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Inner workings of cells provide stunning images for GE Healthcare competition
January 19, 2009 by Lab Canada San Francisco, CA – GE Healthcare last week announced the winners of this year’s IN Cell Image Competition at the HCA Conference in San Francisco, USA. Each of the three winners, from Asia, Europe and North America, will be rewarded…
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The value of health research under the microscope in new report
January 19, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – What is the value of medical research? Canadians spend considerable monies supporting health research, which is provided primarily through federal and provincial taxes and contributions to health charities. In this new era of fiscal accountability and restraint,…
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CAMH study reveals that heritability may not be limited to DNA
January 19, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have detected evidence that DNA may not be the only carrier of heritable information; epigenetics, a secondary molecular mechanism may also account for some inherited traits and…
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New research network to focus on health of oceans
January 12, 2009 by Lab Canada St John’s, NL – A new network that was launched today will bring together 65 marine researchers from across Canada. The NSERC Canadian Healthy Oceans Network (CHONe) will be led by a Memorial University biological oceanographer Dr Paul Snelgrove.…
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Asthma researcher wins eminent scientist award
January 12, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dr Teresa To, senior scientist and head of the Child Health Evaluative Sciences program at SickKids Research Institute, has been selected to receive the eminent scientist of the year award 2008 in the field of pediatrics and…
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Researcher wins cancer society award
January 12, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Dr Geoffrey Liu, a scientist in the division of applied molecular oncology at the Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI), has won the Canadian Cancer Society’s 2008 William E Rawls Prize. The award – presented to a young investigator…
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New lab extraction system among winners of commercialization prize
January 12, 2009 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) fellowships were recently won by two inventors for commercializing their products. One has developed a lab extraction system that could revolutionize the billion-dollar pharmaceutical and food industries, while the other has designed…
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Science fiction writer named resident at Canadian Light Source
January 12, 2009 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – International award-winning science fiction author Robert J Sawyer will be writer-in-residence at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron from June 1 to July 31, 2009. Sawyer, widely regarded as one of Canada’s most influential authors and most successful…
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First images from medical beamline at Canadian Light Source
January 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – A University of Saskatchewan (U of S)-led research team at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron received an end-of-year gift last week. After several years of research, construction and testing, the unique-in-North-America BioMedical Imaging and Therapy facility…
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Nutriscience and health research cluster receives $8M in renewed funding
January 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – The National Research Council (NRC) Nutrisciences and Health technology cluster initiative in Charlottetown has received renewed funding of $8 million from the federal government. The cluster brings together experts from NRC, other government organizations, industry, and universities…
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Up to four new centre of excellence networks available in new competition
January 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) has issued an invitation for applications to compete for new networks of excellence. The 2009 competition has significant differences from its predecessors. With a target budget of $75 million over five…
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Planer mill upgrade to improve training, research
January 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Prince George, BC – A $50,000 grant to the College of New Caledonia (CNC) from the BC government will be used to upgrade its planer mill and develop imaging technology that will yield more lumber in sawmill processing and capture…
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$4M funding supports new applied research centre in Alberta
January 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – The federal government says it is providing $4 million towards a new state-of-the-art applied research centre at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT Polytechnic). The funding will help businesses in the province’s energy, manufacturing and construction…
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Innovation programs to boost key development sectors in PEI
January 5, 2009 by Lab Canada Charlottetown, PEI – Prince Edward Island’s government has launched a new program to support innovation in bioscience (including primary sectors), information technology, aerospace and renewable energy. “The purpose of these initiatives is to encourage growth and development of businesses in…
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New research facility coming to Hamilton General Hospital
December 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Hamilton, ON – Preparations are underway for a new research facility at the Hamilton General Hospital site of Hamilton Health Sciences. The building will be named after businessman, David Braley, who has contributed $10 million to the project. The state-of-the-art…
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New leadership in health sciences research at McGill
December 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – McGill University has announced three strategic leadership appointments in its Faculty of Medicine. Dr Rémi Quirion, scientific director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Neurosciences , Mental Health and Addiction, as well as of…
