The Landscape Carbon Accumulation Research (L-CARE) project of Laurentian Univ is receiving a total of $1.6 million to support its research on addressing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in Ontario. Of the total funds, 50% or $798,000 is from the TargetGHG program under the Ontario Green Investment Fund announced in Budget 2015. The other half will…
Organization: Univ de Sherbrooke
Dr Charith Adkar
Dr Charith Adkar is the new chief science officer of medicinal cannabis producer MYM Nutraceuticals Inc. As CSO, he will handle the firm’s scientific, research and technological operations at the Laval and Weedon production facilities. Adkar’s expertise covers plant science, biotechnology, microbiology, molecular host-pathogen interactions and bioinformatics. Adkar obtained his PhD in plant biology and…
CREATE awards $29 million in new funding as it widens scope of eligible disciplines
More than $29 million in grants were announced recently for 18 research projects under the Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) program of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).