EXCELLENCE AWARDS FOR BEST ORAL PRESENTATIONS
1st position – My Research in a Wink
Marissé Masís Solano, University of Montreal
PhD student (Dr. Mark Less/ Santiago Costantino)
Axis: Retina and Posterior Segment
Title: Optic nerve pulsatile displacement in open angle glaucoma after intraocular pressure manipulation measured by optical coherence tomography – abstract #10
2e position – My Research in a Wink
Victoria Anne Purdy-Millaire, University of Ottawa, Centre de recherche de l’Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont/University of Montreal
MD student (Dr. Isabelle Brunette)
Axis: Cornea and Anterior Segment
Title: Conception d’une approche méthodologique à l’analyse quantitative de la réinnervation suivant une chirurgie de neurotisation cornéenne : Enjeux, progrès et implications pratiques de la sélection et du traçage d’images de microscopie confocale in vivo – abstract #8
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1st position
Valentina Parra, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)
Postdoctoral Fellow (Dr. Cynthia Xin-Ya Qian)
Axis: Retina and Posterior Segment
Title: The Long Term Structural and Functional Impact of Retinopathy of Prematurity – abstract #19
2e position
Tasnim Tabassum, Université de Sherbrooke
MD student (Dr. Qianqian Wang)
Axis: Cornea and Anterior Segment
Title: Comparison between micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation and continuous-wave transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in glaucoma patients: a tertiary centre experience – abstract #1
3e position ex aequo
Monir Modaresinejad, University of Montreal
PhD student (Dr. Sylvain Chemtob)
Axis: Retina and Posterior Segment
Title: Lactate Receptor, HCAR1 Deficiency Leads to Cellular Stress Compromising Choroidal Integrity of the Developing Outer Retina – abstract #14
3e position ex aequo
Elizabeth Leduc, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
PhD student (Dr. Nicolas Pilon, Malika Oubaha)
Axis: Retina and Posterior Segment
Title: FAM172A regulates eye development through an interaction with AGO2 – abstract #6
PRIX D’EXCELLENCE POUR PRÉSENTATIONS PAR AFFICHE
1st position ex aequo– MD /1st cycle Students
Philippe Morneau-Cartier & Félix Plamondon, Centre de recherche du CHU-Québec / Université Laval
Supervisor: Dr. Vincent Raymond
Axis: Retina and Posterior Segment
Title: Sélection et criblage de gènes candidats comme modificateurs de l’âge d’apparition du glaucome primaire à angle ouvert au locus MOG2 sur le chromosome 20p12- abstract #41
1st position ex aequo– MD /1st cycle Students
Dasha Vanichkina, Université McGill
Supervisor: Dr. Alexandre Reynaud
Axis: Brain and Perception
Title: Asynchronous binocular summation – abstract #101
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*1st position – MSc Students
Pénélope Abram, Centre de recherche de l’Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont / University of Montreal
Supervisor: Dr. Sylvain Chemtob
Axis: Retina and Posterior Segment
Title: Targeting mast cell alleviates subretinal inflammation and photoreceptor loss in a model of retinal degeneration – abstract #48
*2e position – MSc Students
Louis Berillon, University of Montreal
Supervisor: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Joyal
Axis: Retina and Posterior Segment
Title: Enhancing autophagy rescues pathological angiogenesis and improves vision in neovascular age-related macular degeneration – abstract #54
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1st position – PhD Students
Anli Ren, McGill University, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
Supervisors: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Joyal, Yan Gong
Axis: Retina and Posterior Segment
Title: Glia-derived lipid metabolites drive pathological angiogenesis in proliferative retinopathy – abstract #80
2e position – PhD Students
Samantha Boudreau, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM)
Supervisor: Dr. Michel Cayouette
Axis: Retina and Posterior Segment
Title: Uncovering the role of Podocalyxin-like Protein (Podxl) in photoreceptor polarity and function – abstract #59
3e position – PhD Students
Charlotte Betus, Centre de recherche de l’Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont -University of Montreal
Supervisor: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Joyal
Axis: Retina and Posterior Segment
Title: Rôle neuroprotecteur des corps cétoniques dérivés de l’endothélium dans les rétinopathies prolifératives – abstract #55
4e position – PhD Students
Fatima Kassem, Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM)
Supervisor: Dr. Michel Cayouette
Axis: Retina and Posterior Segment
Title: Photoreceptor Reprogramming to Prevent Retinal Degeneration – abstract #72
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1st position – Postdoctoral Fellows/Residents
Mathilde Bizou, Centre de recherche du CHU de Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal
Supervisor: Dr. Alexandre Dubrac
Axis: Retina and Posterior Segment
Title: SGOL1 regulates angiogenesis and endothelial senescence in the retina – abstract #57
2e position – Postdoctoral Fellows/Residents
Yukihiro Shiga, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)
Supervisor: Dr. Adriana Di Polo
Axis: Retina and Posterior Segment
Title: Calcium clearance deficits linked to endoplasmic reticulum stress are signature features of early retinal ganglion cell damage in glaucoma – abstract #62
*These prizes were also supported by the Fondation Antoine-Turmel