2021 winners

Applied Sciences

1st – Phoenix Nakagawa
Poster – Examining Biochar Sorption Isotherms, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics of Bentazon; a Preliminary Analysis of Materials
Supervisor – Annemieke Farenhorst

2nd – Arqum Shami
Poster - Environmentally Friendly All Solid-State Batteries
Supervisor – Christian Kuss

3rd – Justyna Lee
Poster – Dielectrophoresis Analysis of Particles and Cells in a Microfluidic Channel
Supervisor – Gregory Bridges

Creative Works

1st – Dominico Obmerga
Poster – Bacterial Cellulose: Views Through Light and Shadow
Supervisor – Mercedes Garcia-Holguera

2nd – Alexandra Margulets
Poster – Architecture through Techno: Post-Reunification Identity in Berlin
Supervisor – Ralph Stern

3rd – Max Sandred
Poster - Sonic Trails: LOCKDOWN - Theatres of Archimagination
Supervisor – Lisa Landrum

Health Sciences

1st – Doris Goubran
Poster - Antimuscarinic drugs elevate neurite outgrowth in isolectin B4 subpopulation of adult sensory neurons
Supervisor – Paul Fernyhough

2nd – Madison Reed
Poster - Epigenome-wide DNA methylation and transcriptome profiling of localized and locally advanced prostate cancer: uncovering new molecular markers
Supervisor – PingZhao Hu

3rd – Tyler Lussier
Poster - Effects of Lamin A/C Downregulation on Chromosome Territories 9 and 22 in Multiple Myeloma
Supervisor - Sabine Mai

Natural Sciences

1st – Shoshana Cook-Libin
Poster – Investigating aminoglycoside susceptibility in Acinetobacter baumannii and its relationship to oxidative stress
Supervisor – Ayush Kumar

2nd – Sierra Schlief
Poster - Dynamics of bone growth and remodeling in captive leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius)
Supervisor – Kirstin Brink

3rd – Elliot Kinnear
Poster - The Timing of Purple Martin Nesting in Relation to the Availability of Their Aerial Insect Prey
Supervisor – Kevin Fraser

Social Sciences and Humanities

1st – Madeline Belows
Poster: How families are coping with COVID-19: A qualitative analysis of differential family experiences based on maternal depression symptomology
Supervisor: Leslie E. Roos

2nd (tie) – Larissa Ngara
Poster – The Presence of Gendered Wording within a Novel Sample of Job Ads from India, Nigeria, New Zealand, and Rwanda
Supervisor – Danielle Gaucher

2nd (tie) – Taryn Gaulke
Poster – The Association Between Marital Satisfaction and Coparenting Quality: A Meta-Analysis
Supervisor – Jennifer Theule

3rd – Kyle Wilfer
Poster - Allowing Mental Disorders as a Sole Underlying Condition in Canadian MAID Law (MAID MD-SUMC)
Supervisor – Mary Shariff

2021 Entries

Applied Sciences

Name 

Poster 

Link to video presentation 

Brayden Dudley 
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources
Supervisor: Stefanie Brueckner 

Mineralogical and chemical characterization of pyrite sphalerite bands from metamorphosed volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwCTD3ZLi0Q  

Kassem Harb
Price Faculty of Engineering
Supervisor: Philip Ferguson 

Iris CubeSat: Method for Determining Atomic Oxygen Interaction 

https://youtu.be/b0yElFaAp4w  

Manjyot Kalkat
Price Faculty of Engineering
Supervisor: Gregory Bridges 

Microfluidic Particle Tracking Process for Dielectrophoresis Measurement of Single Cells 

https://youtu.be/W6GGV-zW3ZM  

Justyna Lee 
Price Faculty of Engineering
Supervisor: Gregory Bridges 

Dielectrophoresis Analysis of Particles and Cells in a Microfluidic Channel 

https://youtu.be/9v82Y6QVCMw  

Zackary Louttit 
Price Faculty of Engineering
Supervisor: Stephen Pistorius 

Using Machine Learning to Locate Copper Rods within a Portable Microwave Detection Device 

https://youtu.be/5AnJnRzkoS8  

Phoenix Nakagawa 
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences 
Supervisor: Annemieke Farenhorst 

