Congratulations to the 2019 Dr. Donald Robert Phillips Scholarship recipients Evan Mallette (Kimber Lab) and Morgan Stykel (Ryan Lab).

In honour of the occasion, the 2019 recipients will present departmental seminars on their work.

Evan Mallette

“Structural and functional characterization of the aminoacetone utilization microcompartment from Mycobacterium smegmatis MC2 155”

Morgan Stykel

“a-Synuclein Induces Oxidative Stress and Cellular Dysfunction in Human Parkinson’s Disease Neurons”

These two awards were established in memory of Dr. Donald Robert Phillips, OAC'66, a genetics researcher, and are awarded to graduate students in MCB on the basis of their contributions to research, as evidenced by their published papers, conference presentations, and achievement at the graduate level.