Conference 2020
July 8, 2020
Presentations
Proposal
“Effects of an online messaging intervention on physical activity support behaviours among parents of children with intellectual disabilities”—Katerina Disimino*, L. Tristani, N. Santino, J. Weiss, Rebecca Bassett-Gunter
“The Effects of Concussion on the Determinants of Gait Velocity in Community-dwelling Men and Women”—Fatema Khimji*, George Mochizuki
“The influence of post-exercise dairy consumption on systemic inflammation following resistance and plyometric exercise – A research proposal”— Emily C. Fraschetti*, Lauren E. Skelly, Ali A. Abdul-Sater, Andrea R. Josse
“The effects of aerobic exercise on ATF5-mediated regulation of the mitochondrial unfolded protein response in skeletal muscle”—Mikhaela Slavin*, David A. Hood
“A unique clinical placement focused on screening novel drugs to improve heart function after coronary artery bypass graft surgery”—Shivam Gandhi, Christopher G.R. Perry
“Cardiolipin and its role in preserving mitochondrial function”— Brandon J. Richards, David A. Hood
3 Minute Thesis
“TRAF1 regulation of inflammasome complex: implications for rheumatic disease”— Safoura Zangiabadi*, Ali Abdul-Sater
“Somatostatin receptor type-2 antagonism restores counterregulatory function and confers hypoglycemic resistance in a rodent model of advanced type-2 diabetes mellitus” —Emily G. Hoffman*, Ninoschka C. D'souza, Mehran Nejad-Mansouri, Parinaz Zaree Bavani, Julian Aiken, Richard Liggins, Michael Riddell
Sex-related differences in visual reaction time, oculomotor, and cognitive abilities in varsity athletes with a history of concussion.”—Michael Modica*
“Blood flow differences between sexes in athletes with history of concussion”— Ravneet Kalkat*, Alison Macpherson, Andrea Prieur, Loriann Hynes
“Promoting Lifespan Physical Activity Using Different Communication Strategies”— Daniel Sibley*
“Exploring the Relationship between Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Skeletal Muscle During Cancer” — Luca Delfinis*, CA Bellissimo, SN DiBenedetto, S Gandhi, CGR Perry.
“Challenging and dismantling ageist attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours through intergenerational programs”— Tia Rogers-Jarrell*
Complete Study
“Spatial Profiles of Distractors Modify Saccade Trajectories”— Caroline Giuricich*, Robert Green, Heather Jordan, Mazyar Fallah
“Delineating the sites of interaction between TRAF1 and ciap2: Potential targeted therapy for Rheumatoid arthritis (RA).”—Fatemah Aleithan*, Dr. Ali Abdul-Sater
“Are there direct consequences of the systemic physiological effects induced by the ketogenic diet on breast cancer growth?”—Monica Tawadrous*
“Cardiac Rehabilitation Dose: Patients Adherence considering Impact of Intervening Clinical Events, as well as Disease Severity”— Taslima Mamataz* MPH, Sherry L. Grace PhD1,2, Peter L. Prior PhD3, Tim Hartley MSc.3, Paul Oh MD2, Neville Suskin MBChB3
“Walking With Noise: Evidence Of An Adaptability Limit In Human Gait While Cued By Non-Rhythmic Auditory Stimuli”— Cecilia Power*, Janessa Drake, William Gage
“Exercise-Mediated Training of the Immune Response.”— Mayoorey Murugathasan*, Ardavan Jafari, Ali A. Abdul-Sater
“Associations between Elevated Kidney and Liver Biomarker Ratios, Metabolic Syndrome and All-Cause and Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Mortality: Analysis of the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).”—Akinkunle Oye-Ṣomẹfun*, Jennifer L. Kuk, Chris I. Ardern
“Can Rescuing Mitochondria Improve Muscle Quality in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?”— Catherine A. Bellissimo*, Luca Delfinis, M.C. Hughes, P. Tadi, C. Amaral, A. Dehghani, Christopher G.R. Perry
*Presenter
Award Recipients
Proposal
Mikhaela Slavin – “The effects of aerobic exercise on ATF5-mediated regulation of the mitochondrial unfolded protein response in skeletal muscle”
3 Minute Thesis
Tia Rogers-Jarrell – “Challenging and dismantling ageist attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours through intergenerational programs”
Complete Study
Monica Tawadrous – “Are there direct consequences of the systemic physiological effects induced by the ketogenic diet on breast cancer growth?”
Schedule
Organizing Committee
Conference Co-Chairs: Tia Rogers-Jarrell and Alia Mazhar
GSA President: Heather Johnston
GSA Members: Luca Delfinis, Dan Desroches, Cecilia Power, Daniel Sibley, Jonathan Memme, Emerald Bandoles and Ariane Massie.
The organizing committee would like to extend a special thank you to the following individuals:
Dr. Perry, Dr. Drake and Dr. Safai for their time and insightful presentations.
Our keynote speaker, Dr. Ardern, for his time and support in the planning of this conference in addition to all GSA activities.
Stephanie Marston, for displaying the highest fortitude in answering our barrage of emails and providing any and all support during the planning of this conference.
Our faculty advisor, Dr. Edgell, for her commitment, guidance and unwavering support to the GSA.