Researchers across Canada receive major investments to tackle national and global challenges
OTTAWA, ONT. — To ensure Canadian research continues to remain competitive and produce results that benefit society, it is critical to attract and retain talented researchers. State-of-the-art facilities and equipment are essential for these researchers to make advances in important areas such as genetics, quantum technologies, artificial intelligence, climate change, and health and well-being.
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced more than $64 million to support 251 research infrastructure projects at 40 universities across the country. This contribution, through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), will help universities more competitively recruit and retain outstanding researchers by helping acquire the state-of-the-art labs, equipment and facilities they need to make discoveries that will have an impact on Canadians.
For example, projects being funded through the JELF will contribute to:
- Identifying sources of atmospheric humidity in a warming Arctic
The Arctic is the region warming the most due to human activity. This warming trend results in a clear increase in atmospheric humidity, which enhances the greenhouse effect. The University of British Columbia’s Anaïs Orsi intends to provide new data from water vapour and precipitation to better understand the sources of atmospheric humidity in the Canadian Arctic. This new understanding will lead to more accurate climate predictions, which are essential for the planning of infrastructure, the well-being of the local population, and the identification of emerging economic opportunities. - Understanding the needs of adults with autism
Many autistic people live in complex situations and require help from professionals, but healthcare and social services struggle to respond effectively to their needs. Marie-Hélène Poulin’s research project at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue aims to develop, implement and evaluate models of mental health and dependency services to improve the support offered to adults with autism.
- Establishing a muscle ultrasound in health and breast cancer laboratory
While breast cancer patients in Canada have a five-year survival rate of 89 per cent, a fifth of those patients will develop type 2 diabetes (T2D) in survivorship. Cancer can lead to unhealthy metabolic changes and significant weight gain, which may result in new T2D diagnoses. Muscle tissue is vital for maintaining healthy blood glucose, but very little is known about how cancer treatment affects it. Kirsten Bell from McMaster University will establish a new lab to develop novel ultrasound approaches to better understand and improve muscle health in adults with breast cancer. The end goal is to reduce the risk of serious diabetic complications in cancer survivors and the burden of diabetes management on the healthcare system.
- Optimizing artificial intelligence to manage energy
Artificial intelligence (AI) has made impressive progress in recent years, impacting several industries, including the electric utility sector. One of the most dynamic research areas in the field of AI in this sector involves using sensors to inspect infrastructure. Moulay Akhloufi's research program at Université de Moncton aims to design an intelligent inspection system for power lines and other electricity components using novel AI tools. One of his objectives is to accelerate technology transfer to Canadian industries using state-of-the-art tools as the fast-growing global AI in the energy market is expected to reach $27.15 billion by 2028. - Building an Indigenous intellectual and well-being research laboratory
As universities are creating more opportunities for reconciliation by fostering Indigenization, Indigenous researchers are envisioning Indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing research on campus. The University of Ottawa’s Tricia McGuire-Adams intends to build a space on campus where Indigenous-led research about land, language, ceremony and well-being will be created. This project will connect and amplify systems of knowledge created and shared by Elders and other knowledge holders, through the recording and sharing of their knowledge systems. - Transforming a century-old facility into a smart-building living laboratory
Today's buildings are complex “cyber-physical systems,” emitting data based on their usage and managing their heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, major appliances and access control systems. Eleni Stroulia’s research project will involve the installation of hardware and software infrastructure layered on top of the existing infrastructure of a building on the University of Alberta campus. Once equipped, the building will be home to the Computing Science department and will serve as a living laboratory for developing, deploying and validating algorithms to optimize the building system usage, curtailing its energy impact on the environment and reducing its operation costs.
Find the full list of recipients below.
Quotes
“Canada is world-renowned for our state-of-the-art institutions and talented researchers. Through this Fund, our government is strengthening our leadership and competitive advantage by supporting Canadians to pursue discoveries, overcome challenges and innovate to make a more prosperous, equitable and sustainable future for all.”
– The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
“Thanks to the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund, universities across the country will be able to attract and support promising, world-class researchers who will use their expertise and creativity to bring novel ideas to solve concrete problems that impact society. The CFI proudly contributes to this mission by supporting, from coast to coast to coast, projects in areas ranging from wastewater treatment to DNA approaches for cancer therapy, permitting brilliant minds to kick start or move their careers forward.”
