Les changements climatiques causés par l’augmentation des émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) constituent l’un des plus grands enjeux environnementaux de notre époque. Le secteur de l’élevage contribue considérablement à ces émissions en gérant mal ses résidus. Dans ce contexte, Écoboeuf une entreprise de production bovine tend à améliorer la gestion des fumiers […]

Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability. Stroke results in neural damage to the brain and subsequent physical, cognitive, and affective impairments. Motor impairment after stroke is common and affects around 80% of patients. A primary concern immediately after stroke for patients, their relatives, and their caregivers is the prospect of recovery in the […]

This project aims at developing a coupled enzyme assay strategy that will allow us to engineer and screen engineered PETase enzymes that are useful in degrading otherwise non-biodegradable plastics. The proposed method will be faster and robust compared to existing assay methods. PolyTide Inc. aims to apply this technique towards engineering PETase enzymes it is […]

This study investigates the evolution of plant-fungal symbiotic relationships and trophic mode changes, with a focus on mycoheterotrophy, the ability to obtain fixed carbon from fungi. Mycoheterotrophy has evolved multiple times across various plant lineages. While most species perform both photosynthesis and mycoheterotrophy, several hundred species have completely quit photosynthesis and become fully mycoheterotrophic. These […]

Eleven million people are living with diabetes or prediabetes in Canada. As many as 15% of people with diabetes develop a foot ulcer, usually due to neuropathy, a lack of pain feedback, which would otherwise allow a person to recognize areas of high pressure or friction on the foot. These foot ulcers can develop infections, […]

The essence of the project is to create an adaptive electrically controlled prosthesis for a child’s hand. The prosthesis should be able to be resized for the patient at the stage of computer-aided design. To realize this, it is proposed to create a parametric model of the prosthesis in a CAD system. Also, during the […]

Yeast will be used as a model to investigate inherited mitochondrial diseases in this research project, with a particular emphasis on the functional role of the Pic2 protein. Although initially identified as a mitochondrial phosphate transporter, recent studies have proposed its involvement in copper transport. To gain insight into Pic2 and its function, a combination […]

The availability of vegetative forage material is a crucial factor in determining the quality of habitat for waterfowl. During their migratory staging, waterfowl rely on consuming seeds and tubers of specific wetland plants to build their energy reserves. Phragmites australis, an invasive species, provides very little forage value, and is known to degrade wetland habitat […]

This project will focus on the evolution of data models through the improvement of internal tooling to allow data self-service along with the operationalization of production-grade data pipelines in the field of bioinformatics, due to the immense amount of growth in the volume of data being produced from genome sequencing. With public data repositories that […]

This proposed research project will be performed to understand the influence of female apparel on running biomechanics, soft tissue vibrations, and responses to neuromuscular fatigue in prolonged running. There is an emerging and growing need in sporting goods research and development departments to study female-specific running patterns in order to create products that ensure comfort, […]

Breast cancer is the most common cancer (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) in 109 countries including Canada. Approximately 70% of the breast cancer surgeries are breast-conserving lumpectomy procedures. Histopathology analysis typically require 2-4 days, resulting in the need for a second surgery if a margin is positive. Perimeter Medical is developing advanced Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) […]

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a complicated electrotherapeutic medical procedure which provides irreplaceable therapies and treatments for several nervous system disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease. Advancements in the electrodes designs will improve the delivered therapy and enhance the efficacy of the DBS system. The objective of this project is to begin preliminary designs for deep […]