Training a new generation of researchers in gastroenterology
and liver.
FALL 2023 COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN
Funding
- PhD scholarships
- Research fellowships
- Early career researcher awards
- Summer studentships
What we offer
Mentorship
- 1:1 mentorship and support from leaders in GI & liver research
- transformative peer mentorship
- access to leading industry mentors
Education
- career and professional development
- wellness
- industry internships
- funded lab exchanges
- patient experience
Deadline: Friday, September 15, 2023
Summer Studentships
TRIANGLE offers paid summer research studentships to support undergraduate and medical students.
Next competition opens Fall 2023
Fall 2023 Competition
- Priority access to TRIANGLE awards for your trainees
- 3 funded summer students
- $20k toward patient research engagement
- $5k/year for TRIANGLE meeting at CDDW-CLM, ECR retreats
- cutting-edge wellness and training programs
- research, clinical, and peer mentorship
- supportive, engaged community
Meet our 2023 TRIANGLE Award Winners!
Early Career Researchers
Dr. Joanna Dionne, MD MSc PhD
Assistant Professor, Divisions of Critical Care and Gastroenterology, McMaster
Clinician-Scientist, Juravinski Hospital
Dr. Yasmin Nasser, MD PhD FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Clinician-Scientist, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary
Research & Clinical Research Fellows
Dr. Natasha Haskey, PhD RD
University of Calgary
Dr. Rabia Khan, MD
SickKids
Dr. Ana Teresa Limon Miro, PhD
University of Alberta
Dr. Paula Littlejohn, PhD
UBC/BC Children's
Dr. Or Steg Saban, MD
SickKids
Dr. Fernando Vicentini, PhD
McMaster
Dr. Preedajit (Som) Wongkrasant, PhD
University of Calgary
PhD Students
Kwestan Safari
University of British Columbia/BC Children's
James King
University of Calgary
Rachael FitzPatrick
University of Victoria
Emily Johnson
University of Alberta
Siu Ling (Ling Ling) Tai
University of Toronto
PhD Students
Edgard Medawar Université de Montréal
Maude Hamilton
Université de Sherbrooke
Dianne Pupò Gomez
Université de Sherbrooke
Samantha Morin
McMaster University
Boyan Tsankov
University of Toronto
Summer Students
Jaimie Kerzner
Supervisor: Dr. Catharine Walsh, SickKids Research Institute
Berton Guo
Supervisor: Dr. Yasmin Nasser, University of Calgary
Emily Howard
Supervisor: Dr. Lauren Davey, University of Victoria
Sharon Felix
Supervisor: Dr. Deanna Santer, University of Manitoba
Summer Students
Janita Basit
Supervisor: Dr. Cathy Lu, University of Calgary
Lydia Acharya
Supervisor: Dr. Joanna Dionne, McMaster University
Chloe Hand
Supervisor: Dr. Lisa Reynolds, University of Victoria
Sarah Allam
Supervisor: Nikhil Pai, McMaster University
Summer Students
Rachel Leong
Supervisor: Dr. Maria Ines Pinto Sanchez, McMaster University
Cole Stocker
Supervisor: Dr. Kyoung-Han Kim, University of Ottawa
Sophie Thornton
Supervisor: Dr. Eytan Wine, University of Alberta
Izzah Sattar
Supervisor: Dr. Alberto Caminiero, McMaster University
Who we are
TRIANGLE brings together people impacted by—and working toward cures for—gastrointestinal and liver disease: patients & families, researchers, First Nations, charities, government agencies, professional associations, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, and many more.
The expertise and advocacy of our partners shapes TRIANGLE's unique approach to training the next generation of researchers who will transform the future of gastrointestinal and liver health.
Who we are
Director
Dr. Nicola Jones
University of Toronto/SickKids
Co-Lead
Dr. Derek McKay
University of Calgary
Co-Lead
Dr. Bruce Vallance
University of British Columbia
Program Manager
Dr. Melissa Dalgleish
SickKids
Lead sponsors
Our partners
Antibe Therapeutics
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver
The Canadian Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Crohn's and Colitis Canada
Dalhousie University
Farncombe
The Hospital for Sick Children
IMAGINE-SPOR
James Smith Cree Nation
McMaster University
Muskoday First Nation
Nestle Health Science
Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness
One Arrow First Nation
Université de Sherbrooke
University of Alberta
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia Hospital
University of Calgary
University of California, San Diego
Université de Montréal
University of Saskatchewan
University of Toronto
University of Victoria
University of Western Ontario
Vanderbilt School of Medicine
Women's College Hospital