Kyle Briggs
PhD Candidate, Dept of Physics, University of Ottawa, Canada
Supervisor: Dr. Vincent Tabard-Cossa, Dept of Physics, University of Ottawa, Canada
Work presented: Controlling Molecular Conformation Before Passage Through a Nanopore
Rosa Kaviani
Postdoctoral fellow, Bioengineering department, McGill University
Supervisor: Dr. Allen J. Ehrlicher, Bioengineering department, McGill University
Work presented: FLNa AND FiLGAP Interactions Regulate the Contractility of Cells in Shear Stress
Adree Khondker
Health Sciences Undergraduate Student, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University
Supervisor: Dr. Maikel C. Rheinstädter, Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University
Work presented: Membrane Cholesterol Reduces Polymyxin B Nephrotoxicity in Renal Membrane Analogues
Mike Kirkness
PhD Candidate, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (MBB), Simon Fraser University
Supervisor: Dr. Nancy Forde, Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
Work presented: Single-Molecule Assay for Proteolytic Susceptibility: Force-Induced Destabilization of Collagen’s Triple Helix
Spencer Smyth
MSc Candidate in Physics, University of Toronto
Supervisor: Dr. Claudiu Gradinaru, Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga
Work presented: Probing Conformational Dynamics of 4E-BP2 using Single-Molecule Fluorescence
Ximena Zottig
PhD Candidate, Chemistry Department, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Supervisor: Dr. Steve Bourgault, Chemistry Department, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Work presented: Electrostatic Interactions to Guide the Self-Assembly of Highly Ordered ‘Amyloid-Like’ Nanostructures
