Prof. Dorval Courchesne, Prof. Maric and Prof. Leask receive MSSI funding for a joint project!
The project will involve incorporating bio-sourced protein nanofibers in biodegradable polymer blends to enhance their properties. They could then be used to fabricate a range of sustainable commodity bioplastics.
Simon Rowat is our most recent lab graduate. During his Master's degree, he made important contributions to our ongoing projects related to bacterial collagen and engineered living materials.
The Dorval Lab recently received funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) through the John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) to acquire state-of-the-art spectroscopic and imaging tools to