The 2017 Krembil Summer Student Research Day took place on August 23. The event, which was co-hosted by Drs. Frances Skinner and Joan Wither, offers summer students the opportunity to practice their presentation skills and to hear about different research performed by their peers over the summer.
After opening remarks from Dr. Donald Weaver, Director of the Krembil Research Institute, 22 summer students under the supervision of 18 different Krembil-appointed Principal Investigators presented their work. Through 5-minute ‘rapid fire’ talks, Krembil-led advances were highlighted in the fields of neuroscience, arthritis and vision research.
Examples included talks by: Afrin Bhattacharya from the lab of Dr. Cathy Barr on the effect of genetic variation in enhancers on risk for immune-mediated disorders; Prtha Kudesia from the lab of Dr. Rajiv Gandhi on the impact of osteoarthritis surgical outcomes on depressive symptoms; and Saba Samet from the lab of Drs. Martin Steinbach/Esther González on interhemispheric callosal dysfunction in early glaucoma.
Dr. Weaver closed the event by congratulating the students on their research achievements and their engaging presentations.
The event was co-organized by the Krembil Research Institute’s Trainee Affairs Committee and its administration team. For more information or to provide feedback about the Summer Student Research Day, please contact the Krembil Administration office.