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Novel therapeutic development for early-stage abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment

Abdominal aortic aneurysms are a critical cardiovascular disease with a mortality rate over 80% when ruptured. With limited treatment options, especially for early-stage aneurysms, this project proposes the use of a novel therapeutic to limit growth and effectively treat early-stage AAA. The overall objective is to develop and evaluate the efficacy of stem cell delivery within optimally formulated elastin-collagen composite scaffolds to limit wall dilatation and restoring elastin-producing smooth muscle cells to the abdominal aorta. Through collaborative efforts combining the complementary sets of expertise and skills of participating institutions, this interdisciplinary initiative not only aims to enhance treatment efficacy but also lays the groundwork for synergistic collaborations applying engineering principles to biomedical problems, ultimately benefiting both institutions involved and broader biomedical research.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kristina Rinker

Student:

Partner:

Stanford University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Imitation d’un essai contrôlé randomisé à l’aide de données administratives : application à la prématurité et au suicide au Danemark

Le suicide est un enjeu majeur de santé publique représentant environ 700 000 décès par an dans le monde. Alors que la prématurité concerne environ 10% des naissances, les études corrélationnelles ont montré des associations inconsistantes entre la prématurité et le risque de suicide. Ainsi, nous ne savons pas si cette relation reflète une conséquence de la prématurité ou résulte d’expositions concomitantes confondant cette association. Dans l’impossibilité de conduire des essais contrôlés randomisés pour contrôler ces facteurs de confusion, les techniques statistiques d’inférence causale offrent une opportunité unique pour mieux comprendre si ces associations reflètent des mécanismes causaux. Ce projet utilisera les données des registres administratifs danois (n=4 500 000), pour répondre à deux objectifs : 1/ étudier le potentiel effet causal de la prématurité sur le risque de suicide au cours de la vie ; 2/ étudier les effets des stades de prématurité et le rôle du sexe. Cette étude sera la plus large conduite sur la relation entre la prématurité et le risque de suicide ultérieur et la première à utiliser des méthodes d’inférence causale. Ces résultats contribueront à l’amélioration des stratégies de prévention des comportements suicidaires via une meilleure compréhension des facteurs contribuant à l’étiologie du suicide.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvana Côté

Student:

Partner:

Danish Research Institute for Suicide Prevention

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

An automated cloud-based pipeline for Preclinical MRI Analysis

The proposed research project is aimed at developing an automated MRI-processing pipeline for pre-clinical neuroimaging. This pipeline will address some of the existing issues associated with current methodologies and has the potential to re-define the world of early drug development.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chris Joslin

Student:

Partner:

Tessellis Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Development of Affordable Housing Options on Vacant Lands

The objective of this project is to complete a needs assessment and feasibility study and develop a land usage recommendation to SJHC that will best fit within the SJHC Mission to meet the unmet needs within the community. The intern would work through the Blueprints Program utilizing the guidelines and templates that are appropriate to determine what type of facility would best fit with the Mission of SJHC and met the unmet housing needs of the City of Greater Sudbury.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Parveen Nangia;Thomas Strickland

Student:

Partner:

St. Joseph's Health Centre of Sudbury

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Laurentian University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Distribution and Neighbourhood Deprivation Pattern of Unintentional Home Injuries in British Columbia, Canada

Unintentional home injuries are a significant public health problem in British Columbia (B.C.), Canada. They can happen to people of all ages and are often influenced by various social and economic factors. This research project aims to address this issue by examining different aspects of unintentional home injuries and findings ways to prevent them. In this research project, the intern will closely work with the Pacific Public Health Foundation, which will provide essential logistical support in conducting data-driven research to address health inequities in B.C. This project will contribute to Pacific Public Health Foundation’s initiatives surrounding improving population health by informing injury prevention strategies, and fostering diversity and inclusion in injury research.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Audrey Giles;Ian Pike

Student:

Partner:

Pacific Public Health Foundation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Electrotactile Tongue Display for Force Feedback during Robotic Teleoperation

This project, a collaborative effort between TU Munich and the University of Calgary, aims to use an innovative electrotactile tongue display system for robotic teleoperation in surgery. In robotic-assisted surgeries, surgeons lack the direct ‘touch’ feedback that traditional surgery offers, often leading to a reliance on visual cues for force application. This gap can affect precision and safety in surgical procedures. The proposed system will provide force feedback through electrical signals to the surgeon’s tongue, creating a direct form of tactile sensation. This novel approach is designed to compensate for the absence of direct hand-to-tissue contact in robotic surgery techniques currently used. Research indicates that haptic feedback can significantly improve the precision and safety of surgical tasks. It reduces the force applied, thereby minimizing potential tissue damage and enhancing overall surgical efficiency and accuracy????. The project’s benefits extend to both participating institutions. TU Munich will gain recognition for pioneering advanced medical technology, while the University of Calgary will enhance its research portfolio in human-computer interaction within healthcare. Overall, this project promises to make robotic surgeries safer and more intuitive, benefiting both the medical community and patients.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Aditya Shekhar Nittala

Student:

Partner:

Technical University of Munich

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Building Analytical Capacities: A Cross-Sector Partnership to Combat Maltreatment in Canadian Amateur Hockey

