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A Canada Scholarship for Ana Brennan! October 2020

Congratulations on the Mensa Scholarship, Ana!
June 2020 Graduation Congratulations!

Ana Brennan and Megan Vandermolen have officially received their Biomedical Engineering Bachelor Degrees! We are ecstatic to have them on the MFM team as grad students!
Congrats to Catriona, Marie-Ève, Kaylee, et al!

The article "Reliability and validity of a mobile home pelvic floor muscle trainer: the Elvie Trainer (R) " has been accepted in the Journal of Neurourology and Urodynamics.
Abstracts accepted for ICS Annual Meeting in November! May 2020

Congratulations to Marie-Ève Bérubé, Marina Petter Rodrigues, and Dr. Flavia Antonio! The MFM Lab will be well represented at the 50th International Continence Society's Annual Meeting!
Congrats Mikaela! May 2020

We are excited to have undergraduate biomedical engineering student Mikaela Fournier-Moar work with us this summer - she has been awarded the NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award. Way to go!
Dr. Flavia Antonio and Marina Petter have their abstract accepted! April 2020

Flavia and Marina's work on "Pressure pain threshold and temporal summation of the vulvar vestibule" was accepted for a poster at the 45th International Urogynecology Association Annual Meeting in the Netherlands in September.
April 2020 - Congratulations Kaylee!

Kaylee Brooks was awarded the EntourAGE Scholarship! This scholarship is given to support students who are conducting research on quality of life and aging at the LIFE Research Institute, at the University of Ottawa.
Félicitations à Marylène Charette! April 2020

Marylène has been awarded the Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS) Scholarship which supports health professionals pursuing doctorate degrees. Well deserved, Marylène!
Congratulations on the Scholarship Ana! April 2020

Master's Student Ana Brennan has been awarded the NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship. Nicely done!
MFM Lab and Dr. Joanna Reeves - March 2020

We are so happy to be able to keep working with Dr. Joanna Reeves! She will continue her work with fine-wire EMG; bring her expertise to work with running-induced incontinence research in the lab; as well as testing pressure insoles with Dr. Ryan Graham's Lab.
Félicitations Marylène! January 2020

Marylène Charette has earned the CNFS Doctoral Research Scholarship - University of Ottawa / Bourse de recherche doctorale du CNFS - Volet Université d'Ottawa. Congratulations!
Welcome Back Ana! January 2020

We are so happy to keep Ana Brennan on the MFM Team - as Master's Student! Congratulations!
MFM welcomes back Megan Vandermolen! January 2020

We are excited to welcome Megan in her new role as Master's Student - congratulations Megan!
Catriona Czyrnyj presents at AAGL Vancouver 2019 (November)

AAGL is the largest medical society focused on gynecologic surgery, with an international membership of over 7,100 physicians and healthcare providers committed to advancing minimally invasive gynecologic surgery (MIGS). Cat's work is so important!
Félicitations à Marylène Charette! Le 5 Novembre, 2019

Marylène passed her oral comprehensive exam today - Congratulations to our newest Doctoral Candidate in the family! Way to go!
Congratulations to Junyi Wang, Zeina Maan and Spencer Korol for winning the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Scholarship!

We are all excited to work with you! Keep an eye out for their posters at the UROP poster symposium in 2020!
Welcome to the Team Dr. Qiu Luo! October 2019

Dr. Luo is both a medical doctor and PhD(c) bringing electrophysiology and doppler ultrasound expertise. She is excited to work with us on the neurophysiology of incontinence in women. Welcome to the team!
CanSAGE Oral Presentation - Sept 2019

Catriona Czyrnyj presented at the Canadian Society for the Advancement of Gynecologic Excellence - the mission of this society is to promote and maintain high standards of excellence in the diagnosis and management of complex gynecologic conditions. This is exactly what Cat's research is for.
Dr. Joanna Reeves joins the MFM Team - September 2019

Welcome to Dr. Reeves! We are excited to work with you, and look forward to adding your academic expertise to our team!
Catriona Czyrnyj and Soapbox Science Ottawa - September 2019

