Re-establishing salmonid populations to areas historically occupied has substantial potential for conservation gains, however, such interventions also risk negatively impacting native resident stocks. An on-going reintroduction of anadromous sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) to Skaha Lake, British Columbia is succeeding, with large numbers returning to spawn. However, a recent genetic study detected strong evidence of hybridization […]

Human Crif1 is a protein with multiple functions, playing important roles in embryonic development, cellular stress, cell cycle regulation and mitochondrial membrane integrity. CRIF1 is coined to play a regulatory role in the Bone Marrow microenvironment-induced leukemia cell cycle arrest possibly through interacting with CDK2 and acting as a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor. In this project, […]

The research intern will be working with Sportball to offer one of their multi-sport after-school programs to children who are living with serious heart defects. Physical activity has many health benefits for children, and after-school programs are an effective way to increase daily physical activity levels. Children living with heart disease are a vulnerable group […]

Creatine is a supplement known to improve performance over repeated high intensity exercise, seen in most sports. Typical creatine supplementation involves ingesting large amounts of the supplement, leading to side effects of weight gain and GI distress. Delivra™has formulated a new way to supplement creatine through a topical cream applied to the legs, which can […]

Every job at Ford Motor Company should have an associated document describing the physical demands (i.e., lifting, climbing, pushing, etc.) required in that job. This information is important to select job candidates with the right blend of capabilities to be able to safely meet these demands. Perhaps more importantly, this information also provides a benchmark […]

Pour rétablir l’écosystème forestier sur roches stériles minières, la recolonisation naturelle à partir de la forêt environnante présente plusieurs avantages. Mais l’établissement des essences forestières requiert des conditions qui font défaut aux roches stériles. Du fait de leur manque en matière organique, ces substrats dégradés manquent de nutriments, d’eau, et d’organismes du sol. L’utilisation d’un […]

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), also known as glioblastoma and grade IV astrocytoma, is the most common and most aggressive cancer that begins within the brain. There is no clear way to prevent the disease. Typically treatment involves surgery after which chemotherapy and radiation therapy is used. The medication Temozolomide (TMZ) is frequently used as part of […]

The general objective is to identify the optimum location for eulachon spawning habitat. This is to be achieved in part from a survey of the Mamquam Blind Channel, an eulachon historic spawning area. Water quality, channel salinity, water temperature, turbidity, foreshore soil quality and channel bed quality will be examined over the course of the […]

Pouvoir mesurer la concentration de différentes protéines est important pour l’avancement des connaissances médicales. C’est malheureusement un travail qui demande souvent beaucoup de temps. Parallex BioAssays est une jeune entreprise montréalaise développant présentement un outil qui permettra de mesurer simultanément la concentration de plus de 100 protéines, sans compromettre l’exactitude des résultats. L’objectif visé au […]

Fish produce sounds underwater to communicate with each other. Underwater microphones (called hydrophones) can be deployed in the ocean to record these sounds and help scientists study where the fish are without disturbing them. Unfortunately, few studies have been done on fish sounds and a lot of sounds fish produce have not been identified yet. […]

L’industrie aérospatiale est un domaine important au Québec qui emploie plusieurs milliers d’employés. Le chromate de strontium est un métal couramment utilisé dans cette industrie comme agent anticorrosion. Le chrome hexavalent contenu dans ces peintures est classé cancérigène pour l’homme par le Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (CIRC). Nous proposons d’évaluer et de […]

Childhood obesity has increased drastically since the late 1970s and unhealthy eating habits are just one of the causes. Some studies have shown that consuming dairy products such as yogurt helps control body weight in both adults and children. However, factors such as genetics and environment may play a role in this response as children […]