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Exploring Novel Cancer Therapies: A Scoping Review of Current Evidence on
In Vivo SLC7A11/GPX4 Inhibition-Mediated Ferroptosis
Puneet Sidhu and Eric Seidlitz
Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University
(Course: 4A09)
Student perception of virtual reality as a
tool to build virtual communities:
A quality improvement investigation
Cynthia Xu*, Yiming Zhang*, Reem Tehfe*, Kritika Sharda*,
and Dr. Michael Wong
Department of Health Sciences, McMaster University, and the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
(Course: 4A12 for YZ, 4A15 for CX/RT)
Comparing Infertility Care for Individuals and Couples Living with and Affected
by HIV in Canada in 2007, 2014, and 2023
Jordan Hausman*, V. Logan Kennedy, Heather Shapiro, and Mona Loutfy.
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, and Mount Sinai Fertility, Sinai Health System, Toronto, Ontario
(Course: 4B06)
Localizing Inhibin-βC expression in normal and diseased kidneys
using immunohistochemistry
Peter Kan, Elaheh Bayat, Bo Gao, and Joan Krepinsky
Department of Medicine, Nephrology Division, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
(Course: 4A15)
Protocell Assembly from Giant Unilamellar Vesicles Derived from
Red Blood Cell Membranes
Youyue He*, Hannah Krivić, Maikel Rheinstädter
Department of Physics & Astronomy, McMaster University
(Course: 3H03)
Optimizing Bioassays For a Preventative Brain Metastasis Drug Discovery Pipeline
Patrick Ang, Agata Kieliszek, Daniel Mobilio, Shawn Chafe, Kui Zhai, Chitra Venugopal, Sheila Singh
Centre for Discovery and Cancer Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton.
(Course: 4A12)
Community Driven Physical Activity Strategies for the Prevention of Dementia in First Nations Communities in Canada: a scoping review
Hannah Butterworth, Jayden Rivers, Laura Banfield, Jennifer D. Walker
Bachelors of Health Sciences (Honours) Program McMaster University, Health Sciences Library McMaster University, Department of Health Research, Methods, Evidence & Impact McMaster University, SPOR Evidence Alliance, Canada Research Chairs
(Course: 4A12)
Normative Reference Data for Fetal - Placental Volume Ratios Throughout Gestation Using Placental and Fetal MRI Segmentation
Sophie Wagner*, Alejo Costanzo, Justin Lo, Adam Lim, Yasmin Mordarai, Matthias W. Wagner,
Logi Vidarsson, Dafna Sussman
Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University; Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University; Division of Neuroradiology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
(Course: 4A09)
Getting Teens to School
Aleesha Coghill* (Life Sciences), Mehar Roop Kaur*, Aaron Yim*, Krystn Orr, Jen Pearson
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University; City of Hamilton Public Health Services;
and Bernie Custis Secondary School
(Course: 4D09)
Characterization of the Temporal Changes to Plasma Clot Structure During Cardiac Arrest in a Porcine Model Using Scanning Electron Microscopy
Savas (Jitae) Kim, Hena Noorzada, Calvin H. Yeh, Danielle Bince, Vanessa Sabourin,
Rohit Mohindra, Steve Lin, Paul Y. Kim
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University; Department of Medicine, McMaster University; Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute; Li Ka Shing Research Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto.
(Course: 4A09)
Investigating the effect of tranexamic acid (TXA) on the volume of intraoperative blood loss during laparoscopic liver surgery
Xinyi Shen, Daniel D’Souza, and Pablo Serrano
Department of Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgical Oncology, McMaster University
(Course: 4A12)
Trustworthiness of Periodontics Network Meta-Analyses Findings: Scoping Review
Sarah Baik, Tanin Khorrami Taj, Cherish Zhang, Gohar Zakaryan, Joanna Bao, Shrey Acharya, Kaitlyn Eng, Madeline Fraser, Saranya Srikanthan, Reham Elkayal, Naira Dean, Katalina Muñoz, Sara Ibrahim, Romina Brignardello-Petersen
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Faculty of Science, McMaster University, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Universidad de La Frontera
(Course: 4A15)
Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening in an Inner-City Obstetrical Population:
A Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Hayley Kupinsky*, Richard Persadie MD FRCSC, Lua Eiriksson MD MPH FRCSC
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University
St. Joseph's Healthcare, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
(Course: 3H06)
Post-esophagectomy recurrence and mortality outcomes in esophageal cancer patients undergoing intensive surveillance
Karren Xiao*, Jarlath Bolger, Ivan Ristic, Jonathan Yeung
Department of Surgery, Univeristy of Toronto
(Course: 4B06)
Examining the Impact of Medical School Admissions on Undergraduate Students
Isabella Honeyborne, Lawrence Grierson , Stacey Ritz
Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program, McMaster University
Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, McMaster University
(Course: 4B06)
The Neural Correlates of Creativity
Kylie Meyerman,* Zoë Lazar-Kurz, Steven Brown
Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour
(Course: 4A12)
Examining Home Hemodialysis Treatment in Long-Term Care Facilities
Shayne Joseph, Justin Ashley MD, Shabnam Hamidi MD, David Mendelssohn MD,
Gihad Nesrallah MD, Danica Lam MD
Nephrology Program, Humber River Health, Toronto, Ontario
(Course: 4BR6)
Developing Contraceptive Services in Provincial Correctional Facilities for Women in Ontario: A Qualitative Research Project
Julia Zhu, Jessica Gaber, Emily Norris, Lindsay Jennings, Fiona Kouyoumdjian
Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University
(Course: 4A09)
The Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections in Women
in Custody: A Systematic Review
Sumner Rajaratnam, Katherine McLeod, Fiona Kouyoumdjian
Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University
(Course: 4A09)
Investigating the Viability and Expansion Potential of NK cells from
PBMCs in Ascites
Shina Namakian*, Talha Yuksel*, Misaal Mehboob, Leila Vahedi, and Ali Ashkar
McMaster Immunology Research Centre, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
(Course: 4B06)
Comparing Virtual Reality (VR) Headset to a Desktop VR in its Impact on Student Social Connectedness and Engagement in Distance Online University Education
Delilah An*, Shrey Shivam*, Kahono Hirasawa*, and Michael Wong
Bachelor of Health Sciences Program, McMaster University; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
(Course: 4A12)
Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Roles, Impacts, and Integration in the Emergency Department: A Rapid Review
Tavin Sharp, Eric Seidlitz
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
(Course: 4B06)
Patient and Family Experiences of Adverse Events in Pregnancy in Canada
Esha Bhutkar*, Sahar Khademioore, Dr.Rohan D'Souza
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and the Department of Health Research Methods
(Course: 4A12)
Totally Robotic versus Surgeon-Assisted Robotic Lung Resection:
An Early Phase Cost Comparison
Esther Provost, Yogita Patel, Waël Hanna
Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; Division of Thoracic Surgery,
Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
(Course: 4A09)