Earl W. Davie Symposium 2024: Poster Gallery

November 7, 2024

This gallery showcases posters that are being presented at the 18th Annual Earl W. Davie Symposium on November 13, 2024 at UBC Robson Square. These individuals include undergraduate students, graduate trainees, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows, and research associates.
If you have questions about the posters, please contact Kaitlyn Chuong (kaitlyn.chuong@ubc.ca).

Posters

Posters will be added as they become available!

1. Abbey Sugars-Keen - Tissue factor mediates coagulation and insulin resistance crosstalk in type II diabetes and obesity

Authors: Abbey Sugars-Keen, Paniz Ghavimi, Nooshin Safikhan, Kevin Gonzalez, Natalie Strynadka, Nathanael Cavaney, Edward M. Conway

Supervisor: Dr. Ed Conway

Role: Graduate Student

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3. Alex Pieters - Visible light-crosslinked gelatin scaffold for neurite outgrowth

Authors: A. Pieters, I. Liubchak, N. Zohreh, Z. Xie, T.M. Caffrey, K.C. Cheung

Supervisor: Dr. Karen Cheung

Role: Graduate Student

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4. Alexandra Witt - Development of double mutant clotting factor X as a novel thrombolytic agent

Authors: Alexandra Witt, Scott Meixner, Ed Pryzdial

Supervisor: Dr. Ed Pryzdial

Role: Graduate Student

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6. Ava Obenaus - Streptococcus gordonii Promotes Thrombosis Through Binding Sialoglycans on Platelet Receptor GPlbαin a Microfluidic Device

Authors: Ava M. Obenaus, Lesley Martinez Rodriguez, Dang Truong, Annie Ke, Martha Sim, Barbara Bensin, Paul Sullam, Junmei Chen, Jose A. Lopez, Wendy E. Thomas, Nathan J. Sniadecki

Supervisor: Dr. Nathan Sniadecki

Role: Graduate Student

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9. Chris Groten & Julia Groening - Oxidative stress sensitivity in pericytes: exploring underlying mechanisms

Authors: Chris Groten, Julia Groening, Stefan Wendt, Zoe Kortje, Nicholas Weillinger, Louise-Phillippe Bernier, Sarah Ebert, Jasmine Kwan, Brian MacVicar

Supervisor: Dr. Brian MacVicar

Role: Postdoctoral Fellow & Graduate Student 

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10. Emily Bucciol - Estrogen Exposure Inversely Regulates Von Willebrand Factor Expression and Plasma Levels in Mice

Authors: E. Bucciol, E. Burnett, D. Lillicrap

Supervisor: Dr. David Lillicrap

Role: Graduate Student 

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11. Fateme Babaha - Investigating the Impact of Gut Dysbiosis on Liver-Targeted AAV Gene Therapy

Authors: Fateme Babaha, Erin Burnett, Maria Rita Peralta, Aomei Mo, Paul Batty, David Lillicrap

Supervisor: Dr. David Lillicrap

Role: Graduate Student

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12. Gary Cole - Using spatial transcriptomics to elucidate Sash1-dependent factors driving hematopoietic stem cell generation

Authors: Gary Cole, Patrick Coulombe, Gregorios Paliouras, James Lo, Aly Karsan

Supervisor: Dr. Aly Karsan

Role: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

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13. Grace Tang - Pre-operative coagulation test results do not correlate with Self-bleeding assessment tool (Self-BAT) scores

Authors: Grace H. Tang, Rosane Nisenbaum, Rachel Martin, Pauline Manuel, Rebecca Sampat, Jerry Teitel, Paula D. James, Michelle Sholzberg

Supervisor: Dr. Michelle Sholzberg

Role: Research Associate

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14. Guadalupe Rojas-Sanchez - TNFα-mediated autophagy inhibition disrupts platelet metabolism and hemostatic function in inflammatory diseases

