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Somatostatin Receptor Mediated Modulation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors Signaling

The work proposed here is based on a novel and innovative approach which has not been addressed till today. We propose that developing a combined therapy to inhibit ErbBs and activate SSTRs, might be useful approach to control tumor progression and better hormonal therapy response in breast cancer. The outcome of the present study first, will uncover novel molecular and cellular mechanisms
for SSTR and ErbBs functional interaction in pathophysiological conditions such as in breast cancer. Second, it is reasonable to contemplate the unappreciated role of SSTR subtypes in a broader sense to other tumors such as pancreatic, colon and lung cancer which are also ErbBs positive. Most importantly, the consequences of protein-protein interaction (SSTR/ErbBs) and the mutational analysis in SSTR subtypes is often overlooked and need to be addressed as proposed in this application.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ujendra Kumar

Student:

Partner:

Lipont Pharmaceuticals Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

The effect of footwear on running economy followingexercise-induced fatigue.

The research proposal is designed to examine the relationship between footwear, metabolic rate and lower limb muscle activity following exercise-educed fatigue. This randomized, controlled crossover design experiment will consist of three sessions. The first session is a familiarization session. The second and third sessions will be the same, except the exercise will be done wearing either traditional
or minimalist footwear models. For the second and third sessions, participants will first complete a running economy test, and then run seven bouts of 1000 meters to induce fatigue. Following this fatiguing task, the participant will complete another running economy test. This study shall examine the differences in metabolic rate and muscle activity between footwear conditions, and furthermore, how fatigue effects these differences. The data collected will be used to identify any potentially injurious trends associated with each footwear model in an effort to provide insight for medical professionals with running clients.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fabien Basset

Student:

Partner:

Pearlgate Physiotherapy Services

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Supraspinal vs spinal contribution to the production ofarm cycling at different relative intensities.

The proposed research will allow us to determine how the human central nervous system (i.e. brain and spinal cord) functions to produce different patterns of muscle contractions during cyclical arm movements. We will use a variety of stimulation technics to determine how active the brain and spinal cord are during the arm movements. We do not currently have a detailed understanding of how the brain and spinal work together during human movement execution. Before we try to determine how the functional connections between brain and spinal cord are altered in persons with spinal cord injuries, however, we need to determine how they work in non-injured persons. The industry partner included in this proposal employs a chiropractor that is interested in understanding basic nervous system function in humans. An enhanced understanding of how the nervous system works during cyclical movements may lead to new developments in their treatment of patients with upper body injuries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Duane Button

Student:

Partner:

Manning Chiropractic

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Urbanisation dans les montagnes du nord du Vietnam : de la planification centralisée à la production locale

Le projet s’intéresse à l’urbanisation des petites et moyennes villes et le rôle potentiel qu’elles pourraient jouer dans le développement régional au Vietnam. La zone d’étude se trouve dans la province de Lào Cai dans les montagnes du nord-est, sur la frontière avec la Chine, où habitent des centaines de milliers de personnes dont 60 pourcent font partie des groupes ethniques minoritaires. L’objectif est de mettre en évidence les transformations socioéconomiques et politiques de ces villes, tant au niveau de la planification centralisée par le gouvernement, qu’au niveau des expériences vécues et du développement des infrastructures et de services de ces villes. Le projet enrichit davantage les connaissances théoriques sur l’urbanisation dans les pays en développement. Il contribuerait à la formulation des politiques plus nuancées au contexte local vietnamien permettant aux petites et moyennes villes de jouer un rôle plus remarquable dans le développement régional.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thi Thanh Hien Pham

Student:

Partner:

Vietnam National University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Public Safety Analytics: The Saskatchewan Data Fusion Project

We will invent new ways of displaying and analyzing data collected by the Government of Saskatchewan. The Ministry of Justice wants to find cheaper ways of helping people make good choices. We will look in the data for connections among the things that people do and have done to them before they get in trouble. We will devise new types of computer software to automatically search for these connections. The connections will be considered by the Ministry employees. After consideration, they may suggest other connections that we should search for. Or else they may figure out how to make use of the connections to reach the people at risk with immediate help so that they
aren’t so likely to make bad choices. Most of our effort will be spent creating new ways of combining previously separate government data and then searching it quickly for new types of connections.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Howard Hamilton

Student:

Partner:

ISM Canada;Ministry of Justice Corrections and Policing

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Développement d’ingrédients anti-âge

Le présent projet implique le laboratoire d’analyse et de séparation des essences végétales (LASEVE) de l’UQAC et l’entreprise Bio Forextra qui mettent en commun leur expertise afin de pousser le développement d’extraits issus de la biomasse forestière du Québec. Dans un premier temps, il sera nécessaire d’optimiser le procédé d’extraction développé par Bio Forextra afin d’obtenir des extraits d’écorces d’érable rouge et d’épinette noire dans d’excellents rendements et avec un fort pouvoir antioxydant. Dans un second temps, les extraits seront caractérisés de manière détaillée au niveau de leurs activités biologiques telles qu’antioxydante (ORAC, DPPH, peroxydation lipidique, etc.), anti-inflammatoire, etc. Finalement, la composition chimique des extraits les plus intéressants sera évaluée par criblage phytochimique. Ce criblage implique l’utilisation d’approches chromatographiques et des tests spécifiques de révélation permettant d’identifier les principales classes de produits naturels dans les extraits (terpènes, glycosides, etc.). Grâce à ce projet, l’entreprise sera en mesure de mieux caractériser ses extraits au niveau chimique (criblage phytochimique) et au niveau de l’activité biologique (anti-inflammatoire, ORAC, etc.) en utilisant le savoir-faire du LASEVE.

