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Intracellular growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: prospects for drug discovery

The success of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the infectious agent of tuberculosis (TB), lies in its
ability to primarily infect, reside, and multiply in the lungs of patients. Mtb infects white blood cells termed
alveolar macrophages and hides from the host immune response as well as from many antibiotics used
for treatment, creating additional challenges for anti-TB drug discovery. With the increasing prevalence of
multi- and extremely- drug-resistant tuberculosis in several countries, there is a pressing need for new
drugs against Mtb. The objective of this study is to progress through pre-clinical development a series of lead compounds against Mtb found to be highly effective within human macrophage. We will decipher the
compound’s mode of action and try to understand the basis for these compound’s exhibition of greater
potency against Mtb inside the macrophages. The results of this project can be used to identify novel
compounds in the treatment against tuberculosis in Canada and worldwide, fulfilling the mission of our
partner organization, B.C. Lung Association. Additionally, the path to developing a new drug against
tuberculosis can be expedited to clinical trials through our company partner, Novateur.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yossef Av-Gay

Student:

Partner:

British Columbia Lung Association;Novateur Ventures Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Analysis, development and implementation of virtual and face-to-face mechanisms and tools to stimulate coordination, exchange and collaboration between members of a community of entrepreneurs

This project seeks to perform an analysis about the dynamics of interactions between members of an entrepreneurship community. Entrepreneur’s behaviors will be compared with the literature on knowledge transfer and concepts about entrepreneur’s thinking. Using data collected within the entrepreneur community and concepts, the intern will define the parameters needed for the development of effective tools that help collaboration inside entrepreneurial communities. With these results, the intern will first propose design specifications and assist in the creation of an innovative platform designed to facilitate collaboration, knowledge sharing and activity coordination within the Partner organization, i.e. La Gare’s entrepreneurial community. Second, a report on the fields of entrepreneurship, networks and communities, and collaborative innovation will be presented. This study will be helpful to the Partner organization in enhancing the attractiveness and cohesiveness of its community. The intern, and the whole research community, will benefit from this research by studying from an inside perspective interactions within an entrepreneur community.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Isabelle Deschamps

Student:

Partner:

Credo Productions Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Real estate and rental and leasing

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Greenest City Conversations Project Part Two

Greenest City Conversations is a research project aimed at developing multiple channels for public engagement on sustainability policies. MetroQuest (MQ) is a digital decision-support tool that generates alternative urban planning scenarios based on user choices, allowing users to evaluate the future consequences of their choices by comparing results and adjusting priorities. The City of Vancouver will be using MQ to engage citizens on its Greenest City (GC2020) goals. For this, MetroQuest will create a customized version of the tool, MetroQuest Vancouver (MQ-V) that will include scenarios and visuals that reflect user choices in areas of land use, energy and transportation. Project interns will work closely with MQ in the development and implementation of MQ-V. This project provides MetroQuest an opportunity to have an academic institution observe and provide valuable feedback on the effectiveness of both existing (workshop, web) and emerging (kiosk and iPad) platforms.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Robinson;Andrew Feenberg

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Simon Fraser University; The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Design and Characterization of Waste Plastics and Plastic Based Waste Materials as Supplementary Fuels for Cement Kilns

Unrecyclable Waste materials destined for landfills could be used as fuel for cement kilns with little to no pre-processing. The very high temperatures required in cement production make cheaper alternatives to coal as fuel, necessary to cut down on production costs. However a selected waste material replacing coal or petroleum coke must be suitable for cement kiln operations and must result in minimal adverse changes in the emission of the cement kiln. Waste materials containing certain plastics have the potential to meet these two major criteria. This project will identify, and perform waste-plastic to fuel combustion tests to suggest recommended plastic-coal blends that will meet emission standards and reduce cost for cement plants, a diversion which in turn reduces landfill management expenses which have been increasing over the years for local governments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Gibson

Student:

Partner:

Lafarge North America

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Impact of a Year-Long Physical Literacy Structured Recreation Program on the Motor Proficiency of Kindergarten Students

The study focuses on the assessment of motor proficiencies of children before and after their involvement in a specialised recreation program, when compared to children of the same age who are enrolled in standard parent-selected programming. The specialised program sets at introducing children to a wide array of activities in multiple environments, and are taught by instructors who have sound knowledge bases in these activities and sports. The assessments will not only provide information on the current motor proficiency of children, but also how effective and efficient the specialised program is at skill acquisition of motor patterns and motor behaviours over eight months, which could lead to better programming and program design in
the recreation sector.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Larry Katz

Student:

Partner:

Vivo for Healthier Generations

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Development of Cold Spray Titanium Parts by Additive Manufacturing and Titanium Coated Composite Parts for the Aerospace Sector

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a promising field as a sustainable alternative to traditional manufacturing processes for the aerospace sector because of the potential of low buy-to-fly ratio on materials. Cold spray offers the potential for AM of titanium parts due to its large deposition rates compared with current AM methods. However, some hurdles are found when spraying titanium by cold spray, in particular the tendency to have high porosity levels and the requirements to use of extreme spray parameters. This part of the research program aim at validating the potential of low pressure cold spray for
the AM of titanium parts for the aerospace sector. In parallel, the aerospace industry is using more composite materials such as carbon fiber reinforced composites (CFRCs). The strength-to-weight ratio and resistance to mechanical stress of aircraft skins are improved when using CFRCs but issues concerning the wear/erosion resistance at specific locations are arising. Current protective solutions are labor intensive and costly. It is envisioned that cold spray could be used to produce titanium coated CFRCs allowing for localized application of titanium, resulting in reduced weight and enhanced local protection. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bertrand Jodoin

