Vibrant coral reefs are amongst the world’s most diverse and economically important marine ecosystems, but are also imminently threatened by climate change and local threats, including fishing and pollution. Understanding how these threats impact coral reefs, and the capacity for reefs to recover after bleaching events is critically important. This project will focus on Kiritimati […]

Natural clay minerals have a long history of medicinal applications. Recent studies have described their antibacterial properties and have suggested that specific physical and geochemical characteristics of clay are involved in this effect. Kisameet clay (KC), a natural deposit found in British Columbia has been used for healing purposes for generations, still little more than […]

In Canada, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for both sexes. Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) constitutes ~85% of lung cancer cases. Mutations in the KRAS and EGFR genes are two most common oncogenic drivers for NSCLC and responsible for ~30% and ~15% of NSCLCs, respectively. Unlike the EGFR-mutant type, KRAS-mutant NSCLC is […]

This research will explore the vision of professionals, women, partners, and decision –makers about the implementation of the Brazil national policy of humanization of childbirth. This research will review the specific roles of health promoters, nurses, physicians, social workers, psychologists and midwives in different health care organizations to educate women about their rights during the […]

This research will explore the vision of professionals, women, partners, and decision –makers about the implementation of the Brazil national policy of humanization of childbirth. This research will review the specific roles of health promoters, nurses, physicians, social workers, psychologists and midwives in different health care organizations to educate women about their rights during the […]

Linking proximate mechanisms of immune responses to host health and parasite burden is key to predicting individual infection outcome. However, existing mathematical models fall short as they leave out mechanistic details of host responses. My work bridges the gap between mechanistic immunology and infection ecology by incorporating a process-based description of host responses into a […]

Massive public and private funding is being invested in building new healthcare infrastructure. Hospitals who take part in building new facilities often take this opportunity to improve their practices through quality improvement projects. The organizational transformations that result create a lot of changes for individuals who work, visit and receive care in these hospitals. Nurses […]

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an optical imaging method providing 3D in vivo optical tissue biopsy noninvasively. OCT studies in gynecology has revealed its capabilities for cervical screening due to its high resolution imaging, and sensitivity to both morphological and functional changes, and customized probes. Micro-optical coherence tomography (µOCT), a technology developed at Tearney Lab […]

I plan to make a small molecule probe that reacts to specific colors of light, triggering cell death in the illuminated area in a process called Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) as a method to treat cancer. The probe uses a drug currently being investigated in clinical trials called Tookad© soluble for therapy. This probe also has […]

Synthetic polymers will be explored as a vehicle to deliver DNA to cells for potential gene therapy applications. Charge-shifting polycations with varying rates of degradation will be studied to test the effectiveness of DNA release, as well as eventual uptake and conversion of the DNA to produce a targeted protein (i.e. transfection). The varying rates […]

Dans le but de limiter la croissance impressionnante qu’a connu la population de la grande oie des neiges à la fin du XXe siècle, les autorités concernées ont libéralisé les règlements de chasse pour cette espèce au Canada et aux É.-U. en 1999 et 2009, respectivement. La chasse serait un outil efficace pour limiter la […]

Au Canada, les truies gestantes devront être logées en groupe d’ici 2024. Cependant, l’hébergement en groupe implique des complications en termes de bien-être (instabilité sociale, agressions, blessures) et peut être associé à des baisses de performance (e.g. nombre de porcelets sevrés par truie) et des plus grands coûts de production. La génétique est souvent mise […]