Biography
Rhey Caners is a MSc. student in the Department of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics at the University of Manitoba co-supervised by Dr. Britt Drögemöller and Dr. Kirk McManus. Rhey graduated with a B.Sc. Honours in Biology at the University of Manitoba in 2025. Rhey’s MSc. project focuses on assessing the transcriptional and karyotypic evolution of cells from tubo-ovarian, high-grade serous carcinomas undergoing chromosomal instability.
Awards
- Shirley Ann Akins Undergraduate Thesis Prize (2025)
- University of Manitoba UMSU Scholarship (2024 and 2025)
- Undergraduate Science Research Award (USRA) (2024)
- University of Manitoba Ronald K. Stewart-Hay Memorial Bursary (2024)
- University of Manitoba President’s Scholar Award (2020- 2024)
- University of Manitoba MSBI Scholarship Fund (2020 and 2021)
- University of Manitoba Queen Elizabeth II Entrance Scholarship - Tier 1 (2020)
Education
University of Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
MSc in Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, 2026-2028University of Manitoba | Winnipeg, MB, Canada
BSc Hons. in Cell, Molecular, & Developmental Biology, 2020-2025
Interests
- Genetics
- Bioinformatics
- Cancer biology
- Hiking
- Birding
- Playing sports
- Knitting
- Gardening