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New Projects

In February 2009, AFMNet announced the funding of 12 innovative food and bio-materials related research projects for the 2009-2011 funding cycle. To accompany the Federal government contribution of up to $12 million, the projects are supported by an additional $3 million from industry and other public sector partners. In addition, AFMNet currently funds 7 Strategic Transition & Application of Research projects.

Below are the Project Leaders, Affiliated Institutions and Project Titles for our newly funded projects. Detailed project descriptions and information on all associated researchers will be available online this Summer.

Project Name Project Leader University
Dietary Fibre-Assessing the impact on Colonic Microbial Communities and Health Status in Monogastrics Martin Kalmokoff Dalhousie University
Brent Selinger University of Lethbridge
Bacterial Destruction of Amnesic Shellfish Toxin Tom Gill Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Do apolipoprotein E polymorphisms influence risk of cognitive decline by modulating omega-3 fatty acid metabolism? Stephen Cunnane University of Sherbrooke
Bacteria Biofilms and Foods: Nanotechnology-based strategies for the understanding of bacterial contamination of foods and food processing surfaces John Dutcher University of Guelph
Toronto nutrigenomics and health study Ahmed El-Sohemy University of Toronto
The AFMNet Consumer Monitor: Tracking consumer attitudes towards new products for health and wellbeing in Canada Spencer Henson University of Guelph
Nutrigenomic studies on the effectiveness of stabilizing reduced folates using nano-encapsulation technologies David Kitts University of British Columbia
The traceability and authenticity of foods from analytical and consumer perspectives Nicholas Low University of Saskatchewan
Engineering the oil binding capacity and rheological properties of nanocrystalline fat networks structured using high shear fields under non-isothermal conditions Gianfranco Mazzanti Dalhousie University
Alejandro Marangoni University of Guelph
Creation of a new fish-peptide/n-3 PUFA-based functional food for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes moving towards nutrigenomics-based personalized nutritional interventions André Marette Laval University
Dietary peptide- and amino acid-based interventions to improve human gut health and immunity Yoshinori Mine University of Guelph
Salt, science and society - a collaborative approach to salt reduction in processed foods Dérick Rousseau Ryerson Polytechnic University
Examining the impact of diet and the intestinal microbiome on gut health and general well-being Brent Selinger University of Lethbridge
Martin Kalmokoff Dalhousie University
Biopolymer based controlled release systems for biomedical applications Wankei Wan University of Western Ontario
Biological Strategies for Improved Detection and Control of Post-Harvest Decay in Pome Fruits Peter Sholberg Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Louise Nelson University of British Columbia
Antihypertensive Properties of a Novel Pea Protein Hydrolysate Product Rotimi Aluko University of Manitoba
Identification of Bioactive Peptides in Egg Yolk Digests Yoshinori Mine University of Guelph
Manufacture of High Performance Renewable fibres from Hagfish Slime Thread Douglas Fudge University of Guelph
Nutrigenomic Approach to Understanding the Cardioprotective Mechanisms of Dietary Flaxseed in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease Randy Guzman St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre
Antioxidant properties of tryptophan and peptides in human milk James Friel University of Manitoba
Advancing the platform technology of polysaccharide nanoparticles (nanoPS™) through development of value added industrial products John Dutcher University of Guelph
Determination of the efficacy and substantiation of health claims associated with prebiotics and their use in human nutrition; impacts on human physiology, well-being and gastro-intestinal communities. Brent Selinger University of Lethbridge
Martin Kalmokoff Dalhousie University



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