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Optimizing medical marijuana: developing genetic and chemical resources to improve thequality and quantity of cannabinoid metabolites in Cannabis sativa L strains Year Two

Determine how cannabinoid metabolites and their relative abundances differ among marijuana strains. Post Doctoral Fellow Name: Teagen D Quilichini Cannabinoids are synthesized and accumulate in Cannabis plant hairs called glandular trichomes, which are particularly abundant on female flower buds. Cannabinoid content and composition vary dramatically among Cannabis strains, with two general groupings distinguished: marijuana strains, defined by high THC and low CBD levels, and hemp strains containing low THC and high CBD (or low total cannabinoid content). Marijuana breeding efforts have increased the cannabinoid potency and profiles of cannabis strains, and have produced marijuana strains with highly variable chemical phenotypes (chemotypes). While these breeding efforts have been successful in dramatically increasing THC levels, they commonly have reduced the content of other pharmaceutically valuable cannabinoids that compete for overlapping starter substrates (4). Many cannabinoids are known to have important pharmacological properties, and the relative abundance of the major cannabinoids (THC, CBD and CBC), minor cannabinoids and terpenoids can alter the therapeutic effects of marijuana strains. For instance, the presence of CBC augments some of the pharmacological effects of THC, while CBD has the ability to reduce THC side effects (5, 6).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anne Lacey Samuels

Student:

Partner:

Anandia Therapeutics

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Skills for Living: Adult Autism Peer/Skills Intervention and Evaluation

Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) struggle with social outcomes in friendship, life, and career domains yet programming to address these barriers to work and life outcomes are limited for adults. To address some of these needs, the Principal Investigator and a student team developed a consumer-driven program) to provide Winnipeg adults with ASD an opportunity to enhance social- emotional awareness and develop important life skills. The program provides knowledge and skill training in ASD, emotional intelligence, social communication, non-verbal cues and body language, conversation skills, dealing with frustration and anxiety, building and maintaining friendships, dating and romantic relationships, dealing with school/family demands, and employment skills. Preliminary analysis from the past showed significant increases in (some areas of) quality of life and emotional intelligence as a result of this intervention. The goal of the current project is to revive and redevelop this program and deliver it to youth and adults in Manitoba and evaluate outcomes. It will be adapted for both in person and remote learning and address the ongoing skills gaps that youth and adults continue to confront in their lives.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Janine Montgomery

Student:

Partner:

Asperger Manitoba Inc;Level IT Up

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Artificial Neural Networks for Low-Dose Computed Tomography (CT) Image Denoising

Computed Tomography (CT) scans are commonly used in the medical field to diagnose diseases such as cancer. It uses X-rays to capture human structures without invading the body. Although it has a been widely used and provide great benefit for patient diagnosis, the cumulative exposure to X-ray radiation can cause health risks. For this reason, researchers have been developing ways to minimize the X-ray dose. However, lowering the radiation dosage in commercial CT scanners also affects the quality of CT images which leads to inaccurate diagnosis. Therefore, we utilize the low-dose CT (LDCT) images and proposing a denoising algorithm to enhance their quality. The industry and partner organization will benefit from this by integrating this algorithm into products that can be marketed towards radiologists.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Javad Alirezaie

Student:

Partner:

Dr. Paul Babyn Professional Medical Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Business Development Associate

As a start-up company, Top of Mind seeks new and innovative ways of reaching its target audience.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexandra Mogyoros

Student:

Partner:

Top of Mind Solutions Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Wholesale trade

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Digital Innovation Marketing Specialist Part 2

CleanAir.ai is an internet-of-things startup and manufacturer of ALVI, a smart air purification system. ALVI provides high-efficiency particulate air aka HEPA-class air quality, lowers home energy consumption and provides data and alerts on indoor air quality and filter performance through the ALVI app. The company has two major lines: ALVI smart and ALVI air. ALVI smart provides additional access to air quality and filter performance insights through the ALVI app. The company managed to differentiate its offering through ALVI breathable filter pads which enhance the indoor air circulation, provide cleaner air, while lowering home energy consumption

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Faculty Supervisor:

Donna Smith

Student:

Partner:

CleanAir.AI

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Virtualization of Cardiac Care

The objectives of this project are: to identify the care gaps associated with the traditional hospital-based cardiac care program at Eastern Heath, and to propose virtualization approaches that will complement the traditional care delivery model. The project activities include analysis of current cardiac care delivery processes at Eastern Health and identification of care gaps in the current system and the design of complementary virtual solutions that can be integrated into cardiac care delivery.
The project will be approached in a sequential order as follows: 1 – assessment of traditional cardiac care delivery and potential virtual care solutions; 2 – analysis of the current cardiac care delivery processes at Eastern Health to understand gaps in the current system; and 3 – recommendation of complementary virtual solutions for cardiac care at Eastern Health.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jennifer Jewer

Student:

Partner:

Heart and Stroke Foundation (NS)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Market Research and Business strategy development – English Speaking countries

