Grants and Contributions

Injury or complete tear to the Achilles tendon happens often after being in bed for a long time (e.g. if one needs to stay in bed for a long time because one is very sick). Astronauts in space have the same problem because being in low gravity is like being in bed. This project will find out whether providing a treatment with artificial gravity (using a human centrifuge) combined with either cycling while in bed or exercising while the whole body is being vibrated can help stop an Achilles injury after bedrest. The research team will also find out if there is a difference in the effect of resting in bed in men versus women.

This project will offer French training courses to practicing members of the Law Society of New Brunswick as part of their mandatory continuing professional development. The project will increase the number of French course options available under the Society's Mandatory Continuing Professional Development.

The organization will cover topics such as the Canadian Constitution, the organization of the judiciary in Canada, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, family law, labor law, inheritance law, obligations as a consumer and language rights.

To improve access to oral health care in Canada.

Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming Support

Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming Support

Enhancement of Official Languages Program - Promotion of Linguistic Duality

Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Development Support

Camp Courage is a national and provincial award-winning Canadian youth program designed to introduce young women and gender-diverse youth aged 15 to 19 to careers as a first responder, including firefighting, paramedicine, policing, and maritime search and rescue.

The loss of skeletal muscle mass and function is a major public health concern, reducing quality of life and independence for many individuals. Both on Earth and during spaceflight, muscle unloading leads to atrophy, loss of strength, and glucose intolerance. The project aims to uncover the cellular mechanisms driving muscle atrophy during unloading and inactivity, such as prolonged bed rest, using advanced RNA-sequencing technologies. Furthermore, the research team will also investigate the underlying protective effects of an exercise countermeasure. By performing long-read RNA-seq analyses on a well-characterized cohort of participants, they will generate valuable scientific knowledge that could pave the way for new treatments to prevent or combat muscle atrophy and weakness. These findings will not only help astronauts stay healthy during space missions but also benefit people on Earth who experience muscle loss due to immobilization, critical illnesses, or chronic diseases like diabetes and cancer.