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A Network for Innovation

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By encouraging the formation of collaborative research teams and projects that focus on discovery, transdisciplinarity and technological innovation, Sentinel North contributes to a research environment that pushes back the frontiers of knowledge.

Joint International Research Units

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Sentinel North funds Joint International Research Units (JIRUs), associated with Université Laval’s four Canada Excellence Research Chairs, that allow the program to benefit from the work of exceptional teams and consolidate collaborations with leading organizations in the pursuit of its research and technological development objectives.

Mobilizing and transferring knowledge between northern communities and Sentinel North

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Co-Principal Investigators

Holly Witteman (Family and Emergency Medicine), Jacynthe Roberge (Design)

Biological signatures of stress responses and potentiality of a diet enriched in n-3 fatty acids to promote positive mental health status despite adversity

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Principal Investigator

Caroline Ménard (Psychiatry and neuroscience)

Co-Investigators

Gina Muckle (Psychology), Richard Bélanger (Pediatrics)

Sustainable and resilient country food systems for future generations of Nunavimmiut - promoting food security while adapting to changing northern environments

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Principal Investigators

Frédéric Maps (Biology), Tiff-Annie Kenny (Social and preventive medecine)

Extreme zooming on intestinal permeability and the western-style diet: unravelling the role of dietary antigens on the prevalence of cardiometabolic and mental health diseases in the north

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Principal Investigators

Flavie Lavoie-Cardinal (Psychiatry and neuroscience), Denis Boudreau (Chemistry)

Biophilic design in the Arctic: Immersive community co-creation to reconcile well-being and energy performance in Ikaluktutiak architecture

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Principal Investigators

Claude MH Demers (Architecture), Marc Hébert (Ophtalmology), Jean-François Lalonde (Electrical and software engineering)

The exposome-microbiota-brain axis under the microscope to tackle environment-health interactions in the North

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Principal investigators

Paul De Koninck (Biochemistry, microbiology and bio-informatics), Pierre Ayotte (Social and preventive medicine)

Interactions between the northern environment and chronobiotics: Impact on cardiometabolic and neurometabolic health

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Principal Investigators

Alexandre Caron (Pharmacy), Andréanne Michaud (Nutrition)

Tininnimiutait: Assessing the potential of local marine foods accessible from the shore to increase food security and sovereignty in Nunavik

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Principal Investigators

Lucie Beaulieu (Food sciences), Ladd Johnson (Biology)

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