By Canada Foundation for Innovation
The podcast currently has 46 episodes available.
(This podcast is only available in French.)
This is a podcast about curious researchers, leading-edge science, and the joys of discovery.
Céline Surette embodies both the chemistry of living things and interdisciplinarity to serve the real needs and questions of communities. And to achieve this, and ensure that critical thinking triumphs, she'll pull out all the stops.
Céline Surette is Dean of the Faculty of Science and Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Université de Moncton. She has a unique perspective on natural ecosystems as well as New Brunswick’s research community, including mentors and students, for whom she is a guiding light. And she isn’t easily thrown off course, even in the face of attempts to criticize science. Listen to Céline Surette talk about all the dimensions of her work in the field and in the lab.
Want to know more?
Biography: Dr. Céline Surette, Environmental Scientist
Group of Shediac, N.B. residents calling for bylaw to ban pesticides - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
Tracadie- Sheila looking at by-law to ban the use of glyphosate
Manganese in water tied to kids' low IQ | CBC News
Protecting the health of our oceans: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
This podcast is about curious researchers, leading-edge science and the joys of discovery.
Researcher Kelsey Leonard, member of the Shinnecock Nation and founder of the Wampum Lab at the University of Waterloo, delves into ocean, water and climate justice.
Shinnecock is a dialect derived from the Algonquian language. It means “people of the stony shores.” It’s along the stony shores of the Shinnecock Nation, on the Atlantic-facing eastern coast of New York’s Long Island that Kelsey Leonard developed her passion for the water. Undergraduate studies took her to Samoa and graduate studies brought her to the University of Waterloo, where she is now the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Waters, Climate and Sustainability.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Kelsey Leonard’s website (including her popular TEDTalk: Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans)
WAMPUM lab: An Indigenous framework to advance water security in the face of sea level rise
Find out more about the heritage of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and their connection to the sea
(Available only in French)
This is a podcast about curious researchers, leading-edge science, and the joys of discovery.
Ocean science research is at a pivotal moment according to Guillaume St-Onge, Director of the Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski at Université du Québec à Rimouski.
Canada abounds with ocean science expertise and technology, yet its fleet of research vessels has seen better days. Should we be concerned about how this will impact Canadian research in marine geology, physical oceanography, marine biology and marine chemistry?
In this episode, a professor of marine geology at Université du Québec à Rimouski and Canada Research Chair in Marine Geology lets us in on his thoughts.
Want to know more?
Guillaume St-Onge:
Facility and partnerships:
Articles about Guillaume St-Onge’s research (in publication order, from most recent to oldest):
Articles of interest on topics addressed in the podcast:
Information about the research vessels mentioned in the podcast:
This podcast is about curious researchers, leading-edge science and the joys of discovery.
York University’s Pirathayini Srikantha studies power grid systems with the aim of keeping Canada’s infrastructure safe from fluctuations and hackers. Find out why she’s passionate about power.
Our power grid is vulnerable. For one thing, it’s aging. For another, it’s prone to hackers. In the meantime, climate change means we need to find ways to integrate renewable energy sources that are intermittent with the shining sun or blowing wind. To avoid the crippling cost of replacing this infrastructure, jurisdictions must find ways to adapt. Pirathayini Srikantha, from York University’s, Lassonde School of Engineering, is an award-winning engineer who is confronting these multiple challenges.
Want to know more?
York University bio for Pirathayini Srikantha
Ontario Professional Engineering Awards 2022 – Pirathayini Srikantha, P. Eng. (Engineering Medal – Young Engineer
Electricity Canada – The Grid
Effects of Externally Mediated Rewards On Intrisic Motivation – Edward L. Deci 1971
The Motivation Paradox: Why Is A Carrot-and-Stick Approach Contra-productive – Igor Petrikovic 2013
Commencement address delivered by the late Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios on June 12, 2005
(This podcast is available only in French) This podcast is about curious researchers, leading-edge science and the joys of discovery.
Alexandre Langlois is passionate about all aspects of his job. As a researcher in Northern Canada, he studies the fastest-warming place on the planet and presents data on the issues that await us in terms of climate change.
Like a high-level athlete, Alexandre Langlois has been training since the age of nine to live in extreme cold conditions. Today, his research in physical geography provides him with a unique understanding of the evolution of the Earth, past and future and his observations on the relationship between man and nature leave him with clear insights about the impact of humans on the climate and environment.
Want to know more about Alexandre Langlois?
Langlois' Université de Sherbrooke profile .
Langlois' profile from the Centre d'applications et de recherches en télédétection (CARTEL) at the Université de Sherbrooke.
April 9, 2021 article from the CARTEL website announcing new CFI funding for Langlois’ research project.
