Merck Company Foundation Undergraduate Summer Student Award Recipients and Poster Competition.

National Directors: Dr. Kishor M. Wasan, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia and Dr. Dale Meisner, Merck-Frosst Canada Ltd.

In order to encourage pharmacy students to go into research, funding in the form of research fellowships was established to give students an opportunity to work over the summer in research laboratories in all AFPC accredited Pharmacy Schools across Canada. The criteria of selection was based on academic excellence (i.e. grades), letters of reference and evidence of service to the faculty. Selection of the winners was determined by March 1st and all the winners and supervisors’ names and a summary of their research project were sent to Merck Company Foundation.

The award is to be presented at the CSPS 9th Annual Symposium, May 24 - 27, 2006, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.