Examining Biochar Sorption Isotherms, Kinetics, and Thermodynamics of Bentazon; a Preliminary Analysis of Materials 

https://youtu.be/qJBKEbwp_lM  

Arqum Shami 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Christian Kuss 

Environmentally Friendly All Solid-State Batteries 

https://youtu.be/deRx6WCKikY  

Madison Stafford 
Price Faculty of Engineering 
Supervisor: Hartmut Holländer 

Groundwater Recharge in the Assiniboine Delta Aquifer 

https://youtu.be/wKMEVW7VL-k  

Creative Works

Name 

Poster 

Link to video presentation 

Evan Chan
Desaultels Faculty of Music 
Supervisor: James Maiello 

Analysis of Variants in Liturgical Pistoiese Sequences 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxRDWJkZ12Q&ab_channel=Evanchan  

Nadine Lowden 
Faculty of Architecture 
Supervisor: Rae St. Clair Bridgman 

ARCHITOYTONIC: Discovering Architecture, Design and Construction Through Play 

https://youtu.be/axMfNt1XbE4  

Alexandra Margulets 
Faculty of Architecture 
Supervisor: Ralph Stern 

Architecture through Techno: Post-Reunification Identity in Berlin 

https://youtu.be/PGyA2Ruwg70  

Dominico Obmerga 
Faculty of Architecture
Supervisor: Mercedes Garcia-Holguera   

Bacterial Cellulose: Views Through Light and Shadow 

https://youtu.be/5GDZbEDhhUA  

Derelyne Raval 
Faculty of Architecture 
Supervisor: Shawn Bailey 

Kahnowiiyaa "everyone" 

https://youtu.be/N0PaYzm5m-A  

Angeline Reyes 
Faculty of Architecture 
Supervisor: Mercedes Garcia-Holguera 

The Mechanics of Bacterial Cellulose: Form-finding in Bio-composite Structures 

https://youtu.be/-Sb5Tkh7YD4 

Sabba Rezai 
Faculty of Architecture
Supervisor: Lisa Landrum 

Theatres of Architectural Imagination 

https://youtu.be/fqZmzp0Q5c8  

Max Sandred 
Faculty of Architecture
Supervisor: Lisa Landrum 

Sonic Trails: LOCKDOWN – Theatres of Archimagination 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz1bAvQGd38  

Health Sciences

Name 

Poster 

Link to video presentation 

Khashaya Akbari-Kelachayeh 
Max Rady College of Medicine
Supervisor: Soheila Karimi 

Evaluating the therapeutic potential of Neuregulin-1 for myelin repair in Multiple Sclerosis 

https://youtu.be/6gHtbNHfe2g  

Cindy Atayan 
Faculty of Science
Supervisor: Kirk McManus  

Investigating the Impacts Reduced USP4 has on Chromosome Instability and its Implications in Colorectal Cancer 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpabwYFDOzQ  

Alaina Bagan 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Andrew Halayko 

Flow Cytometry for Immunophenotyping of Lung Inflammation in a Pre-Clinical Murine Model of Asthma 

https://youtu.be/Xj5NoUZ_Gj4  

Ann Bishay 
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Supervisor: Natalie Riediger 

Developing a Search Strategy for a Scoping Review of "mommy wine culture " 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=engzBOV79LI  

Gillian Boychuk 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Kirk J. McManus 

Evaluating SKP2 as a Chromosome Instability Gene in Colorectal Cancer  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_9mZIixrsc  

Jennifer Einarson 
College of Pharmacy 
Supervisor: Lucy Marzban 

Using a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist to Prevent Amyloid Induced  Beta Cell Death 

https://youtu.be/9ZuCB-4rj9A  

Dustin Erickson 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Jill Stobart 

Effect of P2Y1 Receptor Knockout on Astrocyte Calcium Signalling  

https://youtu.be/Yjw-up1U2Jw  

Amirmohammad Eshtiaghi 
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management 
Supervisor: Saeid Ghavami 

Unfolded protein response (UPR)  is a risk factor for Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS)? 

 https://youtu.be/MxUBLlWpPqw  

Maximilian Fidel 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Lucy Marzban 

