Together, trainees at the HLI brought in one third of all of the CIHR Travel Awards granted to UBC in the Spring of 2018, an outstanding accomplishment! Trainee award-winners will receive a $1000 stipend to support their attendance at an international conference this spring.
The winners are:
- Anthony Tam – Biological Role of FAM13A in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response – to present at the American Thoracic Society Conference, San Diego, California (May, 2018)
- Feng Xu – The nature of the hot spot for tissue destruction in COPD – to present at the American Thoracic Society Conference, San Diego, California (May, 2018)
- Fernando Studart – Sputum Microbiome is Associated with 1-Year Mortality in COPD Exacerbations – to present at the American Thoracic Society Conference, San Diego, California (May, 2018)
- Josh Dubland – Lysosomal dysfunction in smooth muscle cells relative to macrophages provides new insights into foam cell lipid accumulation – to present at the Canadian Lipoprotein Conference, Toronto, Canada (June, 2018)
- Junyan Shi – Targeting a fast-forming proteotypic peptide for rapid quantification of apolipoprotein A1 in plasma by LC-MS/MS – to present at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Conference, Chicago, Illinois (July-Aug, 2018)
- Kelly Genga – PCSK9 Loss-of-Function (LOF) Genotype is Associated with Decreased Readmission or Death in Sepsis Associated with Shock and/or Pulmonary Dysfunction – to present at the American Thoracic Society Conference, San Diego, California (May, 2018)
- Kimia Shahangian – Murine Sensitization with House-Dust Mite Extract Alters the Immune Response towards H1N1 – to present at the American Thoracic Society Conference, San Diego, California (May, 2018)
- Mark Trinder – Genetic variation in the cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) gene influences HDL cholesterol levels and clinical outcomes in sepsis – to present at the 2018 XVIIIth International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Toronto, Canada (June, 2018)
- Minhee Jin – The expression of DCXR in airway epithelium in COPD – to present at the American Thoracic Society Conference, San Diego, California (May, 2018)
- Miranda Kirby – Computed Tomography Total Airway Count Predicts Disease Changes in the Quiet Zone in Severe COPD – to present at the American Thoracic Society Conference, San Diego, California (May, 2018)
