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$200M for new science facilities at University of Lethbridge
December 9, 2013 by Lab Canada Lethbridge, AB – The University of Lethbridge has received $200 million from the Alberta government for the construction of new science facilities with modernized labs that will house a significant part of the science teaching and research activities on campus,…
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Researchers discover a protein’s critical role in the brain
December 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of Montréal researchers at the IRCM led by Dr. Nabil G. Seidah, in collaboration with Dr. William C. Wetsel’s team at Duke University, discovered that the protein PC7 plays a critical role in the brain…
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High-risk gene for Alzheimer’s impacts brain from childhood
December 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – People who carry a high-risk gene for Alzheimer’s disease show changes in their brains starting in childhood – decades before the illness appears – according to new research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).…
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Researchers inhibit tumour growth in colorectal cancer
December 3, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists and surgeons at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre have discovered a promising new approach to treating colorectal cancer by disarming the gene that drives self-renewal in stem cells that are the root cause of disease, resistance to…
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Chemical dispersants less harmful than thought: study
December 3, 2013 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – The chemical dispersant used to counteract the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 may not be as harmful to fish as first thought, says new research from Queen’s University professor Peter Hodson…
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$11M funding supports HIV research projects
December 3, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal. QC – Two researchers who are leading projects that aim to find a cure for HIV have received a total of $10.7 million in funding through the Canadian Initiative for HIV Cure Research. The researchers and their projects are…
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CIHR awards honour four exceptional researchers
December 3, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Last night, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) honoured its researchers and their exceptional contributions to health research by awarding four Canadian Health Research Awards: Canada’s Health Researcher of the Year, The Peter Lougheed/CIHR New Investigator…
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Research studies devastating rust in wheat crops
December 2, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Federal government researchers, led by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Dr. Tom Fetch in Winnipeg, who are studying a potentially devastating wheat disease known as Ug99 have received $1.26 million more in funding, which builds on $13 million…
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$4M research chairs focus on biodiversity conservation
December 2, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – The University of Alberta Biodiversity Conservation Chairs program is creating two chairs that will focus on biodiversity challenges related to the energy sector. The university has received $4 million in funding to create the chairs. Dr. Stan…
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$1.2M for multiple sclerosis research in Alberta
November 27, 2013 by Lab Canada Dorval, QC – Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada says it is providing $1.2 million in Alberta to collaborate with the Alberta government for research in multiple sclerosis (MS). The funding marks the first collaboration under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Novartis…
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Real-time mobile app released for Pittcon 2014
November 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – A new free download app, Pittcon 2014, has been released for iOS and Android devices. Aimed at being a valuable resource tool before, during and after the Pittcon 2014 Conference & Exposition, it will act as an…
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Researchers unite to advance sustainable development
November 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A group of researchers has come together to create the Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l’opérationnalisation du développement durable (CIRODD — Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Sustainable Development Operationalization). The first strategic group focusing on sustainable development in…
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New molecular pathology facility opens in Montreal
November 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A new Molecular Pathology Centre at the Jewish General Hospital (JGH) celebrated its official opening today. The 12,000-sq-ft facility was entirely funded through private donations—notably, the Dubrovsky family, Banque Nationale and the Adelis Foundation—to enable the JGH…
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Polanyi Prizes won by five Ontario researchers
November 25, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Five top Ontario university researchers have won 2013 Polanyi Prizes for their research, which ranges from studies on infidelity, to breakthroughs in quantum physics, and examinations of blood-feeders as transmitters of disease. The prizes were created to…
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Award honours Bone and Joint Canada
November 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (CIHR-IMHA) has announced that Bone and Joint Canada (BJC) is the recipient of the 2013 CIHR-IMHA Knowledge Translation Award. BJC was formed in 2002 to…
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Photosynthesis may aid in improving solar cells
November 22, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Solar cells optimized to suit local light conditions, or made more efficient by using a broader part of the solar spectrum, are among the imaginative applications foreseen from ground-breaking new insights into plant photosynthesis pioneered in Canada.…
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Tumour-on-a-chip technology impacts cancer research
November 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A two-year collaboration between two labs at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) has led to the development of a new microfluidics screening platform that can accurately predict the way nanoparticles will…
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$376-million project focuses on aging research
November 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Ground was broken last week for an innovation institute for aging at the University of Waterloo. The new development will bring long-term care, research, and teaching activities together on the campus. The $376-million project is the result…
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$109M in funding for Canada Research Chairs
November 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The federal government has announced nearly $109 million in funding for 135 newly awarded and renewed Canada Research Chairs. Of that total, 26 researchers have been recruited from abroad, including 11 Canadians returning to work in their…
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$7.5M supports brain research projects
November 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Five Multi-Investigator Research Initiative (MIRI) grants and associated funding partnerships have been announced by Brain Canada. The teams will each receive grants of $1.5 million over three years to pursue novel, transformative research aimed at improving our…
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Physicists named to new $4M research chairs
November 18, 2013 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics has formed a multimillion-dollar partnership with the Krembil Foundation to establish prestigious research chairs for two of the world’s top young theoretical physicists. A $4 million investment made by the Krembil Foundation…
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Some oils may actually increase risk of heart disease
November 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto and London, ON – A new analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) shows that some vegetable oils that claim to be healthy may actually increase the risk of heart disease, and Health Canada should reconsider cholesterol-lowering claims on…
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Big data challenge to cancer mutations
November 13, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Cancer research leaders from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), in collaboration with Sage Bionetworks and IBM’s DREAM, have announced the launch of the ICGC-TCGA-DREAM Somatic Mutation Calling…
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Combining herpes with chemo can help fight cancer
November 12, 2013 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Combining a herpes virus with chemotherapy is showing promise in killing cancer cells and tumours in mice, two McMaster University studies have found. Led by Sam Workenhe, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Karen Mossman, chair…
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Thin, active invisibility cloak demonstrated for first time
November 12, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – An ‘invisibility’ cloak that is thin, scalable and adaptive to different types and sizes of objects has been demonstrated by two researchers in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University…
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$1M awarded for breast cancer research
November 12, 2013 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Three University of Saskatchewan researchers have been awarded a total of more than $1 million from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) in support of research that could help prevent, detect and treat the deadly disease. “Thanks…
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$11M for study into non-invasive birth defect tests
November 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A team of clinical researchers led by CHU de Québec has received $10.5 million from Génome Québec, Genome Canada, CIHR, Genome Alberta and other partners to recruit 5,600 pregnant women in Canada to study the potential of…
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$55M for research into biomass-based plastics and composites
November 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The National Research Council (NRC) today announced a new $55-million initiative called the Industrial Biomaterials program. The program is aimed at helping to create more fuel-efficient vehicles and greener construction materials. The $55 million will be spread…
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$3M challenge to spur innovations in drug-enabling technologies
November 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and the Québec Consortium for Drug Discovery (CQDM) are teaming up with Life Sciences Ontario and BiopolisQuébec to advance pharmaceutical research in the two provinces. OCE and CQDM are leading a $3…
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Calling Alberta researchers: Government wants your input…today
November 4, 2013 by Lab Canada Edmonton, AB – Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions is seeking input from researchers involved in basic discovery and translational science research as background to a forum taking place on November 7 and 8 at the Shaw Conference Center in Edmonton.…
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Have a lab experiment gone wrong?
November 1, 2013 by Lab Canada Pittsburgh, PA – Did you have a lab experiment that went horribly wrong? Pittcon wants hear about it! Organizers are encouraging everyone to post their failed experiment on the show’s Facebook page. They will pick the best (or worst!) disasters…
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