This project aims to help BioAro Inc., a Calgary-based biotech startup, promote its two new health products—PanOmiQ and BioSport—by improving how they reach and connect with customers. The project will help BioAro to research the market, identify who the ideal customers are, and create engaging content and strategies to raise awareness. The project will aim […]

We are developing a novel microfluidic platform designed to enable efficient concentration of extracellular vesicles (EVs) from biological fluids such as plasma, serum, etc. This system reduces sample volumes from 1–10?ml down to less than 100?µl without the need for bulky instrumentation or centrifugation, offering a scalable and user-friendly alternative to conventional methods. By leveraging […]

This project focuses on exploring how a new diagnostic technology—magnetic Pickering nanoemulsions—can help improve the way we understand fluid flow in underground rock formations, such as those found in oil and gas reservoirs. These nanoemulsions are tiny droplets that are stable under harsh conditions and can be tracked using magnetic tools, making them useful for […]

Potato diseases remain a major limiting factor in profitable potato production. The aim of this study is to conduct fundamental studies of potato black dot disease, caused by the soil-borne fungus Colletotrichum coccodes, and to evaluate management strategies to reduce the incidence of black dot in potato fields of Alberta. The study involves assessment of […]

This mixed-method study focuses on bringing new learning to the field of women in leadership, particularly their level of happiness and well-being. Using female senior leaders at a Canadian bank, a quantitative survey will be administered to 225 leaders. The survey utilizes a combination of an adapted Cantril’s Ladder (Gallup), the Eudaimonic Workplace Well-Being Scale, […]

In this project, we are working on a large repository of historical homicide case files, which is majorly unstructured text. We are building a framework for knowledge graph extraction with the help of existing information extraction models further augmented and made robust with the help of existing state-of-the-art publicly available LLMs’ zero/few shot capabilities. We […]

This project aims to improve the uptake and provide further efficacy evidence of Bionic Power Incorporated’s Agilik lower-limb orthosis in Canada. To fulfill this goal, baseline predictors of long-term health-related quality of life associated with the Agilik’s treatment of knee flexion-extension impairment will be identified through an observational prospective cohort study, looking at real-world impacts […]

Biomimicking involves drawing inspiration from nature to design materials and structures that replicate their unique properties, including optical, chemical, physical, and thermal characteristics. With this study, the objective is to determine the characteristics of fabrics that can give the same tactile properties, i.e., when touching with the hand, as natural materials, for example rose petals. […]

Imagine a cell phone camera with only 32×32 (1024 or 1K) pixels. The image quality would be very poor. This is the current regime where 3D ultrasound imaging is at. Going to Mega-Pixel sensors would create a quantum jump in 2D and 3D image quality. However, doing so is challenging since in ultrasound MHz range […]

This project between the Evaluation Capacity Network (ECN) at the University of Alberta and the Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) has 3 objectives: (1) support AMP and its partner organizations in implementing a community-based evaluation of their new Mentoring for Youth and Young Adults from Care (MYYAC) program; (1a) provide evaluation capacity building supports to facilitate […]

Nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA offer exceptional opportunities to fight against infectious and genetic diseases. To use nucleic acids effectively in a clinical setting, one needs to use effective delivery vehicles that can deliver the nucleic acids into the diseased cells. This project will develop effective delivery systems for this purpose. The delivery […]

A solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) is a device that splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. Water is decomposed into hydrogen gas and oxygen anions at the hydrogen electrode. The oxygen anions pass through the electrolyte to the air electrode, where they lose their electrons and convert to oxygen gas. The electrons travel through an […]