USSU Symposium Winners 2025

Award Value Winner Project
Health Science Award
First Place $1000 Ivana Gulati Cytotoxic and molecular effects of disinfectant chemicals in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells
Second Place $650 Doris Yim Development of DISC1-Targeted Chemical Probes for modulating Wnt signaling and Neural Projenitor Proliferation
Third Place $350 Jay Patel Exploring the Role of Autonomic Neurotransmitters in Androgen-Deprivation Induced Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer
Science & Engineering Award
First Place $1000 Kara Walz, Lian Wood, Makayla Robinson, Grayson Goodwin Development of a Syringe Pump Accessory to Enable Temperature Control and Prevent Cell Settling in Biomedical Applications
Second Place $650 Maria Janser Expanding antibiotic options: Can amoxicillin be used as a treatment against M. plutonius causing European Foulbrood Disease in Honeybees?
Third Place $350 Aesha Patel Co-location of Medicine with Medical Teams at the Royal University Hospital (RUH)
Humanities & Fine Arts Award
First Place $1000 Warsha Mushtaq The Curious Case of Coffee: Global Islam, Imperial Encounters, and the Making of a Transnational Commodity
Second Place $650 Selim Bytyqi Communist Adversary to Balkan Ally: American Influence on Post-Communist Albania’s Political Landscape
Third Place $350 Faith Kammer Acrylic paintings
Social Sciences Award
First Place $1000 Riley Remizowski Smartphone Usage and Relationship Satisfaction Among Couples
Second Place $650 Cameron Budd & Jenny Hong Food Myth Friday: An initiative to mitigate online food misinformation
Third Place $350 Anastasiia Yalovenko Exploring Self-Discrepancies and Eating Disorder Symptoms: Preliminary Results
Additional Awards
The Vice-Provost’s Indigenous Engagement Award $1000 Maia Houle Reclaimed
Mayor’s & University President’s City-Building Award $500 Dominic Tran The Impacts of Active Transportation on Health in Industrial Districts – A Case Study from Edmonton, AB
Signature Research Area Award – Health & Wellness $500 Kristine Jones A. del Socorro Exercise Interventions For Older Adults With Advanced Cancer: A Scoping Review
Scientific Sustainability Award $500 Aaryan Patel Towards AI Based Aerial Tracking of Animals in the Boreal Plains
Social Sustainability Award $500 Marium Baig & Zainab Raheel Giving FWRd