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Creating a Knowledge Advantage for Canada
November 15, 2007
$28 Million Investment for 193 Researchers in Canada
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OTTAWA, November 15, 2007 — Canada has come a long way when it comes to attracting and retaining the knowledge workers that drive innovation and growth in the global knowledge economy. Today, the country took another step forward: 193 researchers – 50 of which were recruited from outside Canada – will be able to conduct cutting edge research thanks to a $28 million investment announced by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The investment in state-of-the-art labs and equipment at 35 universities and colleges across the country will jump-start 139 projects in key areas of research ranging from environmental science to health, information and communication technologies, to the social sciences and humanities. |
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The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), joined Dr. Eliot Phillipson, President and CEO of the CFI, this morning in Ottawa to announce the new funding under the CFI’s Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF), a program designed to provide infrastructure to attract researchers to Canadian institutions at a time of intense international competition for knowledge workers.
“Imperative to research in the 21st century is access to modern, cutting-edge equipment and facilities,” said Dr. Phillipson. “Over the past decade, the CFI has provided thousands of world-class researchers with the tools they need to do their work. Without the infrastructure, they quite simply wouldn’t be in Canada.”
”As demonstrated in Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada’s Advantage, our government is committed to building a larger base of scientific expertise and to creating the right environment to improve Canada’s international reputation for research excellence,“ said Minister Prentice. ”We recognize the importance of doing more to help commercialize scientific and technological innovations. This in turn will help create better jobs, increase economic growth and improve our quality of life.”
Today’s $27,904,254 investment was approved by the CFI’s Board of Directors following a rigorous merit review process. Of these:
- $23,344,067 was awarded under the Leaders Opportunity Fund;
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The remaining $4,560,187 was awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund, an accompanying program that assists universities with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with new infrastructure projects.
A complete list of the projects funded to date and a list of the approved funding for this announcement are available here.
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is an independent corporation created by the Government of Canada to fund research infrastructure. The CFI's mandate is to strengthen the capacity of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions to carry out world-class research and technology development that benefits Canadians. Since its creation in 1997, the CFI has committed $3.78 billion in support of more than 5,500 projects at 128 research institutions in 64 municipalities across Canada.
For more information:
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Douglas Lauriault Canada Foundation for Innovation Tel.: 613-996-3193 Cell.: 613-295-2978 douglas.lauriault@innovation.ca |
Deirdra McCracken Press Secretary Office of the Honourable Jim Prentice Minister of Industry Tel.: 613-995-9001 |
Canada Foundation for Innovation /
Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation
Leaders Opportunity Fund / Fonds des leaders
REGIONAL BACKGROUNDERS / FICHE D’INFORMATION PAR RÉGION
- Alberta - British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique - Manitoba - Newfoundland and Labrador / Terre-Neuve et Labrador - Nova Scotia / Nouvelle-Écosse - Ontario - Quebec / Québec - Saskatchewan
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Institution / Établissement |
Projects Approved / Projets appuyés |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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10 |
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1 |
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2 |
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22 |
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2 |
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5 |
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1 |
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11 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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5 |
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6 |
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5 |
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1 |
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4 |
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1 |
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4 |
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2 |
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2 |
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4 |
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3 |
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5 |
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5 |
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2 |
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1 |
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24 |
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2 |
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5 |
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3 |
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1 |
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1 |
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Total Institutions / des établissements 35 |
149 |
Canada Foundation for Innovation/ Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation
Leaders Opportunity Fund / Fonds des leaders
