2013 BCCGN Training Award Recipients
Student | Supervisor | Affiliation | Project |
Allen Zhang | Wyeth Wasserman | CMMT/CFRI | Efficient algorithms for detecting disruptive mutations of DNA-protein interactions |
Yi Qi Chen | Sheila Innis | Department of Pediatrics/CFRI | Genetic variation and essental fatty acid metabolism in pregnancy |
Kelsey Lee | Pascal Lavoie | Department of Pediatrics/CFRI | Genetic variability in the secretion of IL-1β |
2013 BCCGN Faculty of Medicine SSRP Award
Student | Supervisor | Affiliation | Project |
Sandy (Si Kei) Lou | Stephen Yip | Pathology & Lab Medicine, UBC | Dissection of glioma spatial and temporal heterogeneity via transcriptomic profiling of selectively biopsied tumor tissues using metabolic pet imaging |
Jane (Jaeyun) Yoo | Martin Dawes | Department of Family Practice | Creating optimal clinical decision support and risk assessment for patient-centered genome-informed primary care |
2012 BCCGN Student Award Recipients
BCCGN is pleased to announce the winners of its 2012 Student Competition
Student | Supervisor | Affiliation | Project |
Jieqing Xu | William Gibson | CFRI | Genomic analysis of the DNA repairome in a hypermutator |
James Cairns | Daniel Goldowitz | CMMT/UBC | Age-related effects in the epigenome and transcriptome induced by Nicotine Exposure |
Maria Kovalik | Blair Leavitt | CMMT/UBC | Validation of genes changes induced by MyoD and myogenin over-expression in muscle of a mouse model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
Jessica Ho | Michael Kobor | CMMT/UBC | Understanding basic molecular mechanisms in ncRNA regulation |
Cory Weisman | Michael Hayden | CMMT/UBC | Pharmacogenomic predictive model of adverse drug reactions in patients receiving cisplatine or anthracycline treatment |
2012 BCCGN Training Award Recipients
This year BCCGN partnered with CFRI’s Training Program’s Summer Student Program to support three studentships in the area of clinical genomics.
Student | Supervisor | Affiliation | Project |
Charles Yang | Stefan Taubert | CFRI/CMMT | The role of TGF-β signaling and lipid metabolism in dietary restriction mediated longevity |
Sean Addison | Wendy Robinson | CFRI/Department of Medical Genetics | Use of novel arrays to asses X-chromosome inactivation and its clinical significance |
2012 BCCGN Faculty of Medicine SSRP Awards
This year BCCGN partnered with UBC’s Faculty of Medicine’s Summer Student Research Program to support four studentships in the area of clinical genomics.
Student | Supervisor | Affiliation | Project |
Minju Park | William Gibson | UBC Medical School | Metabolic endophenotypes in lipodystrophy |
Angela Burleigh | Samuel Aparicio | UBC Medical School | Dissecting the heterogeneity of breast cancer methylomes |
Matthew Michaleski | James Johnston | UBC Medical School | Genomic Epidemiology of a TB Outbreak in BC |
Michael Horkoff | Andrew Sandford | UBC Medical School | The role of BPIFA1 and BPIFB1 in the immune response to Pseudomonas Aeruginosa infection in the lungs |
BCCGN celebrates with members of the genomics community who recieved awards in 2011 to recognise their endeavors.
From left to right Namrata Jhamb, SSRP Award; Emma Broderick, Jeffrey Cheuk Ho, Maia Kaplan, CFRI Awards and Eric Zhao BCCGN Award.
2011 BCCGN Student Award Recipients
BCCGN supported ten student projects in 2011
2010 BCCGN Student Award Recipients
BCCGN supported seven student projects in 2010
2009 BCCGN Student Award Recipients
BCCGN supported seven student projects in 2009