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