The Heart & Stroke/Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence (HSRLCE, the Centre) offers summer undergraduate awards to support future research leaders in the initial phase of their cardiovascular training. These awards are made to those who demonstrate the potential for excellence through their previous academic accomplishments and the environment in which they will work.
Recipients of the 2024/25 HSBC Future Research Leaders Internships are:
Shreya Gramolini, Physiology
PROJECT: Multi-omic Approach to Understanding the Molecular Underpinnings of End-Stage Heart Failure.
Supervisor: Dr .Phyllis Billia
Ekene Nwajei, MD Program, Cardiac Surgery
PROJECT: Efficacy of Plane Block on Postoperative Pain Control in Cardiac Surgery Patients
Supervisor: Dr. Subodh Verma
Shubh Patel, MD Program
PROJECT: Long-term Outcomes of Perceval Valve In Aortic Valve Replacement
Supervisor: Dr. Subodh Verma
Nicole Sun, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
PROJECT: Assessing the Development of Cardiac Fibrosis during Viral Myocarditis
Supervisor: Dr. Slava Epelman
Jessica Yang, Immunology and Pharmacology
PROJECT: Characterizing the Development of Inflammatory Lesions During Viral Myocarditis
Supervisor: Dr. Slava Epelman