi NeurosciencePamela Shen Medical Sciences Jenna Smith Rehabilitation SciencesMary Sourial NeuroscienceJonathan Stokes Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesSabrina Syan NeuroscienceNetusha Thevaranjan Medical Sciences Jasmine Turna NeuroscienceThuva Vanniyasignam Health Research Methodology Fiona Whelan Biochemistry & Biomedical

SciencesChristie Whitby Nursing Karen Wong Health Research Methodology Amy Wright Nursing Yuan Zhang Health Research Methodology Aimen Zlitni Chemical Biology


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2015-2016 External and Internal Award Holders

Biochemistry Mobolaji Adeolu Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Alexandria Afonso Fred and Helen Knight Enrichment Award

Mohammed Almakadi The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Scholarship

Ahmad Almawi Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Yazeed Alshuweishi The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Scholarship

Lili Aslostovar The Jan’s Graduate Scholarship in Stem Cell Research

Kaushal Baid Mitacs Globalink Graduate Fellowship

David Bakhshinyan The Thomas Neilson Scholarship

Muluken Belew NSERC CGSD and The Lee Nielson Roth Award

Sonam Bhatia NSERC CGSD

Stephen Boulton Ontario Graduate Scholarship and Impact Award

Laura Bowie CIHR CGSD

Joe Cavallari CIHR CGSD

Derek Chan MD/PhD CIHR Studentship

Kaitlyn Chan CIBC Graduate Bursary in Breast Cancer

Elizabeth Culp CIHR CGSM

Tomasz Czarny Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Rob Gale CIHR CGSD, Impact Award and Karl Freeman Award (1st Place)

Wajiha Gohir CIBC Graduate Bursary in Breast Cancer

Rachel Gysbers Karl Freeman Award (2nd Place)

F.M. Nazmul Hassan International Excellence Award

Brandyn Henriksbo Karl Freeman Award (2nd Place)

Nicholas Holzapfel MD/PhD CIHR Studentship

Claudia Hung Fred and Helen Knight Enrichment Award

Bushra Ilyas Fred and Helen Knight Enrichment Award

Chad Johnston CIHR CGSD

Michelle Jones CIHR CGSM and The Louis Minden Scholarship in Health Sciences

Bijendra Khadka International Excellence Award

Jen Lau Fred and Helen Knight Enrichment Award

Trevor Lau CIHR CGSM

Michelle Ly Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Branavan Manoranjan CIHR Vanier

Sid Nath MD/PhD CIHR Studentship

Alexander Oberc CIHR CGSM

Mary Ortiz Castro International Excellence Award


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Carmina Perez Romero Ontario Trillium Scholarship

Maleeha Qazi Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Margarita Rashev Karl Freeman Award (1st Place)

Jennifer Reid The Betty Horricks Research Endowment Fund

Stefan Rentas Canadian Blood Services Graduate Fellowship

Pat Schenck CIHR CGSD

Yao Shen International Excellence Award

Mohini Singh Brain Canada Award

Jonathan Stokes Mildred Gulliver Graduate Scholarship in Infectious Diseases

Brian Tuinema Ontario Graduate Scholarship and Impact Award

Andrew Tupper Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Daniel Venegas Pino CONICYT Bicentenial Becas-Chile Scholarship

Nick Waglechner CIHR CGSD

Fiona Whelan CIHR CGSD

Calvin Yeh CIHR CGSD

Chemical Biology Madison Bell Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Holly Bilton NSERC

Carla Brown Chemical Biology Travel Awards

Vi Dang International Excellance Award

Simanga Gama International Excellance Award

Simanga Gama Chemical Biology Travel Awards

Urooj Gill Chemical Biology Travel Awards

Aric Huang Ontario Graduate Scholarship

The Ashbaugh Graduate Scholarship 2015-16

Vincent Huynh Chemical Biology Travel Awards

Andrew King The Michael Kamin Hart Memorial Scholarship 2015-16 - $1,800

Kyle Leckett Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Madelaine Leung NSERC

Devang Nijsure Chemical Biology Travel Awards

Marlena Whinton Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Michael Wolfe Ontario Graduate Scholarship

e-Health Ali Ariaeinejad International Excellence Award

Deepu Oommen Kakuzhyil International Excellence Award

Mamatha Musku International Excellence Award

Health Policy Jaime Ardila-Salcedo Ontario Trillium Scholarship Award and Knowledge Translation Trainee

Neil Barr OGS and Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship


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Avram Denburg CIHR - Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation

Kassu D. Gurmu CIHR - Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

Christina Hackett Nunatsiavut Government Grant

Ahmad Firas Khalid Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Chungah Kim NIIED Korean Government Scholarship

SGS International Excellence Award

Claudia Vélez Department of Science, Technology and Innovation of Colombia (Colciencias)

Shawn Windsor CIHR - Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

Health Science Education Portia Kalun Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Health Research Methodology Chatree Chai-Adisaksopha MITACS

Chloe Bedard CE&B Fall 2015 Travel Award

Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Emilie Belley-Cote Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Victoria Borg deBono CGS-D

Yaping Chang DeGroote IPRC Scholarship, IEA

Carlos Cuello Garcia HRM Publication Award

Juan Diaz-Martinez International Excellance Award

Kathleen Dobson Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Mark Duffett CIHR

Nathan Evaniew CGS-D

Joycelyne Ewusie QES

International Excellance Award

Ivan Florez OTS

Naghmeh Foroutan DSECT

International Excellance Award

Vanessa Ha DLS

CGS-D

Harman Johal Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Guowei Li CSC

FSORC

Kimberley Madden MSFSS

CGS-D

Veena Manja HRM Publication Award

Rebecca Morgan International Excellance Award

Gian Paolo Morgano International Excellance Award

Sergei Muratov DSECT

Danielle Nash CGS-D

Julia Pemberton MSFSS

CGS-D


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Yasir Rehman DeGroote IPRC Scholarship

John Riva NCMIC Foundation

Behnam Sadeghirad International Excellance Award

Nigar Sekercioglu OGF

Reed Siemieniuk CIHR-M

Grace Tang Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Yuan Zhang International Excellance Award

Medical Sciences Dhuha Al-Sajee Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Matthew Atherton International Excellence Award

Ehab Ayaub CGS-D Banting

Felix Boivin-Laframboise Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Dr. Erwin Regoeczi Prize in Pathology and Molecular Medicine

Rachel Carlisle FSORC

Lisa Chu CIHR CGS

Emily Day Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Eric Desjardins Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Michael Dorrington Canadian Lung Association

Brittany Duggan Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Alexander Green CIHR

Maria Elisa Haikalis Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Joanne Hammill Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation doctoral award

David Hare NSERC PGS-D3

Amy Hector Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Joshua Koenig CIHR CGS-M

Amanda Lee CIHR Vanier

Jenifer Li The Louis Minded Scholarship in Health Sciences

Emily (Yujin) Li CIHR CGS-M

Steven (Shu) Liang CIHR CGS-M

Marin Jane McBride Dr. Jordan Page Harshman Bursary

Joshua Mcgrath FIHR

Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health Graduate Students Scholarship

Yasmeen Mezil NSERC PGS-D3

Tanya Miladinovic CIBC Bursary in Breast Cancer

Daniel Moldaver Eva Euginia Lillian Cope

Aveshni Naidoo CGS-D Banting

Chiara Nicolini International Excellence Award

Kyle Novakowski Ontario Graduate Scholarship

John Paul Oliveria Eva Euginia Lillian Cope

Pavithra Parthasarathy Dr. John Thomas Memorial Bursary

Maude Perreault CIHR Vanier


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Elizabeth Simms MD/PhD studentship

Father Sean O’Sullivan

Tarandeep Singh Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Phillip Staibano CIHR CGS-M

Randa Stringer CGS-D Banting

Mach-Gaensslen Foundation scholarship

Victor Tat CIHR CGS-M

Dharneya Thayaparan FIHR

Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health Graduate Students Scholarship

Netusha Thevaranjan The Michael Kamin Hart Memorial Schip

Kuan-Wen Wang Ontario Graduate Scholarship

George Wright NSERC CGS-D3

Neuroscience Sarra Bahna Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Justin Balsor Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Simon Beshara NSERC PGS D3

Rober Boshra Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Cheryl Chow Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Ritesh Daya Vanier CIHR

Rebecca Eisen Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Sean Rasmussen OMHF

Amber Rieder CIHR CGS

Manpreet Sehmbi Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Caitlin Siu Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Mary Sourial Vanier NSERC

Shawna Lee Thompson Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Jasmine Turna Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Nursing Susan Bookey-Bassett RNFOO Award - St. Elizabeth Scholarship