Cat is an incredible champion for women in STEM - and represented here at the first Soapbox Science in Ottawa to raise awareness of women in STEM and research. Nicely done!
Félicitations à Marylène Charette! 2019 Septembre

Bourse de doctorat de l'Institut du Savoir Montfort: Cette bourse vise à soutenir un étudiant qui poursuit des études de 3 e cycle en recherche dans le domaine de la santé ainsi que d’appuyer le développement de personnel hautement qualifié dans le domaine de la santé. This scholarship aims to support doctoral students that are doing research in healthcare and to encourage the development of highly qualified healthcare professionals.
July 2019 - CMBEC Conference

Congratulations on the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society's annual conference Student Paper Award - 2nd place to Cat! Incredible!
Congratulations to Marylène Charette! She received The Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology / Bourses d'études supérieures en sciences et technologie de la Reine Élizabeth II (July 2019)
Congratulations to Natalie, Morgan, Véronique, and Mélanie! Great job on your poster presentation for your final research project for your Masters in Physiotherapy!
Marylène in Winnipeg - June 2019

Marylène Charette was one of the very few PhD students chosen to represent the University of Ottawa at the CIHR National Poster Presentation in Health Research. "Do RCT's on pelvic floor muscle training interventions for urinary incontinence use adequate reporting of the intervention?"
Congratulations to Kaylee for doing well on her Comprehensive Exam today, June 14, 2019! The best and hardest earned birthday gift ever! We are all so happy for you!
P.E.O. Scholar Award to Catriona Czyrnyj! June 2019

Congratulations to Cat for receiving this award - it provides substantial merit-based awards for women of the United States and Canada who are pursuing a doctoral level degree at an accredited college or university.
Félicitations à Marylène Charette! Elle a reçu la Bourse d'études de doctorat de type recherche de l'Ordre Professionnel de la Physiothérapie du Québec!

Cette bourse vise à encourager des physiothérapeutes poursuivant des études universitaires de 3e cycle (doctorat) de type recherche ayant des retombées sur la pratique clinique en physiothérapie.
Megan Vandermolen received the Biotalent Student Work Placement Program Scholarship (May 2019). Congratulations Megan!
Félicitations à Marie-Ève Bérubé! Elle a reçu la Formation de Doctorat pour les détenteurs d'un diplôme professionnel (Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec) - Mai 2019
Congratulations to Ana Brennan and Omar Aziz for receiving the Undergraduate Student Research Award! May 2019.
Catriona Czyrnyj does the lab proud presenting at the Society for Endometriosis and Uterine Disease Congress 2019 in Montreal. "A preliminary feasibility analysis for the application of ultrasound elastography in uterine leiomyomas"
Congratulations to Julia Meliambro for winning first place in the University of Ottawa Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) poster competition in March. "Validity of Wireless Pressure Shoe Insole in Measuring Vertical Ground Reaction Force"
Congratulations to undergraduate student Samantha Boucher for presenting her work at this years biomedical engineering conference on March 23rd, 2019
Congratulations to undergraduate student Ana Brennan for presenting her work at this years biomedical engineering conference on March 23rd
Congratulations to PhD student Marie-Eve Berube for being awarded the OGS Scholarship to support her doctoral studies next year in 2019! (September 2018)
Marie-Ève Bérubé was offered, but had to decline, the Ontario Women's Health Scholars Award (Doctorate Level). September 2018 brought too many awards! Congratulations
Félicitations à Marie-Ève Bérubé! In September 2018 she received a Doctoral Fellowship for Advancement of Biological Perspectives for Exercise Interventions Across the Lifespan.
Congratulations to PhD student Kaylee Brooks for coming in first and taking home the Graduate Oral Presentation Award for her presentation titled “Characteristics predictive of successful physiotherapy outcomes among women with stress urinary incontinence”. She presented at this years Interdisciplinary Student Research Conference on Healthcare (ISRCH) held on April 7th, 2018.
Congratulations to Marie-Eve for winning the Second Prize Poster Award assessed by Dr. Nicole Paquet at the 2018 uOttawa Symposium in Rehabilitation Sciences – April 17, as first author.

Recent Awards and Recognition

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NSERC PGS – Olena was awarded tricouncil funding for her PhD

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