The Cell-fish Meats (cell-based Atlantic salmon, Atlantic cod, Atlantic wolfish, Sablefish, and Halibut burgers) project is aimed at starting a pilot project of lab-grown meat production from fish cells for human consumption. The targeted fish species are either expensive or difficult to access to the general public although they are some of the most popular […]

Antibody therapeutics are a fast-growing class of treatments for many significant unmet medical needs. Ability biologics is a Montréal-based startup company that has significant unique proprietary data, sequences and activities for over 40 targets, for training deep-learning models, combined with laboratory facilities to create and test antibodies proposed by computer models. Ability Biologics will use […]

The overall objective of the Mitacs Globalink Project is to develop and assess the validity of models of exposure to air pollutants and temperature variability, using data extracted from a variety of available sources in South Africa and Canada. This objective will be achieved through a series of specific aims. The first of these aims […]

Our team investigates vocalizations of Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) to understand how vocalizations are used during the breeding season. Our team previously detected a distinctive call type – the “twitter call”- that was poorly described and understood. The function of this call is unknown. The goal of this project is to explore if the twitter […]

The research project aims to improve the safety and effectiveness of endotracheal intubation, a critical medical procedure. Endotracheal intubation involves inserting a breathing tube into a patient’s airway using a laryngoscope and is commonly required for surgery and in emergency situations. The research intern will study a novel technique called assisted video laryngoscopy (AVL), achieved […]

Canine gastroenteritis is a syndrome characterized by inflammation of the stomach and intestines, resulting in acute onset diarrhea, vomiting, and anorexia. As no prophylactic treatment exists, veterinary health preparedness based on surveillance is a key preventive strategy. We propose a comparative empirical study applying various language modeling approaches to identify gastroenteritis outbreaks in UK dogs […]

Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is progressing toward innovative solutions specifically with remote monitoring instrumentation and artificial intelligence, can predict and detect physiological plant characteristics that will improve crop yield. The overall objective of this study is to design and build a test growth chamber to evaluate and remotely monitor environmental conditions and plant health. Environmental […]

A poor diet quality and overconsumption of ultra-processed foods represent a looming public health crisis as reflected by a global ‘pandemic’ of obesity and cardiometabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes. Nutritional studies are prone to bias and misreporting as they typically rely on questionnaires to assess the role of diet on human health outcomes in […]

Dairy products like milk and cream, as well as their vegan alternatives, are emulsions. In emulsions oil or fat droplets are dispersed in a water-based, protein-rich phase. Usually, these fat droplets consists out of saturated fats, which are solid at room temperature and impact the mouthfeel through their melting behaviour. Unsaturated fats, on the other […]

The Fraser River estuary tidal marsh is declining, and loss of this key habitat has wide ecosystem implications, from supporting juvenile salmon to migrating shorebirds. The Sturgeon Bank Sediment Enhancement Project is attempting to reverse this trend. This project will assess the short-term effects of anthropogenic sediment additions through assessment of biogeochemical and microalgal indicators.

Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. It requires early detection for effective antibiotic treatment. Unfortunately, Lyme disease is hard to diagnose, and current tests require trained scientists, specialized lab settings, and expensive equipment. Here, the project aims to develop a quick, low-cost, and user-friendly test for Lyme disease that […]

The project was initiated to tackle the public health crisis posed by the emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which is more challenging to treat than drug-sensitive TB and typically requires longer treatment regimens (i.e., > 18 months). Treating MDR-TB involves daily medication usage (either as oral tablets, capsules, liquids or injections) making adherence to treatment […]