Student Involvement

Student Awards

2017 -

  • 11th Annual Chinook Symposium for Chemistry and Biochemistry
    • Cynthia Fonderson (Wetmore Group) - 1st Place Undergraduate Chemistry, Rookie of the Year
    • Elijah Dueck (Kothe Group) - 1st Place Undergraduate Biochemistry, Canadian Journal of Chemistry Award for Best Student Presentation (Undergraduate Award)
    • Keiran Vanden Dungen (Thakor Group) - 2nd Place Undergraduate Biochemistry
    • Sarah Schultz (Kothe Group) - 1st Place MSc Biochemistry
    • Chris Isaac (Zovoilis Group) - 2nd Place MSc Biochemistry
    • Taylor Sheahan (Wieden Group) - 1st Place PhD Biochemistry
    • Luc Roberts (Wieden Group) - 2nd Place PhD Biochemistry
  • 13th Annual RiboWest Conference Prizes
    • Luc Roberts (Wieden Group) - 1st Place Graduate Poster
    • Sarah Schultz (Kothe Group) - 2nd Place Graduate Poster
    • Keiran Vanden Dungen (Thakor Group) - 1st Place Undergraduate Poster
    • Elijah Dueck (Kothe Group) - 2nd Place Undergraduate Poster
    • Dora Capatos (Wieden Group) - Travel Award
    • Jeremy Quiroga (Patel Group) - Travel Award

2016 -

  • Faculty of Arts & Science Gold Medal (Science) - Jessica Baedke (Kothe Group)
  • 10th Annual Chinook Symposium for Chemistry and Biochemistry
    • Stefan Lenz (Wetmore Group) - 1st Place PhD Chemistry
    • Kamiko Bressler (Thakor Group) - 1st Place Undergraduate Biochemistry
    • Erin Kelly (Kothe Group) - 2nd Place Undergraduate Biochemistry
    • Divya Sharma (Thakor Group) - 1st Place MSc Biochemistry
    • Justin Vigar (Wieden Group) - 2nd Place MSc Biochemistry
    • Dylan Girodat (Wieden Group) - 1st Place PhD Biochemistry (tied)
    • Dina Irofti (Roussel Group - visiting PhD student from France) - 1st Place PhD Biochemistry (tied)
  • 12th Annual RiboWest Conference Prizes
    • Justin Vigar (Wieden Group) - Oral presentation award
    • Anne-Sophie Tillault (Kothe Group) - Poster Prize
    • Taylor Sheahan (Wieden Group) - Poster Prize
    • Jalyce Heller (Wieden Group) - Poster Prize
    • Elijah Dueck (Kothe Group) - 2nd Place Undergraduate Poster (student judges)
    • Dylan Girodat (Wieden Group) - 1st Place Graduate Poster (student judges)
    • Jessica Baedke (Kothe Group) - 3rd Place Poster (PI judges)
    • Dominic Czekay (Kothe Group) - 2nd Place Poster (PI judges)
    • Sarah Schultz (Kothe Group) - 1st Place Undergraduate Poster (student judges) and 1st Place Poster (PI judges)
  • People’s Choice award for Three Minute Thesis – Luc Roberts (PhD, Wieden Group)
  • Prairie University Biology Symposium 2016
    • David McWatters (Russell Group) - 1st Place Oral Presentation
    • Luc Roberts (Wieden Group) - 2nd Place Oral Presentation
    • Dylan Girodat (Wieden Group) - 2nd Place Poster Prize

2015 -

  • 9th Annual Chinook Symposium for Chemistry and Biochemistry
    • Dylan Girodat (Wieden Group) - 1st Place PhD Presentation
    • Justin Vigar (Wieden Group) - 1st Place MSc Poster Prize
    • Katherine Gzyl (Wieden Group) - 2nd Place MSc Poster Prize
    • Jalyce Heller (Wieden Group) - 2nd Place BSc Poster Prize
  • 11th Annual RiboWest Conference Poster Prizes
    • Jessica Baedke (Undergraduate - Kothe Group)
    • Dylan Girodat (PhD Student - Wieden Group)
    • Andrew Hudson (Post Doctoral Fellow - Wieden Group)
    • Luc Roberts (PhD Student - Wieden Group)
    • Sarah Schultz (Undergraduate - Kothe Group)
  • Meeting of the Minds - University of Lethbridge Graduate Students Association Conference
    • Luc Roberts - 1st Place Graduate Student Oral Presentation
    • Dylan Girodat - 2nd Place Graduate Student Oral Presentation
    • Ian Andrews - 1st Place Undergraduate Student Oral Presentation
  • Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions (AIHS) Summer Studentship
    • Alycia Amatto (Kothe Undergraduate Student)
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Summer Research Award (NSERC USRA)
    • Ian Andrews (Wieden Group)
    • Jessica Baedke (Kothe Group)
    • Elijah Dueck (Kothe Group)
    • Jalyce Heller (Wieden Group)
    • Yoyo Yao (Wieden Group)
  • University of Lethbridge Chinook Summer Research Award
    • Harshil Patel (Thakor Undergraduate Student)
    • Sarah Schultz (Kothe Undergraduate Student)
    • Wesley Mosimann (Roussel Undergraduate Student)