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Project Title / Titre du projet |
Maximum CFI Contribution / |
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Construction of the Psychomotor Behaviour Laboratory for the Study of Psychosocial Determinants and Consequences of Physical Activity |
$15,529 |
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1 project / projet |
$15,529 |
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Excavation of an Iron Age Shipwreck at Kekova Adasi, Turkey |
$34,867 |
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The Simulating History Research Lab |
$46,647 |
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2 projects / projets |
$81,514 |
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Detector Development, Electronics Infrastructure and Test Laboratory for Inner Detector Upgrade for the ATLAS experiment at CERN |
$115,000 |
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Environmental Test Pit for Pilot-Scale Testing of Mine Waste Management Technologies |
$50,634 |
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Laboratory for Hardware Accelerated Protein Identification for Mass Spectrometry |
$114,628 |
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3 projects / projets |
$280,262 |
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A Facility for Determining Mechanisms of Biomolecular Interactions and Supramolecular Assembly |
$150,000 |
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Advanced MicroElectroMechanical System (MEMS) and Application Laboratory |
$125,000 |
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Bioprocess Engineering and Encapsulation Facility |
$124,850 |
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Centre for Programmed Cell Death Research |
$154,454 |
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Characterization of the Assembly and Specificity of Seven Transmembrane Receptors Homo-and Heterodimeric Signaling Complexes |
$124,752 |
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Establishment of the Nuclear Structure and Cancer Biology Laboratory |
$150,000 |
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Linking Species Loss, Food-web Structure, and Ecosystem Functioning in Aquatic Systems |
$125,000 |
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Plant Growth and Proteomics Facilities |
$134,696 |
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Rheo-NMR+Scattering Research Facility |
$130,000 |
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Structural Nanomechanics of Self-assembled Filaments - from Single Filament Behavior to Mechanotransduction in Cell and Tissue |
$150,000 |
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10 projects / projets |
$1,368,752 |
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Phase Analysis of Materials using X-ray Diffraction |
$136,527 |
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1 project / projet |
$136,527 |
Laurentian University / Université Laurentienne
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Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer for Characterization of Xenobiotic Disposition in Skeletal Tissues and Analysis of Complex Environmental Samples |
$66,733 |
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Laboratory for Molecular, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics: LMEEG |
$131,178 |
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2 projects / projets |
$197,911 |
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An Innovative Approach to the Classic Problems of Turbulence: Lagrangian Analysis of Fundamental Flows |
$146,000 |
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Biogenesis and Function of Extracellular Matrix Assemblies in Health and Disease |
$198,092 |
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Biomarker Discovery Program for Parasitic Diseases |
$234,477 |
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Canadian Child Welfare Data Lab |
$169,067 |
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Environmental Engineering Laboratory for Microbial Community Engineering |
$216,000 |
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Epigenetic Basis of the Effects of Early Life Environment on Health Outcomes |
$90,646 |
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Experimental Nanomechanics for Advanced Materials Science |
$96,800 |
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Genetic Architecture of Host Defenses Against Infectious Diseases |
$239,995 |
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Identification of Novel Anti-cancer Mechanisms Through the Study of Cytotoxic Viral Proteins |
$139,995 |
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Imaging Spreading Initiation Centres (SICs) in Normal and Cancer Cells |
$117,538 |
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Infrastructure for Imaging the Biochemical Mechanisms Underlying Memory Formation |
$139,241 |
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Integrated Translational Neurplasticity Research |
$159,507 |
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IsPACE (Intellectual Property in a Creative Environment) |
$54,100 |
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Laboratory of Brain and Behaviour |
$120,000 |
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Live Cell Real-time Fluorescence Imaging of Intracellular Cholesterol Trafficking |
$119,494 |
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Molecular Ecological Genetic Analysis (MEGA) Laboratory |
$136,000 |
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Molecular Mechanisms of Axon Guidance: Role of the Small Rho GTPases in Netrin-1 Signaling |
$93,696 |
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Role of Spatial Chromatin Organization in Genome Regulation and Human Disease |
$122,557 |
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The Truth Project: Promoting Children's Truth-telling in Legal and Applied Settings |
$176,000 |
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The effects of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha on Synaptic Transmission, Homeostatic Plasticity, and Neuronal Adaptation |
