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2004 Archives – NCEs in the News

1. Advanced Foods and Materials Network (AFMNet)

  • NOW Magazine – September 16, 2004 – The work of Advanced Foods and Materials Network researcher Dr. David Jenkins is mentioned in an article discussing the merits and drawbacks of government-funded pharmaceuticals.
  • New Scientist – September 4, 2004 – Advanced Foods and Materials Network researcher John Page’s work on the negative refraction of sound waves is featured in this article.
  • Toronto Star – August 1, 2004 – University of Guelph researchers have developed a feed for cows that produces DHA-enriched milk. Most North Americans’ diets don’t provide enough DHA, a nutrient that promotes brain, retina, and nerve function. Larry Milligan, AFMNet’s Network Manager, says it is one of the omega-3 fatty acids essential to human health.
  • Le Devoir – May 19, 2004 – Dr. Peter Jones, a researcher with the Advanced Foods and Materials Network, has discovered a “miracle” vegetable oil that may help people to lose weight. Dr. Jones has conducted several studies aimed at confirming that this oil, which for the moment he is calling “functional oil,” has health benefits.
  • Whitehorse Star – April 16, 2004; Kitchener Waterloo Record, Toronto Star – April 15, 2004; The Edmonton Sun, Canwest Publications – April 14, 2004; Canadian Press, CTV News, Canada NewsWire – April 13, 2004 – Larry Milligan, Advanced Foods and Materials Network’s Network Manager, is mentioned in an article about the production of a new milk containing DHA, an essential fatty acid, that researchers say Canadians aren’t getting enough of in their regular diets. DHA is essential in the development and maintenance of the brain, nervous system and retina.
  • RE$EARCH MONEY – November 17, 2003, Volume 17, Number 17 – An article addresses the objectives of the Advanced Foods and Materials Network, such as producing excellent science and using those results to improve the quality of life of Canadians.

2. Allergy, Genes and Environment Network (AllerGen)

  • CHNEWS (Hamilton), CHCH-TV – November 5, 2004 – Marianne Dimain interviewed AllerGen Scientific Director, Dr. Judah Denberg, about the new network.
  • RE$EARCH MONEY – July 16, 2004, Volume 18, Number 11 – An article announces the creation of AllerGen, the newest Network of Centres of Excellence.

3. AquaNet (Network in Aquaculture)

  • Saint John Times Globe – December 10, 2004 – An article about an AquaNet video, entitled “Integrated Aquaculture - An Old Recycling Concept for Renewed Sustainability,” that shows the benefits of growing mussels, fish and seaweed together in a shared environment. The video is available on the AquaNet website.
  • Canada Newswire – October 14, 2004; September 23, 2004 – The Aquaculture Association of Canada is hosting a three-day conference in Quebec City from October 17 to 20, 2004 and AquaNet will hold its annual meeting at the same venue from October 19 to 22, 2004.
  • Toronto Star – July 17, 2004 – Jeff Hutchings, an AquaNet researcher, is mentioned in an article about overfishing.
  • Saint John Times – April 27, 2004 – An article about the growing research activity at the University of New Brunswick Saint John mentions AquaNet.
  • Canadian Press, The Vancouver Province – March 10, 2004, Broadcast News, Whitehorse Star – March 12, 2004 – AquaNet is overseeing a study that will examine the health and safety of farmed and wild salmon in British Columbia. Lynn Hunter, B.C.’s Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform spokeswoman criticized the study saying it is a public relations exercise aimed at countering the poor image of farmed B.C. salmon.

