2024 Student Projects

Biochemistry and Microbiology

NameProject TitleSupervisor
Andrew LoeDyskerin’s side hustle and its implications on genome instability and cancerJennifer Cobb
Chloe HandInvestigating the relationship between parasitic worms and bile acidsLisa Reynolds
Dawson JarvisImpacts of Staphylococcus aureus on Influenza A viral replicationMariya Goncheva
Eva HeimpelGenetically engineering Akkermansia muciniphila as a vaccine vectorLauren Davey
Jaedon DavisInvestigating the link between bacteria and tumor promotionHelena Petrosova & David Goodlett
Jasmine BenoitIdentifying intratumoral bacterial peptides on cancer cell modelDavid Goodlett
Jenna WrightInvestigating Lipase 1 expression in Staphylococcus aureusMariya Goncheva
Julien CaseExploring the structure and activity of M60 peptidasesAlisdair Boraston
Katie BeskoT. pallidum induced cytoskeletal changes in brain microvascular endothelial cellsCaroline Cameron
Kayla HargroveMicrobial pioneers: Unravelling the mysteries of Akkermansia muciniphila colonization in the gutLauren Davey
Kiara KumarTeBi(1) or not to be: TeRu(4)izing avian pathogenic microbesFraser Hof & Caren Helbing
Liam HoogewerfNeonatal antibiotics: The affect on the developing thymusLisa Reynolds
Madison ShiyukMapping small molecules in ovarian carcinoma with MALDI-MSIDavid Goodlett
Mareya ValevaImpact of the gut microbiome on dendritic spine formation during postnatal development in miceLeigh Anne Swayne
Olivia CanilImplementation of a fluorescence based biosensor assay for unique peptidases Alisdair Boraston
Peri DonaghyHistone chapterones Fpr3 and Fpr4 promote replicative agingChris Nelson
Shaeleen MihalynukImmunomodulatory effects of antimicrobial peptides targeting priority avian pathogensCaren Helbing
Silken TschofenStaphylococcal superantigen interactions with skin keratinocytes and the consequences for bacterial skin colonization and disease Stephen Tuffs
Sol Snir ShaoolInvestigating the in vitro binding of Rab GTPases to their effectors.John Burke
Sydney GrevattThe impact of IFN-γ on the bioavailability of nutrients during Staphylococcus aureus infectionStephen Tuffs
Teagan ParkinInvestigating the protective effect of antimicrobial peptides against priority pathogens in the poultry industryCaren Helbing

Biology

NameProject titleSupervisor
Adam OshanykExamining the role of calcium signaling in endothelial cells and capillary obstruction in the mouse brainCraig Brown & Kerry Delaney
Chloe NichollsInvestigating haul-out behaviour in Arctic Ringed seals through acoustic and photo analysisWilliam Halliday
Elinor SiskFitness effects of a suppressor of a selfish gene in Drosophila testaceaSteve Perlman
Elizabeth BassIntergenerational effects of a western-style diet on the reproduction in C. elegansNicole Templemen
Em CreasyAmmonium and nitrate fluxes in male versus female/hermaphroditic Polystichum munitum gametophytes Barbara Hawkins & Patrick von Aderkas
Fynn Owen La BoucanExamining α4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression in the medial versus lateral substantia nigraRaad Nashmi
Kailey StrachanConservation of Seaside juniperPatrick von Aderkas
Jasmin UrdahlModelling the effects of type 2- diabetes-like hyperglycemia on ferritin expression in C. elegans and investigating the effect of iron chelation on lifespan in high glucose conditionsPatrick Walter & Nicole Templeman
Katerina KurzThe effect of chronic stress on the density of reelin positive cells in the entorhinal cortexHector Caruncho & Raad Nashmi
Koa PlanedinTesting hypotheses for the origin of a young sex chromosome in Deacon rockfishGreg Owens
Chloe LeroySablefish resistance and the presence or co-infection of bacterial pathogen Aeromonas salmonicida, the causative agent of furunculosisJohn Taylor
Lauren MillsMicro-RNA regulation of Pax6 in the mouse olfactory bulbBob Chow
Mackenzie McNivenImproving biorhythms to foster healthy cognitive aging: Exploring the impact of community-based walking programsS. MacDonald
Maddy MazurUsing machine learning to examine seasonal effects on Saanich Inlet’s phytoplankton diversity and bloom progressionRoberta Hamme, Paul Covert & Diana Varela
Meredith WhiteEffects of vessel noise on Pacific sand lance anti-predator behaviour Francis Juanes & Nora Carlson
Reid AdamsMitigating disturbance to breeding seabirds during drone censuses in the arcticAmanda Bates
Riya ChitrodaSynaptic plasticity at the vomeronasal to accessory olfactory bulb synapse in the American bullfrogKerry Delaney
Samuel BurfordPharmacological manipulation of neural activity and its impact on contralateral Protease Activator Inhibitor 1 expression following strokeCraig Brown
Sarah RozanskiExploring the elemental variation in Threespine stickleback bodies and waste products along the Sooke RiverRana El-Sabaawi
Toshibaa GovindarajGenetic population structure of Black and Grizzly bears in the Yukon John Taylor
Victoria GreeneIn vitro electrophysiological characterization of hippocampal synaptic plasticity following prenatal THC exposureBrian Christie & Raad Nashmi
Will KinahanExploring the interplay of predation pressures and changing habitats in Littprina obtusata along the Shores of Eastern CanadaTom Reimchan
Xiaoya XieThe accumulation of lipofuscin over time in retinal pigment epithelium layer in Stargardt disease using the Abca4 null mouse modelBob Chow
Zachariah FenniriEffects of iron on acute leukemic cell viabilityJuergen Ehlting & Patrick Walter

