Our airways are lined with mucus, transported by cilia in a process called the mucociliary escalator. This mucus protects against inhaled germs and pollutants but also poses a barrier to inhalable nanoparticles (NPs) used for drug or gene delivery. Understanding how NPs penetrate this layer is crucial. This internship uses Brownian dynamics simulations to study […]

This project investigates the evolution of galaxies by combining observational data to understand how the intracluster medium influences galaxy star formation. The intern will query and prepare a catalog of imaging and spectroscopic data for galaxies in clusters. A key outcome of the project is the creation of a structured catalogue of potential targets suitable […]

Most countries in Africa are not set to meet their 2015 targets of a two thirds reduction in under-5 mortality. Among the areas of child health most neglected is care following hospitalization. More children die in the weeks following discharge than during hospitalization, yet no strategy exists to improve these outcomes. My research over the […]

Most countries in Africa are not set to meet their 2015 targets of a two thirds reduction in under-5 mortality. Among the areas of child health most neglected is care following hospitalization. More children die in the weeks following discharge than during hospitalization, yet no strategy exists to improve these outcomes. My research over the […]

Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are recently discovered lymphocytes that have innate ability to produce a specific set of hormone-like proteins called cytokines. While the importance of ILC2s in allergic diseases including asthma have been implicated by recent reports, the progress in our understanding of ILC2s has been hampered by the fact that they […]

The overarching goal of the internship at Upgraded is to leverage process improvements, and the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline operations processes, providing insights, and craft highly personalized proposals tailored to specific segments. The aim is to establish a comprehensive framework using drafting methodologies and systems that enhance the efficiency of proposals and […]

The project “Effect of stilbenoid extracts from viticulture by-products on grape quality” aims to contribute to the development of sustainable strategies for grape production in vineyards. Grapevines are susceptible to parasitic diseases and thus are conventionally treated with synthetic or copper-based solutions, with significant environmental drawbacks. Studies have shown that stilbenoids possess potential as a […]

Mining activities generate large quantities of waste rock after valuable metals are extracted. Upon exposure to air and water, a diverse range of metals and metalloids are released and mobilized to the surrounding environment. There is an urgent need to manage the environmental risk posed by mine waste rock piles given the scale of the […]

STEMCELL Technologies is a rapidly growing Vancouver-based Canadian biotech company with more than 500 employees and annual sales of more than $80M worldwide primarily serving the burgeoning stem cell field. Blood stem cells were one of the first type of stem cell to be identified and have been used clinically for many transplantation applications for […]

As an important medicinal plant, Cannabis sativa produces bioactive molecules that provide symptom relief for conditions such as severe cancer pain, nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy. The cannabinoid biosynthetic pathway that generates bioactive molecules has been studied for over a decade. However, understanding of transcriptional regulators that control cannabinoid synthesis is fairly limited. The […]

As an important medicinal plant, Cannabis sativa produces bioactive molecules that provide symptom relief for conditions such as severe cancer pain, nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy. The cannabinoid biosynthetic pathway that generates bioactive molecules has been studied for over a decade. However, understanding of transcriptional regulators that control cannabinoid synthesis is fairly limited. The […]

STEMCELL Technologies is a rapidly growing Vancouver-based Canadian biotech company with more than 500 employees and annual sales of more than $80M worldwide primarily serving the burgeoning stem cell field. Blood stem cells were one of the first type of stem cell to be identified and have been used clinically for many transplantation applications for […]