4. ArcticNet

  • North.cbc.ca – December 28, 2004 – A new study, partly funded by ArcticNet, will monitor sea-ice thickness in four Northwest Territories coastal communities as a way to help scientists better understand Arctic climate change.
  • La Presse (Montréal) – November 25, 2004 – An article featuring the CCGS Amundsen, its voyage to the Arctic and the Nunavik Health Survey mentions ArcticNet Scientific Director Louis Fortier.
  • Sault Star – November 20, 2004; Le Quotidien – November 12, 2004; NunatsiaqNews.com – November 11, 2004; La Presse (Montréal) – November 10 and 13, 2004; La Voix de l’Est; Le Nouvelliste (Trois-Rivières) – November 9, 2004; CBC North, Technewsworld.com – November 3, 2004; Globe and Mail – November 1, 2004 – Several articles about Arctic warming and the report of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment mentioned Louis Fortier, ArcticNet Scientific Director; Robert Correll, a member of the ArcticNet Board of Directors and Chair of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment; and Gordon McBean, an ArcticNet member.
  • Le Monde (online) – October 26, 2004 – An article featuring the CCGS Amundsen and its voyage to the Arctic mentioned ArcticNet Scientific Director Louis Fortier.
  • Sault Star – October 9, 2004; Edmonton Journal, Vancouver Sun, Kingston Whig-Standard, Victoria Times Colonist, Ottawa Citizen, Windsor Star – October 7, 2004 – The effects of climate change that are threatening the Inuit way of life and the northern ecosystem are inevitable, and, according to ArcticNet Scientific Director Louis Fortier, it is best to get ready for them and find ways to deflect the impacts.
  • Whitehorse Star – October 8, 2004; Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Windsor Star, Globe and Mail, London Free Press, Toronto Sun, Halifax Chronicle Herald – October 7, 2004 – Among the many discoveries the CCGS Amundsen will bring back after spending the last year in the Arctic, one of the most important, according to ArcticNet Scientific Director Louis Fortier, is the finding that Atlantic cod could replace Arctic cod as the dominant species in the far northern ocean. Although this trend might expand the commercial fishing grounds in the Arctic, it could spell disaster for the seals, whales and polar bears that rely on the smaller, easier-to-catch Arctic cod.
  • Le Soleil – October 7, 2004 – The CCGS Amundsen will arrive in Quebec City with data from one of the most important surveys ever done on Inuit health. Eric Dewailly of ArcticNet was director of the study.
  • Le Devoir– October 7, 2004; Winnipeg Free Press – October 6, 2004 – Speaking at the World Conference of Science Journalists, Louis Fortier, ArcticNet Scientific Director, shared some of the findings that came from the one-year Arctic expedition of researchers aboard the CCGS Amundsen. One of the discoveries is that Arctic ice absorbs the carbon dioxide considered largely responsible for climate change. Another is that the Northwest Passage could open up as early as the year 2030.
  • NunatsiaqNews.com –October 1, 2004 – A story appears about the Nunavik Health Survey being conducted in northern Quebec. ArcticNet is a major partner in the survey and the director of the study is Eric Dewailly of ArcticNet.
  • NunatsiaqNews.com – September 10, 2004 – This article addresses the importance of stopping climate change in the Arctic. At a meeting of Arctic parliamentarians in Nuuk, Robert Corell, an ArcticNet Board of Directors Member and Chair of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, urged leaders to adopt policies and programs that will help curb greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. Another ArcticNet Board Member and President of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, emphasized the devastating social and cultural impacts of climate change on the Inuit.
  • NunatsiaqNews.com – August 27, 2004 – An article about students gaining valuable experience while working aboard the CCGS Amundsen mentions ArcticNet and one of its researchers, André Rochon.
  • CBC.ca News – August 25, 2004 – A team of health workers and researchers aboard the CCGS Amundsenwill be conducting a health survey in the eastern Hudson Bay communities over the next month. At the same time, ArcticNet researchers will be conducting tests and collecting samples along the coast of Nunavik to see if climate change is having any impact on the population’s health.
  • CBC.ca News – August 17, 2004 – André Rochon, an ArcticNet researcher working aboard the CCGS Amundsen icebreaker, says climate change warming could make the Northwest Passage almost ice-free, tempting many countries to push for the passage to be declared an international waterway. The scientist fears this would lead to an increased risk of accidents and pollution and argues that Canada does not have the infrastructure to manage more ship traffic.
  • CBC.ca News – August 16, 2004 – David Scott, an ArcticNet researcher working aboard the CCGS Amundsen, is mentioned in an article about an intensive study of the marine ecosystem in the western Arctic.
  • The Globe and Mail – July 10, 2004 – An article, featuring the CCGS Amundsen and researchers' upcoming one-month visit to northern communities to study the Inuit, mentions ArcticNet.
  • CBC Newsworld – July 3, 2004 – Louis Fortier, ArcticNet Scientific Director, is mentionned in a CBC Newsworld segment.
  • SRC Montréal – June 25, 2004 – On Aujourd'hui avec Simon Durivage, the Radio-Canada crew interviewed Louis Fortier, Scientific Director of ArcticNet, aboard the CCGS Amundsen. Topics covered included issues relating to the Arctic, such as ice field melting and the opening of the Northwest Passage.
  • Toronto Star – June 5, 2004 – ArcticNet Scientific Director, Louis Fortier, is mentioned in an article about life aboard the CCGS Amundsen.
  • Toronto Star – May 23, 2004 – ArcticNet and its Scientific Director, Louis Fortier, are mentioned in an article about the Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study and foreign researchers aboard the CCGS Amundsen, which account for roughly half of the project’s research effort.
  • Toronto Star – May 16, 15 and 9, 2004 – Three more articles in the continuing series from Peter Calamai, about the Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study and researchers aboard the CCGS Amundsen, mention ArcticNet and its Scientific Director, Louis Fortier.
  • Toronto Star – May 3, 2004 – ArcticNet is mentioned in an article about the Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study and researchers aboard the CCGS Amundsen.
  • Toronto Star – April 26, 2004 – Louis Fortier, ArcticNet Scientific Director, is mentioned in an article about the emerging generation of young researchers taking part in Arctic research.
  • Toronto Star – April 24,2004 – Louis Fortier, ArcticNet Scientific Director, explains how researchers aboard the CCGS Amundsen are studying the Arctic cod population to try to solve the mysteries surrounding this species of fish, in order to be able to make reliable predictions about the impact of climate change in the Arctic.
  • The Edmonton Journal – February 19, 2004 – Traditional knowledge and Inuit expertise will play a vital role in ArcticNet, the Arctic research program that will use the CCGS Amundsen to study the Arctic’s climate, health and society.
  • The Edmonton Journal – February 16, 2004 – Louis Fortier, ArcticNet Scientific Director, is mentioned in an article about the $25.7 million federal government investment into Arctic research and the scientific mission of the CCGS Amundsen icebreaker.
  • Canada Research Horizons – Winter 2004 – Several articles discussing climate change, resource development and government funding to study Canada’s changing Arctic mention ArcticNet and ArcticNet Scientific Director, Louis Fortier.
  • Le Soleil (Québec) – January 18, 2004 – An article on ArticNet Scientific Director Louis Fortier looks at his career in the Arctic, including his work with CASES.
  • Winnipeg Free Press – January 12, 2004 – Arctic communities will be full partners with ArcticNet in a ground-breaking project that will study the connection between environmental change and living conditions in the region.

