Using simplified language understandable to a layperson, provide a general, one-paragraph description of the proposed research project to be undertaken by the student(s) as well as the expected outcomes. (Approx. 150 words) Seaweeds have been used traditionally as food, medicines, fodder and fertilizers since time immemorial. Dulse (Palmaria palmata), an edible red alga is widely […]

Champion Pet Foods is a prominent pet food manufacturer in Canada. They manufacture high-end high quality dry pet food products. They are interested to use new processing technologies to eliminate the harmful bacteria from their products without damaging their quality. At University of Alberta, we are testing the effectiveness of new technologies such as atmospheric […]

Ovarian cancer (OVCA) causes more death than any female cancer in the world. Although patients respond to treatment initially, 70% of them relapse and do not succumb to treatment. Up-to-date, there is no established treatment for such patients. There is therefore the need to investigate the tumor microenvironment for novel targets to enhance treatment. Although […]

Infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV) causes severe anemia in salmon and has mortality rates that approach 100%. Over the last 30 years, ISAV has caused major disease outbreaks in farmed salmon in Canada, the US, and Chile. In 2012, a confirmed outbreak in Newfoundland prompted the destruction of 450,000 farmed salmon. The virus has caused […]

Le projet de recherche réalisé a pour but d’étudier la dynamique temporelle du réseau action-observation chez l’enfant hémiplégique. Pour ce faire, 20 enfants âgés de 3 à 12 ans atteints de paralysie cérébrale hémiplégique ou d’hémiplégie acquise dans un contexte de tumeur cérébrale ou d’accident vasculaire cérébral seront étudiés par électro-encéphalogramme haute densité dans 4 […]

This research project involves investigating how Helicobacter pylori is causing gastric cancer. We will be investigating proteins which have been shown to target the nucleus and cause a cancerous microenvironment, as well as epithelial-mesenchymal transition cells in their recombinant forms. Currently, there is little known about the effects of these proteins in their endogenous forms. […]

Les antibiotiques facteurs de croissance ajoutés dans les aliments pour animaux a été récemment interdite au Canada et leur utilisation sera considérablement restreinte dans le futur. Ainsi, plutôt que de seulement contrôler les maladies entériques, des efforts doivent être faits pour améliorer la santé de l’écosystème intestinal. Il existe de nombreuses alternatives telles les huiles […]

L’objectif de ce projet sera de mettre en place un protocole d’évaluation précis pour les triathlètes. Cette évaluation déterminera les points forts et les points à améliorer dans chacune des trois disciplines, c’est-à-dire en natation, en cyclisme et en course à pied. De cette façon, nous pourrons fournir les données nécessaires aux entraîneurs et aux […]

Cannabis has been known to treat ailments for thousands of years, including conditions such as pain, cancer, arthritis, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis (MS) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Despite an increase in research dedicated to molecular and behavioural effects of cannabinoids, there has been no direct evidence to elucidate the effect of cannabis on pain-related areas […]

Investigation de sources naturelles à la recherche de métabolites antipaludiques et anticancéreux. Suite à un screening préliminaire au sein du laboratoire, une plante (Euphorbia griffithii) et un champignon (Stropharia squamosa) ont révélé, respectivement, des propriétés anticancéreuses et antipaludiques intéressantes. L’objectif du stage sera de réaliser tout d’abord un criblage phytochimique sur cette plante et ce […]

Sensors that track human movement are becoming more and more popular in all kinds of applications including healthcare, sport and general human movement. However, traditional sensors generally have problems tracking individuals indoors and they are not very accurate when measuring subtle movements. Using innovative technology, new wearable sensors have been developed to track human movement […]

Lipid-based nanoparticular drug formulations are a successful technique to enable targeted treatment. The Canadian company Precision Nanosystems Inc. (PNI) develops the innovative instrument family NanoAssemlr for lipid nanoparticle preparation based on microfluidics. These instruments are fast, easy-to-use and provide a high batch-to-batch reproducibility and quality. Recently, we developed a novel lipid nanoparticle formulation with the […]