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Study shows ecosystem changes in lakes linked to climate warming
December 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Kingston, ON – Unparalleled warming over the last few decades has triggered widespread ecosystem changes in many temperate North American and Western European lakes, say researchers at Queen’s University and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. The team reports that…
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Researchers advance knowledge of nano-machines in the human body
December 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – A discovery by Canada-US biophysicists will improve the understanding of ion channels, akin to little ‘nano-machines’ or ‘nano-valves’ in our body, which, when they malfunction, can cause genetic illnesses that attack muscles, the central nervous system and…
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New research chair to examine ways for energy industry to limit impact on ecosystems
December 22, 2008 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – EnCana Corporation and the University of Calgary have created a new research chair called the EnCana Chair in Canadian Plains Mitigation and Reclamation. The new position in the Faculty of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary…
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Research chair in molecular pathology for Kingston hospital
December 16, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Kingston General Hospital (KGH) has appointed Dr Jeremy Squire as research chair in molecular pathology in the department of pathology and molecular medicine – the hospital’s first-ever research chair. Dr Squire, considered one of the foremost cytogeneticists…
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Infrastructure fund awards $45M to 312 researchers
December 15, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded $45.45 million infrastructure support funding to 312 researchers across the country. The support is provided under the Leaders Opportunity Fund, which was designed to provide infrastructure to attract researchers…
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Vaccine developer plans $1.5M expansion to facilitate H5N1 clinical trials
December 15, 2008 by Lab Canada Quebec City, QC – Medicago says it plans to invest $1.5 million to expand its manufacturing facility located in the Technology Park of Quebec City to optimize manufacturing activities and provide additional space to produce clinical grade material for human…
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New $14M level 3 lab for animal health studies
December 15, 2008 by Lab Canada Abbotsford, BC – A new $14-million containment level 3 laboratory has opened in southern British Columbia. Built as an addition to the existing Animal Health Centre in Abbotsford, the newly constructed CL3 laboratory is the only facility of its kind…
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Research partnership to focus on inflammatory bowel disease
December 15, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON, and Edmonton, AB – The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC) and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) say they have signed a partnership agreement aimed at stepping up research on inflammatory bowel disease. The…
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Award program to boost innovative use of flow cytometers
December 11, 2008 by Lab Canada Ann Arbor, MI – Life science manufacturer Accuri Cytometers has awarded its first Accuri Flow Cytometer Creativity Award to Heather Newkirk, Ph.D. The twice-yearly program – which is open to scientists around the world – was created to foster innovative…
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Collaboration agreements focus on vineland research
December 11, 2008 by Lab Canada Vineland, ON – Vineland Research and Innovation Centre says it has signed collaboration agreements with Brock University and Niagara College, allowing the institutions to work together on horticulture and agriculture research. “It is no longer feasible for research to focus…
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Prairie canola research to benefit from $6M agreement
December 11, 2008 by Lab Canada Regina, SK – A new $6-million federal government-grower group agreement is paving the way for better coordination of larger scale canola agronomy research projects by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) researchers across western Canada. The Prairie Canola Agronomy Research…
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New grains laboratory shares $100,000 in crop research funding
December 11, 2008 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – University of Saskatchewan plant breeding research has received a major boost from a combined $100,000 cash and in-kind donation from Saskatoon-based implement manufacturer Morris Industries. The donation provides the university’s Crop Development Centre (CDC) with the…
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$1.8M research grant supports study into weight loss in cancer patients
December 10, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Researchers at the McGill University Health Centre Cancer Nutrition Rehabilitation Program recently received a $1.8 million grant from the Terry Fox Foundation to investigate new treatments and prevention of Anorexia Cachexia Syndrome (ACS). ACS is a devastating…
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Joint neuroscience initiative brings together top researchers
December 8, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A major neuroscience research initiative, the Canadian Action and Perception Network (CAPnet), has been established by York University, the University of Western Ontario, and Queen’s University. CAPnet held its first full two-day science and business meeting…
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$20,000 Polanyi Prize recipients announced
December 8, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Five Ontario university researchers have been presented with the 2008 Polanyi Prize in recognition of their work in chemistry, physiology/medicine, literature and economics. The annual prize was established by the Ontario’s provincial government in 1986 after…
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