Canadian Nursing Foundation Scholarship Award

Ellen Buck-McFadyen RNFOO Award - CHNIG Educational Scholarship

Kristina Chang Ann C. Beckingham Graduate Nursing Scholarship

Josh Christopher Rose C. Mosgrove Graduate Nursing Scholarship

Pamela Durepos Ann C. Beckingham Graduate Nursing Scholarship

Annie Lam The E. B. Ryan Scholarship - McMaster University

Melissa Northwood RNFOO Award - Mary Ann Murphy Memorial Diabetes Award

Elizabeth Orr 2015 COUPN Award - Masters Award of Excellence

Hannah Smith Ray Family Scholarship - McMaster University

Holly Tschirhart RNFOO Award - Maternal Child Nurses’ Interest Group Scholarship

Carly Whitmore Dr. Vivian Wood Graduate Nursing Scholarship


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Abigail Wickson-Griffiths 2015 COUPN Award - Doctoral Dissertation Award

Amy Wright Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Aileen McPhail Memorial Prize Nursing Graduate Scholarship

RNFOO Award - Maternal Child Nurses’ Interest Group Scholarship

RNFOO Award - Prenatal & Parenthood Services Research Award

Erin Ziegler Dr. Vivian Wood Graduate Scholarship

Occupational Therapy Hailey Albright The Canadian Association Of Occupational Therapists (Caot) Student Award

Alex Ball The Ontario Society Of Occupational Therapists (Osot) Prize Award

Louisa Chan The Professional Practica Prize (Formerly The Muriel Westmorland Prize) Award

Nadia Federici The Shari Lowe Book Award

Monique Lizon The Northern Studies Stream Book Award

Lisa Clarke Canchild Research Awards

Stephanie Zubriski The Cotf Future Scholar Award

Tony Wang Catherine Smith Spirit Award

Physiotherapy Jasmyne Barredo Physiotherapy Student Bursary

Alana Boyczuk PT Leadership Scholarship Award

OPA Interaction 2016 Travel Grant

Sara Buckham PT Leadership Scholarship Award

Lea Damata OPA Interaction 2016 Travel Grant

James Deloyer PT Leadership Scholarship Award

Hilary Deverell OPA Interaction 2016 Travel Grant

Heather Dowling Physiotherapy Entrance Scholarship

Kyle Ferrigan CPA Travel Grant


Ewa Habrowski OPA Interaction 2016 Travel Grant

Glen Hempstock Physiotherapy Student Bursary

Timothy Hurley Physiotherapy Entrance Scholarship

Aaron Kipp Physiotherapy Student Bursary

Amanda Pereira Catherine Smith Spirit Award

CPA Travel Grant


Nick Persadie PT Leadership Scholarship Award

Anne Hall Memorial Fund


Kaley Powers Physiotherapy Student Bursary

Amy Price OPA Interaction 2016 Travel Grant

Gabriela Rozanski PT Leadership Scholarship Award



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Meranda Termaat Physiotherapy Student Bursary

Thirusan Thiruchelvam CPA Travel Grant


Brynn Thistle PT Leadership Scholarship Award

Carley Tougas CPA Travel Grant

Brittany Vandyken Physiotherapy Entrance Scholarship

CPA Travel Grant

George Yuan CPA Travel Grant


Elysia Zavaglia Physiotherapy Entrance Scholarship

Public Health Joyce Chan Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Lacy VanEvery 2016-17 Harvey E. Longboat Graduate Scholarship

Rehabilitation Science Folarin Babatunde Anne Hall Memorial Fund

Nicholas Brisson Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Xavier Bromfield International Excellence Award

Everett Claridge Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master’s

Michael Smith Foreign Studies Supplement

Andrea Cross Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Neha Dewan Anne Hall Memorial Fund

GSA Travel Award

International Excellence Award

Pranay Jindal FHS Transition - Excellence

Manraj Kaur CIHR Doctoral

Jennifer Kennedy Dr. Ian and Shirley Rowe Entrance Scholarship

Pamela Lahey SSHRC Doctoral

Ze Lu International Excellence Award

Melody Maximos TVN Fellowship

Patrick McPhee Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Goris Nazari International Excellence Award

Anastasia Newman Jean Crowe Scholarship

Tram Nguyen CIHR Frederick Banting

Tara Packham CIHR Frederick Banting

Michelle Phoenix CIHR Frederick Banting

Ruheena Sangrar Ontario Graduate Scholarship

Jenna Smith Vanier Scholarship

Kathy Wlodarczyk Ontario Graduate Scholarship


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Health Sciences Graduate StudiesMcMaster University has an outstanding national and international reputation as one of the most successful research-intensive universities. Our Graduate Programs in Health Sciences form a key component of this strength, offering excellent training and experiences in health-related research fields. Health Sciences graduate students are immersed in a culture of collaboration and inter-professional learning. The diverse opportunities in our Master’s and Doctoral programs allow students to develop the important professional skills that become the foundation for future career successes and life-long learning. Our highly-talented faculty and postdoctoral fellows are from many different departments and disciplines in the University, including the teaching hospitals in Hamilton, associated research institutes and centers, and multidisciplinary training programs, offered in collaboration with other Faculties. Our programs embrace a culture of innovation, collaboration, excellence in mentorship, education and research that enables graduate students to reach their maximum potential. We invite you to explore the many opportunities available within our graduate programs.