Chemistry

NameProject titleSupervisor
Clayton SmithImplementing the variational quantum Eigensolver for materials calculationsIrina Paci
Hailey GrayDevelopment of new palladacycle catalysts for direct alkenylation reactionsDavid Leitch
Helen LeslieSynthesis of polyferrocenylstibines via ring-opening polymerizationIan Manners
Isabella MurrayTotally tubular SulfoPillar[6]arene supramolecular analogsFraser Hof
Jessica MaitlandAcademic stress, success, and student study habits in introductory organic chemistry courses  Violeta Iosub
Lindsay MierauThematic analysis of students’ answers to engaging scientific practice activitiesVioleta Iosub
Seth BakerMulti-response supramolecular systems for the detection of drug moleculesFraser Hof
Spencer ThomasAdaptation of gold-copper nanoparticles for zinc-air battery applicationsHeather Buckley

Earth & Ocean Sciences

NameProject titleSupervisor
Anastasiya PushkarevaPetrographical and geochemical study of “Catch” Cu-Au Porphyry Project, south-central YukonAdam Coulter & Ruohong Jiao
Maya ThompsonCariboo plateau alkaline lakes and precipitate mineralogyAnne-Sofie Ahm
Noa HardcastleControls of pH and carbonate chemistry in alkaline lacustrine systems in Interior BC. Anne-Sofie Ahm
Susan BealeA deep learning method to predict significant wave heightAdam Monahan

Mathematics & Statistics

NameProject titleSupervisor
Amy PenneyCounting codes via the container methodNatasha Morrison
Andrew LaneProper rainbow saturation in graphsNatasha Morrison
Gregory HuberThe structure of logic: First order logic and the Borel hierarchyChris Eagle
Kshitij NaikSingularity formation in inviscid primitive equationsSlim Ibrahim
Luke IngallsComplexity of graph homomorphism problems with switchingGary MacGillivray
Simon JohnsA multi-species extension to a Bayesian batch marking modelLaura Cowen

Physics & Astronomy

NameProject titleSupervisor
Ben RasmussenA universe-old puzzle: a statistical approach to confirming the maturity of galaxy cluster XLSSC122 Jon Willis
Benjamin ScheuerStabilization of laser source using a pound drever hall lockPeter Loock
Branden AitkenSearching for long-lived particles with MATHUSLAHeather Russell
Cameron SemenchuckDynamical classification of trans-Neptunian objects from the large-inclination distant object surveySamantha Lawler & Ruobing Dong
Hayden SnauwaertMagneto-optical trappingAndrew MacRae
Matthew NewtonWormhole amplitudes in 3D supergravityKristan Jensen
William StokesNbTiN on Nb bilayers for higher accelerating gradients in SRF cavitiesTobias Junginger
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