We had an AMAZING turnout of over 50 of you, and we loved hosting you all! We will be sure to contact all our winners for participating in our events very soon 😊🎁🎄🍻

Ann Kuganathan is a second-year PhD student working in the Krepinsky lab @STJOESHAMILTON, where she studies #hypertension. Learn about her experiences as a woman in science here: bit.ly/3YAt4Ad | #WomenInScience

Thank you to all those who attended #MedSciResearchDay this week! Watch this space as we announce our incredible award winners

Our third place in the Oral Presentation is Jenna Benoit Jenna Benoit from the Dawn Bowdish Lab who gave an exceptional presentation on how immunomodulatory drugs alter antibody and T cell responses to #SARSCoV2 vaccination in #RheumatoidArthritis patients

In 2nd place, we congratulate Liz Balint Liz Balint from the Ashkar Lab on her exceptional talk about #neuropathology mediated by bystander activated CD8+ T cells during #viralinfection via antigen-independent cytotoxicity

In First Place, we had Zarwa Saqib from the Collins Lab give a talk on the reversal on severe gut dysfunction following #CDiff infection by #microbiota directed dietary intervention. Congratulations Zarwa!

Now for our poster presentation category, in third place we had the brilliant Megan Vierhout (an MMSSA Co-President!!) from the Ask lab, who presented her project on the role of #IL4Ra on #monocytes and #macrophages in #PulmonaryFibrosis. Congratulations Megan!!

Our second place in poster presentations was Gayatri Nair from the Alexander Hynes lab who presented on #Bacteriophage lysis. Congratulations Gayatri on your excellent performance!

Our first place poster was presented by Taylor Ross Taylor Ross, MSc. (she/her), from the Bercik-Collins lab, who decribed the role of #Histamine degradation by #Bacteria in #VisceralHyperalgesia. A huge congratulations to Taylor for her spectacular presentation 👏

Medical Sciences Research Day is today! Do not miss our amazing lineup of graduate student presenters, and an unforgettable keynote from Dawn Bowdish titled "My Scientific Eras Tour" McMaster University Department of Medicine McMaster Health Sciences

Our first session of presentations begins now with 3 minute thesis! #MedSciResearchDay2024

The Medical Sciences Annual Research Day had kicked off with an inspiring keynote from Dawn Bowdish! Thank you! Please drop in for amazing presentations and innovating research.

Long talks starting now! #MedSciResearchDay2024

Congratulations Mark Wulczynski Liam Rondeau and Taylor Ross, MSc. (she/her) for being awarded for their oral presentations at Medical Science Research Day 2024! Great Farncombe representation!!🎉

This year medsci research day was filled with energy and discovery as ever! 43 students who participated in 3 categories: Oral Presentations, Poster Presentations and Video Presentations. Join us in congratulating the winners! 🥁🏆🎊🥳 #medsciresearchday2024 #mcmaster

Video Competition Winner: Megan Vierhout

Poster Presentation Winners: 1st place: Nisarg Radadia 2nd place: Kevin Zhao 3rd place: Melody Napoleone

Long Presentation Winners: 1st place: Liam Rondeau 2nd place: Ana Portillo 3rd place: Ann Kuganathan

Short Presentation Winners: 1st place: Nandhitha Ragunayakam 2nd place: Mark Wulczynski 3rd place: Taylor Ross, MSc. (she/her)