This study explores the use of an AI chatbot to support people with dementia in long-term care (LTC). Dementia affects memory and can cause anxiety, leading people to ask repetitive questions. The chatbot is designed to offer compassionate responses and emotional support. Using a collaborative approach, the study will involve residents, families, and staff in […]

This study proposes to address these gaps using 3D Interactive Immersive Experience technology. By leveraging advanced 3D projection and sensor systems, the project will create accessible, engaging, and interactive virtual environments without reliance on headsets. Research will be conducted with older adults living with dementia in both a hospital unit and a Canadian LTC facility, […]

The current gold standard to assess cancer risk of chemicals and other consumer products is the 2-year rodent cancer bioassay, which is time-consuming, expensive, and does a poor job at predicting the potential for cancer in humans. DupSeq is a cutting-edge, ultra-precise genetic analysis tool that can identify subtle changes in DNA, providing more comprehensive […]

Le projet de recherche proposé vise à résoudre les défis rencontrés par les entreprises de transformation, comme Agropur, dans la production de beurre, où l’utilisation de crèmes de qualité variable entraîne une grande variation dans la composition et l’historique de production. Pour remédier à cela, le projet se concentre sur le développement d’outils analytiques et […]

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one the most common life-shortening inherited diseases. In the past, patients rarely survived into adulthood; and currently, even with treatment, patients still often require difficult lung transplants. New drugs called protein modulators are a game-changer for CF patients; however, they require twice daily lifelong administration and cannot offset the pre-existing lung […]

This research project focuses on improving pharmacology education in Canada and beyond through a research partnership with the the Canadian Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics (CSPT), a national not-for-profit?charitable organization that fosters educational and research excellence in pharmacology. The project will focus on defining and developing educational resources that would be made available to all […]

Patients with cardiovascular disease benefit from participating in cardiac rehabilitation which have been traditionally offered in-person. Patients find these to be challenging to attend and may not complete the programs if they enroll. Providing cardiac rehabilitation as an online program is a promising solution. My Heart Coach is an online web-based multimedia program for cardiac […]

Adverse growing conditions as a result of unpredictable changes in climate results in millions of dollars in crop and yield loss each year to Canadian farmers. Thus, the ability to improve crop performance under stress conditions is a major challenge. Improved plant performance, especially during the seedling stage of plant development, can be supported by […]

This project will develop privacy-preserving human activity recognition algorithms for healthcare, especially senior care and remote patient monitoring. We will develop algorithms in three areas: 1) Video-based high-performance and fast pose estimation algorithms running in the sensor. 2) Advanced stick-figure-based action recognition methods that run in the cloud. 3) Stick-figure-based large vision and language model […]

Survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI) face challenges in obtaining integrated care that appropriately meets their needs. This is due, in part, to the nuanced and intersecting factors making TBI a complex clinical issue, but also to the siloed and uncoordinated service provision across public and community-based healthcare organizations. To address this challenge, the aim […]

The overall focus of this study is to assess the hypoxia tolerance of salmonids above and below culverts, which are human-made structures that allow water to flow under roads. However, poorly designed culverts can cause habitat fragmentation and negatively impact water temperature and oxygen levels. Gespe’gewa’gi Institute of Natural Understanding (GINU) is creating a robust, […]

Total hip replacement usually provides good outcomes for patients. Sometimes, if one part of the artificial hip is placed incorrectly, it can cause the hip to dislocate and require a second surgery to fix the implant. New computer software has been developed by our partner to guide the surgeon during the operation to place the […]