– Roseann O’Reilly Runte, President and CEO, Canada Foundation for Innovation
Quick facts
- The total JELF investment made today by the Government of Canada through the Canada Foundation for Innovation is $64,297,061.
- This total investment includes $14,837,783 awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund (IOF), a mechanism that assists institutions with the incremental operation and maintenance costs associated with the new infrastructure.
- Funding provided through JELF helps institutions attract and retain outstanding researchers. It also contributes to acquiring the tools that enable the innovative work of those researchers.
Associated links
- More about the Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Details on the CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund
- Discover why facilities like those being funded today choose to get listed in the CFI Research Facilities Navigator: An online database of labs and facilities that are open to working with business
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About the Canada Foundation for Innovation
Since 1997, the Canada Foundation for Innovation has been investing in infrastructure that researchers need to think big, innovate and push the boundaries of knowledge. State-of-the-art research facilities and equipment increase the capability of Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research organizations to carry out high-quality research. This, in turn, helps them to attract and retain the world’s top talent, train the next generation of researchers and support world-class research that strengthens the economy and improves the quality of life for all Canadians.
Regional backgrounders
John R. Evans Leaders Fund
Projects are listed in the language they were submitted.
| Institution |
Projects Approved |
|---|---|
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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10 |
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3 |
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15 |
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6 |
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3 |
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1 |
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1 |
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7 |
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5 |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
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1 |
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2 |
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11 |
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9 |
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Université du Québec - Institut national de la recherche scientifiques |
3 |
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1 |
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|
3 |
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|
1 |
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22 |
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8 |
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20 |
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14 |
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11 |
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1 |
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10 |
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1 |
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3 |
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26 |
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2 |
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23 |
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7 |
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3 |
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1 |
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3 |
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5 |
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Total Institutions 40 |
251 |
| Project Title |
Maximum CFI Contribution |
|---|
| Tick Chemosensory System Station |
$251,030 |
|
1 project |
$251,030 |
