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2008
Award Recipients

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Coordinated Studentships

Roien Ahmadie BSc
MHRC/SBHRF Studentship
Department of Physiology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: The interaction of hyperlipidemia and NOS3 on left ventricular remodelling after pressure-induced overload.
Supervisor: Dr. Davinder S. Jassal 

Jorge Edmundo Alpuche Aviles BSc,
MHRC/CancerCare Studentship
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Quantitative scatter enhanced computed tomography (CT) for improved breast tissue diagnosis.
Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Pistorius 

Nazila Azordegan MD
MHRC/SBHRF Studentship
Department of Human Nutritional Sciences
Faculty of Human Ecology, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Characterizations of transplant coronary atherosclerosis in rats: Prevention of transplant coronary atherosclerosis by dietary plant sterols.
Supervisor: Dr. M. Moghadasian 

Alicia Berard
HSCF Studentship

Project Title: Proteome analysis of cells infected with virus using SILAC.
Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Coombs 

Mario Fonseca BSc
MHRC/CancerCare/MICH Studentship
Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: DLX transcription factors in intestinal development and colon cancer.
Supervisor: Dr. David Eisenstat 

Kristin Hauff BSc
MHRC/MICH Studentship
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: The Effect of the Barth Syndrome Gene, TAZ, on Cholesterol Biosynthesis.
Supervisor: Dr. Grant Hatch 

Tyler Hynes BSc
MHRC/MICH Studentship
Department of Physiology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Role of Caveolae and Caveolins in Pro-Inflammatory Responses and Changes in Lung Function in Acute Exposure to House Dust Mite.
Supervisor: Dr. Andrew J. Halayko 

Dilshad Hussain Khan BSc
MHRC/CancerCare Studentship
Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Uncovering the role of HDAC2 Phosphorylation in regulating its interaction with Histone binding protein RbAp48.
Supervisor: Dr. Jim R. Davie 

Solmaz Nafez BSc
MHRC/MICH/SBHRF Studentship
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: The role of NF-kB in neuronal activity dependent gene expression.
Supervisor: Dr. Benedict Albensi 

Vanessa Pinto
CancerCare Studentship

Project Title: The role of DLX transcription factors in the childhood tumour Retinoblastoma and on the regulation of the Cone-Rod Homeobox (CRX) gene.
Supervisor: Dr. David Eisenstat 

Gail Pollard Bsc
MHRC/MICH Studentship
Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Lung development and Fungal spores: in vitro and in vivo comparisons.
Supervisor: Dr. JA Thliveris & Dr. EJ Scott 

Jennifer Protudjer BSc,MSc
MHRC/MICH Studentship
Department of Applied Health Sciences
Faculty of Human Ecology, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Temporal Associations between obesity and asthma in pubertal children: A multimethod substudy of the gender-related evolution of asthma team (GREATice)
Supervisor: Dr. Gustaaf Sevenhuysen & Dr. A. Becker 

Ousama Rachid BSc,MSc
MHRC/MICH Studentship
Department of Pharmacy
University of Manitoba

Project Title: The Effects of Non-Medicinal ingredients on the absorption of epinephrine from sublingual tablets.
Supervisor: Prof. Keith J. Simons 

Joumana Salame
MHRC/MICH Studentship
Department of Oral Biology
Faculty of Dentistry, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Periodontal ligament and respiratory lung cells altered MMPs expression upon exposure to cigarette smoke extract.
Supervisor: J. Elliot Scott 

Erin Shepherd BN
MHRC/MICH Studentship
Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba

Project Title: The Lived Experience of Parents Caring for Children who have Completed Treatment for Childhood Cancer.
Supervisor: Dr. Roberta Woodgate 

Caroline Shields BSc
MHRC/CancerCare Studentship
Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: The role of Dlc-2 in ceramide signalling to PGP synthase.
Supervisor: Dr. M. Mowat 

Alina-Gabriela Sofronescu BSc, MSc
MHRC/MICH Studentship
Department of Physiology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Characterization of fibroblast growth factor 16 (FGF-16) promoter activity in postnatal cardiac cells in vitro and in vivo.
Supervisor: Dr. Peter A. Cattini 

Fazal ur-Rehman
MHRC/CancerCare Studentship
Department of Physics & Astronomy (Medical Physics)
Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Characterization of 2D Planar Arrays of Transmission Ion Chamber Detector as an IMRT Dosimetric Tool.
Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Pistorius 

Niranjan Venugopal BSc,MSc
MHRC/CancerCare Studentship
Department of Medical Physics/ Physics and Astronomy
Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging for Improved Treatment Planning of Prostate Cancer.
Supervisor: Dr. Boyd McCurdy 

Parvez Vora BSc, MSc
MHRC/MICH Studentship
Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Role of transcription factor,MeCP2 in regulation in Rett Syndrome.
Supervisor: Dr. Emma Frost 

Jiequn Weng BSc
MHRC/MICH Studentship
Department f Human Anatomy & Cell Science
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Protecting hypoxia-induced neuronal death by targeting the BNIP3 death gene family.
Supervisor: Dr. Jiming Kong 

Kathryn Williamson BA,MA
MHRC/MICH Studentship
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Detection of biological motion in adolescents born prematurely and aged-matched controls.
Supervisor: Dr. Jakobson 

Yi Yan BSc
MHRC/CancerCare Studentship
Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: The steroid receptor RNA activator (SRA)/SRAP regulates the expression of ERB.
Supervisor: Dr. Etienne Leygue 

Hongmei Zeng BSc,MSc
MHRC/Cancercare Studentship
Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Identification of stress-responsive TLS nucleolar relocalization domain.
Supervisor: Dr. Geoff Hicks 

Yingfeng Zheng BSc,MSc
MHRC/MICH Studentship
Department of Medical Microbiology
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: Functional Role and Molecular Mechanism underlying the action of HIV-1 integrase during viral DNA chromatin targeting.
Supervisor: Xiaojian Yao 

Yueqin Zhou BSc, MSc
MHRC/CancerCare Studentship
Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics
Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Project Title: A functional role for TLS in the immunological synapse of activated lymphocytes.
Supervisor: Dr. Geoff Hicks 

     2008 Coordinated Studentship Partners

The Manitoba Institute of Child Health            Manitoba Health Research Council           CancerCare Manitoba Foundation

St. Boniface Hospital and Research Foundation