Reading Time: 3 minutesThe ability to see the development of the zebra fish’s nervous system under the microscope has provided an amazing advantage over other animal models of the spinal cord.
U of O research
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Perfectionism is a maladaptive personality trait: it’s associated with anxiety and depression, and other things like academic burnout,” said U of O professor Tracy Vaillancourt.
Reading Time: 3 minutesHis main areas of study include spatial variation in the abundance of ectotherm populations, the evolutionary maintenance of polymorphisms, and applied conservation work
Reading Time: 4 minutes“In the long term the reconstruction of the mammoth’s movements can help scientists better understand extinction,” said U of O professor Clement Bataille
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Isotope mapping is more productive than trying to put a radio transmitter on a butterfly, but gathering milkweed samples from 22 states isn’t easy either.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesHooman Chamani states “I was introduced to the concept of water and wastewater treatment from an early age, and seeing irrigation problems for farmers in my city drove me to work in this field”
Reading Time: 4 minutes“Many students who complete UROP go on to secure research contracts in their fields of study. Or, their UROP research propels them into great co-ops or graduate programs,” said Julie Vaillancourt, a UROP coordinator.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Patients in long-term care are medically complex. For this reason, we want to know if the immunity they can gain from the vaccine continues to protect them over an extended period of time”, said Dr. Amy Hsu, principal investigator of C19 Immunity Study.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThrough this treatment plan, the patient was able to “reconceptualize her trauma” and “was able to move through difficult memories and emotions rather than letting them consume her,” explained U of O associate professor, Monnica Williams.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Imagine visiting a store virtually to touch fabric or […] imagine smelling a perfume before you buy it online,” said Dr. Melike Erol-Kantarci to explain the concept of extended realities.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“If you want to be viewed positively, use positive emojis in your text messages,” said Dr. Isabelle Boutet, a psychology professor at the U of O.
Reading Time: 3 minutesModerna is difficult to ship to remote communities — but Pfizer shipments are nearly impossible.
Reading Time: 3 minutes “I was surprised at the significant changes in these womens’ brains after only eight weeks of [mindfulness] practice,” said Dr. Andra Smith.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Abd-Elrahman says, “we need to further identify the differences between males and females to come up with an effective Alzheimer’s Disease treatment.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesExplorative research by Michael Murack finds that chronic sleep disruption causes depression in adolescents.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf successful, these viruses could become an effective therapy in fighting breast and ovarian cancers providing hope to those who need it the most.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew vaccine manufacturing training at U of O rolls in as COVID vaccine rollout is announced nationwide.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA building that is only typically seen by researchers, the Fulcrum was given a tour of the Advanced Research Complex by Dr. Ian Clark.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCHEO and U of O have partnered with the City of Ottawa to work on a “shitty” research project dealing with local sewage.
Reading Time: 4 minutesAzadeh Dastmalchi a University of Ottawa PhD student and the co-founder of VitalTracer has developed a smartwatch that can monitor vitals and help in the fight against COVID-19.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDr. Jessica Forrest, an associate professor at the University of Ottawa and her team at Forrest Lab have been researching how climate change has been affecting bee biology and pollination ecology.
Reading Time: 2 minutesUniversity of Ottawa researchers Kimberly Mitchell and Vance Trudeau have discovered a new hormone in zebrafish that could help combat human infertility. The researchers were accompanied by a group of students who observed Zebrafish mating patterns and were instrumental in completing the project.