The project is Using SWOT framework, Review and select a business model that best suits Glo3D to enter automotive industry. The candidate along with Sean Toussi(CEO) will be working on reviewing current business models for similar software companies in the industry and how it can be translated to work with our product. The company will use the result of this project to Improve inefficiencies in the current market and decide its next step on best marketing strategy and marketing channels and also finding the best sales channels.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sandy Staples

Student:

Partner:

Glo3D Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Capacity Building for Competitiveness in Aboriginal forestry Year Two

This project recognizes the significant business challenges First Nations forestry enterprises face which have the effect of limiting the benefits to First Nations from forests (Wellstead and Stedman 2010). There is limited awareness of the conditions that affect the success and failure of Aboriginal enterprises in the forest sector (Trosper et al 2008). Research on economic questions is more limited than expected given the widespread activity taking place, despite the widespread importance of forests to Aboriginal peoples and their long-standing history of resource management and land use (Wyatt et al 2010a). We focus in on a fundamental problem: governance. The research will address this problem by working with FN to identify business objectives and designing an effective business governance structure, drawing on the empirical work of the Harvard Project. In this vein, the outcomes of the study will lead to improved business process, supporting the competitiveness of the partners. Working in a participatory action research approach with the partners, the researcher will test and guide the implementation of an optimal governance structure for the partners– linking it to the unique context of each enterprise. The use of the Native Nations Institute’s governance tool is novel in the Canadian context.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Harry Nelson

Student:

Partner:

BC First Nations Forestry Council;Huu-ay-aht First Nation

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Alloy development and process optimization for extrusion-based metal additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing (AM, also referred to as metal 3D printing) promises to revolutionize the manufacturing sector by allowing custom parts to be printed on demand. Despite manufacturing accounting for 10% of Canada’s GDP, less than 5% of Canadian companies use AM. Among the limiting factors to the adoption of this technology are a lack of printable materials, poor part quality, and lack of skilled workers with the knowledge to take advantage of AM. In this project, we will work with one of Canada’s only AM system providers (Rapidia Tech Inc) to alleviate these barriers and accelerate the adoption of AM technology by Canadian businesses. Our research will develop new copper and titanium materials that can be used with Rapidia’s printer. We will design the composition of a metal powder paste, optimize 3D printing settings, and design a heat treatment to bond the metal powders in the paste. The development of printable copper and titanium materials will increase the potential applications that AM can be applied to, broadening Rapidia’s customer base.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Benoit;Adam Clare;Adam Clare

Student:

Partner:

Rapidia Tech Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia; The University of British Columbia - Okanagan; University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Development of an Educational Resource to Assist Not for Profit Organizations in the Administration of a Peer Support Evaluation Tool

To ensure Canadians with SCI continue to receive peer support services organizations require methods to track the impact of their programming. The proposed research project will provide Canadian SCI organizations with an optimized tool that will enable them to critically evaluate the impact of the peer support services that they provide. Having access to an optimized evaluation tool will allow organizations to demonstrate the effectiveness of their peer support services and thus advocate for continued funding to sustain the programming. As a whole, our research will contribute to a growing body of evidence that highlights the importance of peer support services for persons with SCI.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kathleen Martin Ginis;Shane Sweet

Student:

Partner:

Spinal Cord Injury Organization of British Columbia

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Public Service, Policy, and Governance

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Quantum networks – distributing entanglement between remote integrated photonic circuits

Quantum networks will enhance the security of communication and link quantum computers together to solve
certain problems that are not possible with present day computers. To realize practical applications with a quantum
advantage, thousands of photons must be controlled, and entanglement utilized to distribute quantum bits across
the network. In this project, we will develop the fundamental components to generate and distribute entanglement
between two remote photonic chips. In contrast to the typical implementation used to generate entangled photons
we will generate entangled photons deterministically using ‘artificial’ atoms that will enhance the rate of quantum
communication and computation. The photonic circuits will be designed by the University of Waterloo and
fabricated by foundry fabrication processes available to Canadian academics through our partner institution, CMC
Microsystems. The successful outcome will lay the foundation for a new quantum photonic toolbox for quantum
networks that will be made available to Canadians by CMC Microsystems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Reimer

Student:

Partner:

CMC Microsystems

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Moving towards a shared understanding of responsibility for the land among community-based food initiatives across Waterloo-Wellington region

This research project will engage 10-20 participants from community-based food initiatives across Waterloo-Wellington region to explore how groups access land to grow food. Access to land within urban environments is important for urban Indigenous peoples whose relationships with land have been disrupted by colonization. Indigenous Peoples honour relationships and responsibilities to land, which stands in contrast to a rights-based perspective recognized in the current system. This research aims to shift this narrative and explore how community-based food initiatives can foster relationships and responsibilities to the land. This research will benefit the partner organization, Wisahkotewinowak, an urban Indigenous garden collective with four sites across the Waterloo-Wellington region, by producing recommendations the broader community can implement and move towards a shared understanding of responsibility for the land.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hannah Tait Neufeld

Student:

Partner:

Wisahkotewinowak

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

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