黑料社 researchers awarded $9.7 million in CFI funding
Thirty-two 黑料社 research projects have received new funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation's for investments in research infrastructure to support their innovative projects, for a total federal investment of $9.7 million.听听听
These grants will be matched by the Quebec government, doubling their value.听听听
The awards, from the CFI鈥檚 John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF),听helps Canadian universities recruit and retain outstanding researchers and acquire the tools that enable the innovative work of leading researchers. As today, the CFI is providing $115听million to support research infrastructure projects across 47听post-secondary Canadian institutions through the JELF program.听
鈥淔rom advancing breakthroughs in quantum science and technology, to tackling chronic lung disease through new therapeutic approaches, these investments empower 黑料社鈥檚 researchers to create solutions with lasting impact on society鈥�, said Dominique B茅rub茅, 黑料社鈥檚 Vice-President, Research and Innovation. 鈥淚 thank the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Government of Quebec for their generous support, and I congratulate the 黑料社 researchers whose exceptional work is being recognized today.鈥�听
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Pioneering new strategies for healthier music careers听
Canada's rapidly growing music industry is driving demand for training and professional practices that can support a healthier, more sustainable workforce鈥�and in turn ensure that Canadian audiences continue to benefit from music鈥檚 transformative effects. 听
With JELF funding, Liliana Ara煤jo, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Music Research and Music Performance, with Andrea Creech, Professor in the Department of Music Research, will establish the Applied Performance Sciences Lab, featuring the first music performance simulator in Canada and a music-specific fitness and health lab. 听
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The facility will support applied research that can directly translate into musicians鈥� practice and will train the country鈥檚 first generation of researchers in music performance sciences. By pioneering new strategies for sustainable musicianship, Ara煤jo and Creech鈥檚 lab will position Canada as a leader in this emerging field.听
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Expanding 黑料社鈥檚 research capacity in quantum science and technology听
, Professor in the Department of Physics, with Bradley Siwick, Associate Professor in the Departments of Physics and Chemistry and听Canada Research Chair in Dynamic in Complex Materials,听will use JELF support to expand 黑料社鈥檚 facilities for quantum material growth, sample preparation, and characterization. 听
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High-quality samples are critical to advancing discoveries in this field, which underpins transformative technologies such as quantum computing, advanced sensing, and next-generation energy systems. The upgraded facility will permit the synthesis and study of a wide range of quantum materials such as topological insulators, 2D materials, and unconventional superconductors, while complementing the new CFI-funded Quantum Dynamics Laboratory鈥�led by Cooke and Siwick鈥�officially opening this year. 听
By providing a centralized hub for materials growth and characterization, the facility will foster interdisciplinary collaboration across among physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and engineers, and provide hands-on training for the next generation. The result will be a major boost to 黑料社鈥檚 research capacity in quantum science and technology.听
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Tackling chronic lung disease with cutting-edge tissue engineering听
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Darcy Wagner, Professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, will use JELF funding to advance the development of bioengineered human lung tissue. Chronic lung diseases affect over 60 million people worldwide and are the third leading cause of death, with lung transplantation as the only curative option. Yet donor shortages mean that just 7,000 transplants are performed globally each year. 听听
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Wagner is tackling this urgent challenge by utilizing advanced human tissue manufacturing approaches recently pioneered in her lab to generate transplantable alveolar tissue units鈥攖he air sacs in the lungs that facilitate gas exchange鈥攚hich can be administered using a bronchoscope. Her project will develop clinical-grade biomanufacturing protocols and biomaterials to derive alveolar cells from stem cells, test tissue functionality, and apply cutting-edge 3D imaging using light sheet fluorescence microscopy听and RNA sequencing technologies to refine therapies and advance them towards first in-human trials. 听
Wagner began in 2023 as Canada Excellence Research Chair in Lung Regenerative Medicine.听听
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List of CFI JELF-funded projects at 黑料社听
