Student Research Day 2022 was held on March 31, 2022. Graduate and undergraduate students showcased their faculty-supervised projects to the wider UFV community. Posters were scored by a panel of UFV faculty researchers. After receiving critical input from nearly 50 UFV faculty judges, we are proud to recognize the following science students for their high level of scholarship! Each award is valued at $200.
President Award – Heather Kelly (Biology)
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Justin Lee
“The Investigation of LNP‐siRNA Formulations for Rainbow Trout Fish Cell Lines Through the Examination of Cellular Uptake and Reporter Gene Knockdown in Vitro”
Provost & Vice-President, Academic Award – Curtis Plug (Chemistry)
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Nathan Bialas
“Investigations into the pharmacological impact of mono‐ or di‐methoxy substitutions on chalcones in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans”
Faculty of Science, Dean Award – Daylan Pritchard (Biology)
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Lucy Lee
“Applying Image Analysis Tools for Rapid Processing of in Vitro Rainbow Trout Cell Migration Data”
Congratulations to all of the winners!
