In collaboration with Acadia University and Nova Scotia Power, Innovasea inc. proposes an intern to determine route choice, and measure survival of Atlantic salmon smolt as they descend the Gaspereau River past the White Rock Hydropower Generating Station. This project will be completed in full collaboration with Fisheries and Oceans Canada Scientists. The results will […]

Ce projet de recherche sur les services de santé vise à améliorer la compréhension de l’utilisation des soins chiropratiques. Cette étude constituera une cohorte rétrospective de 1300 patients ayant consulté pour la première fois à la clinique universitaire de chiropratique en 2017. Une période de suivi de deux ans sera ainsi disponible pour l’ensemble des […]

Organic compounds in water can be potentially hazardous. We will develop a green and solvent-free method for screening the organic pollutants in different water samples. Also, we will study the changes in water during the different treatment process. This research will benefit the community and provide a protection protocol.

In this project, the intern will determine the identity of the bacterial species present in the BioLogix consortium, as well as determine how to best grow these bacteria in the lab and in the field. The intern will also use this information to aid in the design of technology and equipment to effectively grow BioLogix […]

Boundary Reservoir near Estevan, SK has warm water from a coal plant released into it and this warm water created suitable conditions for the reservoir to support the only largemouth bass fishery in the province. In the coming years, the power plant is significantly reducing its operations and it is unknown what will happen to […]

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been recognized as one of the top three major threats to public health besides cancers and climate change. In response to the AMR crisis, there is an urgent need to establish a standardized, user-friendly, on-site testing method for real-time data collection, analysis, and integration. Drug-resistant Salmonella is a representative foodborne pathogen […]

An increase in shrub cover over the past 50-80 years in Alberta foothills grasslands has reduced grazing capacity. The goal of this project is to document the changes in and causes of woody plant cover change on two large working ranches near Longview Alberta. Specific objectives are to use remote sensing techniques to document changes […]

Carnivores are critical components of ecosystems and changes to carnivore communities can impact entire food webs. Modern North American carnivore communities are sparse compared with those elsewhere, with many of the largest species having gone extinct at the end of the Pleistocene, about 11.7 thousand years ago. Today, many species of carnivore that survived the […]

Les enzymes dihydrofolate réductases de type B (DfrB), identifiées pour la première fois dans les années 1970, confèrent une forte résistance à l’antibiotique triméthoprime. Depuis, ces enzymes ont été étudiées en détail de manière enzymatique et biophysique. Alors que ces enzymes sont connues depuis cinquante ans, leur origine évolutive demeure un mystère. Ainsi, cette recherche […]

Atlantic salmon aquaculture is a strong economic driver in coastal communities within Canada. Within this growing industry, sea lice management is a large economic cost on an annual basis. Identifying genetic determinants around resistance to this infection is of utmost importance. This project will be built upon a current collaboration between UPEI and Huntsman to […]

Ce projet repose sur le développement d’une riche synergie entre milieux cliniques et de recherche. La collecte systématique de données cliniques, via l’intégration d’une application web permettant d’administrer des questionnaires, permettrait aux chiropraticiens de non seulement raffiner leur prise de décision clinique, mais aussi de personnaliser leurs approches thérapeutiques et ainsi optimiser les issues cliniques […]

Les régions du Mayombe et du Plateau de Batéké, dans le sud-ouest de la RDC sont sujettes à une déforestation qui, compte tenu des défis démographiques et en l’absence de mesures appropriées en termes d’aménagement du territoire, de changement climatique et de systèmes de production agro-écologiques innovants, pourrait accroître l’insécurité alimentaire et la malnutrition dans […]