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Engineering - chemical / biological

Genes to affordable medicines – Stream 1-A1

The Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) is a not-for-profit public-private partnership research organization that aims to accelerate the discovery of new medicines through open science. This Mitacs cluster will bring together SGC’s industry and academic collaborators to work together towards new and affordable medicines for challenging diseases. Sixty-three post-doctoral fellows will spend 2-3 years developing open source tools and knowledge for previously understudied proteins, thereby unlocking new areas of biology and identifying new opportunities for drug discovery. SGC’s spin-offs, the M4 companies, will be the vehicles to translate this knowledge into new medicines for rare and challenging diseases that have been excluded from traditional pharma company programs. The M4 companies are committed to open science and sharing, and to affordable pricing to ensure patients can access the new drugs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Cheryl Arrowsmith;Jinrong Min;Masoud Vedadi;Matthieu Schapira;Dalia Barsyte-Lovejoy;Mark Lautens;Alexandre Gagnon

Student:

Saba Dehghani-Tafti

Partner:

Structural Genomics Consortium

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Program:

Accelerate

A Community-Focused Pilot Project to Control the Impact of the Invasive Green Crab on the Native Lobster Population in Fortune Bay

This is a community focused two-year pilot project which brings together community leaders, the public, Memorial University, and Government Researchers to control the impact Green Crab have on the lobster and the environment in Fortune Bay. The proposed project has four component parts: 1) Community based coastal and intertidal removal and control 2) Community-based composting and fertilizer research 3) Lobster and Green Crab trapping and impact research and, 4) Education and outreach.
This project does not promote commercialization of an aquatic invasive species but control and utilization for mitigation cost recovery. Lobster and Green Crab interaction research will be focused on the impact Green Crab has on lobster during trapping, as well as interaction of lobster and Green Crab in their natural environments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Iain McGaw;Cynthia McKenzie

Student:

Michael G Piersiak

Partner:

Town of Harbour Breton

Discipline:

Oceanography

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Enhancing visualization of manufacturing complexity highlights on CAD file

Currently, the service provided by GRAD4 has an interface for visualization of CAD models. However, there is still room for improvement in speed and comprehensibility for the users: both manufacturers and buyers. The main challenge of implementing the improvements is in relatively high computational cost of such visualizations: while a regular PC handles such task efficiently, web-based tools tend to have difficulties when modelling 3D object with similar performance. Based on this, it is proposed 1) to investigate ways of improving geometric representations of CAD models on a web-page; 2) to retrieve and analyze user feedback on the viewer and take according actions; and 3) to identify future venues for viewer development.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yaoyao Fiona Zhao

Student:

Nikita Letov

Partner:

GRAD4 Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Evidence-driven strategies for successful schooling outcomes of learners of African descent in Nova Scotia

Research has identified that a gap exists in the academic achievement of Nova Scotian students of African descent as compared to their peers. Taking an Africentric approach, this research aims to understand how schools, families, and communities can collaborate to provide an enabling environment for learning so that Nova Scotian students of African descent succeed in school. This research will also identify the opportunities and challenges associated with the development and implementation of policies that support such partnerships, and the ability of educators to understand the cultural nuances of the African culture. Furthermore, this research also proposes to identify the learning patterns amongst students that ensure successful schooling outcomes. Identification of such learning patterns will provide a basis for data-driven policy decision-making and implementation in Nova Scotian public schools.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pawan Lingras;Joyline Makani

Student:

Raavee Kadam

Partner:

Delmore “Buddy” Daye Learning Institute

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Education

University:

Program:

