Five Postdoctoral Fellows Win 2024 CU-PSAC Research Award

Five postdoctoral fellows at Carleton University have won a 2024 CU-PSAC Postdoctoral Fellow Research Award!

Held on Dec. 10, 2024, this annual awards event showcases and recognizes outstanding research achievements by Postdoctoral Fellows who are part of the PSAC, Local 77000 postdoctoral union at Carleton University.

Competitors presented their research to an interdisciplinary panel of judges from across the University. Here are the winners (in alphabetical order) who each received a prize of $1,350.00:

Duale Ahmed, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Health Sciences

Presentation: Using Viruses to Reactivate Immune Cells and Treat Cancer

Thomas Kazmirchuk, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biology

Presentation: Designing the Future of Medicine

Jacinta Dara Kong, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biology

Presentation: Building bigger, better bugs for insect protein

Victor Pozsgay, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies

Presentation: Using Simulations to Predict Landslides in Permafrost Areas

Daniel Sherwin, Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Public Policy and Administration

Presentation: Including Indigenous Governments in Canada’s System of Fiscal Federalism