The gut microbiota comprises all bacteria inhabiting the intestines and has been shown to play a significant role in both health and disease. Although previously overlooked, new research shows that both the gut microbiota and their metabolites may influence exercise performance. Probiotic supplementation has been shown to have a small but significant positive effect on […]

There is little existing information about sexual and reproductive health outcomes and experiences among incarcerated women and gender diverse people in Canada. Women are the fastest growing population in prisons in Canada; most incarcerated women are of “reproductive age”, but there is no systematic data collection of sexual and reproductive health outcomes among incarcerated people. […]

Multidisciplinary automated design-optimization (MDO) is a rapidly growing field of interest in sectors as diverse as architecture, engineering, science, and more. Often the computational cost of doing such optimization can be staggeringly high, requiring hundreds of computers connected through high-performance networks with complex custom designed software to support it. To address these problems, we propose […]

One of the greatest challenges in monetizing forest carbon for climate change mitigation (i.e. carbon offsets) is in understanding the different carbon “pools”, and being able to accurately quantify them. The soil carbon pool is perhaps the greatest pool of forest carbon, and poorly understood. The objective of this project is to design a forest […]

En septembre 2022, le gouvernement canadien a annoncé la mise en place du programme d’évaluation post-commercialisation des médicaments. Ce nouveau programme permettra aux organismes gouvernementaux de l’industrie pharmaceutique tel l’Agence Canadienne des médicaments et des technologies de la santé (ACMTS), d’inclure les données probantes du monde réel à leur évaluation des médicaments. Les données probantes […]

One Health is a collaborative approach between multiple stakeholders working together to manage large scale issues that impact humans, animals and the environment. This method has never been used with smaller scale, regional issues before. A new framework developed by the Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System (CAHSS) has the potential to adapt One Health principles […]

Psoriasis is a chronic auto-immune disease affecting 1 million Canadians which presents as scaly red patches on skin. For the people affected, quick access to therapies is essential. However, it can be a challenge, especially in the presence of reimbursement barriers. In Canadian healthcare, public drug plans often have barriers such as criteria. Criteria can […]

Animating dense crowds is essential for creating immersive experiences in game design. However, the technology driving it has seen surprisingly limited evolution since the major breakthroughs in games like Grand Theft Auto V and Assassin’s Creed: Unity, almost ten years ago. Recognizing this, our industrial partner, CD PROJEKT RED, has identified crowd dynamics as a […]

This project will develop computer-based decision support tools for portfolio constructions for retail investors. The tools will enable investors to access powerful quantitative frameworks for structuring investment portfolios as well as analysing existing portfolios in terms of risk and return. Typically, these tools have been only accessible to institutional investors or large financial institutions but […]

Peanut products are known to contain allergens capable of causing severe and life threatening allergic reactions. Classically, Ara h 1, Ara h 2, and Ara h 3 are considered to be the major peanut allergens, whereas Ara h 9 is the most prevalent allergen in Mediterranean countries. Current detection methods of peanut allergens are expensive […]

Imagine a world where youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and mental health concerns can access tailored mental health services with ease. Collaborating with Sunnybrook Hospital, this research aims to make this a reality by addressing the challenges faced by transitional aged youth with IDD’s through a family focused navigation approach. Family Navigators are […]

GestureLogic is building a product that optimizes athletic performance. The product is a wearable sensory network that monitors muscle activity. The goal of this research is to take this inherently complex muscle data that is acquired by the sensory network and translate it to useful biometrics for the consumer with the help of intelligent algorithms. […]