Biology 2019 Award Winners
The 49th Science Atlantic Biology Conference 2019
March 8 to 10, 2019, at Crandall University.
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Thank you to our generous conference sponsors!
Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award
Oral, First Place
Sarah Robertson
Acadia University
Docosahexaenoic Acid-Acylated Phloridzin, a Novel Compound Derived from Apple Phytochemicals and Fish Oil, Inhibits the Metabolic Activity and Proliferation of Colon Cancer Cells in vitro
Oral, Second Place
Sonya Radvan
Saint Mary’s University
Effects of inbreeding on fitness in the North Atlantic right whale
Oral, Third Place
Nicholas Zinck
Mount Saint Vincent University
The Roles of the BMP and WNT Signalling Pathways in Zebrafish Cartilage Development
Poster, First Place
Alison Gladwell
Dalhousie University
Acoustic monitoring of Leach’s Storm-petrels (Oceanodrama leucohora) as an index of nesting density
Poster, Second Place
Victoria Field
Cape Breton University
An Examination of the Impact of the Freshwater Mussel Elliptio complanata Has on Water Quality
Oral, Third Place
Rachel Corney
Saint Mary’s University
Extent of plasticity in the nuptial body coloration of the white ecotype of the Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Botany Award, sponsored by the Canadian Botanical Association
Oral
Caitlyn Zamora
Dalhousie University
Determination of genome size, chromosome number and chromosomal ploidy in Aponogeton madagascariensis (lace plant)
Poster
Bridget Biermann
Saint Mary’s University
Vegetation type affects nutrient concentrations in green roof runoff
Previous award winners
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