Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario

Martin L. Wills High School Student Scholarship
RECIPIENTS FOR SUMMER 2007

The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Martin L. Wills High School Student Scholarship awards.

In memory of Martin L. Wills, a former President of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, who served for eleven years as a Director and was President from 1961 to 1964, the Board of Directors has established scholarships to allow Ontario high school students to spend a summer in cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular research.

These scholarships are provided annually in Ontario to introduce high school students to the field of medical research during the summer months. The scholarships are valued at $2,250.00 for a period of two months.

An official letter will be sent to all applicants and their supervisors the week of April 30, 2007. The Foundation requests that you do not write or telephone with any enquiries before receiving this letter.

Student and Project Supervisor
Noor Al-Attar
The treatment of dyslipidemia by nobiletin.		 Dr. Murray Huff
Robarts Research Institute
Adel Farah
The role of HDL in triglyceride metabolism.		 Dr. Daniel Sparks
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Leah Kesselman
Characterization of signaling pathways required for cell movement during angioge.		 Dr. Nina Jones
University of Guelph
Jonathan McLeod
Stimulation of intra-cardiac heart valve surgery.		 Dr. Terence Peters
London Health Sciences
Ramone Rayner
Shedding and modulation of Tie2 angiogenic factors.		 Dr. Duncan Stewart
University of Toronto
Adam Romanowski
Genetic determinants of atherosclerosis: focus on metabolic syndrome. 		Dr. Robert Hegele
Robarts Research Institute
Jonathan Stokes
Anti-ADAMTS13 Epitope specificity associated with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). 		Dr. John Kelton
McMaster University
Derek Wong
The role of stromal derived factors and its receptor, CXCR-4, in cell mobilization and homing. 		Dr. Peter Liu
University Health Network
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 June 2007 )