Sixth CNOS Conference - University of Western Ontario- 2010
Post-Doctoral Fellow Participation Awards
Dr. Dylan Burger (Former Supervisor: Dr. Qingping Feng)
"Neuronal nitric oxide synthase protects against myocardial infarction-induced ventricular arrhythmia
and mortality in mice"
Dr. Anne Mehl (Supervisor: Hartmut Grasemann)
"Alterations in NO metabolism in pneumonia"
Graduate Student Awards
First Prize
Yohan D'Souza (Supervisor: Brian Bennett)
"Effect of siRNA-mediated knockdown of ALDH2 on GTN-induced cGMP formation in PK1 cells"
Second Prize
Adam Faccenda (Supervisor: Bulent Mutus)
"Gold nanoparticle enrichment method for identifying protein S-nitrosation sites"
Fifth CNOS Conference - University of Waterloo - 2009
Graduate Student Awards
First Prize
Kristopher Rosadiuk (Supervisor: D. Scott Bohle)
"A Jekyll and Hyde Routine: Spin Catalytic Transformation of Azo Photoisomers"
Second Prize
Vasantha Madhuri Kallakunta (Supervisor: Bulent Mutus)
"Does erythrocyte membrane PDI interact with Band-3 and Glut 1 in transfer of
NO-equivalents in red blood cells?"
Third Prize
Yin Liu (Supervisor: Qingping Feng)
"Role of endothelian nitric oxide synthase in coronary artery development in mice"
Fourth Prize
Andrew S. Levy (Supervisor: James Rush)
"Effect of acute glutathione supplementation on coronary vascular resistance and
endothelial mediated vasomotion: The role of NO production"
Fifth Prize
Stephen J. Denniss (Supervisor: James Rush)
"On The Protecting Role of Nitric Oxide In Controlling Vascular Function in States of
Hypertension and Oxidative Stress: What Lies Beneath"
Undergraduate Student Awards
First Prize
Andrew Jeffery (Supervisor: James Rush)
"Are the vasoactive effects of the red wine polyphenol, resveratrol, mediated by nitric oxide?"
Second Prize
Chris Byrne (Supervisor: Bulent Mutus)
"Gold Nanoparticle-Based Method for Identifying Sites of S-Nitrosylation"
Third Prize
Lauren DiVito (Supervisor: Bulent Mutus)
"Gold Nanoparticle-Based Device for Detecting S-Nitrosothiols"