| Integrated Microbioreactor Laboratory Platform for Enhanced Bioconversion, and Biodegradation Research in Soils |
$398,214 |
|
1 project |
$398,214 |
| Neurophysiological Data Acquisition Platform for Bishop's University |
$72,492 |
|
1 project |
$72,492 |
| Dynamic Networks in Financial Markets |
$75,001 |
|
Development of Quantum Telechnologies for Integration into Telecommunication Systems |
$75,001 |
|
Aging Gracefully: The influence of lifestyle and contextual factors on older adults' everyday cognition |
$120,000 |
|
Smart Metasurface Reflectors & Reflectarrays for 5G Wireless and Beyond |
$110,000 |
|
Advancing Super Resolution Microscopy with ‘Kinetic Rulers’ and a TIRF Microscope |
$120,000 |
|
Creating the Centre for Investigative Interviewing |
$67,000 |
|
Research-Creation Laboratory for Unsettling Surveillance and Disruptive Exhibitionism (RC Lab) |
$105,000 |
|
Examining the Neurobiology of Trauma to Inform Personalized Treatments for Mental Illnesses |
$140,000 |
|
Infrastructure for Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Robotic Surgery |
$95,999 |
|
Geo-environmental Gas Laboratory: Advancing environmentally sustainable decarbonization in the Canadian energy sector |
$150,000 |
|
10 projects |
$1,058,001 |
| Development of Next Generation Degradable Polymers for Regulation of Implant Associated Inflammation |
$125,000 |
|
Quantifying the Energetic Impact of Environmental Variability to Large Whales |
$125,000 |
|
Dissecting Human Disease with Single-cell (multi)-Omics Measurements |
$234,931 |
|
3 projects |
$484,931 |
| Building a Generalized Model of Working Memory in Human Lateral Prefrontal Cortex |
$103,422 |
|
Application for a FACS for Human Cell Selection |
$100,927 |
|
A Virtual Reality-compatible Mobile Research Lab for Field-informed Seismic Analysis of Old Buildings |
$80,000 |
|
Molecular Neuroimaging in Psychosis and Substance Use Disorders |
$262,301 |
|
Virtual Reality of the Mining Ecosystem |
$91,800 |
|
Development of a Sensometric Lab and Community Food Pharmacy |
$116,900 |
|
Cryo-SEM/Cryo-FIB/SEM Preparation System |
$155,060 |
|
Scalable Neuro-symbolic Reasoning for Software 2.0 |
$82,891 |
|
A Deployable Back-end for Radio Astronomy |
$452,199 |
|
Oral Rehabilitation Research Unit of Montreal (ORUM): Advancing clinical research in restorative oral healthcare |
$187,758 |
|
An Automated High Content Platform for the Rapid Imaging of 3D Brain Organoids |
$788,188 |
|
Systems and Technologies for Ultra-high Capacity Optical Fiber Transmission Systems |
$420,333 |
|
Laboratory for the Study of Viral Biomolecular Condensates |
$99,700 |
|
DNA Nanostructures for Precision Cancer Therapy |
$228,403 |
|
Platforms to Monitor DNA Damage Repair in Cellulo and Identify Clinically Relevant Biomarkers |
$799,793 |
|
15 projects |
$3,969,675 |
| Sustainable High Temperature Materials Processing Lab |
$150,000 |
|
Laboratory Infrastructure for the Evolution of Beneficial Plant-microbe Interactions in a Changing World |
$120,000 |
|
Infrastructure to establish the Muscle Ultrasound in Health and Breast Cancer Laboratory |
$120,000 |
|
Laboratory for the Study of Quantum Materials Under Extreme Conditions |
$320,000 |
|
Understanding the Pathophysiology of Long-COVID Psychiatric Illness |
$382,514 |
|
Facility for Accelerated Wire Alloy Research and Development (AWARD) |
$641,937 |
|
Laboratory Infrastructure for the Evolution of Beneficial Plant-microbe Interactions in a Changing World |
$120,000 |
|
6 projects |
$1,734,451 |
Memorial University of Newfoundland
| Advanced Microwave Digestion for Solution-based Elemental and Isotopic Analyses at the Mineral- to Bulk Sample-scale |
$89,000 |
|
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Spectro-electrochemical Analysis Lab |
$79,792 |
|
Infrastructure for the Preparation of Nanostructured Polymer-based Materials |
$118,042 |
|
3 projects |
$286,834 |
| High-throughput Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory |
$155,236 |
|
1 project |
$155,236 |
| Community Mobile Media Lab (CMML) |
$75,000 |
|
1 project |
$75,000 |
| Innovative Experimental Testing of the Structural Safety of Concrete Dams and their Appurtenant Structures |
$306,190 |
|
Towards Intelligent and Reliable Edge |
$235,760 |
