Precarious employment is an increasingly common term used to highlight labour market insecurity (McCann and FUDGE, 2017). In Canada, precarious employment usually relates to atypical forms of work that can present all or some of those characteristics: limited or no social benefits and statutory entitlements, insecurity and low paid, high safety or/and health risks (Vosko, […]

Binary fission, the process in which one bacterium divides into two identical cells, is the most common form of bacterial cell division. However, not all bacteria grow like this. The Streptomyces are a filamentous bacterium that undergo a lifecycle (similar to eukaryotic fungi) which culminates in sporulation. The Streptomyces are a biomedically important bacterium as […]

Power electronics interfaces play a major role in the connection of various components in electrical power systems. This project is focused on interfaces for energy storage systems (supercapacitors), and potentially hydrogen fuel cells. A fast acting and flexible DC-DC converter topology is under-development at Concordia University. One problem is the lack of expertise in advanced […]

Robots and other autonomous machines currently have limited sound awareness and speech recognition capabilities, which limits their ability to interact with humans. Applying insights from cognitive neuroscience provides novel ways to improve these interactions. The primary objective of this proposal is to implement an auditory AI for robotics that finds human talkers in the environment […]

Controlling the location, timing and dosage of drug release is essential in increasing drug efficacy and protecting the body from side effects. Such on-demand, targeted drug delivery is especially important for diseases like cancer, because tumors vary widely patient to patient, and so, treatments should be personalized to suit the patient’s individual tumor characteristics and […]

The project “Challenges and opportunities for conducting physical activity research in the Latin American context” consists of a capacity building experience, in which an international PhD candidate in Epidemiology, member of the Healthy Active Living and Obesity research group, will spend 4 months in a research internship that will allow her to be involved in […]

The design and operation of energy systems, specifically those driven by chemical processes such as gasification and coal combustion have long been associated with theoretical model-ling studies done within chemical engineering. However, with the rising need to face challenges brought upon by a warming climate and increased emissions from fossil fuel sources, there is significant […]

In 2010, approximately 35.6 million people suffered from dementia around the world and the number is expected to double every 20 years. These alarming predictions call for a better understanding of the mechanisms underpinning cognitive decline in aging. One of the key cardiovascular risk factors for cognitive decline is arterial stiffening. My project involves the […]

Energy-driven pattern formation induced by competing short and long range interaction in multi-species systems is pervasive in the natural world. The phenomenon of self-organization during pattern formation is quite common, and encountered in a variety of fields, such as biological systems like animal coats and skin pigmentation, and physics. As an example, we cite the […]

Amber from Myanmar, or Burmese amber, is considered to be one of the most important deposits for studying mid-Cretaceous terrestrial biodiversity (99 million-years ago). Amber preserves specimens in three-dimensions with soft tissues, internal organs and integumentary structures. Vertebrate specimens in amber have proven valuable for studying various aspects of the anatomy, evolution and diversification of […]

Spinal cord injuries and other pathologies of the spinal column represent a large cause of disabilities or deaths and significantly affect the quality of life of the individuals affected. To reduce the risk of further injury during spinal surgery and to support diagnostic and treatment, there is a need for a non-invasive real time monitoring […]

Ketamine was developed primarily as an anaesthetic agent for use in pediatrics, oncology, and veterinary practice. However, soon after its development and wider availability, Ketamine became a commonly abused drug around the world, particularly in East Asia. Further, Ketamine use among adolescents and young adults increases rapidly in recent years, thus understanding the long-term consequences […]