$136,741 |
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The Neuroanatomy of Mood and Emotion: Establishment of a Human Brain Neuroanatomy Laboratory to Investigate the Neurobiology of Depression and Suicide |
$136,182 |
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The Role of the Novel Molecular Pathway (Planar Cell Polarity Pathway) in Kidney Disease in Humans and Mice |
$80,377 |
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22 projets / projects |
$3,122,505 |
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Mechanisms Underlying Food Intolerance in Functional Gut Disorders |
$134,461 |
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Robotic Test Bed for Soft Tissue Image Guided Medical Interventions Research |
$69,317 |
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2 projects / projets |
$203,778 |
Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Computer Simulation of Liquids, Soft Systems and Biomaterials |
$97,074 |
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Development of a Neuroscience Laboratory |
$172,647 |
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Insect Behavior / Molecular Biology (IBMB) Research Laboratory |
$133,397 |
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Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution Control Laboratory (NRPOP) |
$184,689 |
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Physician and Medical Practice Registry |
$30,477 |
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5 projects / projets |
$618,284 |
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
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Development of Infrastructure to Investigate Molecular Plant Root-microbe Interactions |
$74,685 |
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1 project / projet |
$74,685 |
Queen's University
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A Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of Melanoma using RNA interference (RNAi) |
$96,339 |
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Advanced Input and Display Techniques for Transparent Computing Technologies |
$397,773 |
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Advanced Phenomics of Experimental Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments |
$161,021 |
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Biomimetic Materials for Tissue Engineering and Regeneration |
$383,849 |
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Confocal Microscope for Biological Imaging |
$302,250 |
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High Resolution Three Dimensional Imaging of the Structure of Materials During In Situ Deformation |
$374,804 |
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Human Motion Performance Laboratory |
$350,000 |
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Molecular Biology of Herpesvirus-Cell Interactions |
$160,000 |
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Preclinical Testing of Novel Therapies for Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer |
$238,731 |
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Tracing Elements in Natural Systems |
$313,903 |
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Ultimate Strength of Buried Infrastructure |
$236,809 |
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11 projects / projets |
$3,015,479 |
Simon Fraser University
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Imaging Equipment for Multi-Colour Time-Lapse Recordings of Low-Intensity Fluorescent Samples |
$75,000 |
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1 project / projet |
$75,000 |
St.Francis Xavier University
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Center for Logic and Information |
$105,364 |
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1 project / projet |
$105,364 |
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Plant Pathogen Forensics-DNA:DNA Hybridization Platforms for Species Discrimination and Strain Identity for Forensic Analysis and Pathogen Tracking |
$139,557 |
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1 project / projet |
$139,557 |
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7 Fs Laser System to Study Atomic and Molecular Dynamics |
$215,000 |
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Drug Transporters Research Laboratory |
$76,219 |
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HPLC and Image Analysis Station for the Discovery of Drugs to Protect, Prevent and/or Delay Normal and Pathological Aging of the Brain |
$35,172 |
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Modélisation de la réponse cellulaire dans la cavité buccale |
$77,091 |
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Using Neuroimaging and Neurostimulation to Understand and Optimize Brain Plasticity in Rehabilitation |
$239,870 |
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5 projets / projects |
$643,352 |
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Bayesian Statistical Modelling of Genome and Proteome Evolution |
$102,897 |
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Dissection of the Gene Function Network in Tolerance to Anticancer Agents: Bleomycins and Polyamine Analogs |
$225,270 |
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Full Immersive Virtual Environment for the Study of Perception, Balance and Action in Different Human Populations |
$316,372 |
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Improving Continence Care for Older Women: Creation of a State-of-the-art Pelvic Floor Muscle Laboratory |
$83,131 |
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Microscopie et électrochimie pour l’innovation en neuropharmacologie moléculaire |
$283,694 |
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Retinal Functional Imaging: A New Tool for Studying Visual Disorders |
$118,741 |
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6 projets / projects |
$1,130,105 |
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Développement d'une plateforme moléculaire en orthopédie pour l'étude du vieillissement du système musculo-squelettique |
