The NSERC Strategic Network for Smart Applications on Virtual Infrastructures is a five-year partnership between Canadian industry, universities, researchers, research and education (R&E) networks, and high performance computing centres to investigate the design of future application platforms that will deliver software applications of greater capability and intelligence. These application platforms will be supported by an […]

Les services de soins et de maintien à domicile comptaient sur un budget de 5,9 milliards de dollars en 2010, soit environ 4% des budgets publics en santé et sont en pleine expansion puisque qu’en 2011, 1,4 million de Canadiens en bénéficiaient, soit 55% de plus qu’en 2008. Le modèle de revenu pour la prestation […]

The intern will analyze blood samples of patients with high-risk prostate cancer. The cancer cells will be isolated from the blood sample and the genetic material will be stained and then imaged by a high-intensity-high-focus 3D microscope. Next, the telomeres (ends of genes) will be studied and compared. The point is to see the progression […]

Biopolymers, large molecules produced by living organisms such as cellulose, are gaining potential in several industries. Plastics, electronics, and pharmaceutical industries are just few examples of the applications of biopolymers. Development of a reliable, accurate, and fast analytical tool to characterize biopolymers is one of the main challenges facing their large scale production, application, and […]

Greases are highly structured suspensions consisting of a thickener dispersed in lubricating liquid and additives. LB Foster has recently started developing railroad greases that have exceptional product performance. The main objective of this project is to study different grease formulations on a molecular level, using rheological testing and molecular imaging techniques. A fundamental understanding of […]

The objective of this project is to improve the communication between architects and wind engineers so that affects associated with wind such as pedestrian comfort, building strength and ventilation may be considered earlier on within the design phase of a project. By documenting the development of the invisible yet extremely prominent winds that flow through […]

This research would determine the costs of securing and restoring drained wetland areas on private lands in the Wintering Hills area of Alberta, Canada, through the use of an approach called a “reverse auction.” Collaborating with Ducks Unlimited Canada, the project would pay farmers to allow wetlands to be restored on their property. The payment […]

Teams of specialized workers develop most software. For example, one team may specialize in the requirements that describe what the software is to do. Another team may specialize in producing the software itself. Yet another team may specialize in determining whether the software meets the desired requirements. Supporting communication between all these teams is challenging: […]

The great number and variety of factors influencing the survival of migrating salmon smolts in the early marine environment makes it difficult to understand the causes of recent declines in smolt survival and salmon population productivity. We will combine novel methodologies (biotelemetry and biomarkers) simultaneously to examine a variety of factors influencing the migratory behaviour […]

Our deadliest enemies are the ones we cannot see – viruses or bacteria that lurk and mutate, and grow in resistance, until they become an unstoppable pandemic. This year four interns will work alongside the Tech Samurais company to produce key communication tools that will make effective interventions into the Canadian and global conversation about […]

Access to efficient drugs to treat diseases that affect Canadians is among the highest priorities of our society. The development of new medicinal agents depends on the access to small molecules capable of interacting with biological targets associated with those diseases. These small molecules are typically identified by screening large collections of synthetic compounds. Paraza […]

Understanding the underlying factors that cause inherited diseases to develop is an important step in improving the health status of individuals, and identifying effective prevention and control measures. This project aims to apply fundamental knowledge of genetics, genome sequence analysis, modeling and simulations, and bio-informatics to uncover the relationship between these factors and assess the […]