CFUW 1989 École Polytechnique Commemorative Awards

2019 – 2020

Total Value: $24,000 —

Two awards for masters study: $5,000 each
Two awards for doctoral study: $7,000 each

Commemorates the fourteen women students murdered at the École Polytechnique in Montreal. For graduate studies in any field. The applicant must justify the relevance of her work to women.

This award has been increased as part of CFUW 100th Anniversary celebrations.

2018-2019 Winners: PAISLY SYMENUK; ROXANN GUERRETTE


									
						
							
								
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2018-2019 Winner:

PAISLY SYMENUK

B.Sc.N. (Honours) 2017, University of Alberta
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) / Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.), 2017-2020, University of British Columbia

The majority of the global health workforce is comprised of women and nurses, in spite of this, a wide chasm exists for women, and nurses in occupying roles in global health leadership. Paisly’s project is focused on identifying and understanding the facilitators and barriers that students and new professionals face when engaging in global health leadership, and the influences of race, gender, geographic representation, and education. The aim is to develop recommendations for educational institutions and international organizations to better support diverse student and young professionals in global health leadership.


									
						
							
								
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2018-2019 Winner:

ROXANN GUERRETTE

B.Sc. Biotechnology, 2013, La Cité collégiale d’Ottawa
M.Sc. Biochemistry, 2015, Université de Moncton
Ph.D. Life Science, 2019, Université de Moncton

Many genes are implicated in the development and progression of breast cancer. One of these genes, mammaglobin 1 (MGB1), is specifically found in cancerous breast cells. MGB1 is routinely used for the detection of breast cancer metastasis. However, the role of MGB1 in breast cancer progression is unknown. Ms. Guerrette’s project focused on the discovery of MGB1 isoforms and their role in metastasis and disease progression to help develop new diagnostic tools for breast cancer.