$125,428 |
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Facility for the Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Aryl(poly)pyridines and their Application to Organic Light Emitting Diodes, Solar Cells and Nano-devices |
$171,681 |
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L'exercice physique et la nutrition pour prolonger l'espérance de vie en bonne santé |
$148,605 |
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Rôles du récepteur opioïde delta dans le traitement de la douleur chronique, de l’anxiété et de la dépression |
$136,339 |
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Téléréadaptation d'un centre de services vers le domicile de l'usager |
$53,865 |
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5 projets / projects |
$635,918 |
Université du Québec - École de technologie supérieure
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Infrastructure pour un laboratoire de caractérisation diélectrique |
$73,620 |
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1 projet / project |
$73,620 |
Université du Québec à Montréal
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Infrastructure for Plant Abiotic Stress Signaling Research |
$191,160 |
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Laboratoire d’étude sur la structure des langues signées |
$210,803 |
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Laboratory for Solid-State NMR Studies of Membrane Systems |
$187,353 |
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Laboratory of Fish Community Ecology |
$223,249 |
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4 projets/ projects |
$812,565 |
Université du Québec à Rimouski
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Infrastructure pour l'étude des processus biologiques survenant aux interfaces dans les milieux aquatiques nordiques |
$91,504 |
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1 projet / project |
$91,504 |
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An Immunobiology Laboratory for Analysis, Purification, and High Throughput Automated Screening of Immune Cells and Their Receptors |
$165,151 |
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Integrative Genomics in Forest Trees: Bridging From Molecular to Ecophysiological Processes |
$142,290 |
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The Regulation of Microtubule Dynamics and Microtubule-based Processes in Living Cells |
$120,000 |
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The Role of the Tumor Suppressor Protein, RASSF1A, in Cancer and Inflammation |
$134,899 |
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4 projects / projets |
$562,340 |
University of British Columbia (The)
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High Performance Machining Research Centre |
$326,855 |
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Laboratory for Obesity Genetics and Indirect Calorimetry |
$140,750 |
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2 projects / projets |
$467,605 |
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Non-genetic Cell Phenotype Variability in Cell Fate Commitment and Tumor Progression |
$314,324 |
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The Andrology Research Centre for the Study of Regulation of Sperm Function and its Contributions to Early Embryo Development |
$254,560 |
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2 projects / projets |
$568,884 |
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Aquatic Metacommunity Dynamics Laboratory |
$63,099 |
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High Performance Computing Laboratory to Support Research in Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Related to Human and Animal Health |
$75,963 |
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Infrastructure to Assess Microbial Biofilm Contamination of Drinking Water Distribution Systems |
$124,350 |
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Wireless Computing Laboratory |
$114,687 |
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4 projects / projets |
$378,099 |
University of Lethbridge (The)
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Infrastructure for Molecular Evolutionary Ecology Laboratory |
$79,171 |
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Molecular Mechanisms of Small Ribonucleoproteins |
$131,776 |
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Research Facility for Organometallic Chemistry, Catalyst Development and New Material Synthesis |
$119,119 |
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3 projects / projets |
$330,066 |
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A Development Laboratory for new Particle Detector Technology |
$93,940 |
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A Novel Broadband Microwave Spectrometer for Probing Reactive Intermediates |
$100,000 |
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Advanced Small Animal Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory |
$100,000 |
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Development of Bulk Nanostructured and Ultra-Fine-Grained Lightweight Metals |
$98,759 |
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Infrastructure to Study Immunoregulatory Interactions between Epithelia and Cells of the Immune System |
$100,000 |
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5 projects / projets |
$492,699 |
University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa
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Computational Statistics and Machine Learning for Functional Genomics Data Integration and Analysis |
$23,088 |
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Laboratory for Neurobiology and Cell Physiology |
$99,885 |
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Molecule-Based Magnetic Materials |
$225,000 |
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Pediatric Bone Health |
$100,000 |
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State-of-the-art Solid-State NMR Spectrometer |
$250,000 |
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5 projects / projets |
