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Experimental Design and Statistics Training in Select Canadian Graduate Programs at U15 Universities

Animal experiments have made significant contributions to medical advances. However, there is increasing awareness in the scientific community that animal studies are not always carried out with utmost efficiency. When study design is suboptimal and/or errors are made, there is a risk that incorrect conclusions are drawn, and that time, money, and animal lives are wasted. In an effort to ultimately contribute to improved efficiencies, reduced errors, and reduced animal use, our project looks at one aspect of how investigators are trained. Specifically, we investigate what courses on experimental design and statistics are required and available to students enrolled in graduate programs in a small selection of disciplines at the top 15 research-intensive universities in Canada. Our work will help organizations such as the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) in their efforts to develop and implement evidence-based guidelines and policies for the use of animals in Canadian scientific research.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Phyllis Paterson

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Canadian Council on Animal Care

Discipline :

Mathematics

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Life Sciences (not health); Education

Université :

University of Saskatchewan

Programme :

Accelerate

Using machine learning methods to improve image suggestion and image retrieval results

Vidigami, the sponsor company, is developing tools to create digital yearbooks for schools – organizing personal photo collections of students, parents, and staff. Current technologies have made it easy for everybody to have a digital camera or simply digitalize their hardcopy versions of their photos. However, this huge amount of data makes it hard to sort photos and extract an album based on specific criteria. The problem of managing photos becomes more complicated by the growth of social networks where people can share and see each other’s photos of an event. To address this problem it seems reasonable to have a system which tries to capture similarities in the photos and also tag photos with as much labels as we can and then select the photos based on these labels to make an album with user specific description. The main goal of this internship is to implement a system which can be used to help generate school year albums.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Greg Mori

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Vidigami Media

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Entertainment and Media; Technology

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Development of Biochar based Plastic Composite Materials

The proposed research focuses on developing biochar-plastic composite materials to support the product development goals of the industry partners. In this study, the intern will be accessing the effect of biochar properties and extrusion conditions on the properties of biochar-plastic composite materials and identify an optimum operating condition and formulation that results in higher mechanical properties. The project outcome will help to overcome current challenges faced by the industry partner in the product development and marketing.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Bishnu Acharya

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Titan Clean Energy Projects Corporation

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing

Université :

University of Saskatchewan

Programme :

Accelerate

Lipidomics and the Derisking of Deep Ocean Petroleum Exploration

high cost of deep-sea petroleum exploration requires the pursuit of new technologies to ensure that Canada’s energy demands continue to be met. The Scotian Margin has proven economic grade reserves and it is certain that undiscovered deposits further lie within the extensive region. However, these sites may be in deep water settings thereby requiring the use of additional prospecting tools to encourage further industry investment. With this challenge, the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (NSDNRR) in cooperation with the Offshore Energy and Research Association (OERA) have teamed up with Saint Mary’s University (SMU) to develop environmental lipidomic techniques for exploration of new hydrocarbon prospects along the Scotian Slope. Environmental lipidomics is the study of the relationship between the lipids that make up microorganisms and how this relates to the environment in which these molecules occur. Some microbes depend on hydrocarbons for survival. Furthermore, the presence of petroleum changes the geochemical conditions and therefore the microbial community that lives in the impacted sediments. We are therefore using seafloor sediment lipid signatures as novel prospecting tools for the detection and evaluation of hydrocarbon impacted sediments at perspective seep sites along the Scotian slope.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Todd Ventura

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Saint Mary's University

Programme :

Accelerate

Culture et traitement microfluidique de tissus micro-disséqués, nouveaux modèles ex vivo pour prédire la réponse clinique aux chimiothérapies carboplatine-paclitaxel de chaque patiente atteinte d’un cancer de l’ovaire

