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NGS-based estimation of quality of selective pre-amplification of bacterial RRN operon using Phi29

Rapid identification of bacteria in blood is important for the early identification of infection and emergence of resistance to therapy. There is no wishful, fast and simple, technological solution for this quest. Some of infections are life-threatening and requires fast and focused drug treatment as soon as possible. The present approach is to use empirical therapy and wait for culture results (if positive) to modify treatment, i.e. to remove unaffected drugs and add/increase drugs which will attenuate identified pathogen. The sequence of bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is strain specific and can be used for bacterial identification, thus, better guiding therapy. Current methods of sequencing are not sensitive enough to detect minimal amounts of bacterial 16S rRNA in samples containing an excess of human DNA. We developed a protocol to selectively amplify signals form any type of bacteria from blood and permit fast downstream molecular identification (using nucleic acid-based methods).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alan Spatz

Student:

Partner:

ExD Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Potential clinical uses of glycopeptides

Red blood cells are stored in blood collection centres for blood transfusion; however, some of red blood cells are discarded due to the poor quality after storage for a period of time because the poor quality of the red blood cells will cause health problems in individuals after transfusion. In this project, we are going to test new compounds derived from natural anti-freezing proteins by a Canada-based biotech company Sirona for better storage of red blood cells. Hopefully, we will find that these new compounds can improve the quality of the red blood cells after storage. Our partner Sirona is a Canadian company. The success of this project will benefit to the business of this company in the development of novel medical agents for blood transfusion medicine.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Armando Jardim;Caigan Du

Student:

Partner:

Sirona Biochem Corp

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Investigation of possible surface contamination from a deep waste disposal injection well in Northeastern, British Columbia, Canada

In British Columbia, highly saline waste water produced as a by-product of oil and gas operations are injected into deep geological formations via injection wells. The purpose of this research project is to investigate whether or not these injected fluids remain at depth as intended or rather, can return to the surface and contaminate water resources. In particular this project aims to evaluate the role that surrounding active and abandoned wellbores play in acting as vertical conduits for subsurface fluids to leak to the surface. In order to address this question we will focus our study on the largest volume injection well in the province, located in a 50 year old active gas field. This study will help the scientific community to understand the long-term environmental consequences of deep waste disposal, and will provide a base for future policy and decision making.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Romain Chesnaux

Student:

Partner:

GW Solutions Inc;David Suzuki Foundation (BC)

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Program:

Accelerate

Développement d’un outil de simulation pour la conception de préformes par tissage 3D

Les préformes textiles 3D sont de plus en plus utilisées pour fabriquer des pièces composites dans l’industrie aéronautique. Les métiers à tisser 3D de dernière génération ont la capacité de fabriquer des préformes à géométrie très complexe et avec une très grande précision. Le logiciel développé par le Groupe CTT pour contrôler ce type de métier à tisser ne permet pas actuellement de prédire l’épaisseur finale du tissu. En effet, plusieurs facteurs, dont le type de fils, les paramètres de tissage ou le taux de compaction, influencent grandement l’épaisseur du tissu. De plus, divers phénomènes physiques interviennent entre les fibres lors de la fabrication d’un matériau composite, ce qui modifie la géométrie initiale qui a été tissée. Ainsi, le développement d’un outil de simulation de la géométrie réelle des préformes textiles 3D va permettre de réduire le temps de développement d’une préforme et diminuer les itérations de développement. Le Groupe CTT sera en bonne position pour desservir ses clients industriels plus rapidement et avec davantage de précision.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Louis Laberge Lebel

Student:

Partner:

Groupe CTT

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Design and Application of a High Pressure Microwave Drop-In Biofuel Reactor System

The conversion of low value lipids, including tall oil, brown grease, and yellow grease, to hydrocarbons without the use of hydrogen or catalyst has been patented and scaled up by our group (Forge Hydrocarbons). This project seeks to develop an improvement to the existing process by incorporating microwave heating to the reactor configuration. The process is expected to help reduce the acid number and improve the process economics by decreasing the undesirable side reaction leading to coke formation. Through the optimization of the new reactor, and in collaboration with Forge staff, the new technology will be used in ongoing scale-up.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Bressler

