Meritas Ceremony: $136K given to students to recognize their achievements
On June 11, the first edition of the Meritas Ceremony took place at the Pierre-Péladeau Amphitheatre of the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM). Organized by the Student and Postdoctoral Affairs of the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM), this ceremony aims to recognize the talents and achievements of students in various academic and artistic fields while valuing their individual and collective contributions to the academic success and scientific influence of the research centre.
On this occasion, the recipients had the privilege of receiving prizes ranging from $1,000 to $15,000. Accounting for nearly $136,000, these scholarships are the result of a collaboration between the CRCHUM, the CHUM Foundation and its donors. They were presented to the recipients at the ceremony by Kathy Thi Bao Khanh Lê, Associate Director of Operations at the CRCHUM, Caroline Poupart, Vice-President of Philanthropic Development at the CHUM Foundation and Pascale Bouchard, President and CEO of the CHUM Foundation.
“The Meritas Ceremony not only celebrates the success of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows; it also aspires to inspire and motivate our entire academic community. By publicly acknowledging these achievements, we foster a culture of excellence and self-improvement. In other words, we want to give them the means to have the daring to look beyond the horizon.” —Kathy Thi Bao Khanh Lê, Associate Director, Operations, CRCHUM
For this first edition of the Meritas Ceremony, 51 students and postdoctoral fellows had the opportunity to receive an award:
Research Training Scholarships—Master's Degree, offered by the CRCHUM
- Claire McCartney, supervised by Manuela Santos: $1,000
- Elisabeth Poirier, supervised by Sophie Lerouge: $1,000
- Alexandra Ilie, supervised by Laurent Létourneau-Guillon: $1,000
- Alexandra Buccilli, supervised by Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault:
$1,000
- Jessica Meunier, supervised by Dominic Roy: $1,000
- Maelle Cottin, supervised by Francis Rodier: $1000
- Andréanne Lacombe, supervised by Christine Vande Velde: $1,000
- Dijhane Abdesselam, supervised by Saima Hassan: $1,000
- Edisond Florial, supervised by Jesse Chong Shen: $1,000
- Thibault Maumy, supervised by Manuela Santos: $1,000
Research Training Scholarships—PhD, offered by the CRCHUM
- Samar Naili-Douaouda, supervised by Stéphanie Fulton: $1,500
- Angelina Bardoul, supervised by Dominic Roy: $1,500
- Pakshid Hosseinzadeh, supervised by Sophie Lerouge: $1,500
- Perrine Coquelet, supervised by Nathalie Arbour: $1,500
- Wenxia Yang, supervised by Shao-Ling Zhang: $1,500
- Mariam Choughari, supervised by Christine Vande Velde: $1,500
- Sam Sedighi, supervised by Guy Cloutier: $1,500
Research Training Scholarships—Master's Degree, offered by the CHUM Foundation
- Bianca Rioux, supervised by Dominique Trudel: $1,500
- Hanna Hamoud-Michel, supervised by Ali Ahmadi: $1,500
- Mandana Bigdeli-Kheibari, supervised by Francis Rodier: $1,500
- Emna Guibene, supervised by Sami Obaid: $1,500
- Arash Sarshoghi, supervised by Sami Obaid: $1,500
Research Training Scholarships—PhD, offered by the CHUM Foundation
- Sreya Duttagupta, supervised by Bertrand Routy: $2,000
- Élizabeth Lamoureux, supervised by Gabrielle Pagé: $2,000
- Sarah Moustadraf, supervised by Emmanuelle Brochiero: $2,000
- Claire Gerkins, supervised by Manuela Santos: $2,000
Research Excellence Scholarships—Master's Degree, offered by the CRCHUM
- Yara Haddad, supervised by Simon Turcotte: $2,000
- Hannah Klemets, supervised by Dominic Roy: $2,000
- Mélanie Rodger, supervised by Ali Ahmadi: $2,000
Research Excellence Scholarships—PhD, offered by the CRCHUM
- Karine Thai, supervised by Alexandre Prat: $2,500