Neutralizing Interleukin-1 beta Protects Islet ß-cells From Intracellular Amyloid 

https://youtu.be/ns1YrBNVg48  

Cara Follows 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Keith Fowke 

Methods For Optimizing For Aspirin Dosage and Concentration  

https://youtu.be/hoNXeSljQ_c  

Doris Goubran 
Max Rady College of Medicine
Supervisor: Paul Fernyhough 

Antimuscarinic drugs elevate neurite outgrowth in isolectin B4 subpopulation of adult sensory neurons 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg4qsyV6n6U  

Abhimanyu Gupta 
Max Rady College of Medicine 
Supervisor: Lucy Marzban 

Maintaining INS-1 cell function and enhancing cell survival by inhibiting IAPP fibril formation with novel Compound-A 

https://youtu.be/iYNpu1nNA0Y  

Devin Habon 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Aleeza Gerstein 

Comparing variation in antifungal drug resistance in Candida albicans and Candida krusei yeast infection isolates 

https://youtu.be/oRpaExFaQvA  

Ahsen Haroon 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Adrian West 

Development of a Three-Dimensional (3D) Bioprinted Experimental Model of Rhabdomyosarcoma 

https://youtu.be/CpnuwOUmZ8c    

Philip Imasuen 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Adrian West 

Manufacturing Strategies For Improving  The Structure of 3D Bio-printed Muscle  

https://youtu.be/Bjfprhi-WIY  

Chloé Janse van Rensburg 
Max Rady College of Medicine
Supervisor:  Kristy Wittmeier 

Determining the benefits and drawbacks of parents using personal connections and networks for recruitment in research projects 

https://youtu.be/M_wnrp17CJM  

Annie Jiang 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Paul Fernyhough 

Effect of Hyperglycemia on Autophagy in Neurons 

https://youtu.be/IPjg45iLdWA  

Kayla Kostal 
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Shahin Shooshtari & Dr. Hygiea Casiano 

Institution to Community Living: Examining Behavioural and Mental Health Changes 

https://youtu.be/GBhewze4SoI  

Paul Jerard Layug 
Max Rady College of Medicine
Supervisor: Janilyn Arsenio 

In vitro sex-based analysis of T cell proliferation and differentiation 

https://youtu.be/bGe-7_OiODM  

Laura Los 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Hafid Soualhine 

Detecting Mycobacteria in Wastewater: Surveillance through Sewage 

https://youtu.be/6Y26brDQgpI  

Tyler Lussier 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Sabine Mai 

Effects of Lamin A/C Downregulation on Chromosome Territories 9 and 22 in Multiple Myeloma 

https://youtu.be/BVloPxbErE4  

Jessica McBride 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Jeffrey Wigle 

Characterizing the Transcriptional Regulation of Cardiac Fibroblast Activation 

https://youtu.be/LcspHlVkOBg  

Kaylene Normand 
College of Rehabilitation Sciences 
Supervisor: Christopher Pascoe 

Prenatal Environment and Respiratory Disease: The Impact of Chronic Nicotine Exposure on Elastin and TGF-β Signalling 

https://youtu.be/x2KmPt7n5CY  

Lumiere Parrenas 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Adrian West 

Testing a novel 3D-bioprint design of airway smooth muscle (ASM) 

https://youtu.be/0p5_KVIsNLU  

Serena Phillips 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Paul Fernyhough 

Muscarinic-1 Receptor  Antagonists Upregulate ATF3 Via ERK Phosphorylation 

https://youtu.be/_D0RXN834E8  

Sarah Rauf 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Samantha Pauls 

Are PUFAs the Missing Link to Treat Cardiovascular Diseases? An Analysis of Egr-1 Gene Expression & Neutral Lipid Droplets in PUFA-Treated Monocytes 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYau7LU5fbY  

Tooba Razi 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Kirk McManus 

Investigating the Role Aberrant Ubiquitin Regulation has on Chromosome Instability and Colorectal Cancer Pathogenesis 

https://youtu.be/WVn4h71fRZs  

Madison Reed 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: PingZhao Hu 

Epigenome-wide DNA methylation and transcriptome profiling of localized and locally advanced prostate cancer: uncovering new molecular markers 

https://youtu.be/n6jqAYWS3V8  

Amber Reichardt 
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Supervisor: Steven Passmore 