Student:

Partner:

Forge Hydrocarbons Inc

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Framework for dialogue and learning with parents and professionals in the Central Okanagan; an examination of learning (related to stigmatization) across relations of power

This research will create opportunities for reflection and dialogue with a group of professionals in the Central Okanagan regarding parents’ perceptions and experiences of stigmatization. Dialogue will focus on enhancing professionals’ understanding of underlying structural and social factors contributing to stigmatization and the implications of this understanding for their practice.
The research draws from Participatory Action Research and Critical Pedagogy. Methods used will be narratives and focus group discussions.
CATCH and SB6 are coalitions that bring stakeholders together to address Early Childhood Development and parenting in the Central Okanagan. The Bridge and the United Way, the registered agencies supporting CATCH and SB6, will benefit from a more comprehensive knowledge through this project to enhance the relevancy, efficiency and effectiveness of the practices to support parenting. Apart from The Bridge and the United Way, all other agencies, connected through CATCH and SB6, will equally benefit from knowledge collectively generated.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Judy Gillespie

Student:

Partner:

United Way Central and South Okanagan/Similkameen Office;The Bridge Youth and Family Services Society

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Détection et inventaire du cerf de Virginie (Odocoileus virginianus) en milieu urbain à l’aide d’imagerie visible-infrarouge à très haute résolution spatiale

Les populations de cerf de Virginie (Odocoileus virginianus) ont connu une forte croissance au cours des dernières décennies dans le Nord-Est de l’Amérique du Nord. Certaines régions présentent des surpopulations qui, combinées au développement des grands centres urbains, occasionnent des conflits d’usage croissants. Les gestionnaires de parcs naturels en milieu urbain sont ainsi confrontés avec d’importants défis visant à limiter les impacts négatifs des populations de cerfs tout en préservant le milieu naturel. Connaitre l’effectif de ces populations constitue un élément clef pour en assurer la gestion. Cependant, cette donnée est difficilement accessible par les inventaires traditionnels dans ces milieux urbanisés. Les aéronefs sans pilote (ASP) – appelés aussi drones – sont de plus en plus présents comme vecteurs d’acquisition d’imagerie aérienne de haute résolution spatiale et temporelle. En écologie, ces systèmes permettent notamment de détecter des espèces fauniques à l’aide de capteurs visibles et infrarouge thermique. L’objectif de ce projet consiste donc à développer une approche de traitement d’imagerie visible et infrarouge thermique acquise par ASP pour détecter et compter les cerfs en milieu urbain. Ce projet novateur permettra au partenaire de compléter son expertise dans ce secteur environnemental et d’assurer un transfert technologique vers l’industrie.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jérôme Théau

Student:

Partner:

Centre de géomatique du Québec

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Natural Resources; Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Outil de suivi biophysique et phytosanitaire des cultures viticoles à l’aide de la télédétection à très hautes résolutions spatiale et temporelle

Les aéronefs sans pilote (ASP) – appelés aussi drones – sont de plus en plus présents comme vecteurs d’acquisition d’imagerie aérienne de haute résolution spatiale et temporelle. En agriculture, ce type d’équipement permet d’analyser finement, à l’aide des images acquises, différents paramètres en lien avec la croissance, la santé et le rendement des plantes. Ces données précises visent à détecter à l’intérieur même des parcelles, des problématiques nécessitant l’intervention humaine. En ciblant ces zones, cet outil offre la possibilité de réduire l’utilisation de produits nocifs pour l’environnement (ex: pesticides, fongicides) et le développement d’une agriculture de précision. Plusieurs cultures ont déjà fait l’objet d’analyses à l’aide de ce type d’outils comme le colza, la pomme de terre et le maïs. La vigne, culture à haute valeur économique en pleine croissance au Canada, est confrontée à plusieurs problématiques qui affectent la croissance et la qualité des grappes. Ce secteur ne dispose cependant pas d’outils performants pour détecter les problèmes et intervenir au cours de la saison de croissance. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jérôme Théau

