The next WE-Spark Health Institute Think Tank is open to everyone, Friday, April 9.
Mike McKay, executive director of UWindsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, has received another $540,000 in funding for his research program that uses samples from wastewater treatment plants as an early warning system for COVID-19 outbreaks. The funding is part of a $12 million investment by the province to support and expand the network of researchers analyzing wastewater across Ontario.
A UWindsor research team received $540,000 to test samples from wastewater treatment plants as an early warning system for COVID-19.
Lisa Porter and John Trant, shown in this 2019 photo, have received another $250,000 in research funding from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.
Lisa Porter and John Trant have received a further $250,000 in funding from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research.
Jackie Fong leads staff member Elizabeth Fidalgo Da Silva through the MyCap app as part of a pilot project to screen campus volunteers for COVID-19.
The COVID Surveillance Platform study will test the saliva of campus volunteers for COVID-19.
STEMxPolicy will host the panel discussion “COVID-19: Vaccine Edition,” on Friday, March 12.
WE-Spark Health Institute and its funding partners have awarded 15 research grants totalling $287,450 to tackle local health challenges.
WE-Spark Health Institute and its funding partners have awarded 15 research grants totalling $287,450 to tackle local health challenges.
Chemistry professor John Trant has received a $50,000 grant from the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada to launch research into cancer-fighting nanoparticles that kill tumours by tricking the brain’s defences.
Researcher John Trant is exploring the use of nanoparticles to fight cancer by tricking the brain’s defences.
UWindsor professor Lisa Porter will join a panel to discuss the impact of diversity on innovation in research on International Women’s Day.
UWindsor professor Lisa Porter will join a panel to discuss the impact of diversity on innovation in research on International Women’s Day.
The purchase of REDCap by the WE-Spark Health Institute will ease sharing of data by researchers.
An interactive, live webcast will explore the topic of research into COVID-19 at noon Wednesday, Dec. 2.
An interactive, live webcast will explore the topic of research into COVID-19 at noon Wednesday, Dec. 2.
