Student Awards

2017 -

• 11th Annual Chinook Symposium for Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Cynthia Fonderson (Wetmore Group) - 1st Place Undergraduate Chemistry, Rookie of the Year
  • Elijah Dueck (Kothe Group) - 1st Place Undergraduate Biochemistry, Canadian Journal of Chemistry Award for Best Student Presentation (Undergraduate Award)
  • Keiran Vanden Dungen (Thakor Group) - 2nd Place Undergraduate Biochemistry
  • Sarah Schultz (Kothe Group) - 1st Place MSc Biochemistry
  • Chris Isaac (Zovoilis Group) - 2nd Place MSc Biochemistry
  • Taylor Sheahan (Wieden Group) - 1st Place PhD Biochemistry 
  • Luc Roberts (Wieden Group) - 2nd Place PhD Biochemistry 
• 13th Annual RiboWest Conference Prizes
  • Luc Roberts (Wieden Group) - 1st Place Graduate Poster
  • Sarah Schultz (Kothe Group) - 2nd Place Graduate Poster
  • Keiran Vanden Dungen (Thakor Group) - 1st Place Undergraduate Poster
  • Elijah Dueck (Kothe Group) - 2nd Place Undergraduate Poster
  • Dora Capatos (Wieden Group) - Travel Award
  • Jeremy Quiroga (Patel Group) - Travel Award

2016 -

• Faculty of Arts & Science Gold Medal (Science) - Jessica Baedke (Kothe Group)
• 10th Annual Chinook Symposium for Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Stefan Lenz (Wetmore Group) - 1st Place PhD Chemistry
  • Kamiko Bressler (Thakor Group) - 1st Place Undergraduate Biochemistry
  • Erin Kelly (Kothe Group) - 2nd Place Undergraduate Biochemistry
  • Divya Sharma (Thakor Group) - 1st Place MSc Biochemistry
  • Justin Vigar (Wieden Group) - 2nd Place MSc Biochemistry
  • Dylan Girodat (Wieden Group) - 1st Place PhD Biochemistry (tied)
  • Dina Irofti (Roussel Group - visiting PhD student from France) - 1st Place PhD Biochemistry (tied)
• 12th Annual RiboWest Conference Prizes
  • Justin Vigar (Wieden Group) - Oral presentation award
  • Anne-Sophie Tillault (Kothe Group) - Poster Prize
  • Taylor Sheahan (Wieden Group) - Poster Prize
  • Jalyce Heller (Wieden Group) - Poster Prize
  • Elijah Dueck (Kothe Group) - 2nd Place Undergraduate Poster (student judges)
  • Dylan Girodat (Wieden Group) - 1st Place Graduate Poster (student judges)
  • Jessica Baedke (Kothe Group) - 3rd Place Poster (PI judges)
  • Dominic Czekay (Kothe Group) - 2nd Place Poster (PI judges)
  • Sarah Schultz (Kothe Group) - 1st Place Undergraduate Poster (student judges) and 1st Place Poster (PI judges)
• People’s Choice award for Three Minute Thesis – Luc Roberts (PhD, Wieden Group)
• Prairie University Biology Symposium 2016
  • David McWatters (Russell Group) - 1st Place Oral Presentation
  • Luc Roberts (Wieden Group) - 2nd Place Oral Presentation
  • Dylan Girodat (Wieden Group) - 2nd Place Poster Prize

2015 -

• 9th Annual Chinook Symposium for Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Dylan Girodat (Wieden Group) - 1st Place PhD Presentation
  • Justin Vigar (Wieden Group) - 1st Place MSc Poster Prize
  • Katherine Gzyl (Wieden Group) - 2nd Place MSc Poster Prize
  • Jalyce Heller (Wieden Group) - 2nd Place BSc Poster Prize
• 11th Annual RiboWest Conference Poster Prizes
  • Jessica Baedke (Undergraduate - Kothe Group)
  • Dylan Girodat (PhD Student - Wieden Group)
  • Andrew Hudson (Post Doctoral Fellow - Wieden Group)
  • Luc Roberts (PhD Student - Wieden Group)
  • Sarah Schultz (Undergraduate - Kothe Group)
• Meeting of the Minds - University of Lethbridge Graduate Students Association Conference
  • Luc Roberts - 1st Place Graduate Student Oral Presentation
  • Dylan Girodat - 2nd Place Graduate Student Oral Presentation
  • Ian Andrews - 1st Place Undergraduate Student Oral Presentation

• Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions (AIHS) Summer Studentship
  • Alycia Amatto (Kothe Undergraduate Student)
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Summer Research Award (NSERC USRA)
  • Ian Andrews (Wieden Group)
  • Jessica Baedke (Kothe Group)
  • Elijah Dueck (Kothe Group)
  • Jalyce Heller (Wieden Group)
  • Yoyo Yao (Wieden Group)
• University of Lethbridge Chinook Summer Research Award
  • Harshil Patel (Thakor Undergraduate Student)
  • Sarah Schultz (Kothe Undergraduate Student)
  • Wesley Mosimann (Roussel Undergraduate Student)

2014 -

• Jenna Friedt (Kothe Graduate Student) – 2014 School of Graduate Studies Medal of Merit (Master of Science)
• John Stimson (Russell Undergraduate Student) 2014 Silver Medal of the Governor General & Faculty of Arts & Science Gold Medal (Science)
• Andrew Hudson (Russell Graduate Student) – Alberta Society of Professional Biologist Graduate Scholarship
• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Summer Research Award (NSERC USRA)
  • Ian Andrews (Wieden Group)
  • Rachel Chan (Wieden Group)
  • Elijah Dueck (Kothe Group)
• Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions (AIHS) Summer Studentship
  • Alycia Amatto (Kothe Group)
• University of Lethbridge Chinook Summer Research Award
  • Dominic Czekay (Kothe Group)
• Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions Heritage Youth Researcher Summer (HYRS) Program
  • Sally Xu (Kothe Group)
  • Tiffany Dang (Wieden Group)
• Luke Stebbins Undergraduate Symposium (University of Lethbridge)
  • Alvin Lee (Russell Group)
    • 1st Place - April 2014
    • 2nd Place - December 2014
  • Scott Spengler (Russell Group)
    • 2nd Place April 2014
• 4th Annual Biology Graduate Research Symposium
  • David McWatters (Russell Group)
    • 2nd Place - Oral Presentation
• 10th Annual RiboWest Conference
  • RJ Murphy (Roussel Graduate Student)
    • Best Interdisciplinary Poster (Awarded by PIs)
    • Best Poster Design (Awarded by Students)
  • Laura Keffer-Wilkes (Kothe Graduate Student)
    • Best Oral Presentation (Awarded by PIs)
  • Elijah Dueck (Kothe Undergraduate Student)
    • Most Enthusiastic Presentation (Awarded by PIs)
  • David McWatters (Russell Graduate Student)
    • Graduate Poster Prize (Awarded by Students)
  • Ian Andrews (Wieden Undergraduate Student)
    • Best Figure (Awarded by Students)
• 8th Annual Chinook Symposium for Chemistry and Biochemistry (University of Lethbridge)
  • Laura Keffer-Wilkes (Kothe Graduate Student)
    • 1^st Place PhD Presentation
  • Justin Vigar (Wieden Graduate Student)
    • 1^st Place Graduate Student Poster – Biochemistry
  • Dylan Girodat (Wieden Graduate Student)
    • 2^nd Place Graduate Student Poster – Biochemistry
  • Dominic Czekay (Kothe Undergraduate Student)
    • 1^st Place Undergraduate Student Poster – Biochemistry
  • Ian Andrews (Wieden Undergraduate Student)
    • 2^nd Place Undergraduate Student Poster – Biochemistry

   

2013 -

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Summer Research Award (NSERC USRA)
  • Ashlee Matkin (Russell Group)
  • Ian Andrews (Wieden Group)
• Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions (AIHS) Summer Studentship
  • Quinn Daviduck (Wieden Undergraduate Student)

• 9th Annual RiboWest Conference
  • Luc Roberts (Wieden Graduate Student)
    • Poster Presentation Prize - Judged by PI's
    • Best Oral Presentation of a Poster - Judged by Students
  • Quinn Daviduck (Wieden Undergraudate Student)
    • Best Overall Poster Presentation - Judged by Students
  • Justin Vigar (Wieden Graduate Student)
    • Poster Presentation Prize - Judged by PI's
  • Jenna Friedt (Kothe Undergraduate Student)
    • Best Oral Presentation Prize - Judged by PI's