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: Temperature effects on physiology and behaviour of economically important native and invasive insects
David Awde
Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $313,886
Total Project Value: $784,715
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: insect physiology, thermal biology, animal behaviour, acclimation, thermal tolerance, oviposition, gene expression
Project: Synthetic Methods for Stabilization of Peptide Nanotube Architecture
Carlie Charron
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $170,000.00
Total Project Value: $426,436.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: peptide chemistry, peptide nanotube, molecular tether, cell permeable peptides, drug resistant therapy, radiotherapy
Project: Reconstruction of ancient climate trends and ocean chemistry
Celeste Cunningham
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)
RNS Funding Contribution: $23,121
Total Project Value: $57,809
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: Sedimentology, Geochemistry, Carbon cycle, Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, Stratigraphy
Project: Advancing Plant Functional Ecology Research through Stable Isotope Infrastructure
Ellie Goud
Saint Mary’s University (SMU)
RNS Funding Contribution: $179,546
Total Project Value: $449,927
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: plant ecology, ecophysiology, water-relations, metabolism, environmental stress, Metals/salts/acids, ecological restoration
Project: Stem cells and tissue regeneration analytical suite
Adam Johnston
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $125,000
Total Project Value: $312,500
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: stem cells, regeneration, skin, skeletal muscle, Schwann cells, nerve, repair
Project: Fuel for Survival
Tobias Kollmann
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $275,000
Total Project Value: $747,325
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: indirect calorimetry (IC), resistance to infection, neonatal metabolic resilience
Project: Terrestrial Biogeochemical Modelling in Canada (TBM-CaN) Laboratory
Sian Kou-Giesbrecht
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $121,995
Total Project Value: $310,270
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, biogeochemistry, climate change, boreal forest, ecosystem, Earth system
Project: Ocean Tracking Network
Robert Lennox
Dalhousie University
RNS Funding Contribution: $1,425,088.00
Total Project Value: $5,000,000.00
Funding Partners: Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)
Key Words: aquatic animal telemetry, biodiversity, ocean technology, Indigenous-led science, fisheries management, marine renewable energy