Vast amounts of new data, including sequencing data from microbiome, generated by researchers and industry present challenging problems for extracting meaningful information. The main goal of this project is to develop a convenient software package to reduce the complexity of microbiome data, and more generally any kind of datasets showing similar properties. As this tool […]

New bacterial culture and sequencing techniques have allowed better characterization of the microbiota. Microbiota profiles containing high diversity are associated with better intestinal health, immune system and protection against pathogens. In nature, each animal species is naturally selected and hosts a very specific and diverse microbiota. However, current animal production systems impose factors that reduce […]

The theory of real Hardy spaces, denoted by Hp, and its local version hp, has been extensively developed since the 1960s. Among the countless important properties of these spaces, one can make note the atomic and molecular decomposition, which allows to describe a distribution on this space in terms of particular functions called atoms and […]

Le 11 mars 2020, l’Organisation mondiale pour la Santé déclare que l’éclosion de la COVID-19 est désormais une pandémie. Face à la propagation du virus et à la mortalité qui l’accompagne, le gouvernement Québécois met en place les mesures de confinement strict. Les premières études établissent que l’adaptation globale des enfants est peu compromise par […]

This is the second phase of a oral history project. Interns will assist in coding and analyzing over 100 hours of recorded interviews (transcribed) with more than 30 Indigenous Elder activists. In addition, they will conduct and record additional interviews in areas where knowledge gaps have been determined. They will work with project team to […]

Spinal Cord Injury Ontario (SCIO) is a registered Canadian charity founded in 1945. Our vision is people with spinal cord injuries living the life they choose in a fully inclusive Ontario. We launched Cortree, a social venture owned by SCIO, in 2019. Cortree monetizes select educational products and services for audiences outside our non-profit core […]

This project aims to challenge unjust systems and policies and support Indigenous people in their efforts to establish their food systems and adapt to the new CV-19 world. It will explore ways to address long-term pandemic-related food security challenges led by Indigenous organizations. The intern will gather information from experiences and existing research across Indigenous […]

This project aims to examine — through “la Bibliothèque de la Pléiade”, the French publishing world’s most prestigious book collection made of Bible paper, leather cover, and gold — the relation between the choices made to publish some literary works and the formation of “literary giants”, considered authors that achieve the status of being called […]

Resident killer whale populations in British Columbia (BC) are listed under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) as “threatened” and “endangered” for the northern and southern populations, respectively. Common pollutants such as PCBs and PBDEs, are considered a significant impediment to the recovery of resident killer whales. These chemicals bioaccumulate throughout the food web and […]

For the past several years, advances in cryogenic-electron microscopy (cryo-EM)have led to a revolution in structural biology, for which the Nobel Prize in Chemistrywas awarded in 2017. To enable the 3D reconstruction of atomic structures, thedevelopment of mathematical methods has been instrumental to address thesample size, noise, and geometric complexity inherent with cryo-EM data. Tosignificantly […]

The project aims to identify the interdependence that exist between epigenetic modifications that regulate gene expression, as well as their susceptibilities to permanent disruption following errors in the embryonic program. We use an innovative embryonic stem cell model in which the expression of an epigenetic enzyme responsible for DNA methylation can be controlled. We will […]

Human trafficking and sexual exploitation are serious and complex issues affecting millions of children around the world. Unfortunately, scientists, Child protection workers (CPWs), law enforcement personnel, and other experts are currently struggling to effectively prevent these crimes and ensure the rehabilitation of vulnerable children. One of the main hurdles impeding their efforts is the current […]