L’objectif de ce projet est d’identifier les facteurs de développement socio-économiques ou technologiques à mobiliser pour favoriser l’émergence d’une nouvelle filière de valorisation du saule. À ce jour, le projet a permis d’étudier la double fonctionnalité du saule comme un outil phytotechnologique et comme source de biomasse. Les premiers résultats issus des analyses de cycle […]

L’évolution de la résistance aux antimicrobiens est une crise sanitaire émergente qui menace notre capacité à contrôler les infections bactériennes. Les progrès dans les traitements médicaux dépendent de notre capacité de lutter contre les infections au moyen d’antibiotiques. Plus précisément, ce projet se concentrera sur la protéine dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS, E. coli folP), qui est […]

Heat stress causes significant economic losses to the poultry industry. Several bioactive substances have reported heat stressmitigative properties. However, the conventional routes of bioactive substance delivery, i.e., via the feed or water, limit their efficacy. Delivering these substances via the in ovo route might help overcome the limitations of the conventional delivery routes. This delivery […]

Imaging brain activity patterns across different brain regions is important for understanding both how the brain works, and how it malfunctions in disease. Recently, development of new optical imaging techniques have allowed imaging such patterns during behaviours and in models of disease. However, one problem with these imaging techniques is that blood adsorbs light, which […]

L’élimination progressive des cages conventionnelles pour pondeuses au Canada obligera les producteurs à adopter des systèmes de logement alternatif, soit l’élevage en logements enrichis ou en volière. On observe que la mortalité et les risques de contamination bactérienne dans les volières sont plus importants que dans les logements enrichis. Dans un contexte où on craint […]

Making video games accessible to all is an important societal issue that video game studios take very seriously. The brains of people with autism develop differently than those of neurotypical people, resulting in motor and sensory characteristics that prevent them from enjoying video games. Because autism is expressed differently in each individual, the needs of […]

The intestinal microbiota is essential for enhanced gut health. Factors such as diet transition and the stress of transportation are associated with changes in the normal microbiota of calves. In addition, specific microbiota profiles have been associated with better performance and used to predict diarrhea in calves. Improved performance can be achieved by the use […]

En raison du vieillissement actuel de la population et du haut taux de maladie coronarienne chez les aînés, des interventions doivent être développées afin de favoriser leur santé. Notamment, les personnes âgées devraient être accompagnées dans l’adoption de saines habitudes de vie au moyen d’interventions accessibles et qui répondent à leurs besoins. À cet effet, […]

Certaines protéines peuvent réguler les parcours moléculaires dans le cerveau. Ces protéines pourraient avoir un impact sur la fonction cérébrale associé aux maladies d’Alzheimer, à l’épilepsie et à la schizophrénie. Cependant, il est actuellement impossible de vérifier ces hypothèses avec les outils modernes. Pour mieux comprendre l’impact des protéines sur le cerveau et développer ainsi […]

Plants utilize their sophisticated innate immune system to fight against pathogens. They have abundant immune receptors to detect the pathogen attack and initiate defense. However, the molecular mechanisms of how these receptors signal downstream of pathogen recognition are largely unknown. Recently, modern metabolomics approach has been developed that allows for unbiased identification of substrates and […]

This proposal is devoted to two areas of sheep production: animal health (parasitic infection) and feed efficiency, which both areas are economically important and make a substantial impact on the profitability and sustainability of the enterprise. We will investigate to find potential biomarkers that could be indicator of parasite resistance and/or feed efficiency and could […]

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is currently diagnosed by motor symptoms. These symptoms are only present following around 50% degeneration of the brain cells affected by PD. If earlier diagnosis could be made, interventions could be implemented that may slow brain degeneration and delay the progression of the disease. Non-motor symptoms of PD, such as vision problems, […]