Awards – Riboclub

Poster Prizes

YEAR	AWARDEES
2023	Best RNA Cancer Poster - IRCUS: Laurence Faucher-Giguère (500 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke Altering the Expression of a Single H/ACA Box snoRNA Modulates Cancer Cell Invasive Potential and Translation of Tumour Suppressors and Enhancers First Prize - CRCHUS: Kasimir Kienbeck (1000 CAD) University of Zurich A Short Motif Goes a Long Way: Theta Ribozymes and their Implications for Recoded Gut Bacteriophages Second Prize - CRCHUS: Elsa Hien (750 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke Investigation of the cotranscriptional folding of the Escherichia Coli tbpa riboswitch Third Prize - CRCHUS: AI Rohet Hossein (500 CAD) University of British Columbia Using Drosophila Oocytes to Study the Translation of Stored mRNAs Microtalk - CRCHUS: Roman Sarrazin-Gendron (350 CAD) McGill University A graph-based pipeline for mining structural motifs and assembling 3D structures from sequence Public Choice - CRCHUS: Duale Ahmed (350 CAD) Carleton University Importance of TSPO during impaired TRNT1 function delineates the effector response of RAW264.7 cells against bacterial vs. viral ligands
2022	First Prize - Moderna: Daniel Moses (1000 CAD) McGill University The RNA ligation mechanism of post-transcriptional editing in kinetoplastid parasites First Prize - CRCHUS: Victoire Fort (1000 CAD) Université Laval Unravelling the function of Tapir lncRNA in regulating pluripotent cell states Second Prize - CRCHUS: Yihang Chen (750 CAD) University of British Columbia Pretty Sly for a White Fly: Investigating an Atypical Viral Internal Ribosome Entry Site in a Novel Positive-strand RNA Virus Third Prize - CRCHUS: Laurence Faucher-Giguère (500 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke H/ACA snoRNAs Promote Tumour Invasiveness Through the Modulation of rRNA Modifications Microtalk: Tithi Ghosh (350 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke The lysC riboswitch as a regulatory nexus Public Choice: Tyler R. Henderson (350 CAD) University of Toronto Tubby, a protein associated with obesity and retinitis pigmentosa, regulates RNA trafficking
2021	First Prize: Jibin Sadasivan (500 CAD) University of British Columbia A viral protein disrupts stress granule assembly by modulating RNA export Second Prize: Noémie Mercier (300 CAD) Université de Strasbourg Characterization of the interactions between icaR mRNA and regulatory RNAs in Staphylococcus aureus Third Prize: Maxime Duval (200 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke Co-transcriptional control of ribosomal RNA synthesis by the conserved RNA-binding protein Seb1
2020	First Prize:Simon Boudreault (800 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke Oncolytic reovirus’ μ2 protein governs modulation of cellular alternative splicing during infection and interacts with splicing factors and spliceosomal proteins Second Prize:Monica Pillon (600 CAD) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH Cryo-EM Reveals Conformational Heterogeneity of the SARS-CoV-2 Endoribonuclease Nsp15 Third Prize: Michelle J. Chen (400 CAD) Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research Assessment of Antiviral shRNAs Produced from Type 3 RNA Polymerase III Promoters on HIV-1 Production Microtalk:Monica Pillon (600CAD) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH
2019	First Prize:Monica Pillon (1000 CAD) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH Active Site Coordination Within a Multienzyme pre-rRNA Processing Complex Second Prize:Simona Patange (500 CAD) National Cancer Institute, Bethesda and University of Maryland-College Park A living, single cell view of MYC's effects on transcription Third Prize: James Dhaliwal (300 CAD) Concordia University A substrate for translation quality control and mRNA decay localizes to a novel RNA granule in yeast Public Choice:Bridget Begg (200CAD) Massachusetts Institute of Technology Motifs of intermediate affinity enable concentration-dependent regulation by Rbfox in development
2018	First Prize: Mustafa Malik Ghulam (1000 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke, Canada Specialized ribosomal proteins promote drug resistance through modulation of translation Second Prize: Nathalie Reid (750 CAD) Université Concordia, Canada Characterizing the gene products of cca1 and cca2 in the yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe Third Prize: Joël Simoneau (500 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke, Canada RNA-seq quantification is gene annotation dependant – A graph-based analysis Public Choice: Joël Simoneau (350 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke, Canada RNA-seq quantification is gene annotation dependant – A graph-based analysis
