This proposal is devoted to two areas of sheep production: animal health (parasitic infection) and feed efficiency, which both impact profitability and sustainability. We will investigate potential machine learning using biomarkers indicating parasite resistance and feed efficiency in differentiated animals early in life. One postdoctoral fellow (PDF) will use metabolomics, genomics, and machine learning to […]

Cyanoborate anions, negatively charged B–CN compounds, have been well established as important building blocks in metal organic frameworks, room-temperature ionic liquids (RTIL’s), and part of metal complexes. RTIL are particularly important in green chemistry, because of absence of any toxic vapours, and in photovoltaic cells, to name only a few applications. Certain cationic species, such […]

Heavy metal toxicity has been a cause for public health concern for decades. There are a variety of industries that both produce heavy metals as a byproduct, or use them directly in consumer products or practical applications. In particular, cadmium (Cd) is one such toxic metal that is known to induce negative effects not only […]

Microbial diseases pose significant threats to agriculture, jeopardizing food security by reducing yields and damaging crops. Understanding how plants sense and respond to pathogens while maintaining growth is crucial. Signal transduction is governed by protein kinases that phosphorylate targets to regulate their activity, localization, and stability. Our research aims to unravel plant immune signaling, to […]

In this project, researchers from the NeuroFUS lab at the University of Calgary led by Dr. Pichardo and Dr. N’Djin’s group from LabTAU at INSERM and the University of Lyon collaborate to improve focused ultrasound (FUS) technology by characterizing a new ring-shaped transducer. FUS is a flexible technique that targets deep tissue with sound waves […]

How complex organs develop from a small set of undifferentiated cells is a fundamental question in biology. Genetic mutations that alter organs shape give us important insight to answer this question. This project aims to use CRISPR/CAS9 technology to introduce different types of genetic constructions into the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana to understand the development […]

Bacteria are surrounded by envelopes that are responsible for cell shape and size. Bacterial cell shape and size are important for the organization of intracellular processes, for multicellular interactions, and for infection in case of pathogens. The cell envelope also protects bacteria from the environment. Not surprisingly, it is thus a major target for antibiotics […]

Soybean stands as one of the major field crops globally. However, its production encounters annual yield losses, partially attributed to pathogenic threats. To enhance the immunity of crops such as soybean, it is crucial to comprehend the molecular mechanisms of immune signaling. Building on our prior research, we propose that specific CDPKs may represent promising […]

Vision accounts for approximately 80% of human sensory perception. Visual information processing starts in the retina of the eye, where images are detected and encoded. Retinal cells send and receive signals through chemical synapses (using neurotransmitters) or electrical synapses (using the direct passage of ions through gap junctions). Certain retinal cell types are known to […]

Le petit thé du Labrador, Rhododendron subarcticum (tiirluk en inuktitut; wiisichipikuush en langue crie) est un arbuste retrouvé à travers le Nunavik qui est consommé de manière importante, principalement sous forme de tisane, par les communautés cries et inuites du Nord du Québec. Malgré son importance, les tisanes de petit thé du Labrador ont très […]

All five sturgeon species in Canada are considered at-risk. Conservation research on sturgeons often involves capturing wild sturgeon and performing procedures like tagging surgeries, so we can better understand their ecology in waters that are often impacted by human activities. In this project, we will work with our partner organisation, BC Hydro, to try to […]

Cone photoreceptors are specialized cells in the retinas of vertebrates that absorb light to permit daylight vision. Two major morphological types exist: single cones, which are circular in cross section, and double cones, which consist of two apposed cones with elliptical cross section. In many vertebrates, cones are organized into repeating, lattice-like mosaics. The two […]