Graduate Student Awards 2008-2009

The Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation is pleased to announce the results of the April 30, 2008 Graduate Student Award Competition:


Applicant

Institution

Supervisor

 Title

Hye Won Jeon

University of Toronto

Dr. Gerold Schmitt-Ulms

Characterization of distinct γ- secretase protein complexes involved in Alzheimer's disease.

Kristen Klassen

University of Manitoba

Dr. Robert Kerr

American Sign Language as a Tool Successful  for Cognitive,  Linguistic, and Motor Development.

Sathyanath Rajasekharan

McGill University

Dr. Timothy Kennedy

A role for netrin-1 and DCC in oligodendrocyte and myelin pathogenesis, leading to behavioural dysfunction.

Grace Lee

University of British Columbia

Dr. Christopher Shaw

Sterol glucoside neurotoxicity in mSOD mice and the role of  progranulin in neuroprotection.