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L-R: Heta Lad, Delaram Pouyabahar and Justin Sing (supplied images)

Three PhD candidates receive 2024 Jennifer Dorrington Graduate Research Awards

Three PhD candidates in the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine have been selected to receive . 

Heta LadDelaram Pouyabahar and Justin Sing received the award in support of their research in bioengineering muscle tissue to study critical illness myopathy, mapping the liver at single-cell resolution, and improving mass spectrometry data analysis for personalized medicine, respectively. 

The award was established in 2006 as a tribute to Jennifer Dorrington, who was a professor in 91勛圖's Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, where she conducted cutting-edge research in reproductive biology and ovarian cancer. It is designed to support outstanding graduate students in achieving their research goals while contributing to the Donnelly Centre's history of excellence in advancing discovery, medicine and health.

On behalf of everyone on the Jennifer Dorrington Graduate Research Award committee, I would like to offer my congratulations to this years winners, said Gary Bader, professor of molecular genetics and chair of the award selection committee. Heta Lad, Delaram Pouyabahar and Justin Sing are all exemplary researchers who embody the innovative and collaborative spirit of the Donnelly Centre.

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