Imagine shoes with built-in sensors that can track how your feet move! This internship project is about developing insoles with special air pockets that sense pressure. These insoles would be 3D-printed for a perfect fit and could be worn during regular human movement. By comparing this data with existing methods like pressure plates, we’ll see […]

With the number of opioid-related deaths continuing to rise, the demand for an effective treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) is growing. While opioid antagonists are effective, compliance is an issue since they induce withdrawal. The botanical compound, TGIR-C is a promising non-opioid alternative that treats detoxification without inducing withdrawal. Further research on its neural […]

LucyDNA introduces a cutting-edge genetic testing platform specializing in personalized healthcare solutions. Leveraging polygenic risk scores provides comprehensive genetic risk assessments for chronic diseases, offering tailored disease prevention, screening, and treatment recommendations. Targeting hospitals, mature individuals, and health organizations, LucyDNA enhances healthcare planning with precise insights, ensuring optimized health outcomes and precision medicine.

Every technology today, from phones to EVs, rely heavily on lithium-ion batteries, which account for more than 90% of the world grid market. While these batteries make us independent of fossil fuels, we must remember that lithium is a finite resource, hence making it crucial for maintaining a secure Lithium supply and ensuring proper disposal […]

Forestry directly modifies wildlife habitat, but how can informed, science-based management decisions be made without an adequate understanding of how different species will be affected? In the Central Coast of British Columbia, decades of industrial forestry have converted many stands of old-growth forest to second growth, creating networks of roads and cut blocks of varied […]

This project aims to investigate the impact of early life adversity on psychiatric disorders in the human brain using single-cell RNA sequencing. I will be traveling to the lab of Dr. Elisabeth Binder at the Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry in Germany. Dr. Binder is a leading researcher in the field of translational psychiatry, with […]

Following the relaxation of policies mandating COVID-19-related non-pharmaceutical interventions, Canadian paediatric hospitals experienced unprecedented volumes of patients hospitalized with acute respiratory infections (ARI) such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). Clinical presentations among these patients were often more severe, and patients were typically older and with fewer pre-existing conditions than expected based on pre-pandemic […]

This project aims to develop and bring to market a point-of-care test (POCT) device driven by artificial intelligence to identify pathogenic yeast species from microscopy images collected from clinical samples (blood and urine). We will evaluate the efficacy of microfluidic devices to aid in the capture of microscopy images of different yeast species and their […]

This project focuses on enhancing wildfire resilience in the southern Okanagan Highlands of British Columbia to reduce the risk and severity of wildfires. By combining fire spread and carbon budget models, we will evaluate different forest management strategies to lower fuel loads and greenhouse gas emissions. Partnering with Forsite Consultants Ltd. will help us apply […]

The partner sells smart swim goggles. The goggles measure several variables such as stroke, swim speed, and heart rate, and project the information into the goggle lens to provide real-time feedback to the swimmer. The challenge the partner faces is to scientifically validate the instrumentation and application of the goggles to assisting swimmers in optimizing […]

The prefrontal cortex (PFC), the front part of the brain, plays a crucial role in high-level cognitive functions such as self-awareness, working memory, problem-solving, and emotional regulation. Damage to this region can lead to significant personality changes, as famously illustrated by the case of Phineas Gage, an American railworker in the 19th century who survived […]

Prostate cancer is the most prevalent malignancy among Canadian men. While treatments exist, many tumors are resistant, highlighting the urgent need to develop more effective therapies. This project aims to develop new drugs for prostate cancer by inhibiting the Lin28 protein, which increases cancer cells’ growth and resistance to treatments. This will be achieved by […]