Mounting evidence shows that boreal and mountain forests are not solely driven by high severity fires that kill most of the above-ground vegetation (i.e. stand-replacing fires). Indeed, wildfire severity can be highly heterogeneous, leading to spatially complex forest landscapes, with multiple species and uneven ages. Many existing fire dynamics models do not explicitly consider the […]

Mounting evidence shows that boreal and mountain forests are not solely driven by high severity fires that kill most of the above-ground vegetation (i.e. stand-replacing fires). Indeed, wildfire severity can be highly heterogeneous, leading to spatially complex forest landscapes, with multiple species and uneven ages. Many existing fire dynamics models do not explicitly consider the […]

Each and every one of us has distinct visual representations of persons, familiar objects and scenes. We all acquire and form these visual representations in our brains through our unique experiences, but how exactly do we acquire these representations? What specific visual information supports the conceptual representation of objects in our brains and what part […]

Bank Swallows (Riparia riparia), a threatened species in Ontario, breed primarily in either banks at lakeshores or at exposed surfaces in man-made aggregate pits that occur with and without waterbodies. Pits are suspected to be ecological traps for this species but the relative trade-offs in nesting at pits vs. natural sites are poorly known. Availability […]

When two brains are engaged in a social interaction, specific brain activity emerges that causes the two brains to become ‘in sync’. This discovery was made possible by ‘hyperscanning’, a technique where two people are simultaneously scanned in two Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners to record their brain activity while interacting with each other in […]

The proposed project is focused on a research area of great interest that my supervisor, Dr. Rasul Shafikov, and Dr. Alexander Sukhov of the University of Lille, have devised in a number of coauthored papers published during the past few years. The research investigates the polynomial and rational convexity of compact sets in Euclidean complex […]

The lionfish (Pterois volitans), is a species that is originally native to the Indo-Pacific, but has rapidly become a very invasive species in the Caribbean and up the East coast of the United States due to its lack of natural predators there. In addition to the ecological stress it causes in the region, it delivers […]

The abuse of antibiotic prescription and administration in humans, livestock, and agriculture has resulted in multidrug-resistant bacteria. One of the promising fields of study to find alternative treatment is antimicrobial peptide research. Among these peptides is GL13K, a thirteen amino-acid antimicrobial peptide that has been shown capable of killing bacteria without being harmful to humans. […]

L’histoire et la dynamique des forêts en lien avec les incendies restent mal connues au Bas-Saint-Laurent. Les feux naturels sont relativement rares dans la région. Toutefois, l’omniprésence du peuplier faux-tremble semble étroitement associée à l’occurrence de feux récents, liés aux activités humaines. La FER de Macpès représente un terrain d’étude stratégique puisqu’une grande partie de […]

Phytoene is a colorless carotenoid that absorbs light in UVA(286nm). It has powerful antioxidant and UV blocking effect and is used as a useful cosmetic material that can cope with the urban aging of skin in modern people. The purpose of this study is to construct and optimize phytoene biosynthetic pathway using E. coli. To […]

Metabolic disorders are growing into a large health crisis worldwide. One common fact shown in these diseases is impaired function of mitochondria. Several treatments for metabolic diseases therefore aim to normalize or even boost up the activity mitochondria. The role of peroxisomes, on the other hand, is relatively neglected, despite its close connection with mitochondria. […]

-Lemon Aspen is an indigenous plant of Uncandy and its extract contains terpenes (FPA and its derivatives) which have high efficacy such as skin whitening, pore contraction, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial. -It is necessary to develop production technology based on biological process in order to solve the problem of delays in commercialization because it […]