Tumorigenesis and metastasis require constant stimulation of cells by growth factors. In colorectal cancer (CRC), the second most common cancer in Canada, such growth signal is primarily provided by a factor called hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) that acts on its receptor MET. Alongside growth stimulation, escape from cell death is crucial to cancer cell survival […]

Metal contamination in inland waters is of key concern for lake and human health. Unfortunately, our present understanding of metal contamination in lakes across the world is fragmented, as long-term monitoring programs are rare. The study of lake sediments offers an opportunity to address this gap, as sediments preserve a record of the environmental dynamics. […]

Chitin is a biopolymer extracted from various biomass waste streams including crustaceans, cephalopods, insects, and fungus in large scale. It is the second most abundant biopolymer after cellulose and as such, constitutes the core component of the shell-biorefinery, as a part of blue-biorefinery. Chitosan, as the deacetylated version of chitin, features unique and attractive properties […]

This research project aims to investigate for the first time the electric field alignment of carbon nanoparticles in an epoxy-poly(ether imide) polymeric system, to enhance electrical conductivity in targeted directions. By applying and tuning an external electric field, the carbon nanoparticles are expected to rotate, create an interconnected network, and promote anisotropic electrical and thermal […]

La perte d’engins de pêche en mer représente un danger pour la vie marine, en particulier pour les baleines noires qui risquent de s’emmêler dans les cordages. C’est pourquoi la détection des engins de pêche abandonnés est une préoccupation majeure pour les scientifiques et les autorités maritimes. Les avancées dans l’intelligence artificielle offrent une solution […]

Arctic Sea-ice extent is declining due to climate change. Wildlife, maritime operations and northern communities that depend on sea-ice for traveling and hunting are negatively affected by its decline. Monitoring sea-ice thickness is an important tool to help in decision making in Arctic regions but, due to the snow covering the sea-ice, remote sensing’s sea-ice […]

This internship is to investigate the properties of charge carriers confined into nano-scale structures commonly known as quantum dots. The internship will focus on exploring a novel family of group IV semiconductors exhibiting a direct bandgap. The core paradigm here is to harness the favorable properties of hole spin in group IV quantum dots along […]

Le projet de la stagiaire Imane Nafouri, vise l’élaboration d’une carte de risque d’érosion hydrique de Dadès, un des principaux sous-bassins de l’hydrosystème de Drâa, situé au sud du Maroc. L’ensemble de cet hydrosystème est affecté par des évènements météorologiques extrêmes, à savoir des périodes de sécheresses sévères et quelques épisodes de précipitations soudaines et […]

Ce projet de recherche vise à étudier les effets du changement climatique en cours sur la dynamique fluviale d’une rivière évoluant en milieu périglaciaire (Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada). L’évolution de sa dynamique sera reconstituée à partir d’images satellites et photographies aériennes en caractérisant les déplacements des îles et berges. A cette fin, seront analysés par […]

Lateralization is one of the key principles of human brain organization. With a background in neuroimaging analysis of brain inter-hemispheric differences, the applicant Bin Wan will conduct his project in a Canadian research group which focuses on multimodal neuroimaging data. The intern will help with data acquisition of 7 Tesla MRI data in healthy individuals […]

With the development of artificial technology in recent years, the relationship between AI and Buddhism has gradually become a frontier issue. This project will focus on three aspects: First, based on the findings of previous scholars, it will further describe the “Doctrine of Insentient beings”, which connects the theory of “Insentient being has Buddha-nature” with […]

Propel Impact will be working with Mitacs interns across two universities to support social innovation and impact investing organizations in Canada.