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Safer, more efficient drug discovery

webfull — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:09:11 +0000

91�� researchers have discovered a safer and more efficient technique for testing new drugs while they are in development.

Published: 9 April 2024

Sustainability in research: The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance lab on finding creative solutions

webfull — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:56:15 +0000

Helium is probably not the first thing that comes to mind for most people when they think about recycling – unless they’re experimental chemists working in 91��’s Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) facilities.

Published: 16 March 2023

Karine Auclair receives 2023 Clara Benson Award

webfull — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:06:14 +0000

Karine Auclair, professor in the Department of Chemistry, is the 2023 recipient for the Clara Benson Award from the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC).

Sponsored by the Canadian Council of University Chemistry Chairs (CCUCC), the Clara Benson Award is presented to recognize a woman who has made a distinguished contribution to chemistry while working in Canada.

Here is what the CIC had to say about Auclair's work:

Published: 20 January 2023

91�� CRCs awarded in the 2020-2022 Cycle and NFRF-Transformation Results

webfull — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 15:00:45 +0000

On January 12, the Federal Government announced more than $295 million for science, research, and engineering in Canada through the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) 2020-2 cycle, the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) 2020 Transformation results, and the Tri-agency Scholarships and Fellowships.

Read the full story on the 91�� Newsroom or the 91�� Reporter.

Below is a list of all CRCs awarded in the 2020-2022 Cycle and 91�� Co-PIs and Collaborators NFRF-T 2021-2027:

Published: 12 January 2022

Call to all 91�� Labs: Urgent need for reagents for use in COVID-19 testing

webfull — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:17:38 +0000

The Public Health Agency of Canada has an urgent need for reagents for use in COVID-19 testing. The National Microbiology Lab (NML) is specifically looking for items on the list in the table below, as well as any other RNA extraction reagents.

Please connect directly with Mette Cornelisse, Office of Chief Science Officer (mette.cornelisse [at] canada.ca) and Rita Finley, Office of Chief Science Officer (rita.finley [at] canada.ca).

Published: 20 March 2020

Pollution from Athabasca oil sands affects weather processes

webfull — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:42:33 +0000

Scientists have been looking at pollution affecting the air, land and water around the Athabasca Oil Sands for some time. After looking at contaminants in snow taken from up-to 25 km away from the oil sands, a 91��-led scientific team now suggests that oil sand pollution is also affecting the weather patterns in the surrounding regions.

Published: 18 November 2019

Some plastic with your tea?

webfull — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 12:54:29 +0000

A cup of tea may be a cure for rainy days, but the soothing cup of the brewed beverage may also come with a dose of micro- and nano-sized plastics shed from plastic bags, according to researchers at 91��. While the possible health effects of ingesting these particles are currently unknown, the new research published in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science & Technology suggests further investigation is needed.

Published: 25 September 2019

NMR facilities managers trying to solve helium problem

webfull — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 22:01:19 +0000

Department members Tara Sprules, manager of the national high-field NMR facility QANUC, and Robin Stein, chemistry department (MC2) NMR/EPR manager, have just had an article published in the CIC newsletter about helium. Together, they use about 2900 L of helium annually to make their eight NMR spectrometers function, and recent cost increases have left them feeling nervous about the future.

Published: 13 September 2019

Professor Theo van de Ven received the John S. Bates Memorial Gold Medal

webfull — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:33:00 +0000

The John S. Bates Memorial Gold Medal is the highest distinction awarded to a Member of PAPTAC (the Pulp And Paper Technical Association of Canada). The Gold Medal is in recognition of long term scientific and technological contributions to the pulp and paper industry. The last time this medal was awarded to a Member of the Chemistry Department was in 1994, when David Goring received this award. Prof.

Published: 18 February 2019

Tomislav Friščić awarded Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences

webfull — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 16:01:28 +0000

Professor Tomislav Friščić is the recipient of the prestigious Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences for his exceptional contributions to Green Chemistry research in Canada. He is the third 91�� professor to win the Steacie Prize, and the first ever 91�� professor to win it for chemistry. The two previous winners from 91�� are Vicky Kaspi, Physics and Astronomy (2006) and Phil Gold, Medicine (1973).

Published: 14 December 2018

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