Mental disorders make up 25.3% and 33.5% of all years lived with a disability in low-and middle-income countries, respectively (WHO). Mental illness and mental health problems cost the Canadian economy $51 billion annually in healthcare costs, lost productivity, and reduced quality of life (Canadian Mental Health Association). This socioeconomic burden is partly due to the […]

The proposed project aims to address the evolving needs of the Ontario Kinesiology Association (OKA) and its members, focusing on understanding the challenges faced by Kinesiologists in their careers and developing initiatives to support their retention and professional growth. Through a design thinking approach, the project will involve data analysis, focus groups, and surveys to […]

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Prevalence of major depressive disorders have been on the rise over the last few decades. Depression is an important public health problem that touch pregnant people. Depression during pregnancy has been associated with many negative outcomes, such as cognitive impairment and childhood psychopathology in the offspring. Many pregnant women take antidepressants, such as Selective serotonin […]

In 2022, the potato industry contributed $2.87B to the Canadian economy and $2.31B to the Alberta economy. Powdery scab has been present in Alberta for decades but because of no above-ground symptoms it has been ignored and no registered products are available to mitigate it. Syngenta suspectsthat the pathogen’s population levels are increasing because of […]

This MITACS and its proposed support of interns is designed to expand an ongoing collaboration that exists between Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation, Environment Canada, aboriginal Wildlife Co-Management Boards, and academic collaborators. Together the group will collectively address several marine wildlife issues using a diversity of innovative research techniques including wildlife tracking devices attached to seabirds, […]

Addressing the harmful effects of climate change presents an urgent challenge for society. The intern will assess the amount of carbon storage within the forests of southwestern British Columbia in order to facilitate carbon storage accounting. To do this, the intern will conduct forest inventories to measure the diameter and height and identify the species […]

Broccoli seeds has several bioactive compounds known to have health promoting benefits, such as anticarcinogenic, antioxidant, anti-aging, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory. In this research will explore unique method to isolate such bioactive compounds from Broccoli seeds for nutraceutical applications such as in supplements. POS is a subsidiary of Bioriginal Food & Science Corp., which is one […]

This project will focus on the implementation of the ENVISAGE-Families program within a children’s treatment centre, KidsABILITY. ENVISAGE is a validated evidence-informed program co-created by family caregivers, service providers, and researchers in Canada and Australia that empowers, connects, and supports caregivers early in their experience of raising a child with developmental concerns. The five-week online […]

Leveraging the groundbreaking research of Dr. Sabrina Leslie and her team, this project represents a significant stride towards mastering the analysis of mRNA within Lipid Nanoparticles (LNP). Building upon our novel findings, published in ACS Nano (2021), which introduced the first quantitative imaging technique for RNA-LNP formulations, we aim to precisely quantify mRNA molecules in […]

Blue-O Technology Inc has developed proprietary samples that have demonstrated antiviral activity against HIV-1 and influenza. Blue-O Technology Inc has purified these proprietary samples to isolate different subunit components. These subunit components will be used by the intern determine which components have anti-HIV or anti-influenza activity. Initial experiments will be undertaken in cell culture systems […]

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