We are proud to learn that Shehryar (Shay) Saharan is this year's recipient of the prestigious Alan Cole Award, the top student prize awarded by The Vesalius Trust.
The Vesalius Trust is a non-profit foundation that promotes innovation in visual communication for the health sciences by supporting students through scholarship funding and research grants, and through continuing professional education.
Saharan, a second-year graduate student in the Master of Science in Biomedical Communications at the University of Toronto, was recognized for his project An interactive educational resource for knee biomechanics instruction.
L: Photo of Shehryar Saharan. R: Screen shot from Saharan’s master’s research project.
The Trust also awarded Vesalius Scholarships to three MScBMC second-year students:
Alex Ka Hei Ho for Nerve transfer surgery for peripheral nerve injuries: a patient and healthcare provider educational animation
L: Photo of Alex Ka Hei Ho. R: Screen shot from Ho’s master’s research project.
Aimy Meng Yu Wang for Design for the heart (D4H): creating a patient-informed resource-set for communicating heart failure
L: Photo of Aimy Meng Yu Wang. R: Screen shot from Wang’s master’s research project.
Amy Ke Er Zhang for Building undergraduate life science students' confidence and understanding in practicing visual science communication.
L: Photo of Amy Ke Er Zhang. R: Screen shot from Zhang’s master’s research project.
The Vesalius Trust awarded Vesalius Research Grants to support the work of two MScBMC second-year students:
Cassie Fangyu Ren for her research project, A 2D patient education animation on PTSD-SUD for PTSD patients
L: Photo of Cassie Fangyu Ren. R: Screen shot from Ren’s master’s research project.
Naomi Robson for her research project, A user-informed, interactive, digital three-dimensional pelvic anatomy model for pelvic healthcare professionals: modelling a neglected region, and incorporating user testing and expert certification practices into 3D model creation.
L: Photo of Naomi Robson. R: Screen shot from Robson’s master’s research project.
Thank you to our students for continuing U of T's excellent record in attracting Vesalius Trust funding to the Biomedical Communications program.
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Links referenced in announcement:
Shay Saharan’s web site https://www.ss-design.site/
Master of Science in Biomedical Communications web site https://bmc.med.utoronto.ca/
Alex Ho’s web site https://alexandraho.com/
Aimy Wang’s web site https://www.aimywang.com/
Amy Ke Er Zhang’s web site https://www.amykzhang.com/
Cassie Ren’s web site https://www.cassieren.com/
Naomi Robson’s web site https://www.robsonvisuals.com/