|
Design and Development of Artificial Intelligence Empowered Sub-THz Communication System |
$142,000 |
|
Part Design Optimization using Binder Jetting and AI: Application to battery casing for automotive industry |
$250,000 |
|
Regenerative Medicine for Muscoloskeletal Conditions |
$438,212 |
|
Measuring Emotional and Cognitive Reactions of Decision-making in Complex Environment and Increasing Human Capability |
$131,673 |
|
High-throughput, High-resolution Cell Imaging by Flow-enabled Microscopy |
$138,000 |
|
7 projects |
$1,641,835 |
| Detecting and Mitigating Sarcopenia in Chronic Disease |
$75,001 |
|
Testing the Potential of Extracellular Vesicles to Deliver Therapeutics and to Develop Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease |
$205,200 |
|
Development of Sustainable Cellulose- and Protein-based Building Blocks for the Fabrication of Functional Materials |
$125,000 |
|
Quantum Internet to the Home with Cryogenic Silicon Photonics |
$125,000 |
|
Interoception as a Mechanism of Adolescents’ Emotional Development |
$141,416 |
|
5 projects |
$671,617 |
| Perception, Motion Planning and Control of Connected Autonomous Vehicles |
$76,000 |
|
Aerospace Additive Manufacturing |
$88,000 |
|
2 projects |
$164,000 |
| Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Legume Plants |
$213,515 |
|
Research Infrastructure for Large-scale 3D Geometry Acquisition and Modeling |
$81,188 |
|
2 projects |
$294,703 |
| Democratizing Augmented and Virtual Reality |
$200,000 |
|
The Landslide Field Laboratory: A remote sensing suite for multiscale rock mass and slope modelling |
$100,000 |
|
2 projects |
$300,000 |
| Neurovascular Research Infrastructure for Improving Brain Health |
$69,859 |
|
1 project |
$69,859 |
| Artificial Intelligence for Energy – Deep learning for multimodal sensing, swarm robotics, and change detection |
$111,923 |
|
Infrastructure to Study Genome Organization and Evolution |
$147,767 |
|
2 projects |
$259,690 |
| Click Alginate Wound Dressings for Wound Healing and Diagnostics |
$166,883 |
|
Molecular Determinants of Atrial Fibrillation |
$100,000 |
|
Digital Fabrication for Environmentally Conscious Architectural Structures |
$187,272 |
|
Super-resolution Imaging for Diabetes Research |
$199,476 |
|
The Non-coding Genome in the Regulation of Cardiac Development and Disease |
$100,000 |
|
An In-vivo Imaging and Photo-stimulation Platform |
$269,999 |
|
The Charest Lab: An infrastructure for the advance of cognitive and computational neuroscience of vision |
$236,190 |
|
Improving Assessment and Management of Meniere's Disease |
$79,199 |
|
Création d'un Laboratoire de recherche sur les maladies cornéennes complexes associés à la neuropathie périphérique |
$109,131 |
| Electron Microscopy Infrastructure for Advanced Imaging and Structural Biology Applications |
$798,843 |
|
The Closed-Loop brain Imaging Platform (CLIP) |
$99,405 |
|
11 projects |
$2,346,398 |
| Research Infrastructure for Robot Audition |
$90,095 |
|
Mm-wave Josephson Photonics |
$108,594 |
|
Chemisorption Analysis and the Development of Catalysts for Power-to-X Applications |
$100,000 |
|
Assembly Equipment for Heterogeneous Microsystems |
$80,000 |
|
Metabolic Phenotyping in the Prevention and Pathophysiology of Metabolic Diseases |
$362,253 |
|
Équipements pour la SYnthèse des Nanomatériaux pour l'énergie, la biomasse et l’industrie (ÉSYN) |
$133,798 |
|
Electron Microscopy Platform to Study Kidney Pathologies, Chronic Pain and Nanoparticule Structure |
$404,699 |
|
Testing Facilities for Propellers and Unconventional Aircraft Concepts |
$115,065 |
|
Vibrations de structures : Infrastructure pour leur mesure de plein champ, non intrusive et résolue en temps |
$107,850 |
|
9 projects |
$1,502,354 |
Université du Québec - Institut national de la recherche scientifique
| CoLaboratoire Villes Voix Visions: Co-Creating Knowledges through Audio, Visual, and Cartographic Storytelling |
$108,088 |
|
Solutions d'adaptation aux risques de submersion du littoral marin et de l'érosion côtière-SUBLIME |
$136,484 |
|
Characterization of Rock and Geochronometer Deformation with Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) |
$125,080 |
|
3 projects |