A video of a conference presentation about his CFI-funded project.
A video from Université de Sherbrooke that asks three questions about studying the Arctic to understand climate change.
An April 3, 2021 article in La Tribune about Langlois’ research.
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On a cold March 2, 2004, Carla Prado arrived on the doorsteps of the University of Alberta. She left behind her native Brazil to fulfill a dream of studying abroad. Today, she is an academic leader in body composition research who passionately shares the benefits of protein-rich diets in the treatment of cancer. She uses social media and classic movies like The Wizard of Oz to help explain the science behind by her research.
Want to know more about Carla Prado?
Read Carla Prado’s profile at the University of Alberta
Visit the PradoLab website where you can download the cookbook called The High Protein Cookbook for Muscle Health During Cancer Treatment
Watch the video called “The importance of nutrition to prevent and treat low muscle mass”
Learn more about Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 2019 recipients, including Carla Prado
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(This podcast is available only in French) This podcast is about curious researchers, leading-edge science and the joys of discovery.
Simone Dalla Bella of Montréal’s International Laboratory for BRAin, Music and Sound Research asks “How can music help us in our daily tasks? And how can it slow down the deleterious effects of diseases such as Parkinson’s?”
Why is it that some people who are perfectly capable of hearing a beat still can’t dance? Researchers at the International Laboratory for Brain, Music, and Sound Research are trying to establish a correlation between music and cognitive skills such as speech, memory, attention span and a host of other executive functions. Their research findings could lead to major breakthroughs for people with cognitive impairments.
Want to know more about Simone Dalla Bella?
Psychology Department of the Faculty of Arts and Science at the Université de Montréal (French only)
International Laboratory for BRAin, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS)
Want to know more about Isabelle Peretz ?
Read “Musique et dopamine ”, an interview (French only) with the acclaimed researcher conducted by Acfas Magazine editor-in-chief, Johanne Lebel (March 11, 2021).
Listen to this beautiful rendition of Brahms’s Waltz Op. 39, No. 15 performed by The Canadian Brass (album Brahms on Brass).
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Leyla Soleymani is Canada’s Research Chair in Miniaturized Biomedical Devices. Her passion for the miniature world of nanotech and her commitment to collaboration have led her and her colleagues at McMaster University to inventions ranging from rapid tests that use pig saliva to disease detection to a plastic wrap that repels pathogens like rain drops off a lotus leaf.
Want to know more about Leyla Soleymani?
Read her McMaster University bio
Learn how rapid tests developed at McMaster are fighting infection in Canadian livestock
Find out how the next iteration of rapid tests will use chip readers and smartphones
RepelWrap works using a self-cleaning surface design microscopically “tuned” to shed everything that comes into contact with it, down to the scale of viruses and bacteria.
Read how the design mimics the water-shedding properties of the lotus leaf
Read the Tech Briefs story about award winning RepelWrap
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For many, RNA vaccines seem to have appeared out of nowhere. The curious and the hesitant have wondered how a vaccine to fight COVID-19 could have been brought to market so quickly. In fact, messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines have been in development for over three decades. Here is the story about a persistent RNA vaccine pioneer and her socially connected admirer, University of British Columbia researcher, Anna Blakney.
Want to know more about Anna Blakney?
Read her University of British Columbia bio
Find her at the Michael Smith Laboratories
Check out her TikTok page
Curious about Team Halo?
teamhalo.org
Looking for a more detailed account of Kati Karikó’s journey of persistence and discovery?
Listen to The New York Times' The Daily podcast.
CFI-funded researcher Pieter Cullis is considered the “Godfather of RNA delivery”
Read his University of British Columbia bio
Saanich News story on Anna, Pieter and TikTok
Curious to know more about the VinFuture Award?
Read the UBC press release: “Dr. Pieter Cullis and colleagues win VinFuture Foundation’s first global sci-tech award”
What is Poliomyelitis?
Connaught Labs, Polio Research & Conquering “The Crippler”
This podcast is only available in French.
Une chercheuse à l’Université de Montréal se concentre sur le sommeil des femmes.
Julie Carrier of the Université de Montréal has devoted her academic career to the fascinating world of sleep, using equipment she received from the CFI to monitor the slumber patterns and sleep disorders of her test subjects. When she began her studies more than 20 years ago, little was known about women and sleep. Now, an aging population and the effects of menopause on sleep make Carrier’s research more relevant than ever. In celebration of International Women’s Day, Carrier has pledged to focus her research more on women and sleep. She begins this podcast by telling us why women weren’t considered ideal candidates for these kinds of studies when she first started her research.
This podcast is part of an International Women’s Day podcast series called Groundbreakers.
The podcast currently has 46 episodes available.