5. AUTO21 (Automobile of the 21st Century)

  • Windsor Star – December 28, 2004 – A study, led by AUTO21 researcher Dr. Anne Snowdon, showed that 70% of parents in Windsor and Essex county use improperly fitted and installed child safety seats in their vehicles. Dr. Snowdon has also written a book called “Bobby Shooster Rides in his Booster” and developed a height and weight chart to select the type of car seat needed for each child.
  • GlobeandMail.com – December 30, 2004 – AUTO21 is mentioned in this interview with automotive analyst Dennis DesRosiers.
  • The Vancouver Province – November 26, 2004; National Post – November 20, 2004 – A study funded partly by AUTO21, which surveyed 1,631 Ontarians, found that drivers of high-performance muscle cars are more likely to be the perpetrators of rage incidents, perhaps out of frustration they cannot push their automobiles to the limit on crowded streets.
  • Toronto Star – November 5, 2004 – AUTO21 Scientific Director Peter Frise said that Canada lags behind smaller countries in turning research into useful products and processes because those nations focus on work that results in financial returns. He said that schools and companies in Canada should work together. In particular, Canadian universities, colleges and research agencies should direct their resources to the industry’s needs, and auto companies should build a culture of innovation, using outside resources.
  • Le Nouvelliste (Trois-Rivières) – November 15, 2004; La Presse (Montréal) – November 1, 2004 – AUTO21 Scientific Director Peter Frise was mentioned in an article about hybrid vehicles.
  • Canada NewsWire – October 20, 2004 – Dr. Ibrahim Dincer, a professor with the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, has received one of Ontario’s highest research honours for his work involving practical fuel-cell technology for automobiles. Dr. Dincer previously received funding from NSERC and AUTO21.
  • Toronto Star, Globe and Mail – October 7, 2004 – General Motors of Canada Ltd. is looking at establishing a Canadian Automotive Centre of Excellence that would offer the country’s first bachelor’s degree in automotive engineering. Located at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, the centre would be part of AUTO21 and would combine automotive education, research and development, engineering and commercialization of products and methods.
  • Biz X Magazine – October 2004, page 19 – AUTO21 is featured in an article about the competitive automobile industry and the need for innovation in Canada’s automotive sector.
  • Le Soleil – September 22, 2004 – An article about CO2 emissions and fossil fuels mentions the AUTO21 Scientific Conference held in Montreal earlier this year.
  • Windsor Star – August 11, 2004 – University and college representatives are praising Ford of Canada for its significant research investment in recent years. Peter Frise, AUTO21 Scientific Director, says Ford has been very strategic in terms of its research investment and has invested heavily in future technology.
  • Windsor Star – July 27, 2004 – A team of student researchers from the University of Windsor won the DaimlerChrysler Highly Qualified People Poster Competition at the AUTO21 Scientific Conference in Montreal for their study on reducing cumulative strain injury among line operators in automotive assembly plants.
  • La Presse – July 26, 2004 – Two professors from the Université de Sherbrooke, Denis Gingras and Shengrui Wang, demonstrated a new technology that could eliminate steering wheels in cars. Their presentation was part of the AUTO21 Scientific Conference, held in Montreal this past June.
  • Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Calgary Herald – August 27, 2004; The Ottawa Citizen – July 9, 2004 – Speaking at the AUTO21 Scientific Conference in Montreal, car designer Michael Robinson said he predicts the day will come when cars will no longer have steering wheels. Instead, technology will make it possible for a car to be programmed to reach a destination on its own, without the possibility of accident or injury.
  • Morning Watch (CBE-AM – Windsor) – June 30, 2004 – Tony Doucette interviews AUTO21 Scientific Director Peter Frise about his views on the fact that no Liberal candidate was elected in Windsor and the impact the minority government will have in this city.
  • First News (CKMI-TV) – June 24, 2004; La Tribune – June 11, 2004 – As part of an annual conference highlighting recent research results of the AUTO21 Network, Université de Sherbrooke professor Shengrui Wang will present the prototype of a new navigation system that will allow drivers to search the Internet for information about services related to their trip, including finding a hotel, a garage or simply getting directions.
  • Les années lumières (SRC-R) – June 20, 2004 – A radio broadcast about the future of the automobile industry mentions AUTO21 and its scientific conference held in Montréal.
  • The London Free Press – June 18, 2004; The Home Stretch (CFPL-AM – London) – June 17,2004 – Preliminary findings, presented at the AUTO21 Scientific Conference in Montreal by Robert Solomon, show a link between road rage and impaired driving. Mr. Solomon says drivers with “road rage” also tend to have poor driving records when it comes to impaired driving and wonders if provincial motor vehicle registries could monitor drivers who display potential risk factors and encourage them to get assessment and seek treatment.
  • La Presse – June 18, 2004 – AUTO21 is mentioned in an article on fuel cells.
  • Les Affaires – May 22, 2004 – The AUTO21 Scientific Conference will be held in Montreal from June 15 to 17, 2004. The Conference, “On the Road to Commercialization,” will bring together hundreds of participants to discuss the development of leading-edge technologies and their deployment in the Canadian automotive industry.
  • Les Affaires – May 22, 2004 – An article discusses various research projects involving more than 250 researchers, from 34 Canadian universities associated with AUTO21.
  • Globe and Mail – May 6, 2004 – A Report on Business magazine article states that General Motors of Canada Ltd. is seeking financial help from the federal and provincial governments for an investment of up to $2 billion to revamp its assembly plants and boost R&D, and possibly increase the research it helps fund at AUTO21’s host institution, the University of Windsor.
  • The Edmonton Journal – May 18, 2004; The Victoria Times Colonist, Calgary Herald – May 14, 2004; The Windsor Star – May 11, 2004 – Jerry Sokolowski heads an AUTO21 research team that has developed a revolutionary process which eliminates the need for cast iron sleeves in aluminum engines. By removing several kilograms of weight from the engine block, the process will cut manufacturing costs, improve engine performance and increase fuel efficiency. This is one of more than a dozen patents that have been awarded or are pending as a result of AUTO21 research.
  • The Windsor Star – May 7, 2004 – Speaking at the Highly Qualified People Conference, Douglas Barber, former CEO of Gennum Corp., told researchers of AUTO21 that unless Canada replaces its culture of entitlement with a “culture of commerce” it is doomed to suffer an ever-decreasing standard of living.
  • Canada NewsWire – May 6, 2004 – Student researcher teams competed in the DaimlerChrysler Poster Competition at the AUTO21 Highly Qualified People Conference in Windsor. The competition entries exhibit the depth and breadth of automotive research conducted under AUTO21’s leadership. Four student researcher teams from Canadian universities were selected from 16 semi-finalist teams to move on to the final round of judging at the AUTO21 Scientific Conference in Montréal, on June 15, 2004.
  • The Windsor Star – May 5, 2004 – An AUTO21 research team has discovered a process that will save automakers and their suppliers' time and money and reduce the amount of coolants used when machining blocks and parts.
  • La Presse – April 26, 2004; Canada NewsWire – May 3, 2004 – More than 200 students from 23 Canadian universities attended the AUTO21 Highly Qualified People Conference, in Windsor from May 4 to 6, 2004, to discuss the innovations that will enhance the industry in years to come.
  • The Ottawa Sun – April 22, 2004 – A study, supported by AUTO21, has found that road rage is more common among heavy drinkers. The results suggest that underlying factors that cause someone’s alcohol problems may be similar to those that cause road rage. Further research is needed to determine if one leads to another.
  • PRNewswire – March 7, 2004 – Many Canadian automotive suppliers, research centers and alliances, including AUTO21, attended The SAE World Congress held in Detroit, Michigan, March 8 to 11 2004.The diverse exhibits demonstrated that Canada has world-class expertise in many areas of the automotive industry.
  • The Ottawa Citizen, The Victoria Times Colonist – February 20, 2004 – AUTO21 is one of the sponsors of an innovative two-stage project involving six universities that will look at driver training for the elderly.
  • Canada NewsWire – January 22, 2004 – An article about the Ford Motor Company of Canada that mentions the company provides assistance to many AUTO21 research projects at universities across Canada.
  • University of Toronto Bulletin – January12, 2004 – AUTO21 is sponsoring a team led by Professor Heather MacLean which will study how methods such as life-cycle assessment are perceived and utilized in the automobile industry.

