2018 Award Winners

    Oral Awards 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