Some biochemical processes are challenging to be studied due to the number of components that they are comprised. Splicing is a challenging process that involves removal of unnecessary information from messenger RNA for synthesis of a protein of interest. This process gives raise to much of the protein diversity in humans; therefore, it is not […]

A specific region of the brain, the intra-parietal sulcus (IPS) has reliably been shown, through studies using a variety of methodologies (brain injury, developmental abnormality and neuro-imaging studies), to be a crucial substrate for mathematical competence (Brannon, 2006; Bugden, Price, McLean, & Ansari, 2012; Dehaene, 2004; Dehaene, Piazza, Pinel, & Cohen, 2003; Holloway & Ansari, […]

In our data-saturated world, people could greatly benefit from understanding data in their daily lives through visualization. Currently, many visualizations are situated out of context from the physical world, leading to a loss of data-richness gained from in-context analysis. Using tabletop robotic devices and projectors, Dr. Jansen’s research team are developing infrastructure to generate and […]

In order to improve the sustainability of salmonid aquaculture, it is now essential to reduce dietary levels of fish meal by replacement with alternative and terrestrial plant products, and particularly digestible carbohydrates, in the aquafeed formula. However, when fishmeal is substituted at more than 20% by digestible carbohydrates, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), the economically most […]

This proposal introduces a method for finding corresponding regions between 3D shapes automatically. Existing methods require users to provide several point-to-point correspondences, but are not capable of solving correspondence problems when we have a large amount of 3D objects. I propose to resolve the correspondence problem by studying the relationship between functions on shapes, rather […]

La présente proposition de recherche porte sur le développement d’un outil de recherche et d’aide à la décision pour la formulation chez le poulet de chair. L’outil de modélisation mathématique permettra de prendre en compte simultanément les mécanismes principaux impliqués dans le métabolisme de P et de Ca et de prédire les relations qui décrivent […]

Le projet de recherche s’inscrit dans l’amélioration des systèmes d’alimentation des chèvres et des vaches laitières. Une meilleure maitrise des apports en acides aminés (AA) des rations doit favoriser leur utilisation pour la synthèse de protéines du lait et limiter leur catabolisme qui engendre la production d’azote urinaire, néfaste pour l’environnement. Le nouveau système INRA […]

D’où vient la langue française ? Du latin c’est sûr, mais plus précisément, elle viendrait des ténèbres du Moyen Âge, une époque durant laquelle Gaulois, Romains et Francs établissent de nouveaux modèles de cohabitation. Étant donné que les dialectes se développent par l’isolation des régions ou par l’apprentissage imparfaite d’une langue seconde, il est maintenant […]

Deer populations have increased in recent years throughout Europe; deer browsing of plants and tree seedlings is an important contributor to the overall species composition of the forest. Over the last decades, data has been collected in several forests throughout France, measuring deer browsing activities and their effects on the understory diversity, based on fencing […]

I will be studying within the Archives Nationales and the Bibliotheque Nationale of France to uncover information regarding the foundations of how the international community created communications regarding health and disease to try to prevent epidemics. I will be focusing on the International Sanitary Conferences and the records of the Office International d’Hygiène Publique to […]

Collision avoidance can be described as a whole-body movement control problem in which visual information is used to elicit accurate movement adaptations. Previous research has demonstrated that children lack knowledge about their own action capabilities as well as the ability to use vision to properly guide actions in static environment. Little is known about how […]

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severely debilitating and lethal disease affecting approximately 1in 3,500 male births. In a seminal discovery, the Rudnicki lab discovered that deficits in muscle stem cell asymmetric divisions is a part of the underlying mechanism that results in the progressive wasting of skeletal muscles found in DMD. Dystrophin protein, the […]