by Julie Dufresne | Oct 17, 2025 | Award / Prize, Students
Jasmine Allain, a master’s student in health sciences research at the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick, has been awarded the Excellence Scholarship from the Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement as part of the Université de Sherbrooke’s Excellence Scholarship Program. Her work, conducted under the supervision of Professors Saïd Mekari and Myles O’Brien, focuses on improving cardiovascular health through community-based programs that promote physical activity among aging populations. This two-year, $35,000 scholarship recognizes the excellence of her academic record and will serve as an important lever for the continuation of her future projects. Bravo Jasmine !
by Julie Dufresne | Oct 15, 2025 | Award / Prize
Congratulations to Carson Halliwell from the Université de Sherbrooke, who has been awarded a $40,000 fellowship award as part of Arthritis Society Canada’s 2025 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Under the supervision of Professors Myles O’Brien (FMSS – UdeS) and Rebecca Moyer (Faculty of Health – Dalhousie), Carson is studying the progression of frailty in individuals with hip or knee osteoarthritis. His project, “Beyond the Joint: Investigating Frailty Progression in Males and Females with Lower-Limb Osteoarthritis,” draws on data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
by Julie Dufresne | Oct 15, 2025 | Award / Prize
Madeline Shivgulam has been awarded the 2025–2026 BrightRed Paul and Mary O’Regan Graduate Student Research Award from the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada. This award recognizes emerging researchers who excel in the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular fields. Madeline’s research journey is supported by Professor Myles O’Brien (Université de Sherbrooke) and Professor Olga Theou (Dalhousie University).
by Julie Dufresne | Sep 17, 2025 | Award / Prize, Students
Madeline Shivgulam has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Sedentary Behaviour Research Network (SBRN) Student/Trainee Award. The SBRN Student/Trainee Award is intended to recognize promising students and/or young advocates/researchers/practitioners in the training phase of their career for their exemplary dedication, commitment, and contributions to the field of sedentary behaviour. Madeline’s research focuses on how lifestyle behaviours, particularly physical activity and sedentary behaviour, influence health outcomes in older adults across both clinical and community settings. Supervised by Dr. Myles O’Brien from Université de Sherbrooke and Dr. Olga Theou from Dalhousie University, her work aims to inform evidence-based interventions in healthcare and public health. Congratulations, Madeline!
