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: From nanoscale to macroscale: Sustainable design of functional polymeric biomaterials
Vahid Adibnia
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $125,000.00
Total Project Value: $345,184.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: biomaterials, sustainable engineering, nanoscale interactions, biolubrications, bioadhesion, antifouling
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: Expanding the Chemical Diversity in Proteins via Non-canonical Amino Acids – Adhesive Materials
Alexander Baker
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $140,000.00
Total Project Value: $357,273.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: sustainable materials, adhesives, organic synthesis, protein engineering, synthetic biology, amino acids
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: Cloud to Aquifer Natural Observatories (CANO) – Exploring the changing watercycle in Eastern Canada
Manuel Helbig
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $263,659.00
Total Project Value: $9,000,750.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: water resources, forestry, climate change, hydrology, ecosystems, atmospheric science
Project: Lysosomal control of cancer cell growth
Geoffrey Hesketh
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $125,000.00
Total Project Value: $312,547.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: pancreatic cancer, lung cancer, cancer cell biology, proteomics, cell growth signaling, cellular nutrient biology
Project: Research program for heart failure prevention and treatment (RESOLVE)
Susan Howlett & Thomas Pulinikunnil
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $2,327,218.00
Total Project Value: $7,236,903.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: heart failure, cardiac function, aging, sex differences, biomarkers, metabolic disease
Project: Ocean Tracking Network
Dr. Sara Iverson
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $1,200,000.00
Total Project Value: $67,736,095.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: movement ecology, fisheries management, oceanography, animal tracking, climate change, ocean technology
Project: Bridging the Gap: Advancing Rural Health Research through a Health Research Van in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Janet L. Kuhnke
Cape Breton University (CBU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $123,040.00
Total Project Value: $307,600.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: chronic diseases, rural health, cancer care, Indigenous health, diabetes foot disease, Mobile Health Research Lab
https://www.cbu.ca/newsroom/releases/cbu-to-engage-rural-communities-with-health-research-van/
Project: Animal performance in a changing world
Robert Lennox
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $150,000.00
Total Project Value: $375,001.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: climate change resilience, sustainable fisheries, fisheries management, marine technology, green energy, blue economy
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: Next-Generation Biorefining of Agri-Forestry and Biogenic Feedstocks to Bioenergy and Bioproducts
Sonil Nanda
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $210,826.00
Total Project Value: $534,268.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: agri-forestry biomass, biofuels, biorefinery, decarbonization, resource recovery, waste valorization
Project: Canadian Advanced Research for Aerial Robotic Manipulation: CANARI-ARM
Mae Seto
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $19,269.00
Total Project Value: $5,102,099.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: near-surface carbon dioxide measurements of dissolved ocean carbon, mobile ocean sensing network, autonomous monitoring of dissolved ocean carbon, uncrewed aerial manipulators, autonomous system actuation, asynchronous communications network
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: Breathing Innovation into Diagnostic Test for Lung Disease
Sanja Stanojevic
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $80,000.00
Total Project Value: $210,491.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: lung disease, diagnostic testing, lung physiology, multiple breath washout, diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide, ventilation inhomogeneity
Project: Wastewater Treatment Technology and Surveillance
Amina Stoddart
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $159,911.00
Total Project Value: $402,830.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: wastewater treatment, RT-qPCR, anti-microbial resistance, filamentous organisms, wastewater surveillance, UV treatment
Project: Infrastructure for Food Proteins and Bioactive Peptides Lab
Xiaohong Sun
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $82,000.00
Total Project Value: $211,303.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: plant-based proteins, bioactive peptides, helicobacter pylori infection, food innovation, upcycling of agri-food by-products, food sustainability
Project: Children and Borders Research Lab
Kate Swanson
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $43,746.26
Total Project Value: $247,036.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: children, youth, borders, insecurity, migration, refugees
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: Agriculture Biotechnology Cool Climate Centre (ABC3) at Nova Scotia Community College
Mathew Vankoughnett
Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC)
RNS Funding Contribution: $562,610.00
Total Project Value: $1,413,766.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: biotechnology, tissue culture, sustainable agriculture, genetics, waste repurposing, soil gas emissions
Project: The HAWC satellite mission: High-altitude Aerosols, Water vapour, and Clouds
Aldona Wiacek
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $500,000.00
Total Project Value: $114,531,093.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: satellite-based remote sensing, aerosols, clouds, water vapour, climate modeling, air quality and weather forecasting
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