During her summer training in Canada, Salma Elmallah participated in the Chemistry and Biology conference "Science at the Interface", held on August 23, at Ryerson University. She gave a poster presentation entitled "Synthesis and Development of Derivatives of the Cystic Fibrosis Drug Ivacaftor with Improved Hyhilicity". This poster was very well-received, and was awarded the First Prize for the Best Graduate Student Chemistry Poster of the conference.