$697,973 |
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Cryo-SEM-EDS System for Compositional Analysis of Geological Fluids |
$96,501 |
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Falls Prevention Research Laboratory |
$83,378 |
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2 projects / projets |
$179,879 |
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Inuvik SuperDARN Radar and Digital Upgrade |
$101,875 |
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1 project / projet |
$101,875 |
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A Loss-of-function RNA Interference Screen for Key Inhibitory Regulators of Cardiomyocyte Proliferation |
$258,163 |
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Advanced Soil Biogeochemistry and Microbial Ecology Research Facility |
$84,309 |
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An Investigation of the Mechanisms Underlying Amblyopia (lazy eye) |
$399,988 |
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BioZone: A Modern Collaborative Bioengineering Research Facility |
$218,144 |
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Brain, Behavior, Genes: New Knowledge from Innovative Studies of Language and Reading in Monolingual and Bilingual Children Leads to Optimal Pathways to Remediation |
$141,781 |
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Centre For Urban Freight Analysis (CUFA) |
$100,000 |
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Composite Biological Materials Laboratory |
$180,000 |
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Deterioration of Bulbar Function in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
$63,901 |
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Facility for In Vivo Imaging and Optical Manipulation of the Neurocircuit in C.elegans |
$163,998 |
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Geodetic Urban Monitoring Facility for Canada |
$149,787 |
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High Temperature Materials Processing Research Laboratory |
$92,043 |
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Implementing a Laboratory to Develop New Medications for Drug Dependence |
$200,000 |
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Infrastructure for Epigenomic Studies of Human Disease |
$217,373 |
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Infrastructure for the Study of Photonic Integrated Bio-sensors and Biomedical Imaging Systems |
$150,000 |
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Infrastructure to Explore the Evolutionary Impacts of Climate Change |
$603,200 |
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Lentiviral RNAi and High-content Screening Resource for Identification of Genes Required for Adaptive Evolution Under Environmental Constraints |
$391,086 |
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Medicinal Chemistry Infrastructure |
$396,580 |
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Reconfigurable Antenna Design and Characterization Facility |
$101,504 |
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Regulation of Quiescent States in S. cerevisae and C. elegans |
$179,999 |
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Risk and Resiliency Factors for Externalizing Pathology: Evidence from Childhood Personality |
$75,263 |
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Rodent Cardiovascular and Physiological Investigations |
$129,455 |
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Stress and Memory: Physiology, Brain, and Behavior in Infants, Children, and Parents |
$40,000 |
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The Laboratory for Atmospheric Spectroscopy and Applications (LASAA) |
$211,428 |
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Tissue Organization and Growth Control Through Fat Receptor Signaling |
$396,841 |
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24 projects / projets |
$4,944,843 |
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Computational Electromagnetics Research Laboratory |
$74,220 |
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Developmental Disorders Laboratory |
$145,000 |
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2 projects / projets |
$219,220 |
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Advanced Scanning Probe Microscopy Facility for Nanoscale and Single Molecule Biophysics Research |
$180,000 |
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Engineering of Advanced Metallic Manufacturing Processes using a Gleeble 3500 Thermomechanical Simulator |
$200,000 |
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Expansion of Computational Infrastructure for Three Dimensional Simulations of Environmental and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics |
$78,613 |
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Mass Spectrometer with Liquid Chromatography - To Support New Solvent Free Analytical Technologies for On-site and In-vivo Analysis |
$270,230 |
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Multifunctional Nanomaterials Lab: Growth, Analysis, and Applications |
$100,000 |
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5 projects / projets |
$828,843 |
University of Western Ontario (The)
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Drug Level Analysis Laboratory for Personalized Medicine Research |
$222,258 |
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Infrastructure for Highly Sensitive and Quantitative Analysis of CD8+ T Cell-mediated Immunity |
$199,036 |
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Small Animal Image Guided Radiation Research Laboratory |
$235,181 |
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3 projects / projets |
$656,475 |
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The Ecological Genomics Laboratory |
$50,000 |
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1 project / projet |
$50,000 |
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Thermal Characterization of New Organic Materials |
$43,055 |
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1 project / projet |
$43,055 |
