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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

2024 Walker Summer Research Award

Undergraduate students are invited to apply for a 2024 Walker Summer Research Award. The Walker Summer Research Award was established by Dr. Graham Walker, a 1970 BSc Honours in Chemistry graduate from Carleton University, who is currently a professor in the Department of Biology at MIT. The purpose of the award is to assist... More

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Avis Lab Publishes on Methods to Reduce Potato Spoilage

Potato is the largest vegetable crop in Canada. However, it is susceptible to numerous spoilage microorganisms including Fusarium species causing dry rot disease. The disease affects up to 60% of potato tubers during storage and causes up to 25% loss. Fusarium species also produce toxic compounds, which may pose a health risk. Chemical treatments... More

Monday, May 14, 2018

Professor Jeff Smith Collaborates to Try and Prevent Opioid Overdose

Chemistry professor Jeff Smith, Director of the mass spectrometry centre at Carleton University collaborates with the University of Ottawa to prevent opioid overdose with ground breaking analytical research.   The full story... More

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

MSc Candidate Grace Daly Presents at the Partnership Exchange

MSc Candidate Grace Daly in Dr. David Miller's Lab presented on "Can we push out the cheaters?" at the Partnership Exchange this past week. Plants and fungal endophytes exist in a mutualistic symbiotic relationship, where both organisms benefit from the activity of the other. Some endophytes are ‘cheaters‘ because they use the plant for... More

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