TMM2020 : Results of the Special Awards competition

The MRM Network is pleased to announce the results of the TMM2020 Special Awards competition.

This year, the MRM Network partnered with the Stem Cell Network to support the registration of 25 MRM Network Trainees to the 2020 Till & McCulloch Meetings that will take place online, October 26-28, 2020.

Each submitted abstract was evaluated by the TMM2020 Evaluation Committee and the 25 best ranked MRM Trainees were selected to be awarded a grant that will cover their registration fees.

It is with great pleasure that we announce the 25 Awardees:

• Sepideh Abbasi, Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Michel Cayouette’s Lab
• Lilit Antonyan, PhD candidate in Dr. Carl Ernst’s Lab
• Darren Blackburn, PhD candidate in Dr. Vahab Soleimani’s Lab
• Kyla Bourque, PhD candidate in Prof. Terry Hébert’s Lab
• Olivia Bowden, Master candidate in Prof. Corinne Hoesli’s Lab
• Jessica Cinkornpumin, PhD candidate in Dr. William Pastor’s Lab
• Patrick Coburn, PhD candidate in Dr. Nicole Li-Jessen’s Lab
• Neha Dinesh, PhD candidate in Dr. Dieter Reinhart’s Lab
• Lara Feulner, PhD candidate in Dr. Gregor Andelfinger’s Lab
• Romina Filippelli, Master candidate in Dr. Natasha Chang’s Lab
• Nuwan Hettige, PhD candidate in Dr. Carl Ernst’s Lab
• Ishtiaque Hossain, Master candidate in Dr. William Pastor’s Lab
• Isabella Iasenza, Master candidate in Dr. Kolja Eppert’s Lab
• Peter Jeon, Master candidate in Dr. Inés Colmegna’s Lab
• Kashif Khan, PhD candidate in Dr. Renzo Cecera’s Lab
• Felicia Lazure, PhD candidate in Dr. Vahab Soleimani’s Lab
• Yue Liang, PhD candidate in Dr. Anastasia Nijnik’s Lab
• Julia Luo, Master candidate in Dr. Jack Antel’s Lab
• Kimberly Martins-Cannavino, Master candidate in Prof. Terry Hébert’s Lab
• Julia Messina-Pacheco, PhD candidate in Dr. Alexander Gregorieff’s Lab
• Zanib Nafees, PhD candidate in Dr. Renzo Cecere’s Lab
• Forough Noohi, Postdoctoral Fellow in Dr. Yann Joly’s Lab
• Alexandre Poirier, PhD candidate in Prof. Michel Tremblay’s Lab
• Deepak Saini, PhD candidate in Dr. William Pastor’s Lab
• HanChen Wang, Master candidate in Dr. Anastasia Nijnik’s Lab

We would like to congratulate all the winners and participants in this competition.

Stay tuned for more funding opportunities for trainees!

The Till & McCulloch Meetings are Canada’s stem cell research conference. As the only conference of its kind in Canada, the Till & McCulloch Meetings provide an unparalleled opportunity for you or your organization to meet and network with Canada’s leading stem cell scientists, clinicians, bioengineers and ethicists, as well as representatives from industry, government, health and NGO sectors from around the world.

The 2020 Till & McCulloch Meetings are hosted by the Stem Cell Network (SCN).

The SCN remains committed and focussed on delivering another exceptional and productive Till & McCulloch Meetings, and hope to see you in ‘Vancouver’ for their virtual meetings from October 26 to 28. Click here to register for the 2020 Till & McCulloch Meetings.