Evaluation of anticancer activity of Shogun black maitake mushroom extract and it’s interaction with chemotherapeutic drugs in in vitro and in vivo models of human cancers.

Natural extracts have potential as anti-cancer therapeutics. Black Maitake mushroom extract (BME) is well tolerated, safe to be given as supplements over long period of time and has been approved from Health Canada for human consumption with NPN number. BME treatment has beneficial effect in patients as immunomodulator. We aim to provide scientific and preclinical […]

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The Impact of Ether Ring Formation via Mechanochemistry

Mechanochemistry uses physical, mechanical mixing in order to break and forms bonds in solvent-free conditions, which can yield different mechanistic outcomes compared to the traditional solution-based method. The highly concentrated mixing of reagents would be typically the last method thought to synthesize medium-sized ether rings, as the molecules require high dilution to promote ring closure […]

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Personalized event recommendation system in community-based healthcare

Social isolation and loneliness are serious public health issues with many adverse effects on individuals’ quality of life and well-being. Notably, these are growing problems in the aging population. Working from an existing prototype and extension of our previous Mitacs project, the main objective of this research project is to develop and optimize a personalized […]

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The Effects of the Tripartite Intervention on Attitudes Toward Disability

The proposed research project aims to understand junior students’ (grades 4-6) attitudes towards disability. The students are part of an inclusive school board in Ontario. The research will be done through the use of three surveys, two worksheets, and an intervention utilizing parasport athletes. Surveys and worksheets will be given to students before and after […]

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Design and Evaluation of Techniques for Enhancing the Utilization of Pre-Trained Language Models (GPT-3) in Sales and Marketing through Prompt Engineering and Fine-Tuning

This research project is focused on using AI technology called Pre-trained Language Models (PLMs) to generate results that are more human-like and of higher quality. The team will utilize a technique called “prompt engineering” to work with a leading PLM in the market, GPT-3, to enhance productivity in reading and writing tasks for salespeople. By […]

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Local Black History Internship Program

The Local Black History Internship Program will provide an undergraduate student from the University of Windsor with a unique opportunity to conduct research with a university professor and develop a museum exhibit for the Amherstburg Freedom Museum. This position will offer the intern insights into how the study of the past is conducted by professional […]

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Representation Learning in Knowledge Graphs

Mastercard is looking to make transactions simple and secure for its customers and vendors across the globe by harnessing the power of graph learning. In this project, the power of graph-based deep learning will be utilized to develop a system that can detect fraud entities, anomalous communities, etc. This track will enable card users and […]

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New Technologies for Selective CO2 Reduction

This project plans to investigate the synthesis and reactivity of new iron-based compounds for the conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol. These compounds aim to use cheaper, more earth abundant materials and exhibit greater efficiency than current literature examples. During this research project, all compounds will be fully identified with a range of analytical techniques […]

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Full-Scale Testing of an E-Motor Cooling System

Automotive makers are facing increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and shift from the use of more conventional internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles. Along with this shift comes a demand for on-board electronics that can operate at higher power densities, such as the electric motor. A less utilized, yet cheaper and more […]

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Cancer drug discovery-small molecule synthesis

The interns will be working in medicinal chemistry on two projects: the design and synthesis of drugs targeting the cyclin dependent kinase, CDK1; and the design of small molecule inhibitors of mutant KRAS. Both of these proteins are commonly involved in cancer initiation. In neither case are there good drugs available to patients. Although separate […]

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