Le cancer de l’ovaire est le cancer gynécologique le plus mortel en Amérique du Nord. Le traitement de 1ere ligne repose sur une chirurgie de résection combinée à une chimiothérapie à base de carboplatine et de paclitaxel. Malheureusement, chez une femme sur quatre, ce traitement s’avérera inefficace, occasionnant des effets secondaires lourds sans gain clinique appréciable. C’est dans l’optique d’identifier les patientes susceptibles de résister à ces chimiothérapies et pour lesquelles il est nécessaire d’adopter rapidement d’autres stratégies thérapeutiques, que nous avons développé un nouvel outil de médecine personnalisée. Immédiatement après la chirurgie, un échantillon de tumeur d’une patiente est prélevé et microdisséqué afin de tester sa sensibilité à la combinaison carboplatine-paclitaxel dans notre outil. Le projet vise à déterminer la spécificité et sensibilité de l’outil afin de caractériser individuellement la sensibilité des tumeurs au molécule de chimiothérapie, et in fine déterminer une stratégie thérapeutique optimale.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Anne-Marie Mes-Masson

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

MISO Chip Inc.

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Northern Mine Remediation research in Yukon Territory

The Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in Northern Mine Remediation (NMR), hosted at Yukon University, partnered with 7 active mines and brings scientific evidence to environmental challenges the mining industry is facing is the North. Thir IRC in NMR build research projects under 3 main research trends (i) Water Treatment by Passive or Semi-Passive Technologies; (ii) Mine Waste Management and iii) Mine Revegetation. This project supports the hire of a Post Doc Fellow to assist in the development of 3 current or to be developed research projects as follow: Semi-passive treatment column (Permeable Reactive barriers) technology to treat mine impacted water under cold conditions; Victoria Gold Pilot scale bioreactors; and Oxygen diffusion in saturated cover following freeze and thaw cycles.The PDF position will also support the development of Northern Mine Remediation course for First Nation communities.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Guillaume Nielsen

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

BMC Minerals Ltd.;Casino Mining Corporation

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Mining

Université :

Yukon University

Programme :

Accelerate

Rhythm and Reward in Walking to a Musical Beat

From October 2022 – March 2023, I will be conducting an internship in Dr. Simone Dalla Bella’s lab at the International Laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound Research (BRAMS, Montréal, Canada). The goal will be to investigate the relationship between two systems playing an important role during music listening: the reward and motor systems. Indeed, most music, such as dance music, compels us to move, which is often a very rewarding activity. Little is known about this relationship. However, the systems are likely to strongly interact, due to their reliance on dopaminergic circuitries. Understanding the interaction of the motor and reward systems will be instrumental in fostering further research in clinical areas including interventions for patients with movement disorders. This internship will be in fulfillment of a required research module for my Master’s degree in Cognitive Science – Embodied Cognition at Universität Potsdam and will be the topic of my Master’s Thesis. This internship is a vital stage in my studies because it will allow me to refine my expertise in music neuroscience, obtain valuable experiences in the field, network and connect with top researchers in the field, and prepare me for my future academic career.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Simone Dalla Bella

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

University of Potsdam

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Validation de l’impact de l’utilisation d’un système d’ajustement pneumatique sur le confort et la mobilité des personnes amputées au niveau transtibial

Au Canada, 44 430 amputations du membre inférieur ont été réalisées entre 2006 et 2011, avec une incidence de 22.9 pour 100 000 individus. Près du quart de ces personnes utilisent une prothèse sur une base quotidienne. Cependant, le port de la prothèse entraîne régulièrement des inconforts et de la douleur, et ce, notamment au niveau de l’emboiture. Ultimement, certaines personnes amputées vont même limiter ou arrêter leurs activités quotidiennes. Il est donc primordial de développer une technologie qui permet de diminuer cet inconfort. En collaboration avec Ethnocare, ce projet a comme objectif d’évaluer l’impact sur le confort physique, la douleur et la mobilité à la marche des personnes amputées d’un nouveau système innovant d’ajustement pneumatique. Les retombées de ce projet permettront de développer une nouvelle technologie et d’améliorer le confort des personnes avec une amputation.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Katia Turcot;Maxime Robert

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Ethnocare Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

Université Laval

Programme :