$369,652 |
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
| Upgrading R&D Platform on the Characterization of Carbon Anodes and Thermophysical Properties of Materials |
$295,504 |
|
1 project |
$295,504 |
Université du Québec à Montréal
| Laboratoire Handicap Sourditude et Innovations (HSI) |
$507,559 |
|
Algorithms and Software for Analyzing Structural and Functional Information of all known RNA Sequences |
$125,744 |
|
Laboratoire de recherche sur l'imaginaire du Nord |
$151,978 |
|
3 projects |
$785,281 |
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
| Continuum Autisme - comprendre les besoins des adultes autistes en services sociaux en partenariat avec eux |
$28,846 |
|
1 project |
$28,846 |
| Inorganic Compounds Bearing Oxidizing Groups: Fundamental knowledge, optoelectronics and green energetic materials |
$130,424 |
|
Laboratoire de pointe en chimie peptidique et biomoléculaire pour la découverte et la conception de molécules bioactives |
$109,993 |
|
PhagoTEM : pour le développement de la recherche sur la phagothérapie et au-delà |
$411,478 |
|
Cell Culture Platform for Functional Analysis of Epigenetic Modifiers Linked to Human Diseases |
$110,095 |
|
Kenkō: application mobile pour développer les connaissances et interventions en matière de bien-être des travailleurs |
$158,000 |
|
Plateforme de Diffraction-X haute performance pour l’étude des matériaux cimentaires à faible empreinte carbone |
$360,662 |
|
Sleep Pharmacometabolism |
$139,507 |
|
State-of-the-art Platform to Enhance Sustainable Agricutlure through Genetic Resistance to Pathogens |
$79,200 |
|
PhytoPheno: Phytochemical Diversity Assessment Across the Plant Kingdom using State-of-the-art GC-MS Analysis Methods |
$102,686 |
|
Lipid Nanoparticle Production Platform for the Development of Nucleic Acid-based Therapeutics |
$110,191 |
|
Radio-over-Fiber for 5G Fronthaul |
$99,150 |
|
Radiopharmaceutical Laboratory Equipment for Innovative Theranostics and Molecular Imaging |
$150,000 |
|
Unité de recherche régionale en télésanté périnatale |
$800,000 |
|
Development of a Novel Type of Multimodal Microscope to Investigate Brain Function and Disease |
$240,000 |
|
Infrastructure pour la caractérisation géomécanique globale des réseaux de fractures |
$295,000 |
|
Developing New Biomarkers to Improve Lung Cancer Management |
$267,707 |
|
Valorisation des rejets agroalimentaires: micro et nanostructure & rhéologie des fibres alimentaires |
$80,942 |
|
Research for the Environmental Characterization of Emerging Inorganic Pollutants from Technologies (RECEIPT) |
$75,326 |
|
Establishment of an Infrastructure to Study Skin Development and Cancer |
$120,000 |
|
Cellular Communication in Central and Peripheral Vervous System: From mechanisms to therapies for ALS |
$159,804 |
|
Evaluating Household Beverage Purchasing Patterns and Trends in Québec and Ontario: Evidence to inform policy |
$79,515 |
|
Human-centred Digital Health to Support Canadians’ Health Decision Making |
$145,516 |
|
22 projects |
$4,225,196 |
| Assessing the Fate and Transformation of Micropollutants in Reclamation Systems using High-resolution Mass Spectrometry |
$380,000 |
|
The Reparative Infrastructure Networked Cluster |
$72,952 |
|
Transforming a Century-old Building into a Smart-building Living Lab |
$649,570 |
|
Platform for Fabrication of Pouch-typed Battery Cells |
$100,000 |
|
Measuring Phase Transformations in Advanced Materials - Acquisition of quenching-deformation- dilatometer |
$187,021 |
|
Laboratory for the Synthesis of Artificial Cells |
$200,538 |
|
An Integrated Reactor Analytical System to Investigate Bio-oil Synthesis and Catalysis |
$134,495 |
|
Finding the Ancestors: Building infrastructure to support Indigenous, community-engaged archaeological remote sensing |
$501,575 |
|
8 projects |
$2,226,151 |
University of British Columbia (The)
| Infrastructure for Design, Characterization and Structural Integrity Analysis of Advanced Out-of-Autoclave Composites |
$122,974 |
|
Ultrafast Laser System for Terahertz Development in Food Applications |
$125,000 |
|
Sexuality and Well-being (SWell) Laboratory |
$238,819 |
|
Laboratory of Next Generation Video Surveillance for Environmental Monitoring |