BIOCHEMISTRY Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences offers leading-edge training at the MSc, PhD and MD/PhD levels. Our program is internationally recognized and research-intensive in a variety of scientific disciplines including stem cells and cancer research; cell and human biology; microbiology and infectious diseases; and structural biology. The graduate experience in our Department is defined by a world-class experience in a research laboratory, the synthesis of skills in experimental design, interpretation, and scientific communication, and strong mentorship from researchers in the biomedical sciences. At the heart of our program are 125 graduate students working in labs on the McMaster campus and affiliated hospitals and research institutes across the city. Our program is supported by world-class research infrastructure, allowing students to conduct research that is creative and original with unparalleled depth of discovery.

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING McMaster University's Faculties of Engineering and Health Sciences have been brought together to create a unique research and training program under the umbrella of the School of Biomedical Engineering (SMBE). Improved healthcare and outcomes grounded in bioengineering require new approaches emphasizing integration and collaboration among traditional research areas. The School provides a unique collaborative environment that leverages our existing expertise in medical sciences and engineering, and that links current and emerging areas of molecular, medical and bioengineering research.


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CHEMICAL BIOLOGYThe Chemical Biology Program focuses its resources on understanding the role that biomolecular interactions play in the control of biological function. Research carried out by faculty members in the program centers on: examining the biological significance of biomolecular complexes and interactions and their role in biochemical regulation and control of biochemical pathways; the development and use of small molecules to probe biological function; and the development and use of physiocochemical, computational and high throughput assay methods for studying biological systems.

CLINICAL BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCESThe Clinical Behavioural Sciences Program is a Health Sciences, Graduate Diploma Program. The course instructors are Faculty from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences. The Faculty are experienced clinicians with expertise in providing advanced training to professionals looking to enhance their skills. The program is designed for professionals who are working in the health services field. Courses are developed for adult learners and have an interprofessional small group approach. The emphasis of the program is not on new credentials or accreditation but on enhanced knowledge and skills. The Program consists of formal teaching and clinical supervision in a number of course areas. Students from a variety of professional backgrounds, agencies, and hospitals study in the Program, attending classes on a part-time basis while they continue in their usual employment.

Students may choose to apply as a post degree student to complete a selected course, or diploma completion.

CLINICIAN INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM (CIP)The Clinician Investigator Program is a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Program that is designed to help train clinician investigators, and takes a minimum of 2 years to complete. Trainees are physicians who are in, or have recently completed, a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons accredited Clinical Residency Program and are also enrolled in a Faculty of Health Sciences Graduate Program, which can be a MSc or PhD. The Clinician Investigator Program supplements the research training provided by the Graduate Programs through monthly academic sessions, presented by established Clinician Investigators, that focus on topics of particular relevance to clinicians who plan to spend a large proportion of their time (e.g. 50 -75%) doing research. McMaster’s Clinician Investigator Program, which is one of the largest in Canada, currently has over twenty trainees. The trainees have a broad range of clinical training (e.g. Surgery, Psychiatry; Internal Medicine; Oncology; Pediatrics) and are enrolled in a number of Graduate Programs (e.g. Health Research Methodology; Medical Sciences; Master Education; Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences).


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E-HEALTHThe MSc eHealth degree is truly interdisciplinary and based on a partnership among the Faculties of Health Sciences (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department), Engineering (Computing and Software Department) and Business (Information Systems area in the DeGroote School of Business). The objective of the program is to produce Masters level graduates with high quality training and experience in the broad interdisciplinary area that spans eHealth. The program has a full-time course-based and full-time thesis-based stream as well as a course-based part-time option. The program of study emphasizes industry relevant academic research and development. Students are on campus for two semesters taking courses and then they move to an 8-month internship experience. They then return for one or two semesters to complete outstanding courses and a scholarly paper or a thesis. Both sets of training provide them with unique expertise in enabling technologies that will contribute to advances in healthcare, especially at the system level. The need for eHealth graduates is strong, estimated at between 6000 and 12,000 new graduates in the next five years.

