Les feux étant relativement peu fréquents dans la forêt boréale de la Côte-Nord, cette dernière se caractérise par une abondance de vieux peuplements présentant une grande diversité d’espèces animales et végétales. La mise en place d’un aménagement forestier durable qui maintiendrait cette diversité exige de l’industrie qu’elle reproduise du mieux possible la complexité structurelle qui […]

Passive integrative transponders (PIT tags) have become common tools in the study and management of fish populations by academic groups, government agencies and proponents of environmental projects. PIT tags, the size of a grain of rice, are injected into fish and provide a unique and lasting individual identifier that can be sensed throughout the lifetime […]

Bacteria co-existing with us by living in our intestines are important for maintaining our health. However, there are still many questions about how these probiotic or health-promoting bacteria act to influence health, and how to use them to combat the numerous health problems associated with inflammation. The objective of this research project is to determine […]

BC Hydro, our industrial partner, have received permission to construct a large hydropower generating dam on the Peace River in northern British Columbia, Canada (known as Site C). A comprehensive plan to monitor fish movements past the dam in an upstream and downstream direction is required to meet environmental requirements. However, several key knowledge gaps […]

Enormous research and commercial activities on utilization of bio-based materials to replace petroleum-based chemicals are currently taking place around world, aiming at the reduction of pollution and global warming. Among them, L-Cysteine which contains a thiol (-SH), amino (-NH2) group and carboxylic acid (-COOH) group. It is considered to be a unique building block for […]

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is thought to develop in people when their gut bacteria leak out of their intestines, and cause chronic gut inflammation. We recently found that the cells that line the guts of healthy people possess a specialized defense system called an inflammasome. In preliminary studies, the inflammasome seems to prevent the gut […]

La composition chimique des effluents municipaux est en perpétuelle évolution. Les deux principaux facteurs de changements sont la densification de la population urbaine et l’intensification de la production agricole. Nombre d’études rapportent la présence et l’accumulation d’une diversité croissante de contaminants émergeants issue de la consommation de produits pharmaceutiques et de soins personnels (PPSPs). Ces […]

L’utilisation inappropriée des antibiotiques comme facteur de croissance pour l’élevage animal a été identifiée comme l’une des causes de l’apparition de la résistance bactérienne. Ce type d’usage est d’ailleurs interdit en Europe depuis 2006. D’autre part, la demande canadienne en poulet sans antibiotique est en croissance depuis plusieurs années. Cependant, les poulets d’élevage sans traitement […]

Current treatments for pain and inflammation have substantial side effects which limit their use and thus clinical effectiveness. Panag, is a Halifax based drug company which focuses on development of novel therapeutic treatments which can be applied topically to alleviate both pain and inflammation. These compounds are synthetic derivatives of plant-based molecules from the Cannabis […]

We will investigate how plants change leaf vein structure to adapt to environmental changes triggered by climate change. Leaf venation is important for plant nutrient transport and efficient water use. Since making veins requires considerable energy, plants regulate vein density to suit the environment, increasing vein number and connectivity with decreasing water. Different leaf forms […]

The proposed project, performed with the company Immune Biosolutions, aims to develop superior antibodies for biological targets of interest for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Specifically, these targets are a class of proteins expressed on cell surface, which are notoriously difficult for the development of antibodies. The method involves making molecules look like the biological […]

Ce projet de recherche porte sur le développement d’un ingrédient cosméceutique préparé à partir d’un extrait de feuilles de brasénie, une plante aquatique répandue au Canada. Le premier objectif du projet est de procéder à une analyse plus approfondie de la composition chimique de l’ingrédient en déterminant la teneur en tanins hydrolysables et en identifiant […]