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A PhD student with the CommiSur Lab, was invited to be a Panel Member for Black History month at the RI-MUHC: Let’s Learn Celebrate and Connect!

Sacha Williams, a PhD student with the CommiSur Lab, was invited to be a Panel Member for Black History month at the RI-MUHC: Let’s Learn Celebrate and Connect!

Three PhD students from the CommiSur Lab had their letter to the editor published in the Montreal Gazette

Three PhD students from our lab had their letter to the editor published in the Montreal Gazette on 25th January. Riya Sawhney, Ayla Grek and Shreenik Kundu wrote about the unfair penalizing of small businesses for their carbon emissions in…

CommiSur Lab PhD students have developed partnerships with the WHO and the Global Surgery Foundation / UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) to create virtual reality trauma courses.

Drs. Fabio Botelho and Shreenik Kundu, both completing their PhD studies in Experimental Surgery in the CommiSur Lab under Dr. Dan Poenaru’s supervision, have developed partnerships with the WHO and the Global Surgery Foundation / UN Institute for Training and…

A pediatric surgeon and a PhD student with the Commisur Lab was invited to join the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health (CIH)

Justina Seyi-Olajide, a pediatric surgeon and aPhD student with the Commisur Lab, was invited to join the Lancet Commission on Investing in Health (CIH) for its third and final report of the World Bank’s influential World Development Report of 1993.

A PhD Student with the commisurLab was selected as first place student presentation for the TnECHO Quebec Collaborative Day 2023

Alex Dimmer, a PhD Student with the CommisurLab, was selected as first place student presentation for the TnECHO Quebec Collaborative Day 2023. Presentation: Dimmer, Alexandra, Meehan, Madison, Beauseigle, Sabrina, Koclas, Louise, Paquette, Katryn, Michel Macias, Caroline, Moore, Shiran S, Sant’Anna,…

A PhD student with the CommisuLab recieves the International Doctoral Research Award (IDRA)

Sacha Williams, a PhD student with the CommisuLab, has been selected as a recipient of an International Doctoral Research Award (IDRA) of the amount of $20,000. Link: https://idrc-crdi.ca/en?gclid=Cj0KCQiAsburBhCIARIsAExmsu654Lnr913q9kswSz-ZSiEPJUtXO3wJfiKMCTWkKIb7nLu4Sc-fu20aAu-VEALw_wcB

A master student with the CommiSurlab, was awarded a runners up residents prize at the Association of Women Surgeons Conference

Ayla Gerk, a master student with the CommiSurlab, was awarded a runners up residents prize at the Association of Women Surgeons conference. Link: https://womensurg.memberclicks.net/assets/Foundation/Starr%20Medical%20Student%20%26%20Resident%20Research%20Forum%20Past%20Winners.pdf

A master student with the Commisurlab, was invited to sit on the Executive Council of the McGill Global Health Programs

Riya Sawhney, a master student with the Commisurlab, was invited to sit on the Executive Council of the McGill Global Health Programs.

Dr. Alex Dimmer, a PhD student with the commisurlab, won the “1st Place Poster Award – Student Category – Congrès Provincial de la Recherche Mère-Enfant 2023“

Dr. Alex Dimmer, a PhD student with the commisurlab, won the “1st Place Poster Award – Student Category – Congrès Provincial de la Recherche Mère-Enfant 2023“ for Disease Severity impacts perceived quality of life in congenital diaphragmatic hernia during long-term follow-up:…

A collaborator and investigator with the CommisurLab, and 2 team members get 3 Prizes at the CAPS Conference 2023

During the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (CAPS) conference 2023, Dr. Sherif Emil, an investigator and collaborator receives the “People’s Choice Award for the Surgeon’s Den Presentation”. During the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (CAPS) conference 2023, Zanib Nafees, a PhD…