The global population is aging at an unprecedented rate, increasing the necessity for effective interventions targeting the mental health needs of older adults. The proposed research project is a partnership between Dr. Khoury’s mindfulness research lab at McGill (PhD Intern: Isabel Sadowski) and Super Splendide. We seek to investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness […]

Increasing industrial interest in biobased polymers to replace traditional plastics is on the rise. Bio- sourced alternatives still experience challenges that require resolution prior to their being able to fit into existing infrastructure and replace petroleum plastics in the market. This project will address the processability of a lignocellulosic thermoplastic to facilitate injection molding.

This project is primarily focused on virtualizing wireless access network so that multiple operators can share the same physical resources while being able to stay isolated from each other. The basic idea is to allow wireless access points from different operators form a single virtual access point that efficiently manages its available resources. The goal […]

Hemozoin is a crystal formed by the Malaria parasite to detoxify heme released during hemoglobin digestion. Although inhibiting Hemozoin formation has been used as an action mechanism for very potent anti-malarials, the underlying mechanism is still unknown, particularly the heme oxidation step. We believe that given the low oxygen environment in which malaria thrives, heme […]

This MITACS supported collaborative project with Lassonde Inc., was to develop a tool for shelf-life prediction of packaged snack foods by obtaining data under accelerated testing conditions. The gathering of data involves holding the pre-packaged snack bars (provided by the company) at different elevated temperatures for selected times. The product quality during storage is periodically […]

Fusion power has the potential to deliver clean, safe, and abundant electrical power on an industrial scale. Due to the extreme conditions required, involving temperatures of hundreds of millions degrees Celsius, it remains a technical challenge, particularly on a commercial scale. In a concept called Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF), plasma is compressed to fusion conditions […]

More and more, consumers are looking for food products that meet their nutritional needs without the addition of complex, synthetic ingredients. This project focuses on the discovery of new emulsifiers to keep active ingredients, like omega 3 oils or fat soluble vitamins, well suspended and protected in food products. The emulsifiers will come from natural […]

Eukaryotic cells have evolved complex sub-compartments to partition the cell interior into tiny contained 3D microenvironments. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) communicates with and regulates other intracellular structures, including the endolysosomal system, through membrane contact sites (MCSs). Dysfunction in endolysosomal spatial-temporal regulation is implicated in neurodegeneration, cancer, and metabolic disease. Recently, it was found that the […]

Many components of education, including those to support teacher and student learning, are now online and fully digital. But to make productive use of these data sources, the field needs to have a better understanding of what teachers and students do and how they respond to online assessments designed to build and measure complex constructs. […]

Consistent plant production is critical for plant product quality and marketability. Plant quality (leafy greens, cannabis or other plants) is influenced by the plant species/cultivar and environmental conditions (temperature, relative humidity, light level, light quality, CO2 levels, water quality and quantity, nutrient levels and air movement). Understanding existing variability of the environmental conditions is critical […]

The project focuses on the design, modeling/simulation, and testing of photonic devices, and the co-design of electronicphotonic integrated circuits, to realize transceivers that can be commercialized for use in both wireline, e.g., passive optical networks (PONs), and wireless, e.g., 5G backhaul, access networks with an emphasis on meeting the reach requirements for remote and underserved […]

This project will investigate the effects of biostimulants on the response of soybeans to abiotic stress (frost and drought) during germination and early development. The ability of the biostimulants to improve the stress response of soybean will be assessed by comparing the germinative vigor, nitrogen fixation within root nodules, growth and development of roots and […]