43rd Science Atlantic Biology Conference
March 15-17, 2013, Acadia University
Please download the Conference Program (.pdf) for abstracts of presentations.
View photos from the conference on our Flickr photo stream! All photos © Megan Colwell.
Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award (Award Description)
Oral, first place
Abigail White
Mount Allison University
Duration of stay and movements of Semipalmated Sandpipers during migratory stopover in the upper Bay of Fundy
Oral, second place
Julie Colpitts
Acadia University
Biological Evaluation of Metal-Containing Compounds to Assess Potential for Use in Photodynamic Therapy
Oral, third place
Katie Kowarski
Dalhousie University
The effects of remote biopsy sampling on long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) in Pleasant Bay N.S.
Poster, first place
Shane Rajaraman
Saint Mary’s University
Effectiveness of Halifax Produced FDG in the PET/CT Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Lung Cancer and Impact on Patient Management
Poster, second place
Yueyang Zhang
University of New Brunswick, Saint John
Some Like it Hot!- The Critical Thermal Maximum (CTMax) and hematology of shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) acclimated to three temperatures.
Poster, third place
John Loggie
Mount Allison University
Intra(Sub)Specific Differentiation of Migratory Alaskan Dunlin, Calidris alpina
Science Atlantic Communication Award, sponsored by Canadian Science Publishing (Award Description)
Oral
Feng Tang
University of New Brunswick, Saint John
Body condition of juvenile American lobsters, Homarus americanus, living on mud and cobble bottom
Poster
Jason McConnery
Dalhousie University
The Mechanism of [10]-Gingerol-induced Cytotoxicity in Breast Cancer Cells
Botany Award, sponsored by the Canadian Botanical Association (Award Description)
Oral
Michelle MacDonald
University of Prince Edward Island
Assessing pathogenicity and chemical sensitivity of Fusarium spp. infecting carrots
Poster
Simon Lay
Dalhousie University
Seasonality of a Nova Scotian rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) associated community and the potential impacts of rockweed harvesting