CCM Student Award/Symposium competition is one of the three Top Category awards at the Canadian Society of Microbiologists annual conference. Students submit a paper for approval and if accepted can compete in a Symposium which takes place over two afternoons. Winners each received $500 and a certificate of recognition.

Congratulations from all of us to these meritorious young scientists and to their respective mentors.

Tushak Shakya was the winner of the CCM Student Poster AWARD for his poster "Decoding the Antibiotic Kinome with Chemical Biological Probes" See Abstract Other authors included: N. TODOROVIC, J. BLANCHARD, G.B. GOLDING, A. CAPRETTA, and G.D. WRIGHT. All authors are from McMaster University. Photo: T. Shakya (r) accepts his award from CCM Registrar Raoul Korngold, Ph.D. RMCCM.

Alexander Hynes was the winner of the CCM Symposium Award for his paper “DNA packaging by RcGTA, the Rhodobacter capsulatus Gene Transfer Agent”. See Abstract. Other authors included: R.G MERCER, D.E WATTON, and A.S. LANG. All authors are from Memorial University. Photo: A Hynes (r) is shown accepting his award from CCM Registrar R Korngold, PhD, RMCCM. On the right is Micheal Hynes, Ph.D, ARMCCM, Past President CSM and proud father of the winner.