The goal of this partnership is to develop tools for multi-modal neuroimaging acquisition and analysis. Specifically, we propose to develop a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) coil array to allow for sensitive functional MRI (fMRI) detection and minimal interferences to concurrently recorded electroencephalography (EEG). This setup will be used to record brain responses to complex and […]

Remote sensing technologies have changed the way we are able to map and understand our planet. For ocean floor mapping, acoustic remote sensing technologies are the only effective methods for broadscale mapping of the seabed. Acoustic mapping technologies have advanced tremendously over the past two decades, and continue to improve, offering increasingly higher data resolution […]

Virus based therapies represent a powerful new tool in the fight against cancer. However, to ensure their safety and efficacy, we need a better understanding of how these new therapies activate our immune system to help eliminate tumours. These studies include three internships which will: 1) investigate how the vaccinia virus activates immune cells in […]

Mining for metals, such as nickel used in steel and batteries, results in a waste product known as tailings. These tailings are the left-over rocks stored in huge piles often hundred of hectares in size and are found throughout Canada. Few plants grow on tailings and they are costly to maintain in order prevent damage […]

The current pandemic is caused by a nasty virus that infects mostly the lungs via a receptor critical for the virus to bind to lung cells. Knowing how the virus binds to its lung receptor will enable us to synthesize small experimental drugs that will be investigated further for interesting therapeutic properties. This proposal focuses […]

L’innovation est un élément clé dans le développement d’une société. Elle permet de trouver de nouvelles solutions pouvant répondre plus adéquatement et durablement aux besoins sociaux. C’est dans cette perspective que l’équipe de la Fondation de la Neurodiversité met sur pied le Centre d’innovation pour les enfants autistes. Les données probantes permettent d’observer qu’un travail […]

It might be occurred to all of us to have a wearable healthcare device with endless battery life. Think now this will happen by a cloth equipped with the harvesting units to convert our body motions to electricity. In other words, while we are doing our daily routines, any body movement, such as bending the […]

One important strategy that is helping to prevent collapse of salmon stocks is the use of hatcheries. Hatchery raised salmon are released into streams to help supplement the wild population. An impediment to hatchery efforts is that for the first two weeks after their release, hatchery-reared salmon often show high rates of mortality due to […]

Salmonella (non thyphoidal) is a bacterium that can cause illness in animals and humans. Salmonella can contaminate eggs, it can be transferred from infected hens before the egg is laid, or after due to environmental contamination. Producers can reduce the risk of Salmonella infection in their flocks by cleaning and disinfecting layers houses between flocks. […]

Reptiles are one of the most threatened groups of species in the world and are very vulnerable to threats like human development and climate change. The eastern massasauga rattlesnake is the only remaining venomous snake in Ontario and their numbers and habitat are declining. Given that the populations are isolated and found in different habitats […]

The overall goal of this research project is to get a better understanding of what leads to footwear slipping, so as to contribute to the reduction of slip injuries, in three ways: a) by investigating how intrinsic sole design parameters (compound material properties and sole tread shape, width or depth) affect the available coefficient of […]

Ce projet vise à explorer l’impact émotionnel que peuvent avoir des jeux vidéo offrant une expérience immersive sur des joueurs de tout âge, afin de leur faire prendre conscience de l’urgence de la crise environnementale. En effet, l’utilisation de la réalité virtuelle favoriserait cette réflexion qui permettrait aux participants de revoir leurs comportements et agir […]