Research Projects

Plant phylogenetics and molecular evolution

Gem deposits and pegmatites in northern Canada.

ESL(ELL) Literacy Assessment

Understanding neuronal integration of information. Development of neuronal encoding properties. Developmental epiletogenesis. Metaplasticity. Genetic and molecular mechanisms of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

• sequence analysis
• algorithm design

We have ongoing opportunities for highly motivating individuals to work at the interface of microbial ecology, biological engineeing and bioinformatics across a range of basic and applied science projects. 

Literature and migration; literature and visual arts; critical European Cultural Studies; gender, race, ethnicity; diversity and super-diversity; social studies approaches to literature; postmigration studies; narratives of belonging; avant-garde studies; exile studies; art and bioart performances; biopolitics; images of the body; Indigenous studies; practical approaches to decolonization;

• theoretical phonology
• phonological typology
• segmental phonology (esp. harmony/dissimilation processes, locality)
• morphology-phonology interface (e.g. allomorphy, paradigm gaps, construction-specific phonology)
• diachronic phonology and "morpho-phonology (e.g. sound change, phonologization, lexicalization/morphologization, "analogical change")
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Hayden Lab Research Projects

Huntington Disease (HD) is a devastating incurable neurodegenerative disease that affects about 5,000 Canadians. Inheriting a single mutant copy of the Huntingtin (HTT) gene from either parent is sufficient to cause HD. The mutated HTT gene codes for production of the toxic, mutant huntingtin protein (mHTT) that is responsible for killing... Read More

1. Development and characterization of complex, human-based tissue models incl. organ-on-chip cultures

2. Development of gene therapies for genetic diseases of the skin and lungs 

• Analzying the impact of diversity policies on gender and race workplace diversity
• Case studies of employment discrimination and human rights complaints

Computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery

Ultrasound image acquisition and processing

Surgical navigation systems

My research group is working with Ministry to develop, implement and evaluate a new provincial medication safety information technology we have developed. This work will provide multiple opportunities for graduate students to be involved in. With the implementation of this technology more robust data will become available on adverse drug events experienced by patients. Future projects include... Read More

Our research interests include:

• Integration of metabolomics with other ‘omics’ (epigenomics, genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics) data for the systems-level interrogation of biological problems
• Application of state-of-art metabolomics technologies in various biological challenges, such as mechanistic understanding of cancer metabolism and disease biomarker discovery... Read More

• Cultural impacts and barriers of decarbonization
• Sociological study of emotions and polarization over climate change
• Understanding how engagement in environmentalism is related to social class, political ideology, and gender

I am particularly interested in students who are developing projects on LGBTQ+ politics, especially in the Global South and on transgender rights. I am also interested in students working on issues in Bolivia.

global migration, occupational science, francophone minority communities

Please see: https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/~irwin/irwinlab/

Projects include

• elucidating virus host interactions such as antiviral innate immunity and viral proteins that modulate cellular processes
• identifying host protein substrates by viral proteinases
• non-canonical protein synthesis mechanisms used by viruses and cellular mRNAs
• mRNA therapeutics

Approaches include biochemical, molecular and cell... Read More

1) New finite element analysis techniques for advanced structures;

2) Development of optimization algorithms for structural optimization; 

3) Machine/deep learning methodology for reduced order modeling of mechanical systems.

New ways of assessing hearing aid outcomes; encouraging older adults to seek and use hearing health care services; acoustic and behavioural assessment of hearing aid processing.

Communication between audiologists and patients.

I am looking for graduate students (MSc or PhD) to contribute to the development of the Lifetime Exposures and Asthma outcomes Projection (LEAP) model. LEAP is a whole disease model of asthma in Canada, which is currently being developed to evaluate the impact of climate change-related increases in air pollution and the value of climate-adaptation measures. This project has been supported by... Read More

Dermatoepidemiology; Examining the epidemiology of skin cancer in the general population and identifying high risk population groups Skin cancer prevention; Using national surveys conducted by Statistics Canada, I have examined skin cancer prevention behaviours practiced by Canadians; Spectoscopy; Using imaging to differentiate skin cancer from benign lesions. Photobiology to study properties... Read More

The major research focus of my lab revolves around acute myeloid leukemia, and preleukemias referred to as myelodysplastic syndromes. Within this context we are interested in various posttranscriptional mechanisms that drive these cancers, how aging increases the risk of developing leukemias, and how to potentially target genomic and epigenomic vulnerabilities.