Biology 2021 Award Winners
The 50th Science Atlantic Biology Conference
March 12 to 14, 2021, hosted virtually by Cape Breton University
Check out the book of abstracts
Thank you to our generous conference sponsors!
Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award - Oral Presentation
First Place
Lauren Sobot
St. Francis Xavier University
DNA Cruciforms in Vibrio Species
Second Place
Naomi Meed
University of New Brunswick - Fredericton
Fatal attraction? How land use can influence community composition of Atlantic bumblebees
Third Place
Kelsey Mercer
Saint Mary's University
Variability in Egg Hatching Time as Evidence of a Bet-Hedging Strategy in Japanese Medaka (Oryzias latipes)
Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award - Poster Presentation
First Place
Mia Francis
University Of New Brunswick -
Saint John
Impacts of sediment chemistry on the amphipod Corophium volutator in the Bay of Fundy.
Second Place
Brooke Dauphinee
Mount Saint Vincent University
Roles of temperature and blue light in aerobic methane emissions from canola plants
Third Place
Amy Dodge
St. Francis Xavier University
The Role of the Adenosine A1 Receptor and HIF1a in the Cross-Tolerance of Danio rerio to Hypoxia and Ammonia
Botany Award, sponsored by the Canadian Botanical Association
Oral
Terrell Roulston
Saint Mary's University
Comparison of pollinator assemblages on agricultural dykelands in the Bay of Fundy
Poster
Brooke Dauphinee
Mount Saint Vincent University
Roles of temperature and blue light in aerobic methane emissions from canola plants
Science Atlantic Communication Award
Alexie Ouellette
Mount Allison University
Determining biological function of miRNA identified from PDAC patient plasma using an in vitro model