Congratulations to our funding recipients. Research Nova Scotia is helping to ensure Nova Scotia researchers have the tools they need to do their work.
Project: Nanopore Genomics for Microbiome Discovery Research
John Archibald
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $201,886.00
Total Project Value: $506,348.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: genomics, metagenomics, nanopore DNA sequencing, bioinformatics, microbiology, gene transfer
Project: Functional Materials for Sustainable Pollutant Remediation: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
Erwan Bertin
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
RNS Funding Contribution: $219,338.00
Total Project Value: $548,343.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: pollutants removal, green synthesis, water treatment, soil remediation, CO2 reduction, functional materials
Project: Acadia University Inclusive Movement & Health Lab
Emily Bremer
Acadia University
RNS Funding Contribution: $458,390.00
Total Project Value: $1,145,976.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: physical activity, pediatric exercise science, motor development, disability, physical literacy, children and youth
Project: Cognition and Organizations Research Group (CORG) accessible remote work research facility
Colin Conrad
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $55,000.00
Total Project Value: $152,901.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: digital workplaces, virtual teams, inclusive workspaces, emotion detection, cognition, social psychology
Project: Biomolecular Characterization of Allergen-Lipid Interactions
Alex Foo
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
RNS Funding Contribution: $74,377.00
Total Project Value: $185,942.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: allergen, inflammation, respiratory health, lipid membrane, Per-/Polyfluoroalkyl Substance, proteins
Project: Expansion of Evo-Devo Laboratory
Tamara Franz-Odendaal
Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $127,100.00
Total Project Value: $317,751.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: development, skeleton, bone cells, embryos, gene expression, health
Project: Laser-Scanning Confocal microscopy to study muscles in Drosophila
Nicanor Gonzalez-Morales
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $100,000.00
Total Project Value: $250,412.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: muscle, aging, exercise, filamin, microscopy, drosophila
Project: Climate-focused innovations with cosmic ray produced isotopes
John Gosse
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $120,000.00
Total Project Value: $300,000.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: paleoclimate at analogous global temperature, natural hazards, Atlantic and Artic Canada, cosmic ray isotopes, earth surfaces processes, innovative
Project: Centre of Excellence in Microplastic Studies (CEMS)
Vittorio Maselli
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $269,209.00
Total Project Value: $673,022.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: plastic pollution, microplastics, environmental ecotoxicology, FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy, human and ecological health, nanoplastics
Project: Enabling Technology for Polar and Radical Main Group Catalysis Development
Alex Speed
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $120,000.00
Total Project Value: $303,092.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: organic synthesis, catalysis, asymmetric, radical, chiral amines, pentafluorosulfanyl
Project: Healthy Aging and Frailty Hub
Olga Theou
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $475,003.00
Total Project Value: $1,188,223.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: aging, frailty, physical activity, exercise, multidimensional health assessments, walking track
Project: Sustainable Materials and Functional Surfaces Laboratory (SMFSL) for Environmental Nanotechnology and Waste Valorization
Xu Zhang
Cape Breton University (CBU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $200,000.00
Total Project Value: $500,000.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: water quality, water treatment, waste valorization, blue economy, marine antifouling
Project: Data Analytics Centre for Sustainability, Equity and Resilience
Michael Zhang
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $95,594.00
Total Project Value: $243,625.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: data analytics, healthcare, resilience, equity, sustainability, technology development