OMSRS PhD Student Award 2021 – Otago Medical School Research Society

The meeting was held on 22^nd September 2021, but alas due to COVID Level 2 restrictions we were unable to share supper together.

Congratulations to the Winner: Jessie King (Pharmacology & Toxicology), prize sponsored by the Otago Post-graduate Medical Society (first photo). Title: Aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands can modulate fructose-induced hepatic insulin resistance.

And to the Runner-up: Travis Gibbons (Physical Education, Sports & Exercise Sciences), prize sponsored by the Otago Medical Research Society. Title: The regulation of cerebral oxygen delivery in hypoxia: the effect of acclimatisation.

Jessie King (left) and Travis Gibbons (right) accepted their prizes from the President of the OMSRS, A/Prof Gisela Sole.

All presenters:

Jessie King (Pharmacology & Toxicology)
Travis Gibbons (Physical Education, Sports & Exercise Sciences)
Brendon Roxburgh (Department of Surgical Sciences)
S Jack Chan (School of Pharmacy)
Neda Nasrollahi (Department of Psychology and Brain Health Research Centre)
Shruthi Sateesh (Department of Psychology and Brain Health Research Centre)
Louise Croizat-Viallet (Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology)
Esther Asamudo (Department of Physiology and HeartOtago)
Val Mereacre (Department of Physiology and HeartOtago)
Prakash Khadka (School of Pharmacy)