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Research Day 2026

Posted by Pathology on May 1, 2026 in Events
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Research Day 2026 was the most highly-attended Research Day yet.

Every year in spring, the Department of Pathology holds Research Day. The objectives of the event are to:

  1. Review the application of multi-omics data to human disease;
  2. Examine a diverse range of research topics in the field of Pathology and at different levels of scholarship/training (ie undergraduate, medical student, graduate student, medical resident, and post-doctoral fellow);
  3. Review the application of a diverse set of molecular tools to study fundamental biological processes related to human disease;
  4. Identify important considerations for the identification and development of biomarkers; and
  5. Recognize important interactions between the tumour microenvironment, immune system, and therapy in cancer.
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The convivial atmosphere lasted throughout the day.

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The attendees were attentive to the latest research from Dalhousie.

Presentations

There were nine presentations in total:

Keynote

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Dr. Sonya MacParland

Our keynote speaker for 2026 was Dr. Sonya MacParland, the Senior Scientist and Research Director of the Ajmera Transplant Centre, University Health Network. Her keynote address was "Harnessing multiomics and human tissue models to delineate immune mediated liver disease pathways."

Judging

Poster judging took part during the first half of the day with the results revealed before adjournment. Judges, fueled by coffee and the lovely catered breakfast by the Atlantica Hotel, questioned the poster creators on their chosen topic.

Our judges for 2026 were Dr. Claudio Slamovits, Dr. Morgan Langille, Dr. Boris Gala Lopez, Dr. David Langilaan, Dr. Heleen Arts, Dr. Christina Fraga, and Dr. Tanya Gillan.

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And the winners are:

Best talk by a Pathology Graduate Student  Riley Arseneau
Best talk by a Pathology Resident Dr. Ashleh Karama
Best talk by an External Participant Nicholas Cheverie
Best poster by a Pathology Graduate Student Anurag Banerjee
Best poster by a Pathology Resident Dr. Alexander Rudiuk
Best poster by an External Participant Kate Winterton
Best poster Judges Choice Dr. Simon Farquharson
PDF Travel Award Dr. Sandhya Chipurupalli
Gupta Travel Award Angela Cheng
Chris Liwski
Resident Teaching Award Caroline Guinard
Lauren Wotton
Graduate Student Award for Teaching, Outreach and Mentoring Dr. Sandhya Chipurupalli
FoM Dept. of Pathology Path Forward Collaboration Award Dr. Daniel Gaston
Best Paper Fundamental Dr. Dixon Charneal
Best Paper Clinical Riley Arseneau
Janigan Trainee Award (Basic Science)- Dr. Vishnu Vijay Vijayan
Janigan Teaching Award for Trainee Clinical Dr. Ibrahim Elsharawi

 

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Thank you!

Research Day only came off without a hitch thanks to the Research Day Committee Members and the Planning Committee Members.

Research Day Committee Members:

  1. Dr. Daniel Gaston (Chair)
  2. Dr. Shashi Gujar
  3. Dr. Wenda Greer
  4. Dr. Graham Dellaire
  5. Dr. Bassam Nassar
  6. Dr. Ashley Stueck
  7. Dr. Victor Martinez
  8. Dr. Zaiping Liu
  9. Dr. Jayme Salsman
  10. Dr. Alexander Rudiuk (Resident Representative)
  11. Hannah Cahill (Student Representative)

Planning Committee Members:

  1. Dr. Ashley Stueck
  2. Dr. Bassam Nassar   
  3. Dr. Zaiping Liu
  4. Dr. Alexander Rudiuk

Thank you also goes out to Sripriya Panjalingam, Tomoko Ochi, and Michelle Sampson for all the preparation for Pathology Research Day; James Edgar for taking photos; Vishnu Vijayan for the event booklet cover; and to our graduate students for helping set up and take down all the poster boards for our event.

See you in 2027!

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