Research stories
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In CFI-funded labs and facilities across the country, researchers in all stages of their careers are making discoveries, supporting a robust innovation ecosystem and helping solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
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Nova Scotia
Jan Rainey is untangling the mysteries of spider silks
The Dalhousie University researcher is looking to create synthetic versions of spider's silk that have the potential to help heal damaged nerves and damaged hearts
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Transforming research instincts into a successful business (March webinar)
Part of our Future You webinar series. This webinar features a new generation of researchers who share their challenges and successes as they made the move from researcher to entrepreneur. Watch the video to gain insights and receive valuable tips on how to start your own business.
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Manitoba
A vitamin to reduce Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Researchers at the University of Manitoba have produced compelling evidence that a vitamin A supplement could help prevent a disorder that affects more kids than you might expect
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Reinventing the grocery aisle
College student Nathan Knapp-Blezius mixes the culinary arts with a dash of scientific method to help food companies create scrumptious new products
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The future belongs to the highly skilled
How working in leading-edge research labs is preparing a new generation for success, in the lab and out
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Alberta
Lasting mobility and joint health is bred in the bone for new research facility
A new facility at the University of Calgary will help researchers get closer to their goal of preventing and treating bone and joint diseases, a growing and often devastating problem for an aging population
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Ontario
Boosting brainpower at the barre
Researchers are learning how the unique combination of music and movement provided by learning dance can improve both the mental and physical health of Parkinson’s patients
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Alberta
The Search for a Hepatitis C Vaccine
University of Alberta scientists close in on a deadly virus
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British Columbia
Let it snow
Oh, the weather outside is frightful. Frightfully warm that is, according to University of Northern British Columbia researchers monitoring snowfall and temperatures in B.C.’s Cariboo Mountains.
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Alberta
Michael Houghton’s 30-year quest to cure Hepatitis C
After discovering the Hep C virus in 1989, Houghton is now closing in on a vaccine for the potentially fatal disease
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Ontario
Bringing precious cargo to the North
University of Ottawa researchers are developing safer, cheaper ways to deliver vital supplies to remote communities
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More than 10,000 ways to make Canadian research world-class
That's how many investments the Canada Foundation for Innovation has made in cutting-edge research tools and facilities since it began in 1997
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Alberta
The aurora borealis barometer
Cloudy with a chance of magnetic interference: A new imager at the University of Calgary will deepen our understanding of space weather
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Quebec
Stronger, lighter, greener
Montreal’s leaders in engineering and manufacturing combine forces to create the next generation of composites for jets and Jettas