6. Canadian Arthritis Network (CAN)

  • Canada NewsWire – November 11, 2004 – CAN’s Annual Scientific Conference was held November 12 and 13, in Vancouver. Several topics were covered, including research on osteoarthritis, inflammatory joint diseases, and knowledge transfer and exchange.
  • London Free Press – October 11, 2004 – Jim Henry is leading a new study into pain, the major complaint of people who suffer from arthritis. The study is funded by CAN.
  • Toronto Star – September 21, 2004 – Dr. Elizabeth Bradley, a member of the Canadian Arthritis Network, was lead researcher in a study by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Studies (ICES) that shows that Canada's health-care system could be debilitated by a predicted explosion in arthritis cases over the next 20 years unless steps are taken to bolster access to joint-replacement surgery and other treatments.
  • September 14, 2004 – Canadian Arthritis Network member Dr. Mike Buschmann, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering at École Polytechnique de Montréal, was awarded the Prix Innovateur 2004 by the Association de la Recherche Industrielle du Québec (ADRIQ). The award recognizes his contribution to the success of BioSyntech with the development of CarGel® and Arthro-BST™. CarGel is a chitosan-based gelling polymer, which can stimulate cartilage regeneration.
  • Toronto Star – September 6, 2004 – Canadian Arthritis Network member Dr. Hans Kreder is mentioned in this article about long waiting times for orthopedic consultation and surgery in Canadian hospitals due to lack of government funding.
  • Globe and Mail – September 1, 2004 – A study published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health shows that suffering traumatic experiences during childhood and adolescence may significantly increase your chances of developing arthritis later in life. Though the findings may seem unusual at first, Dr. Jacek Kopec, a Canadian Arthritis Network member, said that there is emerging evidence that psychosocial factors affect the musculoskeletal system through the hormonal pathways.
  • London Free Press – May 26, 2004 – The Canadian Arthritis Network and the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis have awarded $1.5 million to a new study that will focus on the debilitating symptoms of osteoarthritis, rather than on the disease itself.
  • Canada NewsWire – May 5, 2004 – The Frontiers in Inflammatory Joint Diseases Conference, held in Toronto May 7 to 9, 2004, explored inflammatory forms of arthritic diseases with the goal of reducing the human suffering and economic costs associated with the debilitating disease. The conference is an initiative, in part, of the Canadian Arthritis Network.
  • Globe and Mail – April 30, 2004 – Report on Business magazine unveiled its ninth annual selection of the best and brightest Canadian achievers on the rise in "Top 40 Under 40". Dr. Proton Rahman, Canadian Arthritis Network member, is one of the inductees.
  • Canada NewsWire – 16 March 2004 – Mention of the Canadian Arthritis Network in an article about the Arthritis Society. The Arthritis Society, who received the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Partnership Award, was a collaborator in the creation of CAN.

7. Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network (CBDN) – Canada Newswire – September 22, 2004 – Several scientific advances describe how the network is “Putting Science to Work.”

8. Canadian Genetic Diseases Network (CGDN)

  • National Post – September 3, 2004 – An Opinion Editorial written by Ron Woznow, CGDN's Network Manager and Rob Abbott, a CGDN Board member, regarding the need for a new Canadian healthcare policy that supports innovation from the pharmaceutical industry.
  • The Globe and Mail – July 8, 2004 – Mr. Maurice Mourton has been appointed Chair of the Board of the Canadian Genetic Diseases Network.
  • PR Newswire – April 28, 2004 – As part of Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month, Dr. Michael Hayden, CGDN Scientific Director, will speak at several educational events at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.
  • Canada NewsWire – February 26, 2004 – The CGDN is one of the supporters of researcher Dr. Stephen Scherer, the 2003 recipient of the Steacie Prize in the Natural Sciences for outstanding scientific research carried out in Canada.
  • New Brunswick Telegraph, Saint John Times Globe – March 8, 2004; The Halifax Chronicle Herald – March 19, 2004 – The Ramon Hnatyshyn Youth in Science Initiative was held this week across Canada. The program, organized by the CGDN, places about 30 high school students from across Canada in genetic laboratories in the hopes of encouraging young Canadians to pursue genetics studies.
  • National Post – February 6, 2004 – An article about the PARK2 gene, which makes people susceptible to leprosy, mentions Michael Hayden, Scientific Director of the Canadian Genetic Diseases Network.

9. Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations (CIPI)

  • Nature – December 16, 2004, Volume 432, Number 7019, pp 785-931 – An article written by two CIPI researchers, Jean-Claude Kieffer and Paul Corkum.
  • Le Soleil de Québec – November 27, 2004 – CIPI and its research are featured in this article.
  • Canada NewsWire – November 25, 2004 – The Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations was a participant at the National Photonics Roundtable, held in Ottawa.
  • Émission Découverte, Radio-Canada – September 19, 2004 – A report entitled “L'interféromètre du Mont-Mégantic” (the Mt. Mégantic Interferometer) focused on the work done by a group of Université Laval astrophysics researchers who have developed a complex optical device which will allow astrophysicists to increase their useful observation time by a factor of 10. The team is headed up by Laurent Drissen, a researcher with the Canadian Institute for Photonics Innovation.
  • Sciences et Avenir – May 2004 – This article recognized the exceptional contributions that Dr. Paul Corkum, a researcher receiving support from CIPI, has made to the field of attophysics. Moreover, it suggested that he may one day be awarded a Nobel Prize for his research.
  • Maclean's Magazine – April 12, 2004 – An article that appeared in the April 12, 2004, issue of Maclean’s reported on the work being done by Brian Wilson, a researcher at the Canadian Institute for Photonic Innovations. Research into photodynamic therapy to treat prostate cancer is being partially funded by CIPI.

10. Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network

  • The Toronto Star – June 23, 2004 – A new study compared literacy and economic growth in 14 industrial countries over a 35-year period and concluded there is a direct link between education and a country’s standard of living. The Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network worked with Statistics Canada to document this study.
  • Canada NewsWire – March 24, 2004 – 6 BC schools have been awarded grants funded, in part, by The Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network. The awards provided through the School Improvement Grants Program will help develop strategies for improving student success.
  • RE$EARCH MONEY – March 18, 2004, Volume 18, Number 4 – Dr. Donald Jamieson, Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network’s Scientific Director, is featured in an article entitle “Using Evidence to Improve Public Programs”.
  • Knowledge Network, February 17, 2004 – A research project funded by the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network, Literacy Development Through Video Game Experience, is part of The Leading Edge television show on B.C.'s Knowledge Network. Project investigators highlighted in the segment are Michael Masson, Daniel Bub and Christopher Lalonde, all from the University of Victoria's psychology department.
  • The Guardian (Charlottetown) – February 9, 2004 – Vianne Timmons is leading a two-year research project that aims to improve children’s literacy levels in Aboriginal communities in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. The project, supported by the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network, focuses on children in Grades 1 to 5 and will lead to a family literacy program developed with hands-on participation by the parents and children who took part in a pilot study last year.
  • Canadian Association of Research Libraries – January 20, 2004 – Donald Jamieson, Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network Scientific Director, is one of ten panel members taking part in a study entitled “Optimizing the Transformation of Knowledge Dissemination: Towards a Canadian Research Strategy”.

