This project will help Genome Prairie make genomics research easier to understand and more accessible to a wide range of audiences. The intern will translate complex scientific information into clear, engaging digital content for the website, social media, and newsletters. By improving how research is communicated, the project will increase awareness, strengthen engagement with stakeholders, […]

Filmmakers often use background elements to shape mood, guide emotions, and add meaning to a story. In Mother! (Aronofsky, 2017), violent events unfold behind the protagonist while the camera remains in close-up on her face, creating tension between focal attention and surrounding action. In Midsommar (Aster, 2019), faces and symbolic forms subtly emerge in trees […]

HIV-1 persists in people on antiretroviral therapy (ART) because the virus can hide in long-lived immune cells, forming a latent reservoir. These hidden viruses can reactivate if treatment stops, making HIV difficult to cure. Efforts to reverse latency aim to “wake up” these silent viruses so the immune system or drugs can eliminate them, but […]

The project ‘Echoes of the Andes: Community Health and Climate Resilience in Ecuadorian Páramo Communities’ aims to produce actionable, community level evidence to strengthen climate resilience and wellbeing in Ecuador’s páramo regions, ecosystems vital for water regulation, biodiversity, and Indigenous livelihoods but threatened by climate change and severe data scarcity. In partnership with the University […]

As Canada’s population ages, many seniors face long wait times for healthcare and increasing social isolation. This project develops a voice-activated AI companion that acts like a caring friend, checking in daily on seniors living alone. Unlike current smart speakers that only respond when asked, this system proactively starts conversations to monitor mood, provides personalized […]

When humans experience periods of disuse or immobilization in a brace or a cast or after significant injury, muscle strength and size decline dramatically and rapidly. Muscle size can decrease 0.5% per day and strength by 10% in the first week. These declines are often exaggerated in weight-bearing muscles of the lower-limbs such as the […]

This pharmacognosy (medicines from plant origins) project will examine the potential of Bupleurum falcatum leaf extracts for anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritis outcomes in cell culture systems. Among its constituents, chlorogenic acid and rutin (both polyphenol compounds) have been reported to regulate bone osteoclast and cartilage cell function, and both are among the most abundant compounds extracted […]

L’épilepsie touche des millions de personnes dans le monde et se manifeste par des crises soudaines qui peuvent être difficiles à prévoir ou à détecter automatiquement. Aujourd’hui, les médecins utilisent principalement l’électroencéphalogramme (EEG) pour analyser l’activité du cerveau et identifier les signes annonciateurs de ces crises. Cependant, l’interprétation des signaux EEG est complexe et nécessite […]

This Mitacs project aims to transform hospital blood bank operations into a predictive, efficient, and data-driven system using ten years of real hospital data. Traditional blood bank systems lack analytical and forecasting capabilities, leading to shortages, overstocking, and wastage. The project will develop an end-to-end AI framework that forecasts blood demand, optimizes inventory, detects shortages […]

This project, conducted in collaboration with TÉLUQ University, aims to systematically review and evaluate the efficacy and safety of emerging nanobody-based therapies designed to target amyloid-ß and tau aggregates—the two hallmark proteins implicated in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Nanobodies, due to their small size, high stability, and strong binding specificity, represent a […]

This project focuses on understanding dengue transmission and testing a promising mosquito-based intervention, called Wolbachia, to reduce its spread. The aim is to develop a computer model that simulates the life of individual Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and their role in transmitting dengue. This model will include mosquito behaviour, the effects of Wolbachia on mosquito reproduction, […]

This project addresses untreated dental caries, the world’s most prevalent disease affecting over 2 billion people, particularly underserved populations. The research will validate a novel peptide therapeutic that simultaneously promotes dental tissue regeneration and controls inflammation in infected tooth pulp. Using advanced cellular co-culture systems that mimic the inflammatory environment of dental infections, the study […]