Student’s research paper earns top prize

Orleigh Bogle

Last month, WCVM graduate student Orleigh Bogle returned from the International Embryo Transfer Society’s annual meeting in San Diego, Calif., with a well-earned first prize for her research paper.

Bogle’s paper, “Evidence for the presence of ovulation inducing factor in porcine and equine seminal plasma,”* was judged to be the best over 30 papers in the student competition at the meeting which took place from January 3 to 7. Besides giving an oral presentation of her findings, Bogle’s research poster was displayed along with the rest of the entrants’ work.

Bogle is a Master of Science (MSc) student under Dr. Gregg Adams’ supervision in WCVM’s Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences. The research work was done within the trans-disciplinary context of the University of Saskatchewan’s Reproductive Science and Medicine Research Group. One of the group’s committee members, Dr. Reuben Mapletoft, also attended the IETS meeting in San Diego.

* Bogle OA, Ambati D, Davis RP, Adams GP. 2009. “Evidence for the presence of ovulation inducing factor in porcine and equine seminal plasma.” Reproduction, Fertility and Development. 21: 101.