U of T trainee dominates competition

Twenty-five abstracts were submitted for display at AllerGen's Second Annual Conference: Innovation from cell to society². Participants represented seven universities (UBC, Laval, Toronto, McMaster, McGill, Alberta, Manitoba) with at least two representatives from every Trainee Level from among AllerGen's 119 research trainees.

Scientific Director Dr. Judah Denburg (left), trainee Jason Pole and AllerGen investigator Dr. Jeff Brook pose after Pole's first- and second-place wins in AllerGen's trainee competitions held at the network's annual research conference.

Poster viewing took place during every scheduled break, lunch and during a networking reception on the opening day of the conference. Trainees had the opportunity to disseminate their AllerGen funded research, and gain valuable feedback from colleagues and mentors within the Network.

Adjudicators scored all 25 posters according to the degree of scientific rigor and originality of the research; quality of the presentation including creativity of the poster project display and clarity/comprehensiveness of the presentation, and; expected effectiveness of the plans to communicate research findings to decision makers. Five authors were chosen for oral presentations based on their communication skills, style and overall interest of topic.

Congratulations to winners Moshe Ben-Shoshan (First prize $500) and Jason Pole (Second Prize $250) in the Oral Poster Competition, and Jason Pole (First prize $500) and Steven Maltby (Second prize $250) in the Poster Display Competition.