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Le 15 novembre 2007
Un investissement de 28 M$ pour recruter et maintenir 193 chercheurs en poste au Canada
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OTTAWA, le 15 novembre 2007 — Le Canada a fait des pas de géant dans ses efforts pour recruter et maintenir en poste les travailleurs du savoir qui innovent et qui contribuent à la croissance de l’économie mondiale fondée sur le savoir. Aujourd’hui, nous faisons un autre pas en avant : 193 chercheurs, dont 50 ont été recrutés à l’étranger, pourront mener des travaux de recherche de pointe grâce à un investissement de 28 millions de dollars annoncé par la Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation (FCI).
Cet investissement dans les laboratoires et l’appareillage de pointe de 35 universités et collèges de recherche du Canada permettra de lancer 139 projets dans des domaines clés comme les sciences environnementales, la santé, les technologies de l’information et des communications de même que les sciences humaines. |
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Ce matin, à Ottawa, l’honorable Jim Prentice, ministre de l’Industrie et ministre responsable de la FCI, s’est joint au Dr Eliot Phillipson, président-directeur général de la FCI, à l’occasion de l’annonce de cet important investissement au titre du Fonds des leaders (FL) de la FCI. Ce programme vise à se doter d’infrastructures susceptibles de motiver les chercheurs à venir travailler au sein des établissements de recherche canadiens à une époque où la concurrence internationale ayant trait au recrutement des travailleurs du savoir est très vive.
« En ce début de XXIe siècle, il est essentiel que nos chercheurs aient accès à un appareillage et à des installations modernes et avant-gardistes, à déclaré le Dr Phillipson. Au cours de la dernière décennie, la FCI a fourni à des milliers de chercheurs de calibre mondial les outils dont ils avaient besoin pour mener à bien leurs travaux. Sans cette infrastructure, ils auraient sans aucun doute quitté le Canada. »
« Comme il en a fait état dans sa stratégie Réaliser le potentiel des sciences et de la technologie au profit du Canada, notre gouvernement est résolu à créer un plus vaste bassin d’experts scientifiques et à mettre en place les conditions propices qui permettront d’améliorer la réputation mondiale du Canada en matière d’excellence en recherche, a déclaré le ministre Prentice. Nous reconnaissons l’importance d’en faire davantage pour commercialiser les innovations scientifiques et technologiques. Cela contribuera ainsi à la création de meilleurs emplois, à la croissance économique, et à l’amélioration de notre qualité de vie. »
Par suite d’un rigoureux processus d’évaluation au mérite, le conseil d’administration de la FCI a approuvé l’investissement de 27 904 254 $ annoncé aujourd’hui. Ce montant se répartit comme suit :
- 23 344 067 $ ont été attribués au titre du Fonds des leaders;
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4 560 187 $ ont été attribués au titre du Fonds d’exploitation des infrastructures, un programme connexe qui aide les établissements bénéficiaires à faire face aux coûts additionnels d’exploitation et de maintenance découlant de leurs nouvelles infrastructures.
Pour consulter la liste complète des projets financés aujourd’hui, veuillez visiter notre site Web ici.
La Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation (FCI) est un organisme autonome créé par le gouvernement du Canada pour financer l’infrastructure de recherche. Le mandat de la FCI est de renforcer la capacité des universités, des collèges et des hôpitaux de recherche, de même que des établissements de recherche à but non lucratif du Canada de mener des projets de recherche et de développement technologique de calibre mondial qui produisent des retombées pour les Canadiens. Depuis sa création en 1997, la Fondation a engagé 3,78 milliards de dollars pour financer plus de 5 500 projets menés dans 128 établissements de recherche situés dans 64 municipalités aux quatre coins du Canada.
Personne-ressource :
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Douglas Lauriault Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation Tél.: 613-996-3193 Cell.: 613-295-2978 douglas.lauriault@innovation.ca |
Deirdra McCracken Attachée de presse Cabinet de l’honorable Jim Prentice Ministre de l’Industrie Tél.: 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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22 |
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6 |
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5 |
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24 |
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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 |
