Aquaculture & Fisheries and Biology Conference
2023 Biology Award Winners
The 2023 Aquaculture & Fisheries and Biology (AFB) Conference was held March 3 through 5, at the University of New Brunswick, Saint John.
Review the conference program and abstracts.
Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award
First Place - Oral
Mia Lauzon
Acadia University
Impacts of pathogen infection on the winter behaviour and physiology of the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis
First Place - Poster
Jack Nason
University of New Brunswick, Saint John
An Assessment of Inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Spawning Success in Fundy National Park
Science Atlantic Science Communication Award
First Place - Oral
Max Spiess
St. Francis Xavier University
The Acquisition of Symbiotic Green Algae in the Egg Masses of the Spotted Salamander
First Place - Poster
Makayla Butorac
St. Francis Xavier University
Body and Tentacle Movement Patterns of Lymnaea stagnalis in Different Environmental Conditions
Botany Award
First Place - Oral
Ben Caron
University of Prince Edward Island
The Temporal and Physiological Dynamics of the Heterophyllous Transition in Myriophyllum aquaticum
First Place - Poster
Courtney Strugnell
Mount Saint Vincent University
Does methane regulate growth and physiological processes of heat-stressed canola plants?
People's Choice Award
First Place - Oral
Taryn Muldoon
Acadia University
A spatiotemporal analysis of the causative agent of white-nose syndrome and intestinal macroparasites based on DNA from Nova Scotia bat guano
First Place - Poster
Makatendeka Biton
Saint Mary's University
Developing a Localized Surface Plasmon Aptasensor For The Early Detection of Acute Myocardial Infarction