Kristin Tweel, PhD, MBA

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1 Kristin Tweel, PhD, MBA Company Overview: Not-for-profit founded in 2000, enabled over $70M to date Identify areas where genomics and other omics can help Connect industry and academia Help identify and procure funding Applications for Genomics in the Environment: Monitoring using environmental DNA (edna) Bioremediation of contaminants in soil (PHC, aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents) Water treatment (permeable reactive barriers, biofiltration) And many more 6

2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

3 Scavenging toxic metals / recovering precious metals? A cellulose-based, redox-active heavy metal scavenger. Professor Andrew Grant Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry agrant@mta.ca

4 Scavenging toxic metals / recovering precious metals? A cellulose-based, redox-active heavy metal scavenger. cellulose OH OH OH EtO EtO Si EtO NH 2 cellulose O O O Si NH 2 redox - active functional group - Water filtration through column - Soil plug to prevent toxic plume spread Professor Andrew Grant Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry agrant@mta.ca

5 Scavenging toxic metals / recovering precious metals? A cellulose-based, redox-active heavy metal scavenger. This Summer: Scale up production of modified cellulose Look for partners to do field work Continue analysing for metal scavenging Professor Andrew Grant Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry agrant@mta.ca

6 Scavenging toxic metals / recovering precious metals? A cellulose-based, redox-active heavy metal scavenger. Professor Andrew Grant Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry agrant@mta.ca

7 March 2015 Presented by Dr. Peter Duinker, Professor Ways for Knowledge Clients to Engage Scholars at the School for Resource and Environmental Studies

8 Professors Michelle Adams energy, industrial ecology Karen Beazley biodiversity conservation, protected areas Peter Duinker environmental assessment, forest management and policy, climate change Kate Sherren research methods, multifunctional landscapes, stakeholder perspectives Peter Tyedmers food systems, life-cycle analysis Tony Walker environmental pollution, ecological risk assessment Programs Master of Environmental Studies Master of Resource and Environmental Management Interdisciplinary PhD Possibilities for Engaging our Knowledge Services Thesis projects master and PhD MREM internships and project reports Tri-course projects (winter-term MREM assignment) Management Without Borders projects (fall-term assignment) Direct engagement of professors Diverse arrangements, mostly research grants and contracts More information: dal.ca/sres

9 Dr. Jong Sung Kim Dept.: Community Health & Epidemiology Health & Environments Research Centre Laboratory Analytical instrumentation: LC-MS, ICP-MS, GC-MS, IC, ASE Real-time Air Quality Monitoring Equipment

10 Graham Gagnon, Ph.D., P.Eng. Dept: Civil & Resources Engineering Fields of Expertise Environmental Engineering Water Quality &Treatment Research Interests Drinking water treatment Biological treatment processes Understanding contaminants in water

11 Dr. Martin Mkandawire Dept: Verschuren Centre/Chemistry Fields of Expertise Solid State Chemistry Environmental Nanotechnology Research Interests Mine Water Remediation and Management Technology development based on nanotechnology for environmental and medical application, e.g. nanomaterial-based filters and low energetic photoreactor, integrated nano-/biosensors (into labon-chip) and organic solar cell development

12 Applied and Collaborative Research with Industry Access faculty expertise - our researchers work on your problems Access specialty equipment, facilities and services Access students, and graduates as potential employees Contract out routine work on a fee-for-service basis Help renew and expand your company's technology Andrew Kendall Manager, Industry Liaison and Knowledge Transfer akendall@stfx.ca

13 Dr. Morgan Langille Assistant Professor in Department of Pharmacology Centre for Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Bioinformatics- Integrated Microbiome Resource (CGEB-IMR.ca) Sample & Clinical Data Collection Sample Preparation 16S Amplicon Sequencing Data Generation Tools/ Analyses Sequence Filtering & Quality Control OTU Clustering & Taxonomic Assignment Predicted Metagenomes using PICRUSt Alpha-diversity (i.e. within sample) Beta-diversity (i.e. between samples) Statistical Evaluation using STAMP Results/Figures CGEB-IMR.ca Dalhousie University Dr. Morgan Langille

14 Dr. Julie LaRoche, Canada Research Chair Department of Biology Dalhousie University Field of expertise: Marine microbial genomics and biogeochemistry Stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry, Sorting flow cytometry (Influx), Gene expression Microbiome research: (Microbial genomics, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics) Nanostring ncounter: qpcr dynamic range Research Interests: Influx The role of microbial communities (microbiomes) in the cycling of elements (sulfur and nitrogen) and metabolic wastes Microbiome of marine fish and invertebrates (healthy and disease states) Beta diversity of microbial communities on the Scotian shelf (IMR-CGEB) CGEB-IMR

15 NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Helping SMEs grow through innovation

16 Trusted Services Advice and customized solutions Networking International linkages Project Management Follow-up 2 Industrial Research Assistance Program

17 Financial Support Contributions to firms Contributions to organizations Youth Employment Program Business Innovation Access Program (BIAP) Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program (CAIP) EUREKA 3 Industrial Research Assistance Program