Congratulations to the 18 recipients of the 7th TransMedTech Excellence Scholarship Competition 2022

This Excellence Scholarship Competition 2022 is open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows wishing to become future professors, university researchers (academic profile), future employees working in #medtech companies (industrial profile) or future business leaders #medtech (entrepreneur profile). More details here.

The evaluation committees, composed of experts in different fields in biomedical innovation, selected the 18 winners for the excellence of their research project, their motivation and the relevance of their achievements. Discover below the list of the winning projects of the Excellence Scholarship Competition 2022:

5 master’s fellows

William Beaulieu – University of Montreal, CR-CHUM
Project: Development of a Monte Carlo modeling tool for a photon counting scanner and its applications in spectral reconstruction
Research supervisor: Hugo Bouchard
Co-researcher: David Roberge

Antoine Dubois – University of Montreal, CHUM
Project: Evaluation of the integration of a portable low field MRI device for clinical applications in brachytherapy
Research supervisor: Jean-Francois Carrier
Co-researcher: Cynthia Ménard

Gaspar Faure – Polytechnique Montreal, CHU Sainte-Justine
Project: Detection of abnormalities in histological images of placenta
Research supervisor: Lama Séoud
Co-researcher: Dorothée Bouron-Dal Soglio

Juliette Letellier-Bao – Polytechnique Montreal
Project: Hyperspectral Imaging and OCT Feedback Controlled Treatment of Chronic Cold Plasma Wounds
Research supervisor: Stephan Reuter
Co-researchers: Anie Philip and Caroline Boudoux

Nourine Omar – Polytechnique Montreal, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
Projet: Development of a pressure-controlled experimental setup for the ex-vivo characterization of pulmonary biomechanics
and optimization of the clinical method of pulmonary resection for the minimization of air leakageResearch supervisor: Isabelle Villemure
Co-researchers: George Rakovich et Ilyass Tabiai

9 doctoral fellows

Jonathan Buiel – University of Montreal
Project: High-throughput fabrication and screening of polymeric nano-delivery systems for organ-specific targeting
Research supervisor: Xavier Banquy
Co-researcher: Éric Samarut

Davide Burchielli – Polytechnique Montreal, CHU Sainte-Justine
Project: High-throughput fabrication and screening of polymeric nano-delivery systems for organ-specific targeting
Research supervisor: Marco Bonizzato
Co-researcher: Alexander Weil

Catarina Maria Cataldi Sabino de Araújo – University of Montreal, CHU Sainte-Justine
Project: High-throughput fabrication and screening of polymeric nano-delivery systems for organ-specific targeting
Research supervisor: Pierre Hardy
Co-researcher: Mathieu Dehaes

Andjela Dimitrijevic – Polytechnique Montreal, CHU Sainte-Justine
Project: Development of a normative reference framework based on pediatric magnetic resonance imaging for monitoring neurodevelopmental trajectories
Research supervisor: Benjamin De Leener
Co-researcher: Fanny Dégeilh

Rima El Hassan – Polytechnique Montreal
Project: Neurorobotic platform to develop and evaluate new neurotechnologies to restore hand function after paralysis
Research supervisor: Marco Bonizzato
Co-researcher: Numa Dancause

Marine Gay – Polytechnique Montreal, CHU Sainte-Justine
Project: Improving Surgical Outcomes of Lumbar Spine Anchorage: A Comprehensive Biomechanical Assessment of Surgical and Patient-Specific Parameters
Research supervisor: Carl-Éric Aubin
Co-researchers: A. Noelle Larson and Isabelle Villemure

Daphné Labrecque Nadeau – Polytechnique Montreal, CHU Sainte-Justine
Project: Modeling the Planning of Surgical Instruments to Optimize the Treatment of Spinal Deformities in Adults
Research supervisor: Carl-Éric Aubin
Co-researcher: Philippe Phan

Alexis Leconte – Polytechnique Montreal, Institute of Cardiology of Montreal
Project: Quantitative 3D imaging of intramyocardial microvascularization in humans
Research supervisor: Jean Provost
Co-researcher: Jean-Claude Tardif

David Mazy – University of Montreal, CHU Sainte-Justine
Project: Innovative method of meniscal repair using bio-inspired adhesive hydrogel
Research supervisor: Marie-Lyne Nault
Co-researcher: Jianyu Li

4 postdoctoral fellows

Patrick Ippersiel – University of Montreal, Jewish General Hospital
Project: Measuring the biomechanics of lower limb walking on real walking surfaces using wearable sensors in adults with knee osteoarthritis: the impact for patients, clinicians and researchers
Research supervisor: Philippe Dixon
Co-researcher: John Antoniou

Stephen Lee – Polytechnique Montreal, Cardiology Institute of Montreal
Project: Dynamic Ultrasound Localization Microscopy: Mapping the dynamics of cerebral dropout in ischemic stroke
Research supervisor: Jean Provost
Co-researcher: Eric Thorin et Maxime Gasse

Annie Pouliot-Laforte – CHU Sainte-Justine
Project: First Steps Towards a Future of Technology-Based Precision Rehabilitation at the Technopôle: A Participatory Research Approach
Research supervisor: Danielle Levac
Co-researcher: Philippe Dixon

Line Séguy – University of Montreal, CHU Sainte-Justine
Project: ArthroGel: a multi-therapeutic platform for the treatment of osteoarthritis Research
Director: Xavier Banquy
Co-researcher: Florina Moldovan

Major fact : 50% of the recipients are women!

Congratulations to the 18 selected students and postdoctoral fellows for the Excellence Scholarship Competition 2022!

Source :
Géraldine Dumesnil
Communications Department,
TransMedTech Institute
geraldine.dumesnil@polymtl.ca