The Faculty of Medicine Research Office Summer Studentship Program is offered to students enrolled in their first or second year of training. In 2021, we were pleased to offer fifty-six $5,000 bursaries to students who are selected to participate. Students then spent the summer working closely with their supervisor on a specific research project followed by a poster presentation of their work in September.

The poster presentation was part of the third annual Faculty of Medicine Research Day with a special virtual format again this year. Prizes were distributed at the Gala in October where MengQi Zhang won the best Undergraduate Medical Student Poster.

The annual Faculty of Medicine Research Day was held online this year on September 24th, 2021, attracting over 220 attendees from across the Faculty. This event showcased over 200 posters and 18 oral presentations from learners across a diverse array of research areas and learner programs, including graduate and postdoctoral studies, undergraduate Translational Molecular Medicine (TMM), medical school, and residency training.

The event presented an opportunity for learners to showcase their outstanding research projects, hone their presentation skills and network virtually with classmates, colleagues and professors. A scientific committee of evaluators, comprised of faculty members, reviewed all presented poster abstracts and oral presentations to select the winners.

Congratulations to this year’s winners in the following categories:

Winners for Best Oral Presentation:

Research Symposium A

• Faizan Khan (Graduate Student)

Research Symposium B

• Trina Nguyen (Translational and Molecular Medicine Student)

Winners for Best Poster Presentations:

Postdoctoral Fellow

• Dr. Shelley Vanderhout

Resident

• Dr. Stéphanie Mercier

PhD Candidate

• Dallas Nygard

Master`s Student

• Kyle Tomaro

MD/PhD Student

• Patricia Burhunduli

Undergraduate Medical Student

• MengQi Zhang

Translational and Molecular Medicine Student

• Stephanie Bogdan