2018 Award Winners

ORAL AWARD WINNERS

1st Place

Dickson Wong, Robarts Research Institute, Western University

Relating Hippocampal Glutamate to Structural Changes and Cognitive Performance in Alzheimer’s Disease: A 7T MRI Study

2nd Place

Patricia Johnson, Robarts Research Institute, Western University

Motion correction in MRI using deep learning

3rd Place

TianDuo Wang, Robarts Research Institute, Western University

Developing tumour-activatable mini circles as novel reagents for prostate cancer detection

 

Honorable Mentions

Spencer Christiansen, Robarts Research Institute, Western University

Blood clot hematocrit and age differentiation in vitro using R2* and quantitative susceptibility mapping

 

Charmainne Cruje, Robarts Research Institute, Western University

Lanthanide nanoparticles as vascular contrast agents for microcomputed tomography

 

Stephanie Giza, Western University

3D Water-Fat MRI Detection of Developmental Maturity in Fetal Adipose Tissue Compartments

           

Ryan Oglesby, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

An Investigation into the Biosynthesis Pathway of Serotonin using CEST MRI

 

POSTER AWARD WINNERS

1st Place

Katie Parkins, Robarts Research Institute, Western University

Multimodality cellular and molecular imaging of the impact of a primary tumor on metastatic growth in a syngeneic mouse model of breast cancer brain metastasis

2nd Place

Qi Qi, Robarts Research Institute, Western University

Correcting the Arterial Input Function for Dynamic 18F-FEPPA PET in Transgenic Fischer 344 Rats with Manual Blood Sampling

3rd Place

Qin Sun, Lawson Health Research Institute

Using Magnetosome Genes to Refine Gene-based Iron Contrast for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
 

Honorable Mentions

Valentin Demidov, University Health Network

Effect of optical clearing on melanoma microangiography with optical coherence tomography

 

Daniel Lorusso, Robarts Research Institute, Western University

A system for stimulating live cells with high-frequency oscillatory fluid shear during real-time microscopy

 

Raanan Marants, Robarts Research Institute, Western University

Exploring the Effects of Dialysate Cooling on Liver Hemodynamics during Hemodialysis with CT Perfusion