Understanding Failed Forensic Science: A Research-Based Radio Documentary Series

This project enhances scholarly and public understandings of how technical scientific knowledge shapes legal outcomes, especially through the process of finding facts. Fact determination is an unregulated yet enormously consequential task for courts. Yet the law of evidence remains widely conceptualized as an essentially rule-bound domain, including in legal pedagogy. Meanwhile, despite judicial efforts at gatekeeping for reliable science, forensic expertise continues to feature in miscarriages of justice. By accessibly highlighting underappreciated stories of expert evidence gone wrong, this project will address critical gaps between legal theory and practice, enrich the research literature with interdisciplinarity, and foster academic progress with vital practical applications. This project also aims to enrich public discourse surrounding these issues in Canada and abroad. To date, little research about how experts and technical scientific knowledge shape the law’s key processes has been effectively mobilized to the public. Our project seeks to reverse this trend by partnering the intern’s disciplinary expertise with Cited Media’s acclaimed knowledge mobilization framework to produce a five-part radio mini-series that will enhance the public’s understanding of critical yet often misunderstood legal processes

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Faculty Supervisor:

Emma Cunliffe

Student:

Roland Nadler

Partner:

Discipline:

Law

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

What does the extant literature and needs assessment determine is the most effective mentorship model for low SES Black children?

The purpose of this project is to support the effective planning, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of a new mentorship program through the YCMA of Greater Toronto serving Black youth in priority neighbourhoods in Toronto’s east end, namely the Galloway, Malvern and Dorset Park neighbourhoods in Scarborough. This program seeks to support educational achievement and create change across the system of employment for Black youth by bringing them together with adult Black professionals and role models within individual and group mentoring sessions through schools, employment organizations, and social service organizations. As such, the research asks: What relevant literature exists about mentorship programs for Black youth in the Canadian context? What are the research findings pertaining to the most effective program designs and implementation methods? Where are the gaps in both research and service provision where the mentorship of Black Canadian youth are concerned, specifically girls? What such services exist for these communities? What are the needs of these communities? Answers to these questions will be sought through a literature review/scoping study and a needs assessment through community outreach and engagement sessions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Camisha Sibblis

Student:

Elizabeth Warner;Claudette Brown

Partner:

YMCA of Greater Toronto

Discipline:

Social work

Sector:

Other

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

Process study, simulation and optimization of direct conversion of biomass to ethyl evulinate

Increasing concerns about global warming related to greenhouse emission, and depletion of fossil fuel resources, bring biomass as a promising environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative to supply chemicals and fuels. One attractive option is the conversion of biomass obtained from recycling activities to high-value chemicals. In this context, direct biomass conversion to ethyl levulinate (EL) was successfully demonstrated [1] in a small batch reactor through a one-step acid-catalyzed biomass hydrolysis-esterification process to EL using 1, 2-dichloroethane (DCE), in the objective of obtaining an economical process. EL has prevalent applications in the fragrance and the flavour industries and is used as an additive for diesel and biodiesel [2,3,4].
A probable and proposed reaction pathway for the reaction comprises three subsequent steps including 1) hydrolysis of glucose to 5-chloromethyl furfural (CMF), then 2) hydration of CMF to levulinic acid (LA) and formic acid (FA) and finally 3) esterification of LA and FA to EL and ethyl formate (EF) [1, 3, and 4].

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Faculty Supervisor:

Clémence Fauteux-Lefebvre

Student:

Joanne Woloszyn

Partner:

Gascon Biomass Research Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Other

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Development of improved EIS circuitry for PEM fuel cell module diagnostics systems and incorporation of on-board EIS in fuel cell dc/dc converters

This proposed Mitacs project will investigate and further develop EIS (Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy), or AC-impedance-based measurement hardware used for diagnosing faults in PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell systems (FCS), and incorporating the on-board EIS function in the fuel cell dc/dc converters used to transfer power from the fuel cell to the vehicle traction drive. This project builds on a previous Mitacs project intended to link EIS spectra for different faults (e.g., H2 leaks through holes in the cell membranes, and high membrane resistance due to humidifier faults) to actual leak rates and inlet humidification relative-humidity (RH), to permit more rapid diagnosing of FCS faults, and to, eventually, build this diagnostic capability into future systems for on-board-use in operation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jiacheng Jason Wang

Student:

Jiabin Shen

Partner:

Ballard Power Systems Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Low-Cost Sensor System for Remote COVID-19 Patient Monitoring

