Images of Research Competition 2021
Items in this Collection
- 24Research image
- 1Alzheimer’s disease
- 1Ann Lambert Clothing
- 1Caribou, nutrition
- 1Claustrum, connectivity
- 1Computational Chemistry
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2021-01-01
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) hold the promise to bring about a paradigm shift in transportation safety and mobility. CAVs mimic humans’ behavior. Instead of eyes and brains connected with a nervous system, AVs use sensors and computer systems connected with several types of...
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2021-01-01
Coral reefs are dying at an unprecedented rate; so too are the fish reliant on corals for habitat space. Given the erasure of this critical habitat, scientists, conservation organizations, and concerned community members are working hard to restore coral reefs by adding young corals onto reefs....
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2021-01-01
I am researching female laundry labour and the cultural import of clean, white linen in 18th century England. There are very few examples of surviving linens anywhere. I am most fortunate to have access to some rare 18th and 19th century linens recently donated to the University of Alberta,...
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2021-01-01
Plants encompass every aspect of humanity; from maize to cassava, rice to canola, we have cultivated crops for 23,000 years. Yet, despite how vast our understanding of plants is, there exist misconceptions that they are inactive, insensitive, and incapable of perceiving and responding to...
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2021-01-01
Among clinical imaging techniques it is common to monitor cellular biochemical processes using “molecular lanterns” in the form of light-emitting proteins or RNA nucleobases. Naturally occurring RNA nucleobases do not emit light (fluoresce) and thus, cannot be directly used for this purpose....
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2021-01-01
My research entails working with mice, collecting tissue samples, and subsequently isolating their genetic material (DNA, RNA) and protein on a daily basis. As budding researchers, we live in a competitive, fast-paced environment where we are always under pressure to deliver publishable results....
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2021-01-01
My work alongside trafficked women in Southeast Asia situates my interest in advancing our understanding of their experiences. Driven by my practice, questions arose about how women, who have been trafficked, negotiate their health and wellbeing across their lives. Playing with notions of touch...
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2021-01-01
What are the connections between censorship and translation? Studying the intersection of censorship and translation helps us define the power dynamics lurking in the circulation of literature. My research focus on literary exchanges that took place between North America, Spain, and Argentina...
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2021-01-01
Do you see the coloured pairs that look like seahorses? Imagine looking from the top at horizontal cuts in the human brain. When the anatomist, Arantius, saw the brain of a cadaver, he named each of those regions hippocampus or “seahorse” in Greek. Here, you are looking at brain images of two...
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2021-01-01
Photoreceptors are the cells in the eye that detect light and convert light into signals that are transmitted to the brain, allowing for sight. I study how photoreceptor cells function as well as how they change during disease. Cone photoreceptors are specifically responsible for high acuity...