This research project responds to Hockey Canada’s acknowledgment of a gap in its ability to effectively understand and address maltreatment in amateur hockey. Given the pressing concerns related to maltreatment and their widespread impact on hockey communities, this internship presents a unique opportunity to leverage academic knowledge to provide timely and necessary technical and analytical expertise to address this gap. The intern will receive advanced training and professional experience by working with Dr. Mongeon and Hockey Canada to track and analyze maltreatment data that will lay the necessary groundwork to advance evidence-based recommendations for mitigating maltreatment within amateur hockey.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kevin Mongeon

Student:

Partner:

Hockey Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Visualizing Community Land Trust Models and Housing Futures for Ottawa

This project will draw on academic research, community engaged research and precedent studies to formulate community and public-facing research outputs that envision models and frameworks for the evolution of community land trusts (CLT) in Ottawa. The project will output maps, visualizations, and stories that synthesise Ottawa’s housing needs and the potentials of CLTs. It will support the growth of OCLT (the partner organization) and future CLTs in Ottawa as viable solutions to the City’s housing crisis.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Menna Agha

Student:

Partner:

Ottawa Community Land Trust

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Real estate and rental and leasing

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Effets d’un programme d’accompagnement à mener une vie équilibrée « Équilibrer avec Joy » sur les habitudes de vie, les déterminants psychosociaux et le bien-être d’étudiants universitaires.

Les étudiants sont à risques de problèmes de santé mentale et les universités canadiennes auraient de la difficulté à y répondre1. La pair-aidance est une approche prometteuse, car les étudiants semblent avoir plus tendance à se confier à leurs pairs3-4. L’entretien motivationnel (EM) est un type de relation d’aide favorisant le changement d’habitudes de vie5. Il semblerait qu’aucun programme n’ait combiné la pair-aidance à l’EM afin d’offrir un accompagnement vers de saines habitudes de vie aux étudiants universitaires, sachant que l’adoption de saines habitudes de vie exerce une influence positive sur la santé mentale et le bien-être2. Équilibrer avec Joy est un programme d’accompagnement vers de saines habitudes de vie combinant la pair-aidance et l’EM. Cette étude pilote vise à évaluer les effets du programme sur les habitudes de vie, leurs déterminants et sur le bien-être des étudiants universitaires accompagnés de même que sur ceux ayant le rôle d’accompagnateur (pairs-aidants).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vicky Drapeau

Student:

Partner:

Clinique SPOT

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Développement d’un appareil d’étirement motorisé

ExoFlex est un projet d’équipe qui a vu le jour dans le cadre d’un cours à l’université. L’un des membres de l’équipe est atteint d’une maladie neuromusculaire provoquant une grande rigidité dans les tendons. C’est pourquoi ExoFlex s’est donné la mission de créer un appareil motorisé d’aide à l’étirement du mollet, conférant autonomie et bien-être au patient, tout en réduisant la charge de travail sur ses proches aidants. Ultimement, l’objectif d’ExoFlex est d’améliorer la qualité de vie des personnes atteintes de maladie neuromusculaire en exploitant tout le potentiel de la physiothérapie. L’appareil permet d’effectuer l’étirement complet de la cheville des patients, le tout, sans assistance. Pour l’instant, nous travaillons sur la deuxième itération de prototype et recherchons des fonds ainsi que des professionnels en santé pour éventuellement conduire des essais cliniques. Les stagiaires auront pour tâche d’optimiser le prototype au niveau électrique et informatique.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-Sébastien Plante

Student:

Partner:

Exoflex Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Improving berry picking efficiency of wild blueberry harvester using precision agriculture and bio-systems modeling techniques

The overall objective of the proposed initiative is to develop a novel, automated and integrated field operation and berry harvesting system that will identify the root causes of increased loses; increase berry picking efficiency and product quality. Currently, there are 15 to 25% fruit yield losses during the harvesting with the existing commercial blueberry harvester. The wild blueberry growers set a goal increase the harvestable yields by 33%. To achieve this, the technology based products and processes that are envision include (i) identification of sources responsible for increased losses (ii) improve harvestable berry recovery, (ii) replacement of old technology with innovative integrated harvesting system, (iv) find out a suitable combination of ground speed and harvester head revolution with minimum losses after detailed evaluation of the harvester using precision agriculture technologies and mathematical modeling procedures. Improving harvesting efficiency can reduce fruit losses and contribute millions of dollars to provincial as well as the federal economy every year.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Qamar Zaman

Student:

Partner:

Doug Bragg Enterprises Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Design and performance assessment of light rail train bridges

Light Rail Transit (LRT) is a vital mode of public transportation that allows efficient movement of people and goods throughout Canada, and especially in major cities. Contrary to highway and traditional rail bridges, LRT bridge design issues have received little attention, although most of the major Canadian cities have LRT systems. Currently there exists no design guidelines in Canadian context for designing LRT bridges efficiently. In partnership with WSP, the proposed research aims to develop first of their kind a unified design guidelines for LRT bridges in Canada. The intern in collaboration with the academic supervisor and partner organization will be trained to apply advanced numerical models for analyzing and designing LRT bridges through developing a standard live load model for LRT bridges. The project outcomes will provide a competitive advantage to the partner organization by developing an efficient design standard for LRT bridges —allowing them to create additional value.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Muntasir Billah

Student:

Partner:

WSP Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

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