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Faculty Supervisor:

André Pichette

Student:

Partner:

Les laboratoires Bio ForeXtra Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Program:

Accelerate

An assessment of women’s abortion experiences in Istanbul, Turkey.

This research project investigates the experiences of women accessing abortions in Istanbul, Turkey. I will conduct interviews with approximately 40 women about their abortion experiences and their experiences with family planning and other reproductive services. I will also interview relevant figures in Istanbul who can speak about the quality of reproductive healthcare in Istanbul, including doctors, politicians, and activists. Although abortion is legal in Turkey, the political climate toward women’s reproductive rights has become increasingly hostile in the last five years. The current President of Turkey has tried to restrict or ban abortion, emergency contraception (e.g. Plan B®) and C-sections. Turkish women have reported difficulty accessing these services therefore my study will help us understand the current access to and quality of reproductive services in Istanbul. I aim to publish two articles in peer-reviewed journals and provide a report of my findings to share through women’s rights networks in Istanbul. I expect that my findings may help support advocacy efforts to protect women’s reproductive rights in Turkey.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Angel Foster

Student:

Partner:

Kadir Has University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Merging traditional and scientific knowledge in assessing wildlife health in relation to mining

As part of the environmental assessment of the prospective Blackwater Mine in British Columbia, New Gold mining company is implementing a ‘Country Foods Monitoring Plan’ to address concerns voiced by First Nations communities over the safety of traditional food sources in anticipation of new mine development and operations. The overall goal of my proposed work is to develop a culturally appropriate participatory wildlife health monitoring program that can be collaboratively implemented by mining companies, government and First Nation communities. It is the philosophy that this program will merge two ways of knowing about animal health. It will merge both scientific and traditional knowledge for the monitoring animal health. This project will help further develop New Gold’s Country Food’s Monitoring Plan. New Gold’s collaboration will not only fortify its position as a leader in progressive mining practices, but can also help to build better relationships between the mining industry and Aboriginal people. To BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Malcolm Scoble

Student:

Partner:

New Gold Inc;BC Ministry of Lands, Forest and Natural Resouces

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Seismic Risk Assessment of High-Speed Railway Bridge System in China

The proposed research project is to develop a robust performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE) methodology to quantify the seismic risks of large network of infrastructure such as the high-speed railway system in China. The project is anticipated to accomplish many goals. First, it will develop accurate numerical model to predict the seismic behavior of standard-span length bridge system in high-speed railway. Second, efficient PBEE methodology which account for indirect economic cost due to down time will be developed. Third, seismic performance of different seismic protective systems will be compared by using the developed PBEE methodology. The result of the research will help engineers and designers to quantify the seismic risk of the HSR and make informed risk-management decision.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tony Yang

Student:

Partner:

Central South University (China)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Formulation d’un produit de santé naturel anti-herpétique et design d’une étudein-vivo

Le projet proposé vise le développement d’un nouveau produit de santé naturel pour le traitement de l’herpès labial. Le stagiaire sera en charge du développement de la galénique du produit en accord avec la règlementation de Santé Canada. Ce produit comportera différents extraits naturels notamment de Cornus sericea connu pour son action directe sur le virus, et des huiles essentielles reconnues pour leur efficacité sur la réplication du virus. Une attention particulière sera portée à la pénétration cutanée de ces actifs au sein de la peau. Dans un second temps, le produit sera évalué en termes de stabilité physicochimique, du profil toxicologique et de l’efficacité. Pour ce faire, le stagiaire réalisera, avec la participation d’Evalulab, la mise en place d’un protocole d’étude clinique afin d’évaluer à terme son efficacité sur l’amélioration du temps de guérison et la prévention de l’apparition de vésicules dès les premiers symptômes (ex. : fourmillement).

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Faculty Supervisor:

André Pichette

Student:

Partner:

Evalulab

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Program:

Accelerate

Les parcours éducatifs et les représentations de la science chez les jeunes

À même les résultats du projet « Les parcours éducatifs et les représentations de la science chez les jeunes » subventionné par le CRSH, les stagiaires du projet MITACS devront créer, développer et voir à dispenser un ensemble d’activités d’apprentissage et de formation qui s’adressera tantôt aux jeunes, tantôt aux enseignants. Ces activités auront pour but de favoriser, du primaire au collégial, l’engagement d’un nombre accru de jeunes dans des études en mathématiques et sciences et dans des carrières dans ces disciplines. Les stagiaires seront également chargés d’analyser l’efficacité des activités développées, notamment par la cueillette de données auprès des jeunes et enseignants et des travaux d’analyses, d’ajustement et de validation qui permettront de dégager les meilleures pratiques. De là, les Partenaires du Projet MITACS et ceux du Projet CRSH auront accès à une banque d’activités et de savoir-faire éprouvés pour l’apprentissage et l’enseignement des mathématiques et sciences.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pierre Doray;Simon Larose

Student:

Partner:

Centre de développement de la relève scientifique ettechnologique;9307-8723 Québec Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Montréal; Université du Québec à Montréal; Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Active cancellation of Interior Noise

The project’s goal is to create a system for cancelling unwanted noise in an area by using arrays of speakers and microphones. This system will perform active noise cancellation, as seen in high-end headphones, but does not require those benefiting from the system to wear any hardware. This permits active noise cancellation to support applications such as conferences or surgeries which benefit from quiet but must sometimes be performed in regions with many noise sources. The interns will create simulation models of the system to evaluate sensor and speaker configurations. The simulations will also be used to experiment with different signal processing algorithms. This project will allow the partner organization to evaluate different design possibilities for physical implementations of the active noise cancellation system. The interns will obtain valuable experience on how product development and testing are performed in industrial settings.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Mcguire

Student:

Partner:

Alphatron Technology

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

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