The Northern Cod Acoustic Telemetry (NCAT) project in collaboration with the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) and the Atlantic Groundfish Council (AGC) aims to fill gaps in our knowledge of the Northern Cod stock via the use of genomics and telemetry. Within the genomic component, our goal is to compare the genomic composition of cod […]

Many methods for providing respiratory support to patients are currently in use, however more commonly available techniques such as Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) are not appropriate for ventilation of patients with airborne infectious diseases due to the risk of aerosolization endangering other patients and hospital staff. Clarivent has develop a sealed device to provide […]

In this project, we will be investigating a potential therapeutic target for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which is a type of blood cancer and the five year survival rate is less than 30%. We will be studying a receptor called OR2AT4, which has been found in the white blood cells of AML patients. This receptor […]

Over the past 30 years, there has been no statistical change in the gap between the unemployment rates of African Nova Scotians and the provincial average. In early 2019, the Nova Scotia Government funded a Social Innovation Lab led by One North End to develop innovative solutions to address this long-standing issue. African Nova Scotians […]

Urban stormwater ponds present an opportunity for aquatic biodiversity conservation within cities. However, stormwater ponds receive city runoff and other effects of urbanization, which may mean that only certain species can live in them. A landscape-scale comparison of urban and rural pond biodiversity has not been performed in Canada. We will sample aquatic insect biodiversity […]

At Western university, I have done lots of research for different sizes of gold nanoparticles/nanoclusters using different instruments (TOF-SIMS etc.) for characterizations of these gold nanomaterials. Dr. Per Malmberg group at Chalmers University of Technology, is an expert of TOF-SIMS (surface characterization method) and in addition NanoSIMS. Dr. Malmberg’s NanoSIMS (a better surface characterization method […]

Quantum chemistry techniques can only be used in small-scale systems and the structure of biomolecules like proteins cannot be effectively examined by them. So, it is essential to develop a workable solution that could be applied to larger systems. Finding such a solution will then enable us to investigate the structure of larger molecules like […]

To restore a damaged ecosystem, one of the first steps is to remove alien invasive plants. These plants come from elsewhere in the world and can deeply alter the native plant community in their new environments. These changes can in turn affect insect pollinators, like bees, who depend on plants for food. In naturalized or […]

This project aims to investigate the benefits of using linguistic cues for extracting speech-ofinterest from competing background noise. Given an algorithm which detects formants of a speaker of interest within an audio signal which includes background noise, and given that the limits of such an approach are reached when formants of the speaker of interest […]

The proposed project aims to study the use of cooling therapy for infants in Canada, with a focus on analyzing existing protocols and the cooling therapy market. The goal is to gain a better understanding of the Canadian healthcare system and how cooling therapy as a more efficient alternative and across a larger geographical to […]

Le projet de recherche vise à caractériser les performances de vêtements de protection normalisés contre les pesticides pour les producteurs agricoles. L’efficacité de protection sera mesurée en conditions réelles d’utilisation auprès de producteurs de pommes québécois. Les performances mesurées devront mener à des niveaux d’exposition acceptables, selon les critères de l’agence règlementaire de lutte antiparasitaire. […]

Malassezia species are amongst the most abundant fungi in humans, found in mucosal surfaces and on the skin. While Malassezia can cause damage when present in tissue (for example in Crohn’s disease and pancreatic cancer), our knowledge of Malassezia’s involvement in diseases of internal organs remains fragmented and incomplete. The selected intern will support the […]