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Dr. Susan Graham, Director of the Owerko Centre
Dr. Joanne Weinberg, PhD - Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Prenatal alcohol exposure, fetal programming, and vulnerability over the life course: a translational approach
Paolo Pador, Supervisor: Dr. Sheri Madigan, Dept. of Psychology
A meta-analysis on the global prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in youth during COVID-19
Heidi O'Brien, Supervisor: Dr. Carly McMorris, Dept. of School and Applied Child Psychology
Families Facing COVID: The association between perceived vulnerability for contracting COVID-19 and caregiver mental health of autistic individuals
Melissa Mueller, Supervisor: Dr. Kelly Schwartz, Dept. of School and Applied Child Psychology
Unwarranted Hysteria of Screen Time Effects in Early Childhood
Daphne Nakhid, Supervisor: Drs. Carly McMorris and Catherine Lebel, Depts. of School and Applied Child Psychology / Radiology
Brain volume and susceptibility differences in children with prenatal alcohol exposure
Bailin Xie, Supervisor: Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, Dept. of Psychology
Relationship Quality Predicts Mental Health in the Pregnancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic Cohort
Dr. Elnaz Mehrabani, Supervisor: Dr. Gerald Giesbrecht, Dept. of Pediatrics
Pre-pregnancy obesity and childhood internalizing problems: Mediating role of prenatal systemic inflammation and moderating role of pre-pregnancy diet
Dr. Mezbah Uddin, Supervisor: Dr. Tim Shutt, Dept. of Medical Genetics
Possible mechanism how ketone bodies may improve mitochondrial function in autism spectrum disorder
Dr. Xiaoqin Zhan, Supervisor: Dr. Ray Turner, Dept. of Cell Biology and Anatomy
The use of a tat-conjugate FMRP fragment to treat Fragile X Syndrome.
Dr. Ben Gibbard, MD, Developmental Pediatrician, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary
Christina Tortorelli, MA, RSW, Assistant Professor Child Studies and Social Work, Health, Community and Education, Mount Royal University, and Associate Director, Calgary Region Children's Services
Understanding the Complexity of Adverse Exposures in the Lives of Children and Families
Queenie Li, Supervisor: Dr. Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, Dept. of Psychology
Associations between neighborhood factors, child sleep, and language development
Kassondra Pedenko, Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Lebel, Dept. of Radiology
The role of the extreme capsule and the uncinate fasciculus in reading and mental health
Rachel Lacroix, Supervisor: Dr. Deborah Kurrasch, Dept. of Medical Genetics
Impaired development of social and locomotor behaviours in zebrafish exposed to glyphosate embryonically
Dion Kelly, Supervisor: Dr. Adam Kirton, Dept. of Paediatrics
Building Blocks: Establishing baselines for pediatric brain-computer interfaces
Kelsey Harkness, Supervisor: Drs. Kara Murias and Signe Bray, Depts. of Paediatrics/ Radiology
Exploring the effects of stimulant medication washout on function connectivity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Dr. Gillian England-Mason, Supervisor: Dr. Deborah Dewey, Dept. of Pediatrics
Similar names, different results: consistency of the associations between prenatal exposure to phthalates and parent-ratings of behaviour problems in preschool children
Dr. Pardis Pedram, Supervisor: Dr. Paul D. Arnold, Dept. of Psychiatry
A candidate gene study of obsessive-compulsive and internalizing behaviours in childhood OCD
Dr. Cristie Graziottin Noschang, Supervisor: Dr. Deborah Kurrasch, Dept. of Medical Genetics
The effects of environment and sex on epileptogenesis in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome
Dr. Deborah Kurrasch, PhD, Professor, Departments of Medical Genetics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UofC
Sensing Maternal Challenges in the Developing Rodent Brain
Dr. Michael Kobor, PhD - Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC
Epigenetic embedding of early life experiences - how environments get "under the skin"
Dr. Susan Graham, Director of the Owerko Centre
Information for trainee presenters
Trainees will have an opportunity to present their research work in a "3 minute flash talk".
Abstracts submitted via registration link.
Abstract deadline: Now closed
Powerpoint submission deadline: Tuesday, June 8 by 12:00pm
- Description and resources
- Abstract guidelines
- All talks to be followed by a 2 minute Q&A
- The presentation should be geared towards a broad audience outside of your field of study who may know little about your research area
- Competition will be judged by Owerko Centre principal investigators
- Judging criteria (available soon)