Awards
Research Day Awards
Awarded for outstanding student poster presentations at Schulich Dentistry’s annual Research Day. Recipients represent Schulich Dentistry at research conferences throughout the following year.
Junior Category (alphabetical order)
Amr Alsabbagh, Dentistry Class of 2020
CDA/Dentsply Sirona Student Clinician Research Program Award - will represent Schulich Dentistry at the 2019 CDA National Oral Health Conference in Canada. Awarded for poster: ‘Surrogate markers for high risk human papillomavirus infection in oral epithelial dysplasia: A comparison of p16, ki-67, and ProExC.’ Supervised by Christina McCord, PhD.
Yoon Chi, Dentistry Class of 2020
ADA Foundation Award - will represent Schulich Dentistry at the 2018 Colgate Dental Students' Conference on Research in Maryland. Awarded for poster: ‘Characterization of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis in aging mice’. Supervised by Frank Beier, PhD.
Peter Sabiri, Dentistry Class of 2021
Hinman Student Research Award - will represent Schulich Dentistry at the 2018 Hinman Student Research Symposium in Memphis, TN (usually end Oct/early Nov). Awarded for poster: ‘Epsilon sarcoglycan as a novel mediator of cell adhesion to titanium’. Supervised by Doug Hamilton, PhD.
Senior Category
First - Alex Peidl, PhD Candidate
Awarded for poster: ‘Therapeutic peptides based on CCN3 treat systemic sclerosis in a mouse model of the disease’. Supervised by Andrew Leask, PhD.
Second - Diego Diaz, Grad Ortho Student
Awarded for poster: ‘Diagnostic ultrasound in the measurement of cortical bone thickness in porcine mandibular specimens: A pilot study’. Supervised by Dr. Ali Tassi.
Third - Woody Neilson, Grad Ortho Student
Awarded for poster: ‘Acquired bracket pellicle modulation via exposure to histatin’. Supervised by Dr. Walter Siqueira.
Fall Awards
More than 20 awards were presented to faculty and students at the annual Schulich Dentistry Fall Awards Reception on November 27.
Congratulations to the recipients.
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Faculty Awards
Dr. Henry Lapointe
W.W. Wood Award of Excellence in Dental Education
Dr. John Tupper
C.Y. Lung Award
Class of 2021 Awards
Larissa Briante
Dr. Sam Ioannidis Memorial Award
Daniel Cadete
Toronto Crown & Bridge Study Club Award
Kieran Elliot
Dentistry Class of 1975 Scholarship
Mikayla Roberts
General Medicine Award;
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario Scholarship First Year
Brendan Wong
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario Dean’s Award of Excellence
Class of 2020 Awards
Megan Checora
Toronto Crown & Bridge Study Club Award
Kristen Desranleau
Dr. Donald S. Moore Award in Occlusal Therapy
Andrew Hogan-Cann
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario Scholarship Second Year
Andrew Nevill
Dr. Donald F. MacLean Award in Oral Radiology
Sumeeta Warraich
Centennial Orthodontic and Paediatric Dentistry Award
Rachel Ziliotto
Laura Stakiw Memorial Award
Class of 2019 Awards
Amanda Ang
International College of Dentists Award
Alexandra Bonin
Canadian Academy of Periodontology Award;
Dentistry Class of 1975 Scholarship
Paritoshika Dabas
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Lin Humanitarian Award
Alana Fraser
Elgin Dental Association Award in Oral Surgery
Michelle Lepore
Centennial Orthodontic and Paediatric Dentistry Award
Laura Mirzai
Schulich Dentistry Prize in Professionalism and Ethics
Thomas Proulx
Association of Prosthodontists of Ontario Award;
Ontario Dental Association Proficiency Award
Christina Sperou
Western Faculty Association Scholarship
Andrei Zaharia
Academy of Operative Dentistry Award
Andrei Zaharia
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Lin Clinical Award
Dentistry Research Day 2018
Amr Alsabbagh, Dentistry Class of 2020
CDA/Dentsply Research Travel Award
Yoon Chi, Dentistry Class of 2020
ADA Foundation Travel Award
Peter Sabiri, Dentistry Class of 2021
Hinman Student Research Award