$125,000 |
|
Microfabrication for Next-generation Thin Film Solar Cells |
$109,101 |
|
Simulation-based Modeling of the Industrial, Large-scale Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite 3D Printing |
$122,353 |
|
Wearable Systems to Characterize Sensorimotor Response to Impulsive Loads |
$125,000 |
|
Integrated In-situ Observing System to Track Sources of Atmospheric Humidity in a Warming Arctic |
$192,000 |
|
Next-generation Pulmonary In Vitro 3D Models to Unravel the Role of Cell-cell and Multiorgan Crosstalk in Lung Disease |
$150,000 |
|
Spatial Characterization of Human Atherosclerotic Disease for Therapeutic and Biomarker Development |
$125,000 |
|
Laboratory for the Advanced Study of Dietary Ecology of Modern and Ancient Organisms |
$123,516 |
|
Infrastructure for Laboratory Simulations of Interstellar Chemistry |
$125,000 |
|
Infrastructure for the Field-based Investigation of the Impacts of Climate Change on Sedimentary Systems |
$91,554 |
|
Optimization of Electron-beam Facilities for Earth Materials Research |
$156,000 |
|
The RESPECT (RESearch in Physical activity & Exercise with, by, and for hard-to-reach CommuniTies) Collaboratory |
$639,239 |
|
Integrated Climate Change and Aquaculture System (ICCAS) for Multi-stressor Experiments on Commercial Juvenile Fish |
$125,000 |
|
Infrastructure for AI-integrated Point of Care Ultrasound Imaging for Decentralized Healthcare |
$158,055 |
| The Facility for the Study of Insect Adaptability and Physiology (FSIAP) |
$781,055 |
|
Computational Infrastructure for Accelerating Quantum Technology |
$800,000 |
|
Infrastructure for Theoretical and Experimental Iron-sulphur Laboratory at UBC Okanagan |
$140,000 |
|
20 projects |
$4,574,666 |
| Investigating the Molecular Mechanism(s) of Antigen Cross-presentation by Dendritic Cells |
$99,098 |
|
Localization of Electroencephalographic Biomarkers of Epileptic Brain Areas |
$87,000 |
|
Developing the Next Generation of Flow Forecasting System in Cold Regions |
$180,856 |
|
Multisensory Storytelling Research Studio |
$429,640 |
|
Development of a Comparative Musculoskeletal and Translational Regenerative Medicine Research Program |
$86,579 |
|
Advanced Multi-modal Imaging and Biologic Discovery to Understand Childhood Arthritis |
$267,638 |
|
Ex Vivo Models of Intestinal Regeneration And Disease |
$100,000 |
|
CatalystDx: Comprehensive AuToimmune and A.I. LaboratorY TeSTing and Diagnostics |
$300,000 |
|
Signal Readout and Plasticity for Perception and Action |
$185,441 |
|
Development of Bioelectrochemical Systems for Wastewater Treatment in Cold Climates |
$100,000 |
|
Aquatic Biomechanics Infrastructure for Studying the Mechanics of Underwater Movement and its Impact on Aquatic Ecology |
$100,000 |
|
Investigating the Regulation, Responsiveness, and Relevance of Skeletal Muscle Mitochondria in Exercising Humans |
$76,000 |
|
Central and Peripheral Cardiovascular Adaptations to Personalized Exercise Training in Older and Young Females and Males |
$114,000 |
|
Training Biophysically Detailed Networks Neurons to Display Organism Level Behaviours |
$250,000 |
|
14 projects |
$2,376,252 |
| Unravelling Complex Food Structures to Enhance Food Stability, Functionality and Nutrition |
$93,855 |
|
The Interplay of Gene Expression Networks and Neural Circuits in Chronic Pain Development |
$130,000 |
|
High Pressure High Temperature Chemistry Centre at the University of Guelph |
$207,747 |
|
Autophagy: A key cellular response to decelerate immunosenescence and cancer spread |
$145,336 |
|
Establishing the IndigenERA Lab |
$106,983 |
|
Stress, Survival and Behavioural Competence in Animals |
$99,633 |
|
Advanced Ultrasound Imaging Equipment for Multi-user Human Physiology Research |
$124,738 |
|
Examining the Role of Visual Attention When Crossing Streets |
$27,805 |
|
Mast Cells and Microbes: The Mrgpr Link |
$87,595 |
|
Harnessing Functional Diversity between Gut Microbes to Improve Live Biotherapeutic Design |
$87,596 |
|
Infrastructure for Plant and Microalgal Lipid Research: Leveraging Lipid Metabolism to Design Value-added Oils |
$87,595 |
|
11 projects |
$1,198,883 |
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