2017	First Prize: Subramania Suryasree (1000 CAD) Université Laval, Canada Sam68 interacts with spliceosomal U1 snRNP by its tyrosine rich C-terminus Second Prize: Eunice C. Chen (750 CAD) Penn State College of Medicine, USA Imaging techniques to visualize RNA events in the retrovirus replication cycle Third Prize: Rachel Jodoin (500 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke, Canada A 5’UTR RNA G-Quadruplex structure affects the translation of BAG-1, an mRNA involved in colorectal cancer Public Choice: Stefan Reber (350 CAD) University of Bern, Switzerland A Toolbox to Elucidate Selective Motor Neuron Death in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
2016	First Prize: Marie-Claude Carrier (1000 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke Interplay between the chaperone Hfq and two sRNAs dictates regulation of oppA mRNA in E coli Second Prize: Rachel Jodoin (750 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke The G-Quadruplex Translation Regulation of BAG-1: an mRNA involved in Colorectal Cancer Third Prize: Amanda Charlesworth (500 CAD) University of Toronto The Long and the Short of it: Dissecting the Differential Functions of the Argonaute CSR-1 throughout C. elegans Development
2015	First Prize: Ashley Chin (1000 CAD) IRCM Defining the role of mRNA localization in regulating epithelial cell polarity>/em> Second Prize: Adrien Chauvier (750 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke Folding and regulation mechanism of the thiC riboswitch Third Prize: Pauline Adjibade (500 CAD) Université Laval Formation of stress granules by tyrosine kinase inhibitors
2014	First Prize: Marie-Claude Carrier (750 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke New role for prokaryotic "junk" RNA : identification of a sRNA sponge Second Prize: Jennifer Chu (550 CAD) McGill University Probing the mechanism of action of Silvestrol through genetic engineering of a eIF4A allele Third Prize: Cedric Belair (350 CAD) Yale University The RNA exosome in human embryonic stem cell function: beyond the RNA degradation machinery
2013	First Prize: Laure Newburn (800 CAD) York University RNA Structures and Interactions Required for Translational Readthrough in Tobacco Necrosis Virus Second Prize: Laurène Bastet (500 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke When the small RNA OmrB meets the CoB12 riboswitch Third Prize: Matthew W.L. Lau (350 CAD) NHLBI, NIH Evolution of an alternative catalytic strategy and metal ion specificity from the coenzyme-dependent glmS riboswitch-ribozyme
2012	First Prize: Karine Boulay (800 CAD) Université de Montréal The RNA binding protein Staufen1 is regulated by post-translational modifications Second Prize: Mathieu Lavoie (500 CAD) Université de Sherbrooke A new motif defines the sequence specificity of the yeast RNase III Third Prize: Joseph Perera (350 CAD) Ottawa University Cancer cells harness a switch in translation initiation for tumerogenesis
2011	First Prize: Lara Ajamian (1000 CAD) Adrew Mouland Lab / McGill University UPF1: La CRM de la CRM of HIV-1 vRNA export Second Prize: Hubert Salvail (500 CAD) Eric Massé Lab / Université de Sherbrooke The small RNA RyhB activates the translation of cirA mRNA encoding a colicin I receptor Third Prize: Maxime Simoneau-Roy (500 CAD) Daniel Lafontaine Lab / Université de Sherbrooke The thiB riboswitch of E. coli: a trans-acting riboswitch?
2010	First Prize: James Uniacke (1000 CAD) Stephen Lee Lab / University of Ottawa Epidermal growth factor receptor translation is regulated by oxygen via HIF2a Second Prize: Julie-Anna Benjamin (500 CAD) Eric Massé Lab / Université de Sherbrooke A new mechanism of mRNA protection against sRNA-induced degradation Third Prize: Krishna Kannan (500 CAD) Alexander Mankin Lab / University of Illinois The mechanism of macrolide action: how accurate are the old paradigms ?
2009	First Prize: Hubert Salvail (2000 CAD) Eric Massé Lab / Université de Sherbrooke The small regulatory RNA RyhB is essential for siderophore production in E. coli. Second Prize: Mathieu Lavoie (1000 CAD) Sherif Abou Elela Lab / Université de Sherbrooke CUT and CHIP: A New Approach for the Identification and Characterization of Decay Signals Third Prize: Guillaume Desnoyers (500 CAD) Eric Massé Lab / Université de Sherbrooke Small RNA-induced differential degradation of the polycistronic mRNA iscRSUA Fourth Prize: Bobbijo Sawchyn (500 CAD) Yingfu Li Lab / McMaster University Using RNA expression in the identification and characterization of gcd, a toxic peptide in Escherichia coli
2008	First Prize: Ghada Ghazal (1000 CAD) Sherif Abou Elela Lab / Université de Sherbrooke Yeast RNase III suppresses the expression of aberrant RNA by mediating polyadenylation independent torpedo termination Second Prize: Hubert Salvail (500 CAD) Eric Massé Lab / Université de Sherbrooke Induction of siderophores in E.Coli: the small RNA RyhB activates both the enterobactin synthesis and the shikimate import pathway Third Prize: Mathieu Lavoie (300 CAD) Sherif Abou Elela Lab / Université de Sherbrooke Characterization of the stem-loop requirements for yeast RNase III binding and cleavage