Utilization of chiropractic services in patients with osteoarthritis  

https://youtu.be/36Vl8MHJHyE  

Shubhneet Thind 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Sabine Kuss 

Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency Detection Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy in Living Cells 

https://youtu.be/vb4t3NOXthg  

Christine Vaccaro 
College of Pharmacy 
Supervisor: Sherif Eltonsy 

The impact of COVID-19 first wave national lockdowns on perinatal outcomes: a rapid review and meta-analysis 

https://youtu.be/EqGC635wy4g  

Samuel Wiebe 
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management
Supervisor: Kristine Cowley 

Electrical-stimulation-assisted standing in our miniaturized pre-clinical standing frame, reduces the muscle atrophy and negative muscle protein changes caused by SCI. 

 https://youtu.be/Jqs3c8YEaWc  

Natural Sciences

Name 

Poster 

Link to video presentation  

Matthew Band 
Price Faculty of Engineering
Supervisor: Samar Safi-Harb 

A Glimpse Into The X-ray Realm

https://youtu.be/g6q9KTmcrw4  

Justine Benjamin 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: John Markham 

Ecosystem engineering of red foxes increases white spruce tree (Picea glauca) reproduction 

https://youtu.be/HmjufRzfrLM  

Brooke Cistarelli 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Gail Davoren 

Variation in life history traits, and signs of recovery in a collapsed marine forage fish species. 

https://youtu.be/o-Dsph_JpqA  

Shoshana Cook-Libin 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Ayush Kumar 

Investigating aminoglycoside susceptibility in Acinetobacter baumannii and its relationship to oxidative stress 

https://youtu.be/Jq-_NkT1FZw  

Oleksandra Fedorova 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Harold Aukema 

 

Oxylipins as an alternative way to assess dietary a-linolenic acid requirements 

https://youtu.be/g33NLhkmtsc  

Sharon Felix 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Steve Whyard 

Use of RNAi technology to control the phytopathogen Downy Mildew  

https://youtu.be/nMhBo8fF1PA  

Carly Gair 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Jillian Detwiler 

Gastropod collection and identification can improve our understanding of moose disease ecology 

https://youtu.be/Q_THLyM-zdo  

Isaac Hudson Foy 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Colin Garroway 

Does Breeding Method Effect Genetic Variability in Passerines? 

https://youtu.be/TMhGiiZoUaE  

William Kellough 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Karen Gunderson 

Infect Everyone: Modelling Infection Spreading via Bootstrap Percolation 

https://youtu.be/iAEi2Rmg1AQ  

Elliot Kinnear 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Kevin Fraser 

The Timing of Purple Martin Nesting in Relation to the Availability of Their Aerial Insect Prey 

https://youtu.be/qO5FzuRmSl8  

Agata Marcinow 
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences 
Supervisor: Anna Rogiewicz 

Overview of Key Topics in Poultry Science  

https://youtu.be/zz5XPwU1Hz0  

Gibson Rieger 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Gail Davoren 

Influence of forage fish availability on the risk of gull predation and kleptoparasitism on Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) 

https://youtu.be/5rkVquFmyXA  

Sierra Schlief 
Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth, and Resources 
Supervisor: Kirstin Brink 

Dynamics of bone growth and remodeling in captive leopard geckos (Eublepharis macularius) 

https://youtu.be/JKZPbXVCSuk  

Emily Slicer 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Jillian Detwiler 

Exploring host-parasite compatibility between Echinostoma trivolvis and Planorbella duryi 

https://youtu.be/gp5BU6X0_lU  

Guneet Uppal 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: David Herbert 

Novel catalyst for cost-effective and green acceptor-less dehydrogenation   

https://youtu.be/Kf4MZyK6kkA  

Melak Yossief 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Sabine Kuss 

Electrochemical Detection of Auranofin in Aqueous media  

https://youtu.be/AEQue3aYxsA  

Social Sciences and Humanities

Name 

Poster 

Link to video presentation   

Arshnoor Arshnoor 
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Jessica J. Cameron 

Self-esteem Concealment During Romantic Relationship Initiation  

https://youtu.be/FihAGfTk4tI  

Madeline Belows 
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Leslie E. Roos 