| fNIRS for Evaluation of Normative/Psychiatric Social Brain Function in Ecologically-valid and Interactive Settings |
$156,536 |
|
1 project |
$156,536 |
| Computer-aided Molecular Design: From materials to biomolecules |
$225,715 |
|
Indigenous Intellectual and Wellbeing Research Lab |
$511,380 |
|
Laboratory for Psychedelic Clinical Research |
$121,247 |
|
Peptide-based Therapeutics for Treating Failing Organs and Infections |
$284,644 |
|
Infrastructure to Support the Development of Novel Viral Sensitizers for Innovative Biomanufacturing of Viral Medicines |
$188,998 |
|
Genetic Basis of Regeneration in Zebrafish |
$277,854 |
|
Our Changing Chemical Environment: Studying heat-induced transformations to support health and innovation |
$382,612 |
|
High Content Screening for Advanced Therapeutics |
$318,241 |
|
iMACCS: Innovative Materials for Carbon Capture and Sequestration |
$190,557 |
|
Optogenetic Manipulation and Reorganization of Memory and Motor Neural Networks in the Central Nervous System |
$233,380 |
|
10 projects |
$2,734,628 |
| Establishment of Solid-State NMR Facility for Study of Materials Related to Health and Energy |
$420,162 |
|
1 project |
$420,162 |
| Microfluidics for the Improved Study of One Health Pathogens |
$130,000 |
|
Super-resolution Ultra-fast Confocal Imaging for Studying the Molecular Mechanisms of Pulmonary Diseases |
$175,000 |
|
Rapid Changes in Water Quality – Understanding, diagnosing, and managing risks |
$125,000 |
|
3 projects |
$430,000 |
|
Enabling the Rapid Evaluation of the WDR Family of Proteins as Human Drug Targets |
$778,545 |
|
Exploring the Impact of Expertise on Perception, Encoding, and Retrieval in Complex, Dynamic Events |
$100,000 |
|
Collaborating Continuum Robots |
$160,000 |
|
Biophotonic Wearables and Implants for Clinical Translation |
$150,000 |
|
Interrogation of Cancer Multi-omics Data using Advanced Single-cell Technologies and Computational Approaches |
$469,033 |
|
Robust Learning-based Autonomy in Dynamic Environments |
$207,458 |
|
Measurement and Modelling Infrastructure for Neuroinformatics-driven Precision Psychiatry in Youth |
$349,190 |
|
Understanding and Treating Cancer, Cardiovascular, and Metabolic Disease in Women: A holistic, lifestyle approach |
$476,999 |
|
The Intelligent and Interactive Buildings (IIB) Laboratory |
$97,388 |
|
High-throughput Automated Phenomics Platform to Improve Plant and Soil Health |
$300,000 |
|
Reverse Engineering Circuit Dysfunction, Pathology, and Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease |
$203,244 |
|
Environmental Influences of Sexual Dimorphism |
$75,001 |
|
Single-molecule Detection of Blood-based Protein Biomarkers for Disease Diagnostics |
$151,600 |
|
Imaging of Neuronal Network Activity and Neurometabolism in Experimental Models of Ischemic Stroke Recovery |
$305,370 |
|
The Cognitive Expertise and Education Data Laboratory |
$82,662 |
|
Pathological Impact of Proteostasis Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease and Late Life Depression |
$405,392 |
|
Intelligent Variant Effect Prediction for Tumour Suppressor Genes |
$128,975 |
|
Harnessing the Activity of Secreted Bloodborne Factors to Restore Synapse Formation and Function in Aged Human Neurons |
$440,000 |
|
Physical Vapor Deposition Materials Acceleration Platform |
$500,000 |
|
Prototyping a Fully Autonomous Mobile Robot for Construction Digital Twinning with Higher-order DNNs |
$100,000 |
|
An Advanced Optical Instrumentation Laboratory for the Development of the Next Generation Spectroscopic Surveys |
$140,000 |
|
Infrastructure for Studying Sex Differences in Omega-3 Fatty Acid Metabolism |
$325,000 |
|
Delineating the Role of Cell Plasticity in Neuroendocrine Tumors |
$125,000 |
|
Enhancing TNFC’s Micro/Nanofabrication Capabilities |
$400,000 |
|
Confocal Microscope for Cardiovascular Research |
$411,424 |
|
HIV Antiretroviral Safety for Mothers and their Babies |
$281,147 |
|
26 projects |
$7,163,428 |
| Past Wrongs, Future Choices |
$65,000 |
|
Remote Sensing of On-road Vehicle Emissions |
$150,000 |
|
2 projects |
$215,000 |
| Timely and Privacy-preserving Threat Intelligence using Machine Learning |
$85,000 |
|
