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Best Student Presentation - Bernie Gilula Award
Justin Tang, PhD Student
Penuela Lab, University of Western Ontario
For revealing the roles of unique mutants in Pannexin 3 and 1 in Osteoarthritis
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Student Presentation - Honorable Mention
Julia Aniol, MS Student
Dale/ Smith Labs, University of Warwick
For innovative discovery of potential Connexin precursors associated with innate defense systems on Cnidarians
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Student Presentation - Honorable Mention
Caleb Mensah, PhD Student
Lamouille Lab, Virginia Tech.
For exploration of the role of Cx43 in mediating BMP4/Beta-catenin regulation in glioblastoma
Student Awards
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