GLOBAL HEALTHThe Master of Science in Global Health – an innovative program that prepares graduates for careers in a globalized world – received the 2015 Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) Panorama Award for Outstanding International Education Program (Academic category). Developed in partnership with Maastricht University in the Netherlands, the program is collaborative and interdisciplinary, integrating education and research from the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Faculty of Social Sciences and the DeGroote School of Business, and linking with partner universities in India and Norway. The program’s curriculum provides students with the experience and skills that a global marketplace demands: collaboration, cross-cultural intuition, self-management, accountability, and incisive decision-making in an international context. Students are exposed to global perspectives and gain hands-on field experience in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Faculty members teach and supervise from across the world, and an international advisory board of global health experts provides strategic direction. Graduates leave the program equipped for leadership positions within key international health organizations, government and non-government agencies, and the private sector.

HEALTH MANAGEMENT The Master of Health Management (MHM) is intended to provide regulated health professionals with a combination of core management skills (accounting, finance, marketing, human resource management etc.) and a broad understanding of the Canadian healthcare policy development and service delivery environments (health system design, health policy analysis, and evidence based decision-making). This interdisciplinary program is designed specifically for health professionals who are currently employed in a clinical and/or management capacity in any healthcare sector in Canada or internationally. Students will gain the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to excel as a middle or senior manager within both the public and private spheres of Canada's healthcare sector.


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HEALTH POLICY McMaster University's PhD in Health Policy prepares intellectual leaders in the field of health policy. Our interdisciplinary program is unique in Canada and draws outstanding and committed students from diverse graduate training backgrounds, including interdisciplinary health fields, social sciences disciplines, and professional programs. The curriculum provides theory and empirical methods for framing, investigating, and answering crucial questions about health policy. Students receive general training across three field areas, and specialize in one of: Health Economics; Political Studies; or Social Organization. Over 25 faculty supervisors in the Health Policy PhD Program hold appointments in departments across the University, including Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, DeGroote School of Business, Economics, Geography & Earth Sciences, Health Aging & Society, History, Oncology, Philosophy, Political Science, and Psychiatry & Behavioural Neuroscience. Graduates are equally well prepared for leadership positions in government, consulting, non-governmental organizations, or private industry.

HEALTH RESEARCH METHODOLOGY The Health Research Methodology Program (HRM) offers training at the MSc and PhD level and students tailor their academic study in one of the five fields of specialization, Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics (PhD only), Health Services Research, Population and Public Health, and Health Technology Assessment. Students who do not wish to declare a field of specialization can take advantage of the flexibility in HRM Classic and tailor their educational plan to their own unique needs and interests. The goal of the HRM Program is to produce graduates with research methods skills that enable them to “push the boundaries of knowledge” relevant to improving clinical practice (including medical education research), strengthening health systems and enhancing population health. The HRM Program offers an interdisciplinary educational model that draws on faculty members from numerous departments and disciplines, allowing students the unique opportunity to train with world-renowned health researchers who lead major studies based in numerous sites in Canada, North America and beyond. Refer to the HRM website for program requirements and current event information: http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/hrm/.

HEALTH SCIENCE EDUCATIONThe Master of Science in Health Science Education is designed for clinicians in the health science field who wish to strengthen their teaching abilities in their area of expertise. It is offered primarily online and offers practicing professionals and direct entry undergraduate students with opportunities to develop a comprehensive understanding of current standards in health science pedagogy and research principles in health science education. In particular, the Program strives to provide synthesis of core competencies in the scholarship of education with influential practical application. Students will gain the research skills, pedagogical knowledge and experiences necessary to succeed in a variety of areas of health science education and practice.


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MEDICAL SCIENCESWith more than eighty faculty and one hundred and sixty students, Medical Sciences is the largest graduate program in biomedical and health-related research in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Our programs are interdepartmental and interdisciplinary, ideally preparing students for future careers in biomedical and translational research. We offer MSc, PhD, and MD/PhD graduate education and training in five areas relevant to human health: Blood and Vasculature; Cancer and Genetics; Infection and Immunity; Metabolism and Nutrition; and Physiology and Pharmacology. Ongoing interactions between our basic scientists and our clinical faculty foster unique innovations providing opportunities for translational research spanning several disciplines.