11. Canadian Network for Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics (CANVAC)

  • Canada NewsWire – November 16, 2004 – The upcoming issue of Immunity will publish the results of a study led by Dr. André Veillette that could revolutionize the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as juvenile diabetes, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. The study was supported, in part, by CANVAC.
  • Canada Newswire – September 21, 2004 – Dr. Robert A. Phillips has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada. Dr. Phillips also sits on the CANVAC Board of Directors.
  • The Ottawa Citizen – August 15, 2004 – An article looks at the ways that researchers, including CANVAC Scientific Director Rafick-Pierre Sekaly, are trying to control the spread of HIV and AIDS and develop vaccines to fight the disease.
  • Le Devoir – July 22, 2004 – The Canadian Network for Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics is mentioned in an article about infectious diseases, bioterrorism and the development of vaccines.
  • Découvrir – May/June, Volume 25, Number 3 – An article about AIDS highlights the work being done by CANVAC researcher Dr. Jean-Pierre Routy. Dr. Routy is investigating the possibility of obtaining favourable results by combining two vaccines: ALVAC, from Aventis Pasteur, and Remune, from Immune Response Corporation and Agouron Pharmaceuticals.
  • Canada NewsWire – May 18, 2004 – CANVAC is part of a coalition of organizations that announced today, World AIDS Vaccine Day, that Canada is poised to make significant contributions to the accelerated discovery of vaccines against HIV/AIDS, although lack of funding might hinder those efforts.
  • The Vancouver Sun, The Montreal Gazette, The Toronto Sun, The Calgary Herald, Le Devoir, The Toronto Star, The Edmonton Journal, The Province (Vancouver), The Kingston Whig-Standard, The Leader-Post (Regina), The Hamilton Spectator, CanWest News Service, This Morning Live (CKMI-TV – Québec), Les Nouvelles régionales (CFTM-TVA – Montréal), Daily Planet (Discovery Channel), As it Happens (CBC-R – National) – April 30, 2004; Canadian Press, Le TVA 17 heures (TVA-TV – Ottawa), April 29, 2004 – The Canadian Network for Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics announced the results of a study, carried out by CANVAC scientists and their colleagues, at the World Vaccine Congress held in Montréal. The study has identified key immune factors associated with the early stages of SARS and raises hope in finding a vaccine. Support for this research came from grants from CANVAC and the Canadian Institutes for Health Research and from a special investment as part of a large-scale project from Genome Canada, in partnership with Genome Quebec and the Ontario Genomics Institute.
  • Les Affaires – April 17, 2004 – The Canadian Network for Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics received $13.7 M in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation for a centre studying the effect of immunization on immune response.
  • Please see the CANVAC press release “CANVAC announces the start of a Canadian therapeutic HIV vaccine trial” on our Web site. Articles about this story also appeared in the following: The Edmonton Journal – April 5, 2004; La tribune, La voix de l’est, The Ottawa Citizen – March 31, 2004; CBC News Online – March 30, 2004; Radio-Canada.ca – March 31, 2004.
  • Globe and Mail – February 7,2004 – Jack Gauldie, a CANVAC researcher, is part of a team that is on the verge of developing a vaccine against SARS.

