With the increased global protein demand, it is necessary to effectively utilize protein extracted from plants, particularly with limited uses, which has poor digestibility and techno-functional properties. Therefore, the proposed project will aim at developing novel protein ingredients from alternative plant proteins with improved techno-functional properties using innovative, sustainable, nonthermal clean processing technology, thereby improving […]

Living a healthy life is really important to keep kids from becoming overweight and having long-lasting health problems. Generation Health (GH), is a 10-week program for families in British Columbia. Families can join inperson or through the internet. It has shown some good results in getting kids to exercise more and eat better since it […]

Surfactants are chemical compounds used as active ingredients in a large array of products, such as soaps and detergents. However, they can become pollutants and toxicants, and their production is not sustainable (derived from petrochemical processes). One attractive alternative is the use of biological surfactants from microbial origin. We have identified a promising new biosurfactants […]

Laurentian University is partnering with the City of Greater Sudbury’s Development Corporation to develop a new undergraduate program in Environmental Solutions that will provide the talent needed to meet important target’s in the City’s Innovation Blueprint. The Intern supported by Mitacs will play a key role in a needs assessment, market analyses and program development. […]

To ensure that PPPH priority projects are developed using the most up-to-date evidence and to increase the likelihood of project success, evidence synthesis will be crucial in facilitating a deeper understanding of community health issues, contributing factors, associated health inequities, and appropriate interventions to improve health outcomes. The objective of this project is to conduct […]

Partout à travers le monde, les forêts de laminaires sont un lieu de rassemblement de la vie marine. Elles jouent un rôle analogue, en milieu tempéré, à celui des récifs coralliens en milieu tropical. De nombreuses expéditions récentes dans l’Arctique Canadien ont mis en lumière la présence récurrente de ces forêts et en ont dévoilé […]

The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a major threat to our ability to treat bacterial infections. The beta-lactams, a group that includes the penicillins, are a widely used group of antibiotics. However, bacteria can become resistant to beta-lactams by producing beta-lactamases, enzymes that inactivate these antibiotics. There has been great success in […]

Intestinal ‘organoids’ refer to a miniature intestine that can be grown in a laboratory dish. This organoid can mimic the biology of the real human intestine. We developed a novel organoid which can replicate our intestine to an astounding degree. In this project, we aim to test the capacity of this novel intestinal organoid to […]

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide with approximately 8 million deaths in 2010. Most cancer treatments lack specificity and affect the whole body, with toxic effects on both cancerous and normal cells. Although new therapies are emerging, targeting cancer cells is a challenge because of the lack of specific markers on […]

People with an elevated body mass are at higher risks of cardiometabolic diseases. The prevalence of people living with an elevated body mass has tripled in the last 40 years and this increase shows no sign of slowing down. Interventions targeting caloric restriction fail to lead to sustainable weight loss in the vast majority of […]

Les écosystèmes aquatiques englobent une biodiversité importante fournissant une multitude de fonctions et de services. Toutefois, ces écosystèmes subissent une pression sans précédent due à l’empreinte humaine. Parmi les menaces environnementales, les nanoplastiques, des particules de moins d’un micron, émergent comme une source de préoccupation environnementale. Ces particules sont ingérées par une variété d’organismes, du […]

This project aims to develop a novel therapeutic drug aimed at revolutionizing the treatment of severe cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and sepsis. Our project focuses on the modification of the ADAMTS13 protein, an enzyme that plays a crucial role in the blood clotting process. In patients with severe CVD or sepsis, ADAMTS13 is rapidly degraded, leading […]