Exploring the molecular aspects of blood coagulation: this research will lead to better ways to diagnose and treat patients with bleeding disorders.

Understanding how proteins work and how to modify them by protein engineering: this research will lead to better sub-zero storage of cells, tissues, organs and foods as well as new drugs to decrease ischemic injury, and may also identify methods to prevent bacterial infections.

Discovering how disorders of mitochondrial structure occur and how they control vital cell functions, including cell division, programmed cell death, and metabolism: this research will lead to innovative therapies that target mitochondrial dynamics and the fission and fusion of mitochondria for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, heart attacks, and lung cancer.

A researcher in community-based rehabilitation (CBR), Heather Aldersey, Canada Research Chair in Disability-Inclusive Development, works with families and people with disabilities to identify the problems they face. Now, through an exciting new partnership with the University of Gondar in Ethiopia, Aldersey will collaborate with international colleagues on a very large scale.