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Results of the 2019 WCHRI Research Day Oral and Poster Presentations

WCHRI is pleased to have hosted our 12th annual research day November 6, 2019. WCHRI research day offers a highly-engaged learning and networking environment that showcases trainee research accomplishments in children’s and/or women’s health. This year, we hosted over 530 attendees, 170 poster and 62 oral presentations. Trainee presentations were judged by WCHRI academic members; poster presentation included the participation of our partners from the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation and Supporters of the Lois Hole Hospital for Women. On behalf of WCHRI, Dr. Sandy Davidge, WCHRI executive director and Dr. Lawrence Richer, WCHRI associate director, would like to congratulate the successful awardees and thank all of the presenters for their participation at WCHRI research day. Finally, WCHRI would like to acknowledge the ongoing commitment and generosity of the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation and supporters of the Lois Hole Hospital for Women for their support of this event.

Listing of awardees Oral Awards

Awardee Supervisor Category Project Title Abbey Pagee Sandra Davidge Undergraduate Student (1st place) Role of LOX-1 in postpartum vascular dysfunction in a mouse model of preeclampsia Olivia Weaver Donna Vine Undergraduate Student (2nd place) Fish oil and Metformin interventions to target cardiometabolic risk in high-risk women with polycystic

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Jenna Evanchuk Catherine J. Field Undergraduate Student (3rd place) A mother's iron stores during second trimester predict infant iron stores at 3 months of age Daniela Roth Daniel Graf Master's Student (1st place) Connecting altered suture development to midfacial hypoplasia Matthew Saurette Todd Alexander Master's Student (2nd place) Intestinal phosphate absorption: Claudin-12 attenuates paracellular phosphate absorption

WCHRI 2 Tate MacDonald Todd Alexander Master's Student (3rd place) Towards an understanding of the difference in organic and inorganic phosphate bioavailability Heather Morris Elaine Hyshka PhD Student (1st place) Engaging with bereaved parent advocates on drug policy reform: Reflections on a research and knowledge translation partnership Andrew Chan Edmond Lou PhD Student (2nd place) Accuracy of screw placement in 3D-ultrasound (3DUS) based spinal navigation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis phantom vertebrae Lockhart Jamieson John Seubert PhD Student (2nd place) Pharmacological or genetic inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase demonstrates cardioprotection following myocardial infarction in aged female mice Victoria Meah Margie Davenport Postdoctoral Fellow (1st place) Cardiac responses to incremental resistance exercise in pregnancy: Resistance Exercise in Pregnancy Study (REPS) Vrajesh Pandya Ing Swie Goping Postdoctoral Fellow (2nd place) BIK drives an aggressive breast cancer phenotype through sub-lethal apoptosis and predicts poor prognosis of ER-positive breast cancer Charlene Nielsen Alvaro Osornio- Vargas Postdoctoral Fellow (3rd place) A medical macroscope for children's environmental health: The ChEHC map collection Zafira Bhaloo Tamizan Kherani Pediatric Residents (1st place) Improving the efficiency of handover in pediatrics: A resident -led quality improvement project Eyad Bitar Abbas Hyderi Pediatric Residents (2nd place) The value of early echocardiographic parameters to predict chronic pulmonary hypertension in extreme premature infants Amanda Yaworski Janani Kassiri Pediatric Residents(3rd place) Reduction in emergency department visits and Improved diagnoses through implementation of a rapid access neurology clinic Nick Giffin Venkatesan Sivarajan Pediatric Residents(4th place) Impact of early surgical correction/palliation of congenital heart defects in infants with viral respiratory tract infections in the current era

Poster Awards

Awardee Supervisor Category Project Title Tehzeeb Sayed Edmond Lou Undergraduate Student (1st place) Intra- and inter-rater reliabilities and accuracy of kyphotic angle measurements on ultrasound images for children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - a pilot study Daphne Cheung Sarah Troster Undergraduate Student (2nd place) Addressing educational needs around pregnancy and reproductive health in women with rheumatic disease

WCHRI 3 Devyn Godziuk Daniel Graf Undergraduate Student (3rd place) The role of KBG syndrome gene, Ankrd11, in craniofacial development Sabrina Fox Andrew Waskiewicz Master's Student (1st place) Bmp3 regulates ocular fissure closure via TFG-? signalling Britt Voaklander Maria Ospina Master's Student (2nd place) Diabetes in pregnancy among Metis women: A retrospective cohort study Camila Orsso Andrea Haqq Master's Student (3rd place) Variations in body composition in children with similar degrees of obesity based on body mass index: Preliminary results from the Metabolic Load-Capacity study Laura Lee Lynne Postovit PhD Student (1st place) Characterization of epigenetic and transcriptomic alterations in hypoxia induced breast cancer cell plasticity Sabrina Lopresti Noreen Willows PhD Student (2nd place) IYMP principal investigator perspectives on essential characteristics of multi-sited Community University Partnerships with Indigenous communities Linda Truong Jackie Whittaker PhD Student (3rd place) Growth is in the struggle: Exploring the perspectives of youth 1-2 years following a sport- related anterior cruciate ligament injury - an interpretive description study Rachel Flynn Scott Shannon Postdoctoral Fellow (1st place) Developing rigorous evaluation approaches for the sustainability of child health interventions: Findings from an integrative review Omolara Sanni Maria Ospina Postdoctoral Fellow (2nd place) Obstetric outcomes among the Metis in Alberta Vivian Biancardi Gregory D. Funk Postdoctoral Fellow (3rd place) Identification of an ion channel in the inspiratory rhythm generator that is potentiated by ATP and counteracts the life-threatening depression of breathing during hypoxia Sophie Palmer Sue Chandra Sub- specialty/Resident (1st place) Development of a clinical decision support tool and order set for stillbirth and second-trimester fetal death using knowledge translation principles Angela Han Andrew Mackie Sub- specialty/Resident (2nd place) Just TRAC It! Transitioning responsibly to adult care using smart phone technology Sarah Johnson Tehseen Ladha Sub- specialty/Resident (3rd place) Identification of health needs in pediatric immigrants and refugees presenting for screening Danielle Harake Nee Khoo Clinical Fellow (1st place) Does ventricular dyssynchrony in pre-bidrectional cavopulmonary anastamosis palliation stage children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome predict morbidity and mortality?

WCHRI 4 Sachie Shigemitsu Timothy Colen Clinical Fellow (2nd place) Tricuspid valve prolapse in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome patients requiring tricuspid valve repair is due to leaflet mal- adaptation, not sub-valve changes Mirza Beigh Luke Eckerseley Clinical Fellow (3rd place) A novel measure of dyssynchrony outperforms traditional measures during RV pacing in pediatric patients