Applied Performance Sciences Studio Lab听
Professor Liliana Ara煤jo, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Music Research and Music Performance
Andrea Creech, Professor in the Department of Music Research听
$409,970听
Revealing the hidden peripheral drivers of painful temporomandibular disorders: A multimodal and AI-driven approach听
Professor Carolina Beraldo Meloto, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences听
$80,000听
Sustainable and resilient tall mass timber construction: Development of performance-based wind design approaches听
Professor Matiyas Bezabeh, Department of Civil Engineering听听
$316,328听
Visualizing essential macromolecular complexes in their native environment听
Professor Khanh Huy Bui, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
$356,044听
Facility for quantum material growth, sample preparation and characterization听
Professor David Cooke, Department of Physics听
Professor Bradley Siwick, Associate Professor in the Departments of Physics and Chemistry听
$403,118听
Environmental Nucleic Acids Discovery Hub听
Professor Melania Cristescu, Department of Biology听
$800,000听
EdTech for effective and equitable education听
Professor Adam Dub茅, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology听
$370,627听
Optimizing body composition analysis to investigate new treatments for tissue loss syndromes听
Professor Gustavo Duque, Department of Medicine听
$120,000听
New paradigms for the evaluation of human movement biomechanics听
Professor Philippe Dixon, Department of Kinesiology & Physical Education听
$782,485听
Understanding the causes and impacts of water cycle biases in the Canadian Earth System Model for model improvement听
Professor Robert Fajber, Department of Amospheric and Oceanic Sciences
$100,332听
Discovery of patient-specific therapies for brain cancers听
Professor J茅r么me Fortin, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery
$167,000听
Understanding chronic inflammatory haematopoiesis and its role in cancer promotion听
Professor Hannah Garner, Department听of Microbiology and Immunology
$449,704听
A helium-free nuclear magnetic resonance facility for sustainable agricultural and environmental research听
Professor Matthias Klein, Department of Animal Science
$111,639听
Dual function materials for selective capture of CO鈧� and conversion to fuels听
Professor Jan Kopyscinski, Department of Mechanical Engineering听
$327,381听
RACE4NbCS: Rapid assessment of carbon emissions for nature-based climate solutions听
Professor Sara Knox, Department of Geography听
$133,261听
A multiscale, open-science approach to digital cognitive phenotyping in transdiagnostic psychiatry听
Professor Katie Lavigne, Department of Psychiatry听
$99,083听
A multi-component integrative platform for studying highly pathogenic respiratory RNA viruses听
Professor Guanqun Liu, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
$256,059听
Long-term health consequences of e-cigarette use听
Professor Koren Mann, Department of听Pharmacology & Therapeutics
$210,000听
Mapping tumour microenvironment interactions with spatial biology听
Professor Luke McCaffrey, Department of Oncology
$239,559听
Multiscale structural biology of biomineralization听
Professor Marc McKee, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences听and Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology听
$338,277听
Advancing high-resolution translational brain research with cutting-edge single-cell methods听
Professor Corina Nagy, Department of Psychiatry听
$379,805听
Organic electronic materials for energy and quantum applications听
Professor Dmitrii Perepichka, Department of Chemistry听
$283,097听
Aquatic infrastructure for novel experimental studies in behaviour, ecology and evolution
Professor Simon Reader, Department of Biology
$212,288
Genomic medicine in renal cell carcinoma
Professor Yasser Riazalhosseini, Department of Human Genetics
$236,938
Advancing nanoscale research for improved infection control and therapeutic applications听
Professor Petra Rohrbach, Institute of Parasitology听
$391,904听
Robotic fabrication for sustainable and autonomous construction听
Professor Yi Shao, Department of Civil Engineering
$338,646听
Inter-brain synchrony as a novel social biomarker of psychiatric illness and treatment response听
Professor Eszter Szekely, Department of Psychiatry听
$174,904听
MiniHub for Engineering and Producing Viruses and Virus-like Particles (MHVEP)听
Professor Silvia Vidal, Department of of Human Genetics
$255,257听
Complex fluid characterization and fragmentation in disease transmission听
Professor Caroline Wagner, Department of Bioengineering
$310,020听
Bioengineering and monitoring the development of transplantable human lung alveoli using microfluidic-based approaches听
Professor Darcy Wagner, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine听
$800,000听
2-photon tools to map cerebellar circuits in health and disease听
Professor Alanna Watt, Department of Biology听
$173,600听
Laboratory for synergistic design and development of shared automated electric mobility systems听
Professor Jiangbo Yu, Department of Civil Engineering
$80,000听
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