Synaptive Medical Inc together with researchers at Western University, are developing a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) platform customizersd for clinical neuroimaging. This proposal is to fund a range of student and post-doctoral training activities associated with the development and testing of this new system. The program will also support the development and testing of […]

La psychiatrie est la branche de la médecine qui a le moins bénéficié des avancées majeures en biologie au cours du dernier siècle. Aujourd’hui, les diagnostics reposent encore uniquement sur l’observation des symptômes cliniques, souvent communs à plusieurs troubles. Dans le cas de la bipolarité, il faut en moyenne 5 à 10 ans pour établir […]

Rapid and accurate detection and classification of pathogens (viruses vs. bacteria) is a global challenge affecting healthcare, public health, and environmental safety. Current methods like PCR and CRISPR are accurate but slow, expensive, and require centralized labs and trained personnel. Rapid antigen tests are faster but lack accuracy and cannot differentiate between bacterial and viral […]

We are developing a library/biobank of in vitro 3D bioprinted living tumor models to accelerate cancer drug development and bridge the translational gap. By incorporating human cells into organ-specific proprietary 3D bioprintable hydrogels we replicate the biochemical and physical properties of the tumor microenvironment with a high degree of complexity using only bio-derived materials. By […]

The proposed project is to research the steps needed to take in order to build and sustain an accelerator/incubator in the health care sector, which will provide core processes and steps to the partner organization. The following steps would be undertaken: o Analysis of other successful incubators/accelerators in the health care space. o Partnership wish […]

This project aims to explore whether brain tissue deformation, observed through a surgical microscope, can be used to estimate instrument-brain contact forces during epilepsy surgery. Two interns will work on key aspects: one will develop computer vision techniques to track tissue deformations in real time, while the other will create machine learning models to translate […]

Parasitic worms make molecules that block their hosts immune responses, leading to chronic infections. The molecules, called immunomodulators, block immune responses to the worms themselves and have more general effects on the immune system. A small number have been characterised and can interfere with different immune pathways. Research is ongoing to develop them for managing […]

Hemophilia is a rare blood coagulation disorder caused by a deficiency or deformity in one of 12 primary clotting factors. Hemophiliacs experience insufficient healing and prolonged bleeding either from trauma or unprompted bleeding. We are able to maintain a level of the deficient factors in a patient through direct and immediate infusion of a drug […]

The ‘Navigating Transitions’ project aims to address the existing gap in knowledge for community-based seniors-serving organizations undergoing organizational transitions, with a specific focus on a seniors centre in North Vancouver preparing for relocation. Currently, no comprehensive resources or guidelines exist to support seniors centres undertaking such moves. The findings from this study will not only […]

This project aims to enhance the annotation of small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) in the Rfam database, a key resource for classifying non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs). Rfam groups ncRNAs into families based on evolutionary relationships, using initial manual curation followed by a computational pipeline developed by the Rfam team. SnoRNAs are ncRNAs that guide RNA modification and […]

Standard medical imaging techniques used to diagnose and inform treatment of spinal conditions include X-Ray, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These images neglect to capture the in vivo dynamic behavior of the spine during activities of daily living, since patients remain as still as possible to capture clear image. In 2023, 20% […]

La planification des horaires médicaux est un défi complexe pour les établissements de santé, confrontés à l’incertitude des arrivées de patients, à la variabilité des temps de traitement et à la nécessité d’optimiser l’utilisation des ressources. Les méthodes de planification classiques atteignent leurs limites face à cette complexité, ce qui entraîne des temps d’attente prolongés, […]