12. Canadian Stroke Network (CSN)

  • Kingston Whig-Standard, Winnipeg Free Press, Vancouver Sun, Nanaimo Daily News, National Post, Regina Leader-Post, Ottawa Citizen and Victoria Times Colonist – December 14, 2004 – An article about an Israeli study published in the journal Neurology that shows the link between high stress and stroke. Canadian Stroke Network’s Scientific Director Antoine Hakim says it remains a mystery how a strong negative emotion is converted into a stroke.
  • Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Business Journal – December 1, 2004; Canada NewsWire – November 30, 2004 – Canadian Stroke Network Scientific Director Dr. Antoine Hakim received the Career Achievement Award for his stroke research and his efforts to develop the Network.
  • CTV News – October 24, 2004 – A news segment warns home users of blood pressure monitors that false readings can put lives at risk. Still, the Canadian Stroke Network’s Scientific Director, Dr. Antoine Hakim emphasizes the need for home blood pressure monitoring. The problem is not with the monitors but in the way they are used or misused, and Canadians are urged to make sure they learn how to use them properly.
  • The Nature of Things (CBC-TV, 7:00 p.m.) – October 21, 2004 – David Suzuki's The Nature of Things presents a one-hour program on stroke called “Clot Busters.” The program follows around Canadian Stroke Network researcher/clinician Dr. Alastair Buchan and describes the problem of strokes, the latest treatment and the challenges faced.
  • Ottawa Citizen – October 2, 2004 – An article about the creation of the Parkinson’s Research Consortium (PRC) mentions Dr. Antoine Hakim, Director of the Neuroscience Research Program at the Ottawa Health Research Institute and Scientific Director of the Canadian Stroke Network.
  • Montreal Gazette – September 23, 2004 – According to the Canadian Stroke Network, more women than men will die from cardiovascular diseases this year.
  • Transition – Fall 2004 – An excerpt from articles in the Canadian Stroke Network’s Fall/Winter 2003 newsletter appears in this magazine published by the Vanier Institute of the Family.
  • Edmonton Journal, Vancouver Sun, Victoria Times Colonist – September 9, 2004; Canada NewsWire – September 8, 2004 – An article about a study published in the journal Nature. The two-year study, partly supported by the Canadian Stroke Network, shows that astrocytes – the cells that surround nerve cells and blood vessel in the brain – have a primary role in regulating blood flow within the brain. This discovery could pave the way for new drug therapies to target strokes and other brain disorders.
  • Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Regina Leader Post, Victoria Times Colonist – August 31, 2004 – A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal indicates that almost half of all carotid endarterectomies – surgeries to remove fatty deposits from neck arteries of people at risk of stroke – performed in Canada are done for uncertain or inappropriate reasons and exposes patients to potentially fatal risks. Although things are improving compared to 15 years ago, Antoine Hakim, Canadian Stroke Network’s Scientific Director, says that the number of uncertain surgeries still remains too high.
  • Regina Leader Post, Sault Star, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Windsor Star, Kingston Whig-Standard – July 6, 2004; Edmonton Journal, Canada NewsWire, CTV Halifax, Broadcast News, Vancouver Sun – July 5, 2004; The Ottawa Citizen – June 23, 2004 – The Canadian Stroke Network is funding a study that will look at whether a compound linked to high fat diets may trigger recurring strokes in children. The number of Canadian children that suffer stroke each year is five to six per 100,000. That's more than double what doctors believed.
  • Business Wire – June 25, 2004; PR Newswire – June 24, 2004 – At the 5th International Stroke Society World Congress, the Canadian Stroke Network along with International Stroke Society, Canadian Stroke Consortium and National Stroke Association released the World Stroke Day proclamation to outline a framework to prevent half of all strokes worldwide by the year 2020.
  • The Vancouver Province – June 22, 2004 – Canadian Stroke Network scientists have developed a stroke vaccine virus that lies dormant in the brain until it senses an attack. The prototype of the vaccine, which is being tested in the lab, is expected to be at the clinical trials stage in a few years.
  • Le Quotidien – June 28, 2004; La Voix de l'est, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal – June 26, 2004; Calgary Sun, CBC NewsWorld, CHRO-TV – June 25, 2004; Canada NewsWire – June 24, 2004; The Charlottetown Guardian – June 15, 2004; The Ottawa Sun – June 9, 2004; CanWest Publications, Canada NewsWire – June 8, 2004 – A study, published in the journal Neurology and supported in part by the Canadian Stroke Network, shows that transient ischemic attack (TIA) or “mini-stroke” symptoms are often overlooked because they tend to go away quickly. Because these TIAs put as many as 21,000 Canadians at risk for a full stroke or heart attack, medical professionals and the public must be taught to recognize them as a medical emergency and precursor of stroke.
  • Canadian Living Magazine – June 2004 – An article about stroke prevention mentions Canadian Stroke Network’s Scientific Director, Dr. Antoine Hakim.
  • London Free Press – May 19, 2004 – The Heart and Stroke Foundation has awarded $3.5-million in grants to support research at the University of Western Ontario, the Robarts Research Institute, the London Health Sciences Centre and the Lawson Research Institute. Dr. David Cechetto, a Canadian Stroke Network researcher, is one of the researchers that will receive part of the grant and will study the connection between the brain’s reaction to stress and its cardiovascular effects.
  • The Toronto Sun – April 27, 2004 – Dr. Antoine Hakim, CSN Scientific Director, is mentioned in an article about stroke, the leading cause of adult disability in North America and the leading cause of death.
  • The National Post, The Montreal Gazette, The Vancouver Sun, The Times Colonist, The Regina Leader Post, The Vancouver Province, The Calgary Herald, The Ottawa Citizen, The Kingston Whig Standard, The Windsor Star – March 30, 2003 – A study published in today’s edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal shows that mini-stroke patients are often being sent home from emergency departments without the urgent care needed to prevent a full-blown stroke. Dr. Antoine Hakim, Canadian Stroke Network’s Scientific Director, says the main problem is access to CT scans. He says patients should at least be put on some antithrombotic drugs and is advocating a “no waiting-list approach” to transient ischemic attacks or “mini-strokes”.
  • The Ottawa Citizen, The Vancouver Sun, The Hamilton Spectator, The Moncton Times & Transcript, Red Deer Advocates – April 1, 2004 – A study published today indicates that more than half of stroke patients in a survey refused to let their files go into the national registry making it so unbalanced it is useless for answering some stroke questions. Dr. Antoine Hakim, Canadian Stroke Network’s Scientific Director, says that when data are purely medical and don’t contain private information such as names, then perhaps consent rules shouldn’t be as stringent because it ultimately affects the ability to serve the public.
  • The Vancouver Sun, The Victoria Times Colonist, The Edmonton Journal, The Ottawa Citizen, Regina Leader Post – March 3, 2004 – Dr. Antoine Hakim, CSN Scientific Director, is mentioned in an article about a hormone study that found that estrogen pills pose an unacceptably high risk of causing strokes.
  • The Toronto Sun – January 11, 2004; CFCF News – January 13, 2004 – The importance of stroke prevention through lifestyle changes and symptom recognition is discussed after a nation-wide survey indicated that 50 per cent of Canadians were unable to correctly describe what a stroke is.
  • Halifax Chronicle Herald – January 5, 2004; The Halifax Daily News, The Winnipeg Sun – January 4, 2004; The Telegram – January3, 2004; The Times Colonist, The Toronto Sun – January 2, 2004; Fredericton Daily Gleaner, Moncton Times & Transcript, The Edmonton Sun – January 1, 2004; Canada NewsWire Montréal – December 30, 2003 – Results of a nation-wide survey conducted by the Canadian Stroke Network indicate that a startling number of Canadian adults seem to be in the dark when it comes to stroke, its symptoms as well as its risks factors.

13. Canadian Water Network (CWN)

  • National Post – December 21, 2004 – An editorial about the Walkerton tragedy written by Steve Hrudey, a Canadian Water Network principal investigator, mentions the Canadian Water Network.
  • Canada NewsWire – December 2, 2004 – Canadian Water Network principal investigator Dr. Steve E. Hrudey presented the findings from his latest book, Safe Water: Lessons from Recent Outbreaks in Affluent Nations, during a presentation to Members of Parliament and Senators as part of the NCE program’s 15th anniversary celebrations and Annual Meeting.
  • Canada NewsWire – November 15, 2004 – An article announcing a Canada Research Chair in Aquatic Toxicology mentions the CWN.
  • CBC Radio One-Ontario Today (weekdays noon to 2 p.m.) – August 31, 2004; Ottawa Citizen – August 29, 2004 – A review with Steve Hrudey, a Canadian Water Network principal investigator, of the book he wrote with his wife Elizabeth. Entitled Safe Water, Lessons from Recent Outbreaks in Affluent Nations, the book looks at outbreaks of disease from drinking water in affluent countries across the world. Steve Hrudey is also a professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Alberta and was on the advisory panel to the Walkerton inquiry.
  • Kitchener Waterloo Record –  May 31, 2004 – Twenty-nine university students from across Canada embarked on a week-long study of the Grand River watershed. Among other activities, they are attending lectures, visiting areas near the headwaters of the Grand River and meeting operators of sewage- and water-treatment plants. CWN Scientific Director Marc Servos hopes the week-long study will help students make connections with what they have learned in the lab.
  • ICPRE, ICPRF – April 2, 2004 – Mark Servos, Canadian Water Network’s Scientific Director, is mentioned in an article about Technology Partnerships Canada’s $9.36-million investment to help Trojan Technologies Inc. develop leading-edge water purification systems using ultraviolet (UV) light.

