An Overview of the Materials and Bioengineering Programs at the University of Toronto
Jane Howe and Susset Perez
BioZone is a research center at the University of Toronto. BioZone researchers work at the interface of biology and engineering and are capitalizing on the dramatic progress in biology, particularly in genome science and computational biology, to provide sound bioengineering solutions to real-world problems.
BioZone: https://www.biozone.utoronto.ca/
Jane Howe: https://mse.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/professors/howe-jane/
Susset Perez: https://www.physics.utoronto.ca/students/lecturers/dr.-susset-munoz-perez
The Deepwater Horizon and Kalamazoo River Oil Spills: A Comparison of Causes and Impacts
Charifa A. Hejase and Vlad. V. Tarabara
In 2016, the United States consumed a total of 7.2 billion barrels of petroleum products, which translates into an average of 19.7 million barrels per day.
Charifa Hejase: https://pire.pratt.duke.edu/people/hejase
Vlad Tarabara: https://www.egr.msu.edu/~tarabara/
Deriving Coastal Lake Ice Phenology Using Sentinel-1 Acquisitions and Cloud-based Detection Algorithms
Grant Gunn, Erin Bunting
Our work introduces the application of an automated approach to track the timing of ice freeze-up and melt-onset for several lowland regions of the Arctic.
Grant Gunn: http://geo.msu.edu/people/gunn-grant/
Erin Bunting: http://geo.msu.edu/people/bunting-erin/
Effect of UV/H2O2 Advanced Oxidation Process on Degradation of Saxitoxin in Drinking Water Treatment Plants
Shardula Gawankar, Rebecca H. Lahr
Saxitoxin, the paralytic shellfish toxin (PST), is a neurotoxin that is produced by marine dinoflagellates and freshwater cyanobacteria, typically in tropical regions.
Rebecca Lahr: https://www.egr.msu.edu/lahrlab/profile/rebecca-h-lahr
Shardula Gawankar: https://www.egr.msu.edu/lahrlab/profile/shardula-gawankar
Genotypic and Phenotypic Analysis of Streptomyces spp. Causing Scab on Potato and Turnip
Saltanat Mambetova, Ray Hammerschmidt, Noah Rosenzweig
To date, at least 13 different species of Streptomyces can infect and cause disease on potato and other root crops. Streptomyces scabies is the most common and widely distributed pathogenic species among this bacteria.
Saltanat Mambetova: https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/saltanat_mambetova
Ray Hammerschmidt: https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/hammerschmidt_ray
Noah Rosenzweig: https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/noah_rosenzweig
Screening for Potential Livestock Disease using Shotgun Sequencing Analysis of Environmental Samples
Huiyun Wu, Irene Xagoraraki
Sampling runoff-impacted surface water from agricultural areas represents a community fecal and urine sample of the livestock population in the sub-watershed; therefore, it can serve as a screening tool for the presence of potential disease outbreaks in the corresponding livestock population.
Huiyun Wu: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Huiyun_Wu5
Irene Xagoraraki: https://www.egr.msu.edu/~xagorara/
Incorporating Sand Dynamics into Beach Water Quality Science and Policy
Chelsea Weiskerger, João Brandão
Recent research has found that the sand at beaches can be more contaminated than the water itself.
Chelsea Weiskerger: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chelsea_Weiskerger
João Brandão: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joao_Brandao2
Testing of a Rehabilitation Harness and Breastplate to Aid in Healing from Musculoskeletal Injuries in Horses
Samantha Steinke, Julia Montgomery
Limb injuries in horses can result in death, due to their large size and heavy reliance on limbs for support. Our goal is to develop a rehabilitation harness for use with a computer-controlled dynamic lift, supporting the weight of the horse around its load bearing structures.
Julia Montgomery:https://wcvm.usask.ca/departments/lacs/lacs-people/julia-montgomery.php#AcademicCredentials
