Recipients of the 2011-2012 College of Pharmacy and Nutrition Academic Fall Awards were announced in early November. Congratulations to all of our award winners!
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Christine Nisbet, Nutrition MSc Graduate and Research Assistant in the College, has recently been selected as the recipient of two awards for excellence in reserach. [More...]
Marc Morris, Nutrition MSc student, has been selected as a recipient of a Teacher Scholar Doctoral Fellowship. [More...]
Christine began her Master's of Science in Nutrition program under the supervision of Dr. Hassan Vatanparast in September of 2009. She quickly became a great asset to Our College and to her field. This past month Christine successfully defended her Master’s thesis entitled, “Have we forgotten the children? A study of health and nutrition issues in immigrant and refugee newcomer children”. [More...]
Navita Niveky, Ph.D. candidate in Nutrition, has received a Travel Award to attend the 6th Annual Obesity Summer Boot Camp put on by the Canadian Obesity Network and the Université Laval. [More...]
Congratulations to Jovana Tomic for being presented with the 2011 AFPC Rx&D Student Research Poster Award! [:)] Jovana is a Master's of Pharmacy student studying under the supervision of Dr. Jane Alcorn. Jovana's award winning poster was entitled, "D-Lactate Affects Apoptosis of Human Vascular Endothelial Cells".
Congratulations Jovana! We wish you continued success!
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The College congratulates Scarlett Ewen, M.Sc. Nutrition Candidate, who has been awarded research funds through the Prairie Metropolis Centre for her project entitled, “Insight into the Food Culture Issues Surrounding Karen and Burmese Refugees in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan”. Scarlett is currently studying under the supervision of Dr. Shawna Berenbaum.
We wish you continued success Scarlett!
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[:D]THANK YOU to ALL of our graduate students who submitted posters for this event.
We had 14 poster submissions from Our College! Your initiative and participation enabled the graduate research in Our College to notably stand out amongst the rest, and to successfully capture numerous awards at this year’s Annual Life & Health Sciences Research Day!
Congratulations to the following award winners of the Reserach Poster Competition: Scarlet Ewen, Jovana Tomic, Megan Koo and Sheri Smith!...
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Samantha Mitchell will be awarded a Master of Science Degree in Nutrition. She has been working under the supervision of Dr. Carol Henry since January, 2008. Congratulations on your success Samantha!!!!
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The College of Pharmacy and Nutrition Academic Awards Ceremony was held March 13, 2011.
Congratulations to the following award recipients for their academic success...
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Adrienne Danyliw is a Master’s of Science Candidate in Nutrition, studying under the supervision of Dr. Susan Whiting and Dr. Hassan Vatanparast.
Adrienne was presented with three awards at the Canadian Nutrition Society/Société canadienne de nutrition (CNS/SCN) Annual Meeting in Edmonton held June 3-5, 2010. She was one of eight finalists presenting in the Nestle Nutrition Graduate Student Competition and as such was awarded the Christine Gagnong Memorial Travel Award. Adrienne was also awarded the Nestle Graduate Student Award for recognition of excellence in the quality of graduate student research conducted in the field of Nutritional Sciences. Adrienne received 3rd Place for her research on Beverage Intake by Canadian Children and its Relationship to Body Mass Index.
The College applauds you Adrienne - You are an exemplary student!
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Lindsay Tumback recently received her M.Sc. Degree in Nutrition studying under the supervision of Dr. Gord Zello. Lindsay has received a Canadian Obesity Network Travel Award to attend the 5th Annual Obesity Summer Boot Camp.
The boot camp is held in Quebec and will cover all aspects of obesity, ranging from epidemiology and public health to cell biology, energy regulation, clinical management and health policy.
Congratulations Lindsay!!!
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Along with her supervisor Dr. Whiting, M.Sc. Nutrition student Megan Koo has been awarded $30,000 through the MITACS Accelerate Internship Program. MITACS and partner organization Dietitians of Canada are each providing $15,000 for her project titled “Development of a Web-based Resource for Consumers of Vitamin/Mineral Supplements”.
Congratulations Megan!
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At the recent endMS Conference in Saskatoon. Jotham Gan received first place for his poster titled QkI-5 expression alters CG4 oligodendroglial cell morphology, and LaRhonda Sobchishin received second place for her poster Development of a new cerebral hemispheral organ culture method for newborn mouse brain. Jotham is a master’s candidate, studying under the supervision of Dr. Adil Nazarali, and LaRhonda is a research technician with Dr. Nazarali’s lab. Fantastic work Jotham & LaRhonda!
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Jennifer Wright is a Master’s of Science student in Nutrition studying under the supervision of Dr. Gord Zello. Jennifer has been awarded funds from the Global Partners Fund for her application to the University Small-Grant Program of Research Exchanges for her project entitled “Collaboration of Nutrition Graduate Students Through Research for Improved Health in Ethiopia”.
Congratulations Jenn! Your hard work and dedication are making a difference across the globe!
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Erica (Bingbing) Ling is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the division of Pharmacy working under the supervision of Dr. Jane Alcorn, DVM, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Pharmacy. Erica was one of this year’s four SHRF Top Researcher Award winners from the University of Saskatchewan. Erica was presented with the Top Postdoctoral Fellowship Award (Biomedical) for research excellence at the Santé! Awards Dinner held last night.
Erica began her Ph.D. program in January 2006. She is currently working on her thesis, entitled “Drug/Inflammation Nutrient Transport Interaction in the Lactating Mother-Neonate Dyad”, with plans to complete her Ph.D. in the spring of 2010. Erica is an outstanding candidate, and has been awarded numerous scholarships and awards for her accomplishments. Erica was also just recently awarded the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for 2009-10 for her project, “How does D-lactate cause neurological dysfunction in metabolic acidosis?”, under the supervision of Dr. Gord Zello, Division of Nutrition & Dietetics.
Congratulations on your continued success Erica!
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Erica (Binbing) Ling was awarded the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for 2009-10 to fund her project, “How does D-lactate cause neurological dysfunction in metabolic acidosis?”, under the supervision of Dr. Gord Zello, Division of Nutrition & Dietetics. [More...]
The 16th Annual Health and Life Sciences Research Day was held on March 13th in the Education Gymnasium. Abstracts were presented by College honours, M.Sc. and Ph.D. students. Congratulations goes out to all of our award winners!
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