O'Brien Centre Summer Studentships (OCSS)
OCSS - 2023 Student Profiles
The O’Brien Centre Summer Studentships are meant to encourage students to undertake an experiential opportunity in a health research setting at the University of Calgary.
Aaranyo G.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: MCP-1 Regulations of the Hippocampal Response to Heat Stress
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Morris Scantlebury
Alexis E.
Major: Health and Society
Title of Research: Exploring the Relationship Between Pain Catastrophizing and Migraine in Youth
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Serena Orr
Aliza J.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Perinatal COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Distress and Infant Brain Network Functional Connectivity
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Catherine Lebel
Alyssa L.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Aging Platelets: Differing contribution to coagulation and immune responses
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Craig Jenne
Anika D.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Proteases in Macrophages and the Anti-Inflammatory Role of Protease Inhibitors
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Eduardo Cobo
Annika M.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Repression of inflammatory gene expression by novel glucocorticoid receptor agonists
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Robert Newton
Anup J.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: A peptide replacement strategy for Fragile X Syndrome
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Raymond W. Turner
Aydin H.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: The Spatial and Temporal Role of Gelatinases in Citrobacter rodentium Colitis
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Eduardo Cobo
Batool A.
Major: Health and Society
Title of Research: The Current State of Participatory Research: A Mixed Methods Analysis
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Zack Marshall
Brian C.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Determining mitochondrial function in macrophages upon E. coli-LF82 bacterial infection
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Derek McKay
Caitrin O.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Perspectives of patients and caregivers on risks associated with advanced kidney disease: a qualitative meta-synthesis
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Meghan Elliott
Caleb S.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Unraveling the Immune Architecture of Long COVID at a Single Cell Resolution
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Jeff Biernaskie
Cassie W.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Characterization of a Putative Endosomal Pore-Forming Protein APOL7C in cDCs
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Johnathan Canton
Chelsea T.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of research: Mindful Soundscapes
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Stephanie Plamondon
Demitra S.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Effect of Fasting on Alzheimer’s Disease
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Grant Gordon
Elaha N.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Investigating the effect of exogenous hormone administration on future cardiovascular risk in females treated with in-vitro fertilization
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Sandra Dumanski
Emily G-V.
Major: Bioinformatics
Title of Research: Using light sheet microscopy to study craniofacial development
Supervisor: Dr. Benedikt Hallgrimsson
Huzaifa K.
Major: Health and Society
Title of Research: COVID-19 Vaccine Navigators: Leveraging existing primary care infrastructure to increase access and reduce hesitancy among newcomer refugees
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Fariba Aghajafari
Justin M-P.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: The Analysis of Simulated Microgravity in Proposed Drosophila Melanogaster Model
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Giuseppe Iaria
Keerthana C.
Major: Bioinformatics
Title of Research: Single-cell transcriptomic characterization of human acute burn wounds to identify targets to promote skin regeneration.
Supervisors Names: Dr. Vince Gabriel and Dr. Jeff Biernaskie
Nidhi K.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: ERK activation: Postnatal Development in a Fragile X Syndrome Mouse Model
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Ning Cheng
Lauren A.
Major: Health and Society
Title of Research: A Critical Policy Analysis on Patient Medical Image Consent Forms
Name of Supervisor: Dr. Zack Marshall
Marian G.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Recreating hypoxia in a human lung-on-a-chip to study bacterial pneumonia
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Mark Gillrie
Meghan L.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Barriers and facilitators to pre-operative care for frail older adults
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Krista Reich
Michelle L.
Major: Health and Society
Title of Research: Evaluating Student Perceptions on Graduate Program Learning around Indigenous Health
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Pamela Roach
Nicole B.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Sex and Gender Aspects of Chronic Sinus Disease
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Christina Thornton
Priya R.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Effect of cholesterol 24-hydroxylase knock-down in prion infection
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Sabine Gilch
Ronan L.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Investigating the role of beta-adrenergic receptor signalling in glioblastoma
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Samuel Weiss
Salma Z.
Major: Health and Society
Title of Research: Equitable access to primary healthcare for Egyptian-Canadian women
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Tanvir Turin Chowdhury
Samuel G.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Impact of CYP2D6 genetic variation on amphetamine response and side effects in children and adolescents
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Chad Bousman
Shubh P.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Temporal trends and predictors of emergency department visits and hospital readmissions in angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA): a population-based study of 85,573 adults
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Todd Anderson
Stephen M.
Major: Bioinformatics
Title of Research: Developing a Magnetic Resonance Coil Simulation for Deep-Learning Based Image Reconstruction
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Richard Frayne
Yuki F.
Major: Biomedical Sciences
Title of Research: Influence of Market Size on Generic Drug Entry in Canada
Supervisor's Name: Dr. Reed Beall