NEUROSCIENCE More than 70 faculty members from across campus have collaborated on the development of McMaster's Neuroscience Graduate Program - a program designed to break through the conventional boundaries that inhibit leading edge, interdisciplinary research and study. The Neuroscience program covers the broadest spectrum of neuroscience: cellular and molecular; clinical and health; cognitive; computational; systems and behavioural; and Neurotech. The MINDS (McMaster Integrative Neuroscience Discovery and Study) Program connects students with an internationally recognized faculty of researchers and scholars, working within a closely-knit, resource-rich research environment. Current research projects within the faculty are aimed at improving human health and discovery in areas such as neural development, behavioural genetics, brain imaging, perception, pain, motor learning, vision, hearing, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, autism, Parkinson's disease, depression, bipolar disorder, dementia, anxiety, addiction, and more.

NURSING The Nursing graduate program provides students with the opportunity to become clinical health science investigators in Nursing, contributing to the development of the theoretical basis of practice and to the development and evaluation of health care interventions and programs. The program offers studies leading to the MSc and PhD, as well as Graduate Diplomas in Advanced Neonatal Nursing and Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner. Students in the graduate program have access to the educational, research and clinical resources of the Faculty of Health Sciences and the services of the Hamilton-Wentworth health care community.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPYThe Master of Science program in Occupational Therapy is a two year course-based Master’s degree. Our mission is to prepare graduates with requisite knowledge, skills, and professional behaviours to practice as entry-level occupational therapists in a range of institutional and community settings throughout Canada and the international community. Students achieve an understanding of the influence of family, society, culture and physical environments as they explore the concepts of occupation and health across the lifespan within the context of client-centered practice. Graduates are prepared to function as independent practitioners, as members of interdisciplinary teams, as critical consumers of research, as agents of change, as leaders in their profession, and as lifelong self-directed learners.


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PHYSIOTHERAPYThe Masters in Physiotherapy Program is a full time 25 month program comprised of academic and clinical education. The global goal of the entry-level professional program is to prepare students to practice physiotherapy in a variety of roles and diverse practice environments. Through a problem-based, small group self-directed learning approach, students develop: (1) the knowledge, skills, and professional behaviours that prepare them for mindful, ethical practice; and, (2) the ability to apply their knowledge and skills in an evidence -based way to clients, patients, systems and organizations.

PUBLIC HEALTH The Master of Public Health program, within the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, was launched in September 2015 with its inaugural class of 25 full time and 5 part time students. This new program offers students core courses in foundations of population/public health practice, population/public health epidemiology, biostatistics, population/public health policy and population/public health research methods as well as two required seminar courses and electives. Students choose either a practicum or thesis option from a menu of local public health agencies/partners and McMaster faculty interested in population/public health. The goal of the MPH program is to produce public health professionals/researchers with skills and knowledge to address complex public health issues. The three areas of focus for the program include policy/management, environmental health and population/public health research methods. For more information please see http://fhs.mcmaster.ca/ceb/mph/

REHABILITATION SCIENCEThe Rehabilitation Science Graduate Program offers two graduate programs that lead to either a PhD or a Master’s degree. Graduates of the PhD program will be trained as rehabilitation scientists, prepared to advance rehabilitation research and transfer new knowledge into practice and policy. Within the Master’s degree there is a thesis option and a course based option. The thesis option offers an opportunity to assume leadership positions in the rehabilitation community and contribute to rehabilitation science research. The course based option is designed for practicing health professionals who want advanced knowledge and opportunity to upgrade their qualifications to take on advanced practice and management roles.

MD/PHDThe McMaster University MD/PhD Program is designed to train the next generation of clinician scientists who will pursue research as a major career priority and be at the forefront of medical research and innovation. The program has a unique integrated format during which students will complete both the MD curriculum (to be eligible for MD residency programs), and the PhD requirements in order to be eligible for academic placements across institutions. Up to 3 applicants of high academic excellence will be admitted on a yearly basis into the Faculty of Health Sciences MD/PhD program. PhD studies in this Program are available in Medical Sciences or Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences, Health Research Methodology, Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering.

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2016 FHS Research Plenary Awards ReceptionTUESDAY, MAY 31, 2016 Jan and Mien Heersink Reading Pavilion (Health Sciences Library, 1st floor) 4:00pm – 6:30pm

AWARDS RECEPTION - WINE & CHEESE

Welcome - Dr. John Kelton Dean & Vice-President, Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr. Stephen Collins Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr. Catherine Hayward Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences

Announcement and Awarding of 2016 FHS Research Plenary Awards

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