Falling Walls Lab Edmonton, Canada
Falling Walls Lab Edmonton, Canada is an opportunity for students and early-career professionals to pitch innovative research that has the potential for major impact.
In just three minutes, participants from all disciplines take the stage to present work that could help break down the walls standing in the way of progress. The winner will represent our region at the international competition in Berlin.
Cheer on our winners at Falling Walls Lab in Berlin — Nov. 6
First place: Adrien Lam | Surgery | University of Alberta
Breaking the Wall of Donor Heart Incompatibility
Second place: Adam Luoma | Hotchkiss Brain Institute | University of Calgary
Breaking the Wall of Quadriplegic Composing
Please check back for information on how to register for the 2027 Falling Walls Lab competition, including details about workshops and other elements of the competition.
Past Falling Walls Lab Edmonton, Canada Participants
See the finalists and watch recordings.
2026 Falling Walls Lab Edmonton, Canada FINALISTS
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Falling Walls Lab Edmonton!
Watch the May 27, 2026 Falling Walls Lab Edmonton recording.
First Place: Adrien Lam
Breaking the Wall of Donor Heart Incompatibility
Second Place: Adam Luoma
Breaking the Wall of Quadriplegic Composing
Third Place: Elena Kosareva
Breaking the Wall of Firefighter Burn Injury
2026 Falling Walls Lab Finalists:
- Adam Luoma | Hotchkiss Brain Institute | University of Calgary
- Adrien Lam | Surgery | University of Alberta
- Arash Amanlou | Pharmacy | University of Saskatchewan
- Elena Kosareva | Human Ecology | University of Alberta
- Haonan Tian | Electrical Engineering | University of Saskatchewan (alum)
- Kiran Khurshid | Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science | University of Alberta
- Leen Alzebdeh | Medicine | University of Alberta
- Mengying Liu | Soil Science | University of Saskatchewan
- Nickson Joseph | Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology | University of Saskatchewan
- Paolo Fragolino | Physics | University of Alberta
- Parham Hassanzadeh | Surgery | University of Alberta
- Raymond Xu | Civil & Environmental Engineering | University of Alberta
- Saman Mohammadi | Petroleum Engineering | University of Alberta
Falling Walls Breakthroughs of the Year 2025 — Emerging Talents
We’re delighted to announce that our 2025 champion, Harry Wilton-Clark, won third place at the Falling Walls Lab international competition in Berlin on Nov. 6!
2025 Falling Walls Lab Edmonton FINALISTS
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Falling Walls Lab Edmonton!
Watch the Aug. 27, 2025 Falling Walls Lab Edmonton recording.
First Place: Harry Wilton-Clark
Breaking the Wall of Rare Disease Therapies
Second Place: Brendon Lamarche
Breaking the Wall of ABO Incompatibility
Third Place: Tanay Kumar
Breaking the Wall of Water Recycling
2025 Falling Walls Lab Finalists:
- Elizabeth Arenas | Biological Sciences | University of Alberta
- Mariel Bonilla Revelo | Food Science | University of Saskatchewan
- Arghyadip Bose | Surgery | University of Alberta
- Kostiantyn Dmytriiev | Medicine | University of Alberta
- Tanay Kumar | Chemical and Materials Engineering | University of Alberta
- Brendon Lamarche | Nursing | University of Alberta
- Ivan Ma | Surgery | University of Alberta
- David Tinotenda Mbiriri | Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science | University of Alberta
- Mahdi Naderinejad | Mechanical Engineering | University of Alberta
- Ishnoor Nahal | Medical Sciences | University of Calgary
- Devipriya Raju | Computing Science | University of Alberta
- Howe Simpson | Physics | University of Alberta
- Apurva Sinha | Chemistry | University of Saskatchewan
- Emily Vilcsak | Media and Technology Studies | University of Alberta
- Harry Wilton-Clark | Medical Genetics | University of Alberta
2024 Falling Walls Lab Edmonton FINALISTS
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Falling Walls Lab Edmonton!
Watch the Sept. 20, 2024 Falling Walls Lab Edmonton recording.
First Place: Sara Hassanpour Tamrin
Breaking the Wall of Early Cancer Detection
Second Place: Lily Zhou
Breaking the Wall of Broken Bone Detection
Third Place: Pulkit Kumar
Breaking the Wall of Islet Transplantation
2024 Falling Walls Lab Finalists:
- Abdul Saboor | University of Alberta | Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Albin Joseph | University of Saskatchewan | Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Alexandra Gagnon | University of Alberta | Faculty of Law
- Anastasiia Stephanchuk | University of Calgary | Department of Clinical Neuroscience
- Benjamin Kucher | University of Alberta | Department of Anthropology
- Dishan Burad | University of Alberta | Department of Computing Science
- Lily Zhou | University of Alberta | Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging
- Luisa Pessoa Soares | University of Alberta | Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
- Matthew Dickson | University of Alberta | Department of Chemistry
- Priyanka Tirumareddy | University of Saskatchewan | Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Pulkit Kumar | University of Alberta | Department of Surgery
- Rajas Shah | University of Calgary | Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- Sara Hassanpour Tamrin | University of Calgary | Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- Sushmitta Mittra | University of Alberta | Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science
- Zak Kaal | University of Alberta | Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science (Alum.)
2023 Falling Walls Lab Edmonton FINALISTS
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Falling Walls Lab Edmonton!
Abrar Alam
Breaking the Wall of Bioengineering the Heart
Rony Pain
Breaking the Wall of Cancer Spread and Relapse
Arushi Tandon
Breaking the Wall of Immobility
2023 Falling Walls Lab Finalists:
- Abrar Alam | University of Alberta | Department of Surgery
- Allyson Brinston | University of Alberta | Department of Anthropology
- Andres Merino-Restrepo | University of Alberta | Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science
- Arushi Tandon | University of Alberta | Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Constantin Mouzaaber | University of Alberta | Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
- Ishani DasGupta | University of Alberta | Department of Computing Science
- Kiera Greenaway | University of Alberta | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Mariam Moussilli | University of Alberta | Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Mitchell Wagner | University of Alberta | Department of Surgery
- Nevicia Case | University of Alberta | Faculty of Law
- Ola Mabrouk | University of Alberta | Department of Chemistry
- Ron Miguel Bertenshaw | University of Alberta | Department of Psychiatry
- Rony Pain | University of Alberta | Department of Cell Biology
- Sharanya Balachandran | University of Alberta | Department of Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging
- Soroush Mirkiani | University of Alberta | Department of Medicine
Contact Us
For questions regarding Falling Walls Lab Edmonton, Canada contact:
GPS Professional Development Team
Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
Email: grad.pd@ualberta.ca
The organisers are independent partners of the Falling Walls Foundation.