2007	First Prize: Guillaume Jannot (1000 CAD) Martin Simard Lab / Université Laval A potential partnership between microRNA and the ribosomal machinery factors Second Prize: Catherine Olivier (500 CAD) Pascal Chartrand Lab / Université de Montréal She2p is implicated in cell development through proper mRNA localization in daughter yeast cells Third Prize: Ghada Ghazal (300 CAD) Sherif Abou Elela Lab / Université de Sherbrooke RNase III regulates the expression of polycistronic RNA in yeast
2006	First Prize: Nicolas Paquin Pascal Chartrand Lab / Université de Montréal Yeast casein kinase activates the translation of the bud-localized ASH1 mRNA via phosphorylation of the eIF4G-binding protein Khd1p Second Prize: Audrey Dubé Jean-Pierre Perreault Lab / Université de Sherbrooke Identification of proteins interacting with Peach Latent Mosaic Viroid RNAs Third Prize: Luc Furic Luc Desgroseillers Lab / Université de Montréal Identification of the Staufen1-binding Motif in mRNAs Mélina Arguin Eric Massé Lab / Université de Sherbrooke Hfq RNA chaperone predetermines mRNAs targeted by a small regulatory RNA Marie-Éve Boisverst Martin Simard Lab / Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de l'Université Laval Playing with the small RNA pathways Karine Boulay Luc Desgroseillers Lab / Université de Montréal Characterization of the association between Stau1 and ribosomes Samuel Dugré-Brisson Luc Desgroseillers Lab / Université de Montréal Interaction of Staufen1 with the 5' end of mRNA facilitates translation of these RNAs Casey Fowler Yingfu Li Lab / McMaster University Identification of the Staufen1-binding Motif in mRNAs
2005	Ihor Batruch Philippe Johnson Lab / York University NMR and thermodynamic characterization of the binding of a novel inhibitor to DHFR Karine Boulay Luc Desgroseillers Lab / Université de Montréal Characterization of the association between Stau1 and ribosomes John Calarco Benjamin Blencowe Lab / University of Toronto Characterization of nSR100, a novel neuronal-specific SR-related protein Philippe Cloutier Benoit Chabot Lab / Université de Sherbrooke Characterization of a splicing enhancer element that enforces the production of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-xL Samuel Dugré-Bisson Luc Desgroseillers Lab / Université de Montréal Interaction of Staufen1 with the 5'end of mRNA facilitates translation of these RNAs Casey Fowler Yingfu Li Lab / McMaster University Selection for functional riboswitches from partially random libraries within a bacterial system Grégory Léon Paul Roy Lab / Université Laval Study of a Group II class C intron within the chromosomal integron of Nitrosomonas europaea: potential role in casette formation and integron evolution Razvan Nutiu Yingfu Li Lab / McMaster University A DNA/Protein enzyme nanoengine for 'On-demand' release and precise delivery of molecules Rade Sajic Alan Cochrance Lab / University of Toronto Strategies to control HIV-1 replication James Uniacke Bill Zerges Lab / Concordia University mRNA localization for thylakoid membrane biogenesis and repair
2004	Dongling Ge Sherif Abou Elela Lab / Université de Sherbrooke Defining yeast RNaselll's role in the turnover of mRNAs involved in glucose metabolism Mélissa Léger Léa Brakier-Gingras Lab / Université de Montréal Interaction between the ribosome and the frameshift stimulatory signal of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Jean-François Lemay Daniel Lafontaine Lab / Université de Sherbrooke Structure-function studies of the adenine riboswitch associated with the ydhL gene of Bacillus subtilis Razvan Nutiu Yingfu Li Lab / McMaster University In Vitro selection of structure-switching aptamers Nicolas Paquin Pascal Chartrand Lab / Université de Montréal Khd1p regulates the translation of the bud-localized ASH1 mRNA through its interaction with elF-4G Gilles Robichaud Jean-Pierre Perreault Lab / Université de Sherbrooke Functional evaluation of the human Pax-5 isoforms using a delta ribozyme-based technology Karen Yam Benoit Cousineau Lab / McGill University Lactococcus lactis live vaccines against leishmaniasis
2003	John Achenbach Yingfu Li Lab / McMaster University Two proficient self-phosphorylating deoxyribozymes with different secondary structures Jason Aulds Mark Schmitt Lab / Upstate Medical University RNase MRP: Roles in cell cycle regulation and Cartilage-hair Hypoplasia Éveline Clair Imed Gallouzi Lab / McGill University HuR plays a role in maintaining normal stress and apoptosis responses Stéphanie Larose Sherif Abou Elela Lab / Université de Sherbrooke Two promoters for the yeast telomerase RNA Mélissa Léger Léa Brakier-Gingras Lab / Université de Montréal Characterization of the interaction between the bacterial ribosome and the frameshift stimulatory signal of the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 Shirley Hsin-Ju Mei Yingfu Li Lab / McMaster University Secondary structural determination of a fluorescence signaling DNA enzyme

