COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to standstill with more than 55 million people infected to-date and more than 1.34 million mortality so far. It has literally brought the health care systems in many countries to the breaking point, if not beyond. The economic consequences have been devastating with millions of people out of work. […]

MISSING: Les pressions exercees sur la premiere ligne de soins au Quebec sont importantes et de plus en plus lourdes. L’augmentation de personnes atteintes de maladies chroniques, la population vieillissante et la croissance des couts du reseau sont autant de rea lites qui viennent s’ajouter a la demande faite au systeme de sante qui opere […]

Bien que les causes qui mènent à (et qui maintiennent) l’état improductif des pinèdes grises à lichens ont fait l’objet de nombreuses études, nous ne possédons à ce jour aucune stratégie d’aménagement durable des pinèdes sur sable. Les objectifs de ce projet sont 1) d’identifier les variables et processus (e.g. stress physiologiques liés à la […]

Complex gill disease affects millions of farmed Atlantic salmon on the Pacific coast of North America, each year. This disease results in hundreds of millions of dollaras in lost revenue for the industry, yet there are few tools for early diagnosis of the disease/syndrome and no current treatment/intervention strategies that work to control it. The […]

Malgré la forte croissance des protéines émergentes et alternatives, la consommation de protéines conventionnelles telles que issues de l’œuf continue d’augmenter. Le jaune d’œuf reste très peu valorisé du fait de ces propriétés fonctionnelles limitées. Néanmoins, dernièrement, des travaux ont démontré que l’application des hautes pressions hydrostatiques (HPH – technologie mature et à faible impact […]

The surgical practices involving fat are constantly evolving at the cutting edge of technology. Procedures involving fat manipulation, such as liposuction, contain a degree of subjectivity which is mainly guided by the surgeon’s visual or tactile perception of the underlying fat. This lack of subjectivity raises an important issue regarding the surgeon’s ability to replicate […]

Des découvertes récentes ont démontré que certaines racines de champignons (mycélium) peuvent être mises à profit dans la production de matériaux ayant le potentiel de remplacer le styromousse, les isolants, le bois pressé, les contreplaquées, le cuir et encore d’avantage par des matériaux de qualité supérieure. Mieux encore, ces matériaux de substitution peuvent être produits […]

Currently, the gold standard pharmacological treatment for depression typically take several weeks before becoming effective. This delayed treatment onset can be devastating because of increased rates of suicide during this wait-period. Thus, there is a need for rapid acting antidepressant drug treatments. Strikingly, a single infusion of ketamine can result in alleviation of depressive symptoms […]

Alfalfa forage is the queen of forage in Canada, both for its nutritional value and for its global distribution across Canada; however, its weakest feature is poor winter survival and persistence. This parameter is affected by a multitude of environmental and management factors making it difficult to understand the reasons for this low persistence. This […]

Numerous species of soil bacteria flourish in the rhizosphere of plants, which may grow in, on, or around plant tissues and stimulate plant growth by a plethora of mechanisms. These bacteria are collectively known as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Bacillus velezensis is a PGPR that promotes plant growth, enhances drought stress tolerance, and suppresses […]

The purpose of this project is to improve the lives of citizens in The Region of Durham through a partnership between the Regional government and Ontario Tech University. This project will tackle issues related to aiding vulnerable populations in our communities such as members of our homeless population and seniors living in long-term care homes. […]

Little information is known about offshore lobster. Knowledge gaps exist in general population demographics, maturity rates, and movement patterns (migrations). Most notably, nothing is known about offshore lobster in this region especially during the closed season. This project will form a collaboration between captains and their crews and researchers to collect data on the offshore […]