Acadia's 2019-20 Undergraduate Scotia Scholars Announced
Acadia University is pleased to share the Research Nova Scotia (RNS) announcement of the recipients of the 2019-2020 Scotia Scholars Awards (Undergraduate).
The Scotia Scholars Awards were created to provide financial support to high-calibre trainees engaged in health-research related academic study at Nova Scotia universities.
The value and duration of the Scotia Scholars Award are up to $5,000 for eight months for undergraduate students. Funds were allocated to Acadia University, Cape Breton University, Mount Saint Vincent University, and St. Francis Xavier University. The number of awards issued were determined by each university. Applicants were evaluated by their institution based on their past academic, leadership, and research achievements.
Please join us in congratulating the following undergraduate recipients at Acadia of the Scotia Scholars Awards:
Lily Callon
Biology
Project: Investigating the Cytotoxic and Anti-Proliferative Effects of Phloridzin-Docosahexaenoate on Colon Cancer Cells
Supervisor: Melanie Coombs
Amount: $3,000
Tomer Chaffer
Biology
Project: Epidemiology, Behavioral Interventions, and Pharmacological Approaches to Primary Polydipsia in Persons with Serious Mental Illness: A Meta-Analysis
Supervisor: Brian Wilson
Amount: $3,000
Cristina Forcione
Kinesiology
Project: Whole-body Vibration Training as an Alternative Resistance Exercise Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes
Supervisor: Jonathon Fowles
Amount: $3,000
Yingqi Li
Biology and Mathematics
Project: Effects of Mastoparan Derivatives on Leukemia Cells
Supervisor: Melanie Coombs
Amount: $3,000
Katelyn McMillan
Biology
Project: Investigating the Anticancer Effects of Mastoparan Against HCT 116 +/+ Colon Cancer Cells
Supervisor: Melanie Coombs
Amount: $3,000
Brooke Thompson
Kinesiology
Project: The Effects of Neuromuscular Training Intervention on Clinical Risk Factors for Sport Related Concussion in Female Athletes
Supervisor: Lauren Lattimer
Amount: $3,000
Robert Tupper
Psychology and Computer Science
Project: I Want to Live: How Desire for Life Moderates the Impact of Self-Esteem and Mortality Salience on Anxiety
Supervisor: Joseph Hayes
Amount: $3,000
Lindsay Wyatt
Psychology
Project: The Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underlying a Gradual Home-Based Therapeutic Prism Adaptation Protocol: An Electroencephalographic Investigation
Supervisor: Anne Sophie Champod
Amount: $3,000
Samar Ali
Chemistry
Project: Synthesis of Lignin Nanoparticles for the Effective Administration of Antibiotics in Wound Care Management
Supervisor: Martin Mkandawire
Amount: $5,000
For more information
See the complete list of recipients in the Research Nova Scotia release.
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