Québec’s Chief Scientist, Rémi Quirion, is pleased to announce the January winners of the Étudiants-chercheurs étoiles Award, a competition spearheaded by the three Fonds de recherche du Québec.
Award winner, Fonds Nature et technologies
Mathieu Ardyna, PhD student in Biology, Université Laval
Winning article: Recent Arctic Ocean sea-ice loss triggers novel fall phytoplankton blooms
Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
Award winner, Fonds Santé
Alexandru Hanganu, stagiaire postdoctoral en neurologie, Université de Montréal
Winning article: Mild cognitive impairment is linked with faster rate of cortical thinning in patients with Parkinson's disease longitudinally
Published in: Brain
Award winner, Fonds Société et culture
Marie-Eve Gonthier, étudiante au doctorat en éducation, UQAR
Winning article: L'influence du clavardage sur la maîtrise du français écrit des élèves du premier cycle du secondaire
Published in: Revue des sciences de l'éducation
In addition to promoting careers in research, the competition aims to recognize the exceptional research contributions of college and university students, postdoctoral fellows and members of professional bodies who are enrolled in advanced research training programs in the areas covered by the three Fonds de recherche du Québec. Every month, each Fund will award $1000 to a student researcher.
M. Quirion sends his congratulations to the winners.
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Benoit Sévigny
Director of Communications and Knowledge Mobilization
Fonds de recherche du Québec
514 864-1619