How families are coping with COVID-19: A qualitative analysis of differential family experiences based on maternal depression symptomology 

https://youtu.be/UeC_Es1pE1E  

Ikjyot Bharaj 
Desaultels Faculty of Music 
Supervisor: Jacqueline Dawson 

Diversity and Representation in Wind Band Repertoire: Content Analysis of Programming in Winnipeg-Based Band Concerts 

https://youtu.be/iH4D1n8VVCg  

Janelle Bobula 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Leslie Roos 

The BEAM Program: Exploring the feasibility and initial efficacy of an online psycho-education and social connection platform for mothers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic 

https://youtu.be/HpQEP393GSg  

Angela Gail Ciceron 
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Ian Hudson 

The Disproportionate Effects of COVID-19 in terms of Health and Economic Determinants within Racial Groups in the U.S.  

https://youtu.be/iWmC3DTmtyQ  

Cynthia Cote 
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Ryan Giuliano 

Does Treatment for Maternal Depression Impact Child-Directed Speech? 

https://youtu.be/BC9pIXzKcrA  

Hannah Derksen 
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences 
Supervisor: Natalie Riediger 

Exploring Health Concerns of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Manitobans: Context for Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation 

https://youtu.be/NU3s8Zb3iU8   

Jenny Fang 
Price Faculty of Engineering 
Supervisor: Peng Liu 

Comparison of K-12 Leadership Development in Canada and China 

https://youtu.be/BYMgv_A6m24  

Taryn Gaulke 
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Jennifer Theule 

The Association Between Marital Satisfaction and Coparenting Quality: A Meta-Analysis 

https://youtu.be/TiFzQ1t7I5Y  

Hannah Guenther-Wexler  
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Julia Smith 

The History of Women's Labour Activism in Manitoba During the 70s-80s  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3lo6v6nvGM  

Ashleigh Janis 
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Ryan Giuliano 

Analyzing the Quality of Virtual Peer Interactions in Response to Acute Stressors 

https://youtu.be/KK6EwsBvtVU  

Sasha Kullman 
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management 
Supervisor: Shaelyn Strachan 

Compassionate and Loving Mindset towards HEART health riSk (CALM HEARTS): A non-randomized pilot feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial 

https://youtu.be/u8t3SBGkN4Q  

Karen Ng 
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Ryan Giuliano 

The Impacts of Working from Home on Parenting and Parent's Mental Health during COVID-19 

https://youtu.be/c6-1_fw7yA0  

Larissa Ngara 
Faculty of Science 
Supervisor: Danielle Gaucher 

The Presence of Gendered Wording within a Novel Sample of Job Ads from India, Nigeria, New Zealand, and Rwanda 

https://youtu.be/i5tqYW-6r9I  

Katie O'Brien 
Faculty of Social Work 
Supervisor: Rusty Souleymanov 

Facilitating access to gender-affirming care for nonbinary people in Alberta 

https://youtu.be/vPHtnZB5ghw  

Sartu Osman 
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Danielle Gaucher 

Leisure Activities Participation and Psychological Well-being during Social Isolation 

https://youtu.be/ywXs9PhEv2E  

Trung Pham 
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Sunmee Kim 

A Comparison of Three Measures of Cognition: Trajectories of Cognitive Decline in Normal Aging 

https://youtu.be/qVnO7SWBFRc 

Madissen Sitka 
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Steven Greening 

Anxiety's Attention: A correlational analysis of Attention Control  on Trait and State Anxiety  

https://youtu.be/kGCez04gkAI  

Nikol Veisman 
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Lori Wilkinson 

Unintended Consequences: Proof of Vaccine Challenges among International Students and Temporary Foreign Workers in Manitoba  

https://youtu.be/oIBxkrtEXOc  

Kyle Wilfer 
Faculty of Law 
Supervisor: Mary Shariff 

Allowing Mental Disorders as a Sole Underlying Condition in Canadian MAID Law (MAID MD-SUMC) 

https://youtu.be/cUasIiDbewE  

Galiba Zahid 
Faculty of Arts 
Supervisor: Elizabeth Alexandrin 

Exploring Sufi Women's' lives between 17th and 20th CE 

https://youtu.be/XSwBSCLOCjc