Authors: G. Rojas-Sanchez, J. Calzada-Martinez, B. McMahon, O. Esparza, G. Hernandez, D. Le, E.P. Wartchow, K. Jones, L. Ting, C. Jankowski, M.R. Kelher, M. Manco-Johnson, T. Nemkov, A.D. Alessandro, A. Thorburn, P. Maycotte, J.A. Lopez, P. Davizon-Castillo

Supervisor: Dr. Pavel Davizon-Castillo

Role: Postdoctoral Fellow

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15. Haifeng Ji - The Control of Protein Binding on Bio-Interface by a Novel Coating to Prevent Contact Activation on Biomaterials

Authors: HF. Ji, K. Yu, S. Abbina, L. Xu, SJ. Cheng, S. Vappala, A. Arefi, I. Chafeeva, M. Drayton, K. Gonzalez, D. Grecoy, E.M. Conway, WF. Zhao, CS. Zhao, JN. Kizhakkedathu

Supervisor: Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu

Role: Postdoctoral Fellow

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16. Helena Sverak - Cryo-EM characterization of the anydromuropeptide permease AmpG central to bacterial fitness and β-lactam antibiotic resistance

Authors: Sverak HE, Yaeger LN, Worrall LJ, Vacariu CM, Glenwright AJ, Vuckovic M, Al Azawi ZD, Lamers RP, Marko VA, Skorupski C, Soni AS, Tanner ME, Burrows LL, Strynadka NCJ

Supervisor: Dr. Natalie Strynadka

Role: Graduate Student

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18. Ingrid Blydt-Hansen - Iron status has generally not been considered in the determination of sex-based hemoglobin reference intervals: A systematic review

Authors: I. Blydt-Hansen, V. Swarup, R. Thillaye-Kerr, R. Sampat, C. Bekdache, V. Giuliano, T. Kishibe, A. Weyand, M. Crowther, M. Wozniak, M. Fralick, GH. Tang, M. Sholzberg

Supervisor: Dr. Michelle Sholzberg

Role: Medicine Resident

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19. Iryna Liubchak - Photogrosslinkable GELMA Hydrogels Support Neurite Outgrowth in a Microscope In Vitro Spinal Cord Injury Model

Authors: Iryna Liubchak, Nasrin Zohreh, Alex Pieters, Paul Juralowicz, Tanya Bennet, Tara M. Caffrey, Karen C. Cheung

Supervisor: Dr. Karen Cheung

Role: Graduate Student

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20. Jiaqi (Janet) Wu - Developing an immunocompetent preclinical model to test PODO447-ADA, a tumor-specific antibody-drug conjugate

Authors: Jiaqi Wu, Julyanne Brassard, Michael R. Hughes, Diana Canals Hernaez, Aileen Liman, Pamela Dean, Calvin Roskelley and Kelly McNagny

Supervisor: Dr. Kelly McNagny

Role: Graduate Student

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21. Joelle Kasongo - Demographic and Socioeconomic Correlates of HIV Positivity in Alberta: Implications for Immune Dysregulation and Inflammatory Complications

Authors: N. Joelle Kasongo, Carmen Charlton

Supervisor: Dr. Carmen Charlton

Role: Graduate Student

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22. John Perrier - Coagulation Initiated by Tissue Factor on a Coronavirus

Authors: John Perrier, Henry West, Michael Sutherland, Ed Pryzdial

Supervisor: Dr. Ed Pryzdial

Role: Graduate Student

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23. Julliet Zama - The Effect of Clearing Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) on Leucocyte Telomere Length (LTI) and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Among Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

Authors: Julliet K. Zama, Izabella Gadawski, Shelly Tongazzini, Melanie CM Murray, Angela Kaida, Helene C.F. Cote

Supervisor: Dr. Helene Cote

Role: Graduate Student

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25. Lihua Hao - Role of the Gla-Domain in Phospholipid-Independent Activation of Human Factor.