Best Seminar Awards

YEAR	AWARDEE
2023	Aurélie Devinck (500 CAD) Jonathan Perreault lab / Université de Sherbrooke Zabih Mir Hassani (250 CAD) François Bachand lab / Université de Sherbrooke
2022	Gabriel Guajardo Contreras (500 CAD) Andrew Mouland Lab / McGill University, Montreal Kamélia Maguemoun (250 CAD) Pascal Chartrad Lab / Université de Montréal, Montréal
2021	Keiran Vanden Dungen Thakor Lab / University of Lethbridge, Alberta Amr Omer Gallouzi Lab / McGill University, Québec
2020	Tyler Mrozowich Patel Lab / University of Lethbridge, Alberta Gaspard Reulet Scott Lab / Université de Sherbrooke, Québec
2019	Victoire Fort Hussein Lab/ Université de Laval, Quebec Tyler Mrozowich Patel Lab/ University of Lethbridge, Alberta
2018	Marie-Claude Carrier Éric Massé Lab/ Université de Sherbrooke Marc-Antoine Robert Daninel Lafontaine Lab/ Université de Sherbrooke
2017	Mélanie Geffroy Éric Massé Lab/ Université de Sherbrooke Carolin Brand Martin Bisaillon Lab/ Université de Sherbrooke
2016	Emmanuelle Wilhelm Brendan Bell Lab/ Université de Sherbrooke
2015	Eric Bonneau Pascale Legault Lab/ Université de Montréal
2014	Alexandre Desjardins Pascale Legault Lab / Université de Montréal
2013	Benoît Vanderperre Xavier Roucou Lab / Université de Sherbrooke
2012	Meherzad Kutky Katalin A. Hudak Lab / York University
2011	Dariel Ashton-Beaucage Marc Therrien Lab / Université de Montréal
2010	Hubert Salvail Éric Massé Lab / Université de Sherbrooke
2009	Franck Gallardo Pascal Chartrand Lab / Université de Montréal
2008	James Uniacke Bill Zerges Lab / Concordia University
2007	Kaitlin Soye Anne Gatignol Lab / McGill University
2006	Kamila Belhocine Benoit Cousineau Lab / McGill University
2005	Stéphanie Larose Raymund Wellinger Lab & Sherif Abou Elela Lab / Université de Sherbrooke
2004	Alain Dandjinou Raymund Wellinger Lab / Université de Sherbrooke
2003	Sandra Carriero Masad Damha Lab / McGill University
2002	Catherine Martel Luc Desgroseillers Lab / Université de Montréal
2001	Bruno Lamontagne Sherif Abou Elela Lab / Université de Sherbrooke

