Student Poster Competition winners 2015

The four finalists of the Health Sciences cancer research student poster competition presented their work for the judges in front of a large audience in Wellington.

Congratulations to the winners!

First place: Connie Gilfillan

Taking the top prize and a cash reward of $750:

CROSS-PRESENTING DENDRITIC CELLS ARE NECESSARY FOR ANTI-TUMOUR IMMUNOTHERAPY BY M.SMEGMATIS AND MONOSODIUM URATE CRYSTALS
Connie Gilfillan^1,2 , Sabine Kuhn³, Evelyn Hyde¹, Klaus Karjalainen⁴ , Christiane Ruedl⁴, Brett Delahunt² Franca Ronchese¹

1 Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, Wellington
2 Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington
3 Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
4 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Highly Commended

The three posters receiving prizes of $250 each were:

OTAGO MEDICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY PRIZE: SCREENING FOR PREDISPOSITION FOR GASTRIC CANCER IN MĀORI
Christopher Hakkaart, Parry Guilford

Department of Biochemistry, Otago School of Medical Sciences

ESTIMATING THE EFFECT OF RECENT SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS ON BREAST CANCER SURVIVAL
Ruth Cunningham¹, Diana Sarfati¹, James Stanley¹, Debbie Peterson², Sunny Collings²

1 Department of Public Health
2 Department of the Dean, University of Otago, Wellington

THE ROLE OF ASCORBATE IN CONTROLLING HYPOXIA FACTORS IN RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
Christina Ernst¹, Elisabeth Phillips^1, Helen Morrin^1,2, Margreet Vissers³, Bridget Robinson^1,4, Gabi Dachs¹

1 Mackenzie Cancer Research Group, Department of Pathology, University of Otago, Christchurch
2 Cancer Society Tissue Bank, Christchurch
3 Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago, Christchurch
4 Oncology Services, CDHB