Authors: Lihua Hao, Alexandra N. Witt, Edward L.G. Pryzdial

Supervisor: Dr. Ed Pryzdial

Role: Postdoctoral Fellow

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26. Mahsa Yazdanbakhsh - Donor factors influence stress-related hemolysis in red blood cell subpopulations during hypothermic storage

Authors: Mahsa Yazdanbakhsh, Olga Mykhailova, Jason P. Acker

Supervisor: Dr. Jason Acker

Role: Graduate Student

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27. Mark Belletrutti - Response to second- and third-line therapies in children with chronic immune thrombocytopenia.

Authors: Claire Rollins, Danielle Baker, Meera Raya, Mark Belletrutti

Role: Supervisor, presenting on behalf of Claire Rollins (graduate student)

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28. Masala Mugeri - Binding, Internalization and Intracellular Routing of Monovalent and Bivalent SNAP-Tag Fusion Antibodies in CD64+ M1 and M2 Macrophages

Authors: Masala Mugeri, Stefan Barth and Anna K. Blakney

Supervisor: Dr. Anna Blakney

Role: Graduate Student

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29. Michelle Brenner - IL-6 Stimulation Increases Fucosylation and Changes Sialylation Patterns of Platelets Stimulated by a Specific GPVI Agonist: Unraveling Thromboinflammation

Authors: Michelle K. Brenner, Karin Hoffmeister, Brian Branchford

Supervisor: Dr. Brian Branchford

Role: Peds Hematology Fellow

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30. Nishaka William - Possible Calcium-Independent Nitric Oxide Production Triggered by Sphingomyelinase in Red Blood Cells

Authors: Nishaka William, Jason P. Acker

Supervisor: Dr. Jason Acker

Role: Graduate Student

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31. Noor Ali-Mohamad - Antimicrobial Peptide-Incorporated Polymer Coatings Enhances the Efficacy of Platelet Storage

Authors: Noor Ali-Mohamad, Nicolas Pereyra, Kai Yu, Dana Devine, Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu

Supervisor: Dr. Jay Kizhakkedathu

Role: Undergraduate Student

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32. Olivier Hinse - Unveiling Vimentin-Collagen Hybrid Peptides: Potential Neo-Peptides Linked to Autoimmunity in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Authors: Olivier Hinse, Yasin Tabatabaei, Elliot Mar, Jason Rogalski, Leonard Foster, Dieter Bromme

Supervisor: Dr. Dieter Bromme

Role: Graduate Student

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33. Paniz Ghavimi - Exploring Molecular Mechanisms of Increased Thrombotic Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

Authors: Paniz Ghavimi, Kevin Gonzalez, Nooshin Safikhan, Patricia Benedet, Nathanael Cavaney, Natalie Strynadka, Edward Conway

Supervisor: Dr. Ed Conway

Role: Undergraduate Student

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36. Simrat Binning - The Association of HIV, Age, Sex, and Other Chronic/Latent Viruses with Inflammation and Immune Aging

Authors: Simrat Binning, Renying Cai, Nancy Yang, Melanie CM Murray, Mel Krajden, Helene CF Cote

Supervisor: Dr. Helene Cote

Role: Undergraduate Student

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38. Talha Zubair & Alya Kaynak - Induced Cardiomyocyte Progenitor Cells for treating obstruction and thickening of cardiac muscles caused by Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Authors: Talha Zubair, Alya Kaynak

Role: Undergraduate Student

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39. Taylor Da Silva - Investigating the role of platelet factor 4 (PF4) in asthma

Authors: Taylor Da Silva, Yu-Hsuan Huang, Ahmed Kabil, Michael Hughes, Kelly McNagny, Tille Hackett, Hugh Kim

Supervisor: Dr. Hugh Kim

Role: Graduate Student

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40. Vignesh Murthy - Familial Combined Factor V and VIII Deficiency with a novel missense mutation in LMAN1: Exploring the role of genotype, age, and blood group

Authors: Murthy V, Merkeley H, Jackson S, Lee A

Supervisor: Dr. Hayley Merkeley

Role: Clinical Fellow

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