Brainbot and the TeleNeurorehab Centre for Acquired Brain Injury at the KITE Research Institute are partnering to explore how innovative digital solutions can expand access and enhance the healthcare experience. Interns will delve into the research of a cutting-edge digital tool aimed at improving patient care and management for concussion recovery. Brainbot will gain valuable […]

Multiple sclerosis is highly prevalent in Alberta and is characterized by loss of myelin (brain white matter) and myelin-producing cells, oligodendrocytes. This leads to neurodegeneration and symptoms like blurred vision, impaired cognition, loss of mobility and/or paralysis. Currently there are no treatments aimed to replace lost oligodendrocytes and myelin. This can be achieved by stimulating […]

Growing beef for consumption requires a high-energy diet. Fat is 2.25 times more energy dense than carbohydrates. To increase the energy in the diet, feedlot nutritionists will add high-fat ingredients to the diet. In western Canada, these sources were traditionally tallow, corn oil, or yellow grease, but byproducts from the ethanol and oilseed industries offer […]

Vaccines are inherently unstable and are stored in the refrigerator or frozen. This project aims to design a vaccine technology, using a viral vector, that would be much more stable and able to be stored at room temperature. This advantage would reduce the cost of transport and storage, especially in the case of stockpiling for […]

The proposed project delves into understanding the role of the decision making areas of the brain in street crossing decisions, specifically examining changes that occur in older adults (OA). Age-related changes may impede timely visuomotor integration in OA, potentially increasing the risk of traffic collisions. Utilizing functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), a non-invasive neuroimaging technique, the […]

We aim to improve drug delivery by addressing a lack of accurate models predicting how drugs reach the body’s lymphatic system. Our innovative in-vitro models focus on understanding how drugs travel through the intestinal lymphatics. Using chylomicrons, lipid-based vesicles, our models simulate the journey of drugs from the intestines to the bloodstream. This success of […]

Alberta Lamb Producers (ALP) have developed a series of modules on the basics of vegetation management and forage nutrition including unique sheep grazing scenarios. Resources focus on options to use sheep to mitigate and reduce mechanical, fossil fuel and chemical weed control. Successful early adopter producers have utilized sheep for vegetation management and weed control […]

Strong evidence exists indicating the therapeutic potential of strontium in bone health and regeneration, and perhaps treating metastatic bone disease. Since current standard treatments of large bone defects can still result in poor outcomes (whether using autografts, allografts, ceramic or acrylic cements). New technologies and advances in 3D printing with ceramics and other blended bioactive […]

Durant ce projet de recherche, nous proposons différentes expériences (in vitro et in vivo) qui aideront à mettre en évidence le potentiel d’une molécule de type aminostéroïde pour traiter le cancer de façon sélective. Une preuve de concept in vivo sur une molécule candidate sélectionnée, montrant une sélectivité d’action suite à des essais in vitro, […]

Grape growers are increasingly interested in finding strategies to enhance vineyard’s long-term productivity while improving the overall ecosystem health. The market for organic wine is also an incentive that encourages some growers to adopt these practices. Using a landscape approach, we will examine how increased native biodiversity in the vineyards and perimeters can contribute to […]