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2026 Infographic Contest Winners

In recognition of our meeting in Montreal, several winning infographics have been translated into French.

Grand Prize Winners

Lisa Opsomer
Ting-Yu Lin

First Prize Winners

Mary Pickering
Ruchi Ruchi
Kalen Bunch
Jessica Semmelrock

Honorable Mention Winners

Jerico Bajador
Vrinda Nair
Natalia Benova
Dayool Jung
Cin Liang

More about our winners!

Name Occupation Location Team Members
Ting-Yu Lin Assistant Professor Durham University, Durham, UK Yasmin Stone, Ethan Morgan, Yong-Hand Su
Lisa Opsomer Postdoctoral fellow University of British Columbia Anneke Strumpel, Coco Zhang, Jennifer de Jong, Kayla Wen, Rachel Silva, Wanda Janaeska
Ruchi Ruchi Student University of Connecticut
Kalen Bunch Postbac Researcher National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Jessica Semmelrock Research assistant Montreal
Mary Pickering Director of Public Engagement with Science UMass Chan Medical School Angela Messmer-Blust
Vrinda Nair PhD Student Concordia University, Montreal
Jerico Bajador Data Management Officer Philippines
Natalia Benova PhD Student Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
Dayool Jung High School student Leland High School, San Jose CA
Cin Liang Postdoctoral researcher University of California, Santa Cruz

French Translations

Ting-Yu Lin
Translated by Mathilde Roger
Kalen Bunch
Translation by Kalen Bunch, reviewed by Benoit Chabot
Jessica Semmelrock
Translation by Laurence Faucher-Giguère