14. Geomatics for Informed Decisions Network (GEOIDE)

  • "Bacon & Eggheads" Parliamentary Talk Series – November 25, 2004 – GEOIDE researcher Vincent C. Tao spoke at the "Bacon & Eggheads" Parliamentary Talk Series. His talk covered some of his work on distributed GIS, LBS, sensor web and sensor-based rational mapping. This presentation generated attention from the media and the public. He also appeared on CTV News, Space News, and Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet.
  • June 28, 2004 – GeoTango International Corp, a leading Canadian developer of 3D geospatial technologies and spin-off company of the Geomatics for Informed Decisions Network, was chosen by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to provide a realistic 3D video sequence as the lead-in for the CBC's election night coverage on June 28th.
  • February 19, 2004, 7PM & 11PM – Discovery Channel – Mosaic Mapping Systems Inc., one of GEOIDE's affiliate companies was featured on Daily Planet. Mr. Paul Mrstik, from Mosaic Mapping, is a member of GEOIDE's Research Management Committee.

15. Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS)

  • Toronto Star – September 17, 2004 – At a show-and-tell session at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, several groups demonstrated their “smart” technologies for tackling Canada’s crisis in affordable health care. Some of these technologies, many of which are supported by Precarn Inc. and the Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Systems, include a one-stop-shopping electronic portal for patient medical records, a hand-held ultrasound wand to scan veins for blood clots and an avatar, or computerized representation of a person, designed to relieve the burden on caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients.
  • The Ottawa Citizen – June 8, 2004 – Two assistant professors at the University of Ottawa, Hani Naguib and Amor Jnifene, have created an artificial arm powered by an alloy that mimics the contraction of human muscles. The creation is just one of many showcased at IS 2004, the 14th Annual Canadian Conference on Intelligent Systems.
  • Articles from the IRIS press release “Toronto, Montreal, Halifax Researchers Develop Unique, Cutting-Edge ’Aqua Robot’” appeared in the following newspapers: the Halifax Chronicle Herald – February 12, 2004, the Vancouver Sun – January 29, 2004, the Montreal Gazette – January 29, 2004, the Windsor Star – January 27, 2004, the Fredericton Daily Gleaner – January 26, 2004 and the Canadian Press Wire – January 23, 2004.

16. Intelligent Sensing for Innovative Structures (ISIS Canada)

  • Winnipeg Free Press – December 7, 2004 – ISIS Canada is mentioned in an article about Martin Cash Red River College and the Centre for Applied Research in Sustainable Infrastructure (CARSI).
  • Construction Innovation, Volume 9 number 3 – September 2004 – An article outlines the latest breakthroughs in research on the applications of fibre-reinforced polymers in concrete structures. Dr. Mark Green, of ISIS Canada, is one of the lead researchers on this project.
  • Winnipeg Free Press, CBC-TV, CBC-Radio, A-Channel News, Global News – April 14, 2004 – ISIS Canada and the University of Manitoba Faculty of Engineering co-hosted the opening of the W.R. McQuade Structures Laboratory on Wednesday, April 14. The $3-million project was funded by Western Economic Diversification and the university’s fundraising to renew aging engineering facilities.
  • Winnipeg Free Press – March 18, 2004 – ISIS Canada is a potential user of the results of a composites materials characters project underway at the University of Manitoba. The project is possible thanks to a grant, one of the largest ever awarded to the U of M, from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation.

17. Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)

  • Fredericton Daily Gleaner – December 28, 2004 – MITACS is sponsoring the one-day East Coast Combinatorics Conference being held at the University of New Brunswick on January 22.
  • ITBusiness.ca – November 8, 2004 – Thanks to the new funding accorded to MITACS, Scientific Director Arvind Gupta says more jobs will be kept in Canada. Providing Canadian students with specialized skills will help to ensure that their jobs cannot easily be transplanted to other countries.
  • The Edmonton Journal – July 6, 2004; Calgary Herald, The Ottawa Citizen – June 30, 2004 – Mathematicians and statisticians from MITACS have unveiled a universal formula that can predict whether someone with an infectious disease has been quarantined long enough to prevent passing along the illness.
  • The Ottawa Citizen, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, Banff Crag & Canyon, Calgary Sun – July 6, 2004; CHQR/QR77 Radio (Calgary) – July 5, 2004 – Leading International mathematical biologists, including several from MITACS, met with Canadian health officials in Banff to discuss results of recent research into the spread of SARS and other infectious diseases, and consider how budgets could be directed in the future in order to control transmission of such diseases.
  • The Guardian (Charlottetown), Fredericton Daily Gleaner – June 12, 2004; Halifax Daily News, CanWest Publications – June 11, 2004 – Lecturing at the MITACS Annual Conference held at Dalhousie University, mathematician James Watmough explained how he’s using mathematical modeling to combat the potato beetle.
  • CTV News Ottawa, CJOH-TV – May 5, 2004 – CTV reporter Colin Trethewey interviews MITACS scientist Dr. Michel Barbeau about his cell phone fraud research. Fraud in wireless communications, particularly in cell phone communications, is a big problem around the world and in Canada cell phone companies lose millions as a result of cell phone fraud and theft of identity.
  • Halifax Chronicle Herald – April 10, 2004; The Vancouver Sun – April 5, 2004 – MITACS announced it will invest $5 million in mathematical research across Canada. The funds will be used in 34 separate projects and will cover the areas of health, security, the environment and technology, with the aim of making life better for Canadians.
  • The Edmonton Journal – March 19, 2004 – Random Knowledge Inc., formed as a spin-off company from the MITACS project "Prediction in Interacting Systems" to commercialize technology in the areas of Network Security, Fraud Detection, and Finance, has made VenturePrize finalist 2004. VenturePrize is Greater Edmonton’s business plan competition developed to spur the number of start-ups in Greater Edmonton and increase awareness about the value of entrepreneurship.
  • Radio CKUA AM 580 & Radio FM 94.9 – February 17, 2004 – A radio interview was aired with Michael Kouritzin, Professor, Mathematics and Statistics and Project Leader, Prediction in Interacting Systems (PINTS), a project of MITACS. A transcript and audio of the interview are available at http://www.innovationalberta.com/article.php?articleid=395.

18. Mechanical Wood-Pulps Network – Canada NewsWire – November 1, 2004 – The Mechanical Wood-Pulps Network is mentioned in an article about Paprican receiving the 2004 Leo Derikx Synergy Award for Innovation.

19. Micronet – The Vancouver Sun – December 7, 2004; The Kingston Whig-Standard – November 18, 2004 – Micronet Scientific Director André Salama was one of three finalists for the 2004 Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering.