The rapidly increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients and long hospitalization periods place great strain on the current healthcare system in Canada. While some patients need hospitalization, most do not. To monitor those at home, accurate data is vital. There are several reasons that prevent continuous monitoring of the five physiological parameters (e.g., skin temperature, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate); most involve cost. Remote patient monitoring helps COVID-19 patients avoid hospital readmissions, saving an average of over $14,000 for hospital stay per patient. To be truly effective, wearable devices (e.g., wristwatch, vital patch) must be widely available and therefore low cost. Our goal is to develop a low-cost sensor system to perform real-time remote monitoring of the physiological parameters for COVID-19 patients, with the aim of reducing healthcare costs. Provide continuous monitoring of the physiological parameters while walking or exercising.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Salama Ikki

Student:

Yahia Alghorani

Partner:

Remote Patient Monitoring Systems

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Lakehead University

Program:

Development of Nanostructures Embedded Early-Warning Electronic Sensing Device for Roadside Ultra Low Level Detection of Cannabis, cocaine, opiates, and Alcohol in Saliva

Drug-impaired driving represents a significant and increasing threat to the safety of Canadians and there is an urgent need for a convenient, instantaneous and accurate road-side evaluation technology for impaired driving. Current solution for roadside drug testing includes a device that is still just a qualitative indicator. Quantitative detection of drugs currently require expensive equipment, dedicated infrastructure and specialized laboratory personnel. To address this problem, eye3concepts inc. is teaming up with McMaster University to develop easy to use and cost-effective technology to detect the THC, cocaine, opiates, and alcohol in saliva. This project will enable developing important nanostructures based electrochemical features for this technology so that the results of the tests will be available within 2 minutes of administering the test. Given the global scale of this issue and absence of any low cost flexible solution of the type proposed by Eye3Concepts, the implementation of this project will boost the growth-rate of this company, create jobs in Canada and ultimately create a global flexible low-cost solution for real-time drug testing.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Amin Rajabzadeh;Seshasai Srinivasan

Student:

Greter Amelia Ortega Rodriguez;Satish Kumar

Partner:

Eye3concepts Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Evidence Integration and value of information

Decision makers responsible for managing public and population health risks are increasingly faced with challenges in integrating information from multiple sources to support evidence-based risk decision making. To meet these challenges, a new framework for evidence integration will be developed to provide guidance on how best to synthesize information from all relevant sources to support the best possible risk decisions. This framework will also provide guidance on the use of big data in evidence integration. New techniques for determining the value of information that could be generated to fill critical data gaps will also be developed. The practicality of the evidence integration framework and methods will be evaluated using a series of case studies. The results of this research will be of value to the partner organization by providing cutting methodologies in risk science that will be of great value to both its domestic and international clients in meeting their needs for evidence integration to support evidence-based risk management decisions in public and population health.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Patrick Farrell;Paul Villeneuve

Student:

Nawal Farhat;Mohamed Taher;Shintaro Hagiwara

Partner:

Risk Sciences International

Discipline:

Statistics / Actuarial sciences

Sector:

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Transforming Experiences into Solutions: A Multiphase Interdisciplinary Study on Recruitment and Retention of Women in Saskatchewan Engineering and Mining

Currently in the Canadian mining industry, approximately 16% of roles are filled by women. Furthermore, the mining industry is facing a future labour shortage as a significant proportion of its current workforce is approaching the age of retirement. Underrepresented groups, such as women, can help to fill these projected labour gaps and aid in solving challenges the industry faces, such as digital transformation and sustainable development. However, systemic and culture barriers have prevented women, in particular, from being better represented in the mining industry.
In response, this IMII-funded study will bring together industry and academic research focus which transform the experiences of men and women in the Saskatchewan mining industry into practical solutions which address barriers faced by under-represented groups. The ultimate goal of this work is put recommendations into action to shift Saskatchewan mining and minerals workplaces to be inclusive and diverse workplaces.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jeanie Wills;John Moffatt

Student:

Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley

Partner:

International Minerals Innovation Institute

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

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