Student:

Partner:

Centre de géomatique du Québec

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Agriculture and Food; Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Wireless energy transfer for low power charging applications

This activity focuses on developing a high-efficiency proof-of-concept prototype for a wireless energy transmission system. The objective is to utilize the technology for wirelessly charging multiple batteries in low power portable devices such as mobile electronics, e.g., personal digital assistants (PDA) and smart-phones. The system consists of two windings, transmitter and receiver, that are in parallel with capacitors to form two parallel resonant circuits. The two resonant circuits are then linked together through a magnetic coupling. The key function of the above power transmission system is to achieve higher wireless transmission efficiency through the resonance phenomena. Resonance will allow the system to oscillate at larger amplitudes at some frequencies than others. Examples of wireless energy transfer application are power-delivery in hazardous applications due to presence of gas, energy transfer to implanted medical devices through the intact skin, and electric vehicle battery-recharging applications due to enhanced safety, reliability, and convenience.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mehrdad Moallem

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Stratégies pour améliorer la production d’enzymes d’intérêt industriel

La production d’enzymes d’intérêt industriel doit être maximisée pour que ces derniers soient viables commercialement. Diverses approches peuvent être envisagées pour optimiser cette production et les techniques de biologie moléculaire peuvent participer à cet objectif. Des gènes synthétiques codant pour différentes formes d’estérase ont déjà été conçus mais la production des enzymes est réduite suite à une acidification du milieu de croissance. Pour pallier à ce problème, les gènes synthétiques seront transformés dans des souches d’Escherichia coli produisant moins de certains types d’acide. Une approche similaire sera utilisée pour concevoir des gènes synthétiques codant pour une nouvelle glysosyl hydrolase. Le projet vise donc à accroître la productivité de l’entreprise dans la production d’enzymes et à développer de nouveaux créneaux en analysant la possibilité d’intégration de nouvelles enzymes dans sa ligne de production.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carole Beaulieu

Student:

Partner:

Ozymes

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Biotechnology; Life Sciences (not health); Clean Technology

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Development and proof-of-concept evaluation of 3D reconstruction molecular research tools

Traditional research microscopy tools are entirely adequate for conventional static analysis, however, the evaluation of more complex dynamic cellular processes require unconventional methods of acquiring, displaying, and rendering dynamic data. Autophagy occurs when some of a cell’s cytoplasm, referred as cargo, is enclosed by a membrane to form an autophagosome in order to be degraded and the products recycled. Autophagy is initiated to cope with stress, but we and others show that under non-stress conditions, specific cargos are targeted to the autophagosome. To better understand how this transformation occurs, we will use the technology provided by Enable to take static 2D images and convert them into a 3D volume in order to extract information on how the autophagosome forms and how it is then able to fuse to lysosomes. The proof of concept of this approach to analyzing cell image data will provide a new way to understand dynamic processes within the cell.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gregory Kelly;Danielle Spice

Student:

Partner:

Enable Imaging Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Modeling fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries in Saskatchewan: identifying the leading risk fact

Work-related morbidity and mortality not only result in loss of time at work, reduction of the overall productivity, increase of the additional hiring and training costs and increased use of medical and welfare services, but it also results in suffering and hardship for the worker and his or her family. The Workers’ Compensation Board of Saskatchewan (WCB-SK) strives to advance scientific and technical knowledge in understanding the occupational injury and fatality risks to reduce the incidence or severity of injury in Saskatchewan. As such, in collaboration with WCB-SK, advanced statistical models will be developed with the primary goal of identifying the leading indicators for the risk of occupational fatal and non-fatal injuries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Cindy Feng;Catherine Trask

Student:

Partner:

Workers’ Compensation Board of Saskatchewan

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

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