2014 -

  • Jenna Friedt (Kothe Graduate Student) – 2014 School of Graduate Studies Medal of Merit (Master of Science)
  • John Stimson (Russell Undergraduate Student) 2014 Silver Medal of the Governor General & Faculty of Arts & Science Gold Medal (Science)
  • Andrew Hudson (Russell Graduate Student) – Alberta Society of Professional Biologist Graduate Scholarship
  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Summer Research Award (NSERC USRA)
    • Ian Andrews (Wieden Group)
    • Rachel Chan (Wieden Group)
    • Elijah Dueck (Kothe Group)
  • Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions (AIHS) Summer Studentship
    • Alycia Amatto (Kothe Group)
  • University of Lethbridge Chinook Summer Research Award
    • Dominic Czekay (Kothe Group)
  • Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions Heritage Youth Researcher Summer (HYRS) Program
    • Sally Xu (Kothe Group)
    • Tiffany Dang (Wieden Group)
  • Luke Stebbins Undergraduate Symposium (University of Lethbridge)
    • Alvin Lee (Russell Group)
      • 1st Place - April 2014
      • 2nd Place - December 2014
    • Scott Spengler (Russell Group)
      • 2nd Place April 2014
  • 4th Annual Biology Graduate Research Symposium
    • David McWatters (Russell Group)
      • 2nd Place - Oral Presentation
  • 10th Annual RiboWest Conference
    • RJ Murphy (Roussel Graduate Student)
      • Best Interdisciplinary Poster (Awarded by PIs)
      • Best Poster Design (Awarded by Students)
    • Laura Keffer-Wilkes (Kothe Graduate Student)
      • Best Oral Presentation (Awarded by PIs)
    • Elijah Dueck (Kothe Undergraduate Student)
      • Most Enthusiastic Presentation (Awarded by PIs)
    • David McWatters (Russell Graduate Student)
      • Graduate Poster Prize (Awarded by Students)
    • Ian Andrews (Wieden Undergraduate Student)
      • Best Figure (Awarded by Students)
  • 8th Annual Chinook Symposium for Chemistry and Biochemistry (University of Lethbridge)
    • Laura Keffer-Wilkes (Kothe Graduate Student)
      • 1st Place PhD Presentation
    • Justin Vigar (Wieden Graduate Student)
      • 1st Place Graduate Student Poster – Biochemistry
    • Dylan Girodat (Wieden Graduate Student)
      • 2nd Place Graduate Student Poster – Biochemistry
    • Dominic Czekay (Kothe Undergraduate Student)
      • 1st Place Undergraduate Student Poster – Biochemistry
    • Ian Andrews (Wieden Undergraduate Student)
      • 2nd Place Undergraduate Student Poster – Biochemistry

2013 -

  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Undergraduate Summer Research Award (NSERC USRA)
    • Ashlee Matkin (Russell Group)
    • Ian Andrews (Wieden Group)
  • Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions (AIHS) Summer Studentship
    • Quinn Daviduck (Wieden Undergraduate Student)
  • 9th Annual RiboWest Conference
    • Luc Roberts (Wieden Graduate Student)
      • Poster Presentation Prize - Judged by PI's
      • Best Oral Presentation of a Poster - Judged by Students
    • Quinn Daviduck (Wieden Undergraudate Student)
      • Best Overall Poster Presentation - Judged by Students
    • Justin Vigar (Wieden Graduate Student)
      • Poster Presentation Prize - Judged by PI's
    • Jenna Friedt (Kothe Undergraduate Student)
      • Best Oral Presentation Prize - Judged by PI's