Student:

Partner:

CenterLine Limited;University of Ottawa

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Advanced Manufacturing; Aerospace; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Dopamine Receptor Imaging in Dementia Using Hybrid PET/MRI

Although life expectancy is increasingly associated with the treatment of heart disease and cancer, there has been virtually no improvement in life expectancy for patients with dementia. Dementia has a devastating impact to the patient, family members and society because patients become dependent on family caregivers, who are then less productive in other aspects of our society. There is currently extensive research to investigate possible treatments but a major problem is that there are many different forms of dementia which require different treatments. This search for treatments depends on being able to distinguish among the different forms of dementia based on symptoms alone, which is not always possible. Recent advances suggest that brain imaging could be used to make the correct diagnosis. We propose to develop brain imaging methods to allow the separation of two often confused forms of dementia: Dementia with Lewy Bodies from Alzheimer’s disease.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Kovacs

Student:

Partner:

Multi Magnetics Inc;St. Joseph's Health Care Foundation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Lawson Health Research Institute

Program:

Accelerate

L’utilisation de l’assemblage modulaire et les cellules dynamiques pour améliorer l’efficacité des usines et de la chaîne logistique pour une entreprise réseau

Cette recherche sert à déterminer les facteurs qui affectent la performance d’un réseau d’entreprises. Par exemple, une augmentation de la demande peut causer des retards de livraison si l’entreprise ne prend pas les mesures nécessaires. La méthodologie proposée est de décortiquer le système étudié en trois sous-systèmes pour déterminer ces facteurs. Il s’agit de la ligne d’assemblage final, de l’entrepôt et du type d’aménagement chez les fournisseurs. Un facteur important à étudier est le cycle de vie des produits. Par exemple, il faut changer la politique d’achat pour les modèles qui vont être discontinués. Aussi, il faut placer les produits ayant déjà une maturité des ventes à proximité de la zone de réception et de la ligne de production. Aussi, une introduction d’un nouveau design oblige parfois le fournisseur de se procurer d’une nouvelle machine ou bien de doubler une autre, ce qui va modifier son aménagement dès la phase de croissance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Georges Abdul-Nour

Student:

Partner:

Huppé Meubles

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Developing Energy-Efficient HVAC-R Systems for Smart Buildings

AYO Smart Home Ltd. is pursuing the development of integrated energy management technologies for smart buildings. Various approaches such as heat recovery, solar energy, energy storage, and passive cooling are being investigated by the AYO Smart Home Ltd. company. Novel technologies for Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC-R) are also considered as a crucial part of the investigation.
HVAC-R systems consume 50% of the total energy in buildings and 20% of the total national energy usage in European and American countries. The overall reduction of energy consumption due to smart HVAC-R systems can therefore be remarkable in smart buildings. Utilization of novel insulations and energy-efficient control of the air conditioning system are among the many technologies to be developed in this project. As a continuation of several years of research at Simon Fraser University, this project is an exciting opportunity to elevate the developed technologies to an industrial level.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Majid Bahrami

Student:

Partner:

AYO Smart Home Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Effect of Foreign Exchange Rates on the Default Correlation

Default correlation analysis has an important role in asset pricing and credit risk management. Our proposed default model aims to analyze the default correlation for two international companies. In this analysis, we would like to incorporate existing correlation between the stock indices in different countries and study its effect on the default correlation measure. Moreover, there is evidence in the literature of sensitivity of equity index returns to foreign exchange (FX) rates. We believe that the correlation between volatilities of FX rates of local currencies and the volatility in stock exchange returns volatilities will affect the default correlation for two companies in two different countries. We want to design a robust mathematical model, which ultimately quantifies the effect of foreign exchange on the default correlation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Huaxiong Huang

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Management of companies and enterprises

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Architecture for a 3D-Vision FPGA-based System for Real-Time Object Tracking

Object tracking using stereo video is a field of research applicable to a large number of applications. However, most proposed methods are complex, and require significant computing resources to be implemented. As a result, the number of applications and environments where
object tracking systems can be realistically deployed is limited. The proposed research project aims to alleviate this problem, by researching and developing a real-time stereo video-based moving object detection and tracking method and architecture utilizing minimal hardware and
power resources; the anticipated result of the proposed research will be the developed architecture of the system implemented and tested using a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) platform. Through this project, the intern will further develop technical skills, as well as
obtain a better understanding of industrial R&D procedures. Likewise, the industrial partner will be able to diversify their product range using the developed method and architecture for this novel technology enabling further commercialization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lev Kirischian

Student:

Partner:

Soft-R US Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Prospecting mine and mineralogical sites for energy recovery and bioproducts

The mining industry is looking for technologies that improve sustainability through reducing environmental and energy burdens. In line with this, a program was created between Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations, a Glencore Company and Laurentian University to prospect for opportunities for making better use of existing non-mineral resources. Interns on the Mitacs program will bioprosepect mine site water bodies for microalgae that produce bioproducts that can be converted into clean burning biodiesel, and health beneficial compounds such as antioxidants and antimicrobial agents. They will also look at reducing fossil fuel consumption by prospecting for “waste” heat that could be used for space heating, and also along with CO2 emissions, to support year-round production of microalgae sourced biodiesel. An end-use for this biofuel could be to improve underground mine air quality by replacing petrochemical diesel that is extensively used in mine machinery.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Ashley Scott

Student:

Partner:

Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

Laurentian University

Program:

Accelerate

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Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.