20. Protein Engineering Network (PENCE Inc.) – Canada Newswire – October 1, 2004 – Corporate profile of the Protein Engineering Network. Pence Inc. was a supporter of the National Biotechnology Week held September 27 to October 1, 2004.

21. Stem Cell Network (SCN)

  • The Vancouver Sun, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, The Telegram (St. John’s), CanWest News Service – December 18, 2004 – Stem Cell Network’s Scientific Director-designate, Dr. Michael Rudnicki, is quoted in an article about the creation of ethical embryos, by a British team of scientists, that could be used for human stem-cell research.
  • TVOntario’s Studio 2 – November 16, 2004 – The Stem Cell Network and its Scientific Director-designate Mike Rudnicki were featured in an episode about Canadian stem cell research pioneers James Till and Ernest McCulloch.
  • Le Soleil (Québec) – November 14, 2004 – Thanks to a project supported partly by the Stem Cell Network, we might soon see insulin-producing stem cells transplanted in diabetics.
  • Ottawa Citizen – October 24, 2004 – A profile of stem cell research pioneer Dr. Charles Philippe Leblond. The Stem Cell Network will honour him at their Annual Meeting in Montreal. This article first appeared in the Stem Cell Network’s fall 2004 newsletter.
  • CTV National News – November 7, 2004 – SCN researcher Eric Jervis and his team have developed rare pictures of living, moving stem cells that show how they behave and reveal their complexities and potential for human medicine.
  • Canada NewsWire – November 5, 2004 – SCN Scientific Director Dr. Ron Worton is quoted in an article about the announcement of $12.3 million of funding for eight new research teams. The announcement was made at the International Stem Cell Research Symposium held in Montreal.
  • Montreal Gazette – November 5, 2004; Canadian Press – November 4, 2004 – Cancer patients awaiting bone-marrow transplants should also be seeking a cell match in the international umbilical-cord blood banks. Speaking at the SCN’s Annual General Meeting, SCN researcher Lori Sheremeta said that cord-blood may be a potentially faster and safer way to go.
  • Kingston Whig-Standard, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Regina Leader-Post, The Sault Star, Vancouver Sun, National Post, Broadcast News – November 4, 2004 – SCN researchers Jane Roskams and Bartha Knoppers are mentioned in an article about research that shows olfactory stem cells can repair damaged spinal cords in mice and rats.
  • Pharmalive & Business Wire (online)– November 4, 2004 – California-based company Invitrogen Corporation becomes a lead partner with the SCN.
  • Reuters Canada – November 4, 2004; Winnipeg Free Press – November 3, 2004 – SCN researchers Dr. Bartha Knoppers and Dr. Freda Miller were interviewed about the U.S. election results and the implications for stem cell research.
  • Innovations Reports (Germany) – November 2, 2004; Medical News Today – November 1, 2004 – SCN’s Scientific Director, Dr. Ron Worton, is quoted in this article about a study supported by the network, which shows that stem cells found in adult skin retain their embryonic capabilities of making many types of cells. Dr. Freda Miller, an SCN researcher, was principal investigator in the project.
  • Good Times Magazine – November 2004, pages 25-31 – The Stem Cell Network and some of its researchers – Drs. Mick Bhatia, Sam Weiss and Ivar Mendez – are featured in this article about stem cell research and discoveries.
  • Science Daily – 5 November 2004; Ottawa Citizen, Edmonton Journal, Victoria Times Colonist, Windsor Star, Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Province, Vancouver Sun, National Post, Kingston Whig-Standard, Regina Leader Post, Calgary Herald – October 26, 2004 – Stem Cell Network researcher Derek van der Kooy is part of a Canadian-led research team that has shown it is not only possible but relatively easy to harvest stem cells from human eyes. The researchers dream of using retinal stem cells to fight blindness and treat such eye diseases as macular degeneration. Although more study is needed to find out if it will work, the research on animals looks promising.
  • RE$EARCH MONEY – July 16, 2004, Volume 18, Number 11 – The Stem Cell Network is planning to launch a company based on a massive intellectual property portfolio of Canadian stem cell research that groups 158 patent families from universities and research hospitals across the country.
  • Winnipeg Free Press – June 9,2004 – Dr. Ronald Worton, the Stem Cell Network’s Scientific Director, is coordinating a landmark stem cell project that will try to turn tiny human embryos into potent cells for use in research.
  • Times Colonist – May 27, 2004 – An article about Canadian researchers’ participation in a British stem cell research project mentions the Stem Cell Network.
  • Le Devoir – April 19, 2004 – Dr. Ronald Worton, Scientific Director of the Stem Cell Network, is mentioned in an article on the discovery, by Dr. Bruce McKay and his team, of a mechanism for cell regulation that may very well transform skin cancer treatment.

22. Sustainable Forest Management Network (SFM)

  • Canada NewsWire – November 1, 2004 – Sustainable Forest Management Network member Pierre Magnan was appointed as a member of the review panel for the Eastmain-1-A and Rupert diversion project.
  • Canada NewsWire – April 29, 2004 – Professor James W. Fyles has been selected as the new Scientific Director for the Sustainable Forest Management Network.

23. NCE Program

  • Please see the press release “Government of Canada announces recipients of newly launched NCE Young Innovators Award” on the NCE Web site. Related articles also appeared in the following media: Ottawa Citizen – December 4, 2004; The Province (Vancouver), La Presse (Montréal) – December 3, 2004; Canada NewsWire, The Vancouver Sun, The Gazette (Montreal) – December 2, 2004; ItBusiness.ca – December 1, 2004.
  • Please see the press release “Government of Canada invests $90.5 million in health and advanced technologies research and development” and other related press releases on the NCEs’ Web site. Also, articles appeared in the following media: The Kingston Whig-Standard – November 6, 2004 – and the Vancouver Sun, Hamilton Spectator, CBC Radio (Toronto), CBC-TV Newsworld, CH-TV (Hamilton), CHVW-FM (Saint John), CINW-AM (Montréal), CKSL-AM (London), CTV.ca, CTV News Net, Globe and Mail.com, Nouvelles Télé-Radio Québec, St. Catharines Standard, Broadcast News, Canadian Press, Canada NewsWire – November 5, 2004.
  • National Post – September 2, 2004 – David Johnston was named to Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year Advisory Board for 2004. Mr. Johnston was Chair of the NeuroScience Network, a Network of Centres of Excellence from 1989 to 1998.
  • Direction informatique – July-August 2004 – An article entitled "Un guichet unique pour financer la recherche", about the three research granting agencies in Québec and the Common CV, mentions the NCE Program.

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