- Savana Biondic, supervised by Sophie Petropoulos: $2,500
- Jade Maillou, supervised by Bertrand Routy: $2,500
- Adrien Rihoux, supervised by Martine Tétreault: $2,500
- Farzaneh Vakili, supervised by Sarah Larney: $2,500
- Imane Kaci, supervised by Marie-Josée Hébert: $2,500
- Mélissa Viens, supervised by Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault: $2,500
- Yongija Hu, supervised by Bertrand Routy: $2,500
Thematic Master's or PhD Scholarship in Kidney or Pancreatic Transplantation, offered by the CHUM Foundation
- Yuchao Pang, Master's degree, supervised by Shao-Ling Zhang and John S.D.Chan: $5,000
"Hhip Deficiency In Endothelial Cells Prevents Renal Ischemia Reperfusion-Induced Acute Kidney Injury"
Thematic Master's or PhD Scholarships in Diabetes or Obesity, offered by the CHUM Foundation
- Frédérick Boisjoly, Master's degree, supervised by Thierry Alquier: $2,500
“Rôle des gouttelettes lipidiques dans l'inflammation microgliale et l'obésité”
- Danie Majeur, PhD, supervised by Thierry Alquier: $2,500
“Les gouttelettes lipidiques dans le cerveau régulent l'homéostasie énergétique”
Thematic Master's or PhD Scholarships in Adult Neurological Diseases, offered by the CHUM Foundation
- Anne-Marie Bissonnette, Master's degree, supervised by Didier Jutras-Aswad:
$3,000
“Portrait mondial du trouble de l'usage de stimulants de type amphétamine concomitant au TDAH”
- Diala El Masri, PhD, supervised by Nathalie Arbour: $3,000
“Role of NKG2D and its ligand MULT1 in the pathogenesis of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis”
Thematic Master's or PhD Scholarships in Innovations and Value-Added Evaluation for Patients and Populations, offered by the CHUM Foundation
- Pamela Fernainy, PhD, supervised by Nadia Sourial: $3,000
“Interprofessional primary care teams, is their effect on quality and health service use equitable?”
- Emmanuelle Ametepe, PhD, supervised by Simon Grandjean Lapierre: $3,000
“Stratégies diagnostiques et politiques innovantes en détection de la tuberculose”
Thematic Master's or PhD Scholarship in Bile Duct Cancer Research, offered by the CHUM Foundation
- Audrey Langlois, Master's degree, supervised by Gerardo Ferbeyre: $5,000
“Rôle du métabolisme du fer dans l’élimination des cellules cancéreuses sénescentes pancréatiques”
Thematic Master's or PhD Scholarships in Breast Cancer Research, offered by the CHUM Foundation
- Chelsea Almadin, PhD, supervised by Jérôme Lavoué: $5,000
“Evaluation of occupational co-exposure to noise and chemical agents and exploration of carcinogenic risk”
- Fares Jabnouni, Master’s degree, supervised by Réjean Lapointe: $5,000
“Caractérisation du microbiote intratumoral en cancer du sein”
- Sara Haije, PhD, supervised by Réjean Lapointe: $5,000
“Impact des bactéries intra-tumorales sur la biologie des macrophages et la réponse immunitaire”
Thematic Postdoctoral Scholarship in Kidney and Pancreatic Transplantation, offered by the CHUM Foundation
- Min-Chun Liao, supervised by Shao-Ling Zhang and John S.D.Chan: $10,000
“AGTR2 Deficiency Accelerates Perinatal Programming Induced by Maternal Diabetes”
Thematic Postdoctoral Scholarship in Diabetes or Obesity, offered by the CHUM Foundation
- Manon Duquenne, supervised by Ciaran Murphy Royal and Thierry Alquier: $5,000
“Sensibilité centrale aux glucocorticoïdes et obésité: et s'il fallait suivre les étoiles?”
Thematic Postdoctoral Scholarship in Breast Cancer Research, offered by the CHUM Foundation
- Mallory Frederick, supervised by Saima Hassan: $15,000
“Spatial and single-cell characterization of triple-negative breast cancer to improve treatment”
Congratulations to all recipients!
Thank you to the CHUM Foundation, its donors and the CRCHUM for their support.
Meritas Ceremony: $136K given to students to recognize their achievements