Accelerate

Modulation du signal des facteurs de croissance par l’ubiquitylation

Les facteurs de croissance stimulent la prolifération cellulaire. Ils agissent à travers des récepteurs situés à la surface cellulaire et activent des réseaux de signalisation complexes menant à l’expression des gènes. Un contrôle particulièrement efficace de cette signalisation s’exerce par le retrait du récepteur de la membrane plasmique par endocytose. Nous avons récemment montré que la ligase de l’ubiquitine Itch joue un rôle significatif dans ce phénomène régulateur en accélérant l’internalisation du récepteur EGFR. Nous avons éliminé le gène *ITCH* dans une lignée cellulaire, et montré que cette ablation entraîne un ralentissement de l’internalisation de l’EGFR, et un temps d’activation plus long. Nous souhaitons maintenant établir quelles sont les conséquences de ce prolongement sur la signalisation du récepteur. Pour ce faire, nous examinerons l’activation des nœuds les plus importants du réseau de signalisation de l’EGFR et mesurerons l’effet sur l’expression de gènes cibles au moyen de gènes rapporteurs. Nous procéderons également à la comparaison globale des gènes exprimés dans les lignées contrôles et modifiées par séquençage à haut débit des ARNm avant et après stimulation à l’EGF.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Annie Angers

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Miguel Hernández University of Elche

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Life Sciences (not health); Biotechnology; Green/Alternative Energy

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

SteriLynx and BondLynx – Rapid Screening of Photo- and Electro-Active Materials

Porphyrins are useful bioinspired molecules that interact with both light and electrical energy in unique ways. Using a recently developed method to attach them to surfaces, we are applying these molecules to materials for safer surfaces and renewable energy. The first application is to safely prevent unwanted microbial growth in hospital settings, food packaging, and water treatment systems simply by shining visible light on surfaces that have been treated with these molecules, using a mechanism that does not induce drug resistance. The second is in fuel cells, overcoming challenges of cost and durability with robust electrodes made from earth-abundant materials.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Heather Buckley

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Epic Ventures

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Victoria

Programme :

Accelerate

Design and prototyping of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) aided communication systems

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RISs) are man-made surfaces of electromagnetic (EM) material that are electronically controlled with integrated electronics and have unique wireless communication capabilities. However, a major limitation of current research on RISs is the lack of accurate and tractable models that describe the reconfigurable meta-surfaces as a function of their EM properties. In addition, the details of the current experimental tests are often difficult to find, and are not sufficient to judge the actual potential of RISs in realistic operating conditions. Therefore, the first intern will contribute by proposing innovative RIS element structures along with their EM models. The second intern will develop a compressive testbed which consists of a versatile RIS module that includes both passive elements as well as a few active elements. The partner’s commitments during the design and prototyping phases will enable them to enlarge their offering and enhance their competitive advantage. The findings and advancements will provide sufficient insights on the use of RIS toward improving the radio network spectral and energy efficiency. This is also intimately related to the Canadian community concerns with respect to reducing the carbon footprint.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Messaoud Ahmed Ouameur

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

BCi Technique

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Programme :

Accelerate

Validity and reliability of a novel alternative to force plate technology for position specific isometric strength tests and their relationship to dynamic performance in collegiate athletes

Ignite athletics is a strength and conditioning company that works with thousands of athletes every year. Ignite has developed new technology to improve the tracking and reliability of strength metrics, while simultaneously improving the cost, portability, and credibility. The goal of the project is to bring together
Engineers, Sport Scientists and Strength and Conditioning Coaches to validate new technology that can be used in a standard gym setting, mitigating the constraints that currently exist. The primary goal of this study is to determine the test-retest reliability and criterion validity of a new portable and low-cost device being developed called the “Force Finder”. The technology will be validated by comparing force-time characteristics measured from the Force Finder with those derived from the use of the gold standard force plates.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jonathan Farthing;Joel Lanovaz

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Ignite Athletics Inc

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Saskatchewan

Programme :

Accelerate

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