Congratulations to Summer CORE poster winners

A summer program for students focusing on research opportunities wrapped up its 19th successful year recently.

The Summer Career Opportunities & Research Exploration (CORE) Program at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College is designed to foster interest in research, academia and graduate programs for BSc, DVM and other summer students while working with scientists and veterinarians in diverse areas.

A poster session in the final week of the program provides students the opportunity to summarize their research and present it to OVC faculty, graduate students and funding agency representatives who evaluate the scientific and educational poster projects for clarity, overall design, and the student’s ability to present the information.

Awards were presented on Tuesday, August 13 with first place to Marina Kashevska-Gozdek for “Optimizing serum concentration for primary canine cancer cell culture” (Paul Woods and Karolina Skowronski). Second place winners were: Roseann Kehoe for “Linking morphotype with genotype of eimeria species affecting domestic horses” (John Barta); Nina Harris for “Creating a microarray Atlas for clinical medicine: the day/night vs. circadian heart” (Tami Martino). Third place winners were: Brenna Hurley for “Effect of statin inhibition on the hippo singling pathway in bovine granulosa cells in vitro (Pavneesh Madan); Cailin Richards for “Confirming a detailed outline of positive reinforcement training in cats for reduced stress during venipuncture (Adronie Verbrugghe); and Juan Orjuela for “3D Printing in Veterinary Medicine: The development of a North American Consortium (Michelle Oblak).  

The winner of the Master of Biomedical Science Poster Award was Sydney Faulkner for “Genes associated with CHOP therapy response in canine lymphoma” (Brenda Coomber).

Summer CORE Program students complete research projects in diverse areas, while participating in field trips, attending a scientific conference and professional development workshops, and a Round Table series with invited guests working in a variety of areas. In addition to delving into the research side of academia, students benefit from the mentorship of advisors in varied fields.