Image (Left to right: John Baenziger, Jenifer Thewalt, Stephen Large, Chloe Gerak, Spencer Smyth, Alaa Al-Shaer, J. Andrew Alexander, Haydee Mesa Galloso, Marvin Gunawan, Franco Li, Rikard Blunk, Suzana Straus. Not shown: Daniel Berard, Catherine Byrne, Caitlin Cornell, Chapin Korosec, Chantelle Leveille)
J. Andrew Alexander, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia
Supervisor: Dr. Natalie C.J. Strynadka
Work presented: Structural and Kinetic Analysis of Penicillin-Binding Protein 4 (PBP4)-Mediated Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Alaa Al-Shaer, Department of Physics and Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University
Supervisor: Dr. Nancy R. Forde
Work presented: Exploring the Molecular Properties of Collagen Type IV with Atomic Force Microscopy
Daniel Berard, Department of Physics, McGill University
Supervisor: Dr. Sabrina R. Leslie
Work presented: Miniaturized Flow cell with pneumatically-actuated vertical nanoconfinement
Catherine Byrne, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia
Supervisor: Dr. Soren Gantt
Work presented: Mathematical modeling of oral Epstein-Barr virus shedding
Caitlin Cornell, Department of Chemistry, University of Washington
Supervisor: Dr. Sarah L. Keller
Work presented: Tuning Length-Scales of Small Domains in Cell-Derived Membranes and Synthetic Model Membranes
Chloe Gerak, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia
Supervisor: Dr. Lawrence P. McIntosh
Work presented: Wanted: Small Molecule Inhibitors of ETV6 PNT Domain Polymerization
Haydee Mesa-Galloso, Department of Biological Sciences and Centre for Molecular Simulation, University of Calgary
Supervisor: Dr. D. Peter Tieleman
Work presented: Understanding the Pore-Forming Mechanism of Oeptides Derived from the N-Terminus of Sticholysin
Marvin Gunawan, Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University
Supervisor: Dr. Glen F. Tibbits
Work presented: Optical Mapping of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Cardiac Tissues as a Platform for in vitro Drug Testing
Chapin Korosec, Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
Supervisor: Dr. Nancy R. Forde
Work presented: Synthesis and Characterization of the Lawnmower: An Artificial Protein-Based Molecular Motor
Stephen Large, Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University
Supervisor: Dr. David A. Sivak
Work presented: Using a System’s Equilibrium Behavior to Reduce Its Energy Dissipation in Non-Equilibrium Processes
Chantelle Leveille, Department of Chemistry, University of Washington
Supervisor: Dr. Sarah L. Keller
Work presented: Investigating the Role of Ergosterol in Phase Separation of Yeast Vacuole Membranes
Franco Li, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia
Supervisor: Dr. Natalie C.J. Strynadka
Work presented: Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Wall Teichoic Acid Biosynthetic and Degradative Enzymes
Spencer Smyth, Department of Physics, University of Toronto
Supervisor: Dr. Claudiu C. Gradinaru
Work presented: Probing the Conformational Dynamics of the Disordered 4E-BP2 Protein in Different Phosphorylation States Using Single-Molecule Fluorescence