RNA Society Travel Awards

YEAR	AWARDEES
2022	Anthony Kong University of Colorado Boulder, USA Ivan Milenkovic Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain Emily Ellinger University of Michigan, USA
2019	Abigail Leistra University of Texas, USA Craig Kerr Stanford University, USA Kirsten Reimer Yale University, USA Gaultier Hericher Université de Laval, Canada Mia Mihailovic University of Texas, USA Shinichiro Akichika University of Tokyo, Japan
2018	Joseph Ross University of Lethbridge, Canada Anthony Khong University of Colorado, US
2017	Divya Sharma University of Lethbridge, Canada Danielle Bilodeau University of Toronto, Canada
2016	Thomas Whelan University of British Columbia, Canada Andrea Brumwell University of Guelph, Canada
2015	Leszek Blaszczyk Poznan University of Technology, Poland Athanasios Zovoilis Harvard Medical School, USA
2014	Sara Timpano University of Guelph, Ontario Raghav Poudyal University of Missouri, USA
2013	Je-Hyun Yoon Myriam Goroscope Lab / National Institutes of Health, Baltimore Sohani Das Sharma Dixie Goss Lab / City University of New York
2012	Michael Charette Susan Baserga Lab / Yale University School of Medicine Samir Rahman Daniel Zenklusen Lab / Université de Montreal
2011	Caijie Zhao Nancy L. Greenbaum Lab / City University of New York Jamie Van Etten Aaron Goldstrohm Lab / University of Michigan
2010	Anne-Laure Finoux Pascal Chartrand Lab / Université de Montréal Prasad Padmanabhan Barbara Papadopoulou Lab / Université Laval

RiboClub Travel Awards

YEAR	AWARDEES
2023	Alexa McIntyre University of Zurich, Switzerland Amrita Singh Yale University, USA Chinenye Ekemezie Newcastle University, UK Higor Sette Pereira University of Lethbridge, Canada Mackenzie Moore University of Toronto, Canada Merve Yigit University of Zurich, Switzerland Qingyu Shi University of Toronto, Canada Runhua Han University of Manitoba, Canada Xenia Fernandes University of Toronto, Canada
2022	Tyler Mrozowich University of Lethbridge, Canada Sarah Webster Emory University, USA Darren Gemmill University of Lethbridge, Canada
2019	Adrien Chauvier University of Michigan, USA Gabrijela Dumbovic University of Colorado, USA Donald Wong University of British Colombia, Canada
2018	Amir Abdolahzadeh Simon Fraser University, Canada Sujun Chen Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Canada Bruno David Fonseca Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Canada Farnaz Mansouri-Noori York University, Canada, Canada
2017	Sunny Jeng Simon Fraser University, Canada Kaitlin Laverty University of Toronto, Canada
2015	John Laver University of Toronto, Canada
2014	Yajun Wang University of British Columbia, Canada
2012	Sebastian Eilebrecht Vaccine Research Institute, Créteil, France Alfred Simkin University of Massachusetts Medical School
2011	Erin Garside University of Alberta Sohani Das Sharma City University of New York

Alumnus of the year

YEAR	ALUMNUS
2022	Jean-Denis Beaudoin UConn Health, Farmington Discovery of noncoding RNAs in bacteria
2017	Jonathan Perreault Institut Armand-Frappier, Laval Discovery of noncoding RNAs in bacteriaNaP-TRAP-seq reveals changes in the regulatory activity of 5’-UTR elements on translation during vertebrate embryogenesis
2015	Franck Gallardo NeoVirTech SAS Advanced Technological Institute for Life Sciences Live cell imaging of ANCHOR tagged viruses, from high content screening to deep in-cell localization
2012	Thomas Duchaine McGill University Cooperative microRNA-directed mRNA deadenylation
2010	Daniel Lafontaine Université de sherbrooke Molecular insights into the ligand-controlled organization of SAM-sensing riboswitches
2008	Rami Hannoush Genentech Inc. RNAi and chemogenomic approaches for selective targeting of p53 in cancer
2007	Sébastien Lemieux IRIC / DIRO, Université de Montréal From structures to genome annotation
2006	Nils Walter University of Michigan Trapped water molecules are essential to structural dynamics and function of a ribozyme
2005	François Bachand Université de Sherbrooke Regulation of ribosome synthesis and translation by the protein arginine methyltransferase 3
2004	Martin Simard Université Laval Biochemical and genetics dissection of small RNAs pathways
2003	Marco Blanchette Stower Institute for Medical Research Genome wide analysis of Drosophila RNA binding proteins and splicing factors