Infrastructure to Identify and Mitigate Threats to Drinking Water Source Quality and Treatability in a Changing Climate |
$250,000 |
|
Developing Photoacoustic Remote Sensing (PARS) for Next Generation Real-time Medical Imaging in-Situ |
$209,440 |
|
Multi-user High-resolution X-ray Powder Diffractometer with Heating Stage |
$103,668 |
|
Infrastructure for the Experimental Evaluation of Innovative Mass Timber and FRP-hybrid Systems |
$104,000 |
|
A Data-informed Model for Predicting Kidney Outcomes |
$118,221 |
|
Longhouse Labs |
$577,855 |
|
Human Motion Analyses to Predict and Treat Osteoarthritis |
$79,776 |
|
Advancing Safety of Autonomous Systems for Real-world Applications |
$80,000 |
|
Infrastructure for the Characterization and Manipulation of Soft Robotic Materials |
$90,000 |
|
Laboratory X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy to Accelerate Sustainable Technology Development |
$560,000 |
|
CPU-GPU Enabled Computational Modelling of the Coastal Ocean |
$83,425 |
|
Real-world Assessment of Assistive Robotics for Mobility Impairments and Injury Prevention |
$227,500 |
|
Infrared Imaging and Drop Shape Analyzer Systems for Surface Science and Bionanomaterials Development |
$80,000 |
|
Human-machine Collaborative Visual Data Exploration and Analytics |
$80,000 |
|
Developing a Unique Canadian Critical Zone Observatory at the Lake-landscape Interface |
$150,000 |
|
Mitigation of Collapse Risks of Civil Infrastructure by Developing Novel and Reliable Non-destructive Testing Techniques |
$109,095 |
|
Next Generation Fire Safety: Grounded in science, embracing population diversity |
$125,564 |
|
Atomic Force Microscopy Combined with Electrophysiology for Molecular Neuroscience Research |
$173,575 |
|
Development of Sustainable Technology Platform for Paper-based Monitoring Devices |
$125,200 |
|
Electric Aviation: Operational testing of low carbon aviation technology |
$131,124 |
|
Infrastructure to Launch a Novel Skin Biomechanics Research Program in Canada |
$90,000 |
|
Tracking the Coevolution of Earth’s Biosphere, Hydrosphere and Geosphere using Novel Isotope Systems |
$198,412 |
|
23 projects |
$3,831,855 |
University of Western Ontario (The)
| Bionanocorrosion Lab |
$350,884 |
|
Maximizing Benefits of Aerobic Exercise Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation |
$272,829 |
|
Laboratory X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy |
$257,230 |
|
Western Innovation for Renewable Energy Deployment (WIRED) |
$270,422 |
|
Characterizing Neural Activation to Enhance Community Mobility Recovery after Stroke |
$228,292 |
|
Leveraging the Genital Microbiome to Improve Health and Prevent HIV |
$234,359 |
|
Infrastructure to Support Population-based Approaches for Physical Activity Measurement and Promotion in Childcare |
$75,534 |
|
7 projects |
$1,689,550 |
| Multipurpose High-speed Imaging Workstation for Real-time Applications |
$75,001 |
|
Virus and Cell Fraction Isolation and Characterization for Biomedical Research |
$75,001 |
|
Computing Infrastructure for Deep Learning on Graph-structured Data |
$75,001 |
|
3 projects |
$225,003 |
| Biomarkers & Treatment for Brain Injury in Intimate Partner Violence: Insight into a Shadow Pandemic |
$55,066 |
|
1 project |
$55,066 |
| The Consequences of Discrete Emotions Across Older Adulthood |
$80,000 |
|
The Threat of Collective Autonomy Restriction and the Maintenance of Social Hierarchies |
$23,783 |
|
Powder X-Ray Diffractometer for Next Generation Materials Characterization |
$79,810 |
|
3 projects |
$183,593 |
| Exploring Variability in Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Biomechanics Related to Shoulder Movement and Health |
$140,000 |
|
Targeting TRAF1 to Devise Novel Therapies for Inflammatory Arthritis |
$140,000 |
|
Effects of Aging and Curiosity-states on Learning and Memory |
$73,705 |
|
Behaviour-centric Cybersecurity Research Lab |
$140,000 |
|
REIL: Realistic Environment Interaction Logistics |
$140,000 |
|
5 projects |
$633,705 |
NOTE:
As part of this announcement, an additional $14,837,783 was awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund (IOF), a mechanism that assists institutions with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with the new infrastructure.