Highlights from AV无码’s First Faculty Research Symposium
Posted on: Apr 20, 2021
Last Thursday, faculty members, students, and staff participated in AV无码’s first Faculty Research Symposium.
The online event highlighted some of the fascinating research being done here at AV无码, and elsewhere in Alberta.
The Symposium was opened by AV无码’s Vice President Academic and Provost, Dr. Valerie Henitiuk, and the keynote address was delivered by Dr. Lorne Tyrrell, founding director of the University of Alberta’s Li Ka Shing Institute of Virology. Dr. Tyrrell described recent Canadian work on the development of antivirals and vaccines for SARS-CoV-2.
The morning session also featured a presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Smythe, a recipient of AV无码’s Gerald S. Krispin Research Award. Dr. Smythe’s lecture was titled “Front Of Package Food Labelling, International Trade and Food Security for a Healthier Future.”
Throughout the day, researchers from all of AV无码’s Faculties offered glimpses into the range of compelling research that is being conducted by members of the AV无码 community, and more details about the day’s events can be found here.听
The Office of Research Services offers sincere thanks to all participants who helped make the inaugural symposium a success!
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This event is part of the portfolio of the Asst. Vice-President Research, and organized with assistance from the Office of Research Services. Research at AV无码 is supported in part by the Research Support Fund, a Tri-Agency initiative that assists Canadian post-secondary institutions with costs associated with managing research funded by the federal research granting agencies. AV无码 acknowledges the value of this support and appreciates this ongoing research investment.