2025 Me2 Majumdar Research and Quality Improvement Day
This flagship event of the Department of Medicine highlights the outstanding research conducted over the past year by more than 90 graduate students, 30 postdoctoral fellows, and 290 residents.
Thank you to everyone who made our research day a success!A heartfelt thank you to all the research students who presented posters and oral presentations—your work and enthusiasm were truly inspiring. We’re also deeply grateful to our keynote speakers, judges, and supervisors for your time, support, and dedication. Your contributions made this event a meaningful celebration of research and discovery.
Dr. Christine Soong, Dr. Narmin Kassam, Dr. John Staples
Thank you to our Keynote Speakers!
We extend our sincere thanks to our keynote speakers for sharing their expertise and insights, and for serving as judges for our research poster and oral presentation sessions. Your contributions made a lasting impact and helped make our event a great success. Thank you!
Watch the keynote presentations
Dr. John Staples, Scientific Keynote Address
Admissions: What I got wrong, what I got right, and what you should do for a fulfilling career in research
Dr. Christine Soong, Quality Improvement Keynote Address
To improve is medicine
Congratulations to Our Award Winners!
We proudly congratulate the students who received awards for their outstanding research presentations. Your hard work, innovation, and dedication truly stood out. Well done!
Scientific Oral Presentation Awards
Best Basic Science Research Oral Presentation
Recipient: Kléouforo-Paul Dembele, Postdoctoral Fellow
Best Clinical Research Oral Presentation
Recipient: Hazel Marriott, Graduate Student
Scientific Poster Presentation Awards
Best Basic Science Research Poster Presentation
Recipient: Yongneng Zhang, Postdoctoral Fellow
Best Clinical Research Poster Presentation
Recipient: Alisha Rullay, Graduate Student
Quality Improvement Awards
Best Clinical Quality Improvement Oral Presentation
Recipient: Samina Khan, Resident
Best Clinical Quality Improvement Poster Presentation
Recipient: Mark Grasdal, Resident
Paul Man Award
Recipient: Azita Zahiriharsini, Postdoctoral Fellow
Ballermann Translational Research Fellowship Award
Recipient: Saymon Tejay, Graduate Student
Program
Booklet
Download
You can download the complete booklet or just portions of the booklet:
FULL booklet with poster abstracts, 130 pages (24 MB)
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BRIEF booklet (no poster abstracts) (2 MB, 28 pages)
Scientific Abstracts only (18 MB, 85 pages)
QI Abstracts only (6 MB, 30 pages)
About Me2 (Sumit) Majumdar
Dr. Me2 (Sumit) Majumdar was an exceptional and caring clinician, an outstanding educator, and a brilliant researcher. During his academic career, Dr. Majumdar brought more than $30 million in peer-reviewed funding to the University of Alberta for his work on both knowledge translation theory and controlled intervention and outcomes studies in the areas of osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Dr. Majumdar published over 300 peer-reviewed articles, many in top-ranked medical journals, and was recognized internationally for his work.