ANNUAL RESEARCH DAY WINNERS 2015

Nadia Mikhael Award for Best Paper presented by a Junior Resident (Nina Chang)

Estimating recurrence in lobular breast cancer using Magee equations

Nina Chang, Amelia Parrott, Angel Arnaout, Mark Clemons, Susan J Robertson

2ndBest paper by a Junior Resident (Jordan Sim)

Predicting the Histologic Subtype of Lung Adenocarcinomas Using Cytologic Specimens

Jordan Sim, Nina Chang, Marcio Gomes, Chi Lai, Harman Sekhon

Virbala Acharya Award for Best Presentation by a Senior Resident or Fellow (Sarah Strickland)

Immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of mucinous neoplasms involving the ovary: the added value of SATB2 and biomarker discovery through protein expression database mining

Sarah Strickland, Jason K. Wasserman, Ana Giassi, Bojana Djordjevic, Carlos Parra-Herran

2nd Best paper by a Senior Resident or Fellow (Soufiane El Hallani)

Value of histopathology for predicting the postoperative complications of ileo-anal anastomosis (J-pouch) procedure in children with refractory ulcerative colitis

Soufiane El Hallani, Joseph de Nanassy, James Young Lee, Emily Chan, Juan Bass, David Mack, Ahmed Nasr, Dina El Demellawy

Evaluation of Quantitative Tissue Pathology in the assessment of Barrett’s Esophagus associated Dysplasia

Soufiane El Hallani, Martial Guillaud, Jakoda Korbelik, E. Celia Marginean

Best Poster Presentation by a Graduate Student (Katherine Dixon)

MECHANISMS OF ENHANCER-MEDIATED GENE EXPRESSION DURING EARLY MYOGENIC DIFFERENTIATION

Katherine Dixon, Munerah Hamed, Hamood Al-Sudais, Qiao Li

Department of Pathology and Experimental Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa

2nd Best Poster Presentation by a Graduate Student (Zachary Lister)

Macrophage function mediated through a miR-92a mechanism by a collagen matrix

Zachary Lister, Helene Chiarella-Redfern, A. Chiu, Nick J. R. Blackburn, Marc Ruel, M. Brand, Katey J. Rayner, Erik J. Suuronen

Best Poster Presentation by a Resident (Aurelia Busca and Soufiane El Hallani)

Perineural Invasion (PNI) As A Risk Factor For Local Recurrence (LR) In Early Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Oral Tongue

Aurelia Busca, Chi Lai, Susan J. Robertson, Simon Chiosea, Raja Seethala, Lester D. R. Thompson, Margaret S. Brandwein-Gensler, Jessica H. Maxwell, Umamaheswar Duvvuri, Seungwon Kim, Jonas T. Johnson, Robert L. Ferris, E. Celia Marginean, Bibianna Purgina

Predictors of Tumor Upgrading or Upstaging After Radical Prostatectomy in Patients With Gleason Score 3+4=7 Prostate Cancer (PCa) at Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS) Guided Needle Biopsy

Soufiane El Hallani , Trevor Flood, Kien T. Mai, Eric Belanger, Nicola Schieda

Dr. M. Orizaga Award for Best Teacher

(Dr. Shahidul Islam)