Award winning research from 杏吧原创 undergraduate student in the Connor Lab
Last week 4th year 杏吧原创 University Health Sciences Honours thesis student Sebastian Srugo presented his research titled The Impact of Maternal Malnutrition on Gut Barrier Defence. Implications for Pregnancy Health and Fetal Development at the annual in Banff, Alberta.
Srugo鈥檚 work is the culmination of multiple research experiences with Kristin Connor, where he has investigated how development and disease risk are shaped by the gut-brain axis, and learnt effective science communication 鈥 a skill emphasised in the Connor Lab.
All his efforts paid off, as Srugo beat out graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and clinical residents and fellows to win the Canadian Institutes of Health Research best oral presentation at the conference!
On reflecting about his experience, Srugo said it was amazing to present, learn, and network at the conference, and that he wouldn鈥檛 have been as successful without support from the Connor Lab, friends and family.
Connor added 鈥淭his is an incredible achievement for Sebastian, and evidence of how successful an undergraduate research student can be with persistent hard work and good mentorship. In Health Sciences, we are grateful for the support that 杏吧原创 University and its benefactors show towards our trainees. This support allows students to catch the research bug early in their careers and develop inquiring minds that will stay with them long after they leave 杏吧原创.鈥
To learn more about Connor鈥檚 research and join her team, visit her .
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