8th Mentored Paper (Winter 2023)
Topics
MPI8.1: How can nanobubbles be used/applied in your field of choice?
MPI8.2: How can nanotechnology help in reaching UN sustainability goals?
MPI8.3: What is flash graphene, and what applications can it be used in?
MPI8.4: Review a nanomaterial of your choice and its impact in your field of science and the environment.
MPI8.5: How can peer-to-peer programs help solve the global burden of mental health diseases?
MPI8.6: How can e-health platforms help detect and implement early treatment, and ongoing treatment trajectories for mental health in low-income third world countries?
MPI8.7: What are some comorbidities of overdose? (Systematic review)
MPI8.8: What is the impact of cold stress on muscle angiogenesis, independently and when combined with exercise training (post-exercise cold-water immersion)?
MPI8.9: Does training under hypoxia improve the angiogenic response to exercise?
MPI8.10: How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected access to breast cancer treatment?
MPI8.11: What tools can be used to improve patient navigation of diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer?
MPI8.12: What is the current evidence for screening and diagnosing breast cancer in individuals with dense breasts?
MPI8.13: What are the current challenges and emerging solutions for severe traumatic brain injury?
MPI8.14: What is the role of medical imaging in traumatic brain injury?
MPI8.15: How can the use of inositol and metformin be beneficial for PCOS?
MPI8.16: How can plant-based dietary diets be used for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases?
MPI8.17: How does the immune system function in the central nervous system?
MPI8.18: What role does the circadian rhythm play in the development of addiction?
MPI8.19: What consequences of spinal cord injury result in neuropathic pain profiles in patients?
MPI8.20: How can the system of care support and engage trajectories of substance use disorders in youth?
MPI8.21: What are the drivers of the current homelessness crisis and ways to mitigate this for the future generation?
MPI8.22: How can e-health approaches best support individuals with mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders?
MPI8.23: What are some challenges and solutions to car batteries’ fast-charging designs?
MPI8.24: How can artificial intelligence be used to improve battery diagnostics?
MPI8.25: How can deep learning be used to improve biosensors’ limits of detection and outputs?
MPI8.26: What are the functional and structural correlates of poor cognitive control?
MPI8.27: How can we use novel approaches to neuromodulation for alleviating symptoms of treatment-resistant psychiatric illnesses?
MPI8.28: How can we improve executive functioning in individuals from low socioeconomic backgrounds?
MPI8.29: How can we study the neurocognitive sequelae of psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders reliably?
MPI8.30: How can we harness the therapeutic power of music for Parkinson’s disorder?
MPI8.31: How can smart watch technology be used to monitor cardiac disease in the wider population? Is it useful? Is it clinically effective?
MPI8.32: What is synthetic lethality? How can it be used to treat cancer?
MPI8.33: DNA repair is an important mechanism for the maintenance of genomic integrity and prevention of aberrant mutations leading to cancer. What are the mechanisms involved in the recognition, processing, and regulation of DNA repair mechanisms?DNA repair is an important mechanism for the maintenance of genomic integrity and the prevention of aberrant mutations leading to cancer. What are the mechanisms involved in the recognition, processing, and regulation of DNA repair mechanisms?
MPI8.34: How can organ-on-a-chip models be used to study bone cells such as osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and osteocytes?
MPI8.35: To what extent can microfluidic devices be used to represent the bone microenvironment, and what benefits and limitations does such technology have?
MPI8.36: Describe the process of metastatic bone disease. What current therapies exist, and what models are currently used to study cancer invasion?
MPI8.37: How do foods with high glycemic index compare to fat-rich foods in regards to cancer risk and mortality?
MPI8.38: What types of training can be incorporated into the curriculum of healthcare workers to reduce implicit biases and improve the quality of care for Indigenous patients?
MPI8.39: Can immunotherapy be used as a sustainable and effective treatment for breast cancer?
MPI8.40: What is the role of microRNAs in radiation resistance in cancer treatments?
MPI8.41: How can artificial intelligence be used to predict placebo response, and can these methods eventually replace the placebo group in clinical trials?
MPI8.42: What are the challenges of using machine learning for rare diseases?
MPI8.43: How can machine learning be used to predict disease progression?
MPI8.44: What advances in prosthetic design have improved the quality of life of patients requiring joint replacements? (You can focus on any one joint, i.e. knee, hip, shoulder, etc.)
MPI8.45: What are arrhythmias? How can animal models be used to study arrhythmias and what are their limitations?
MPI8.46: How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect rates of post-partum depression in North America?
MPI8.46: How does caffeine affect pregnancy outcomes?
MPI8.47: Drinking alkaline water is a new health trend, is there scientific evidence to support this claim?
MPI8.48: How do the inequalities in historical datasets lead to the misdiagnosing of people of color and female patients?
MPI8.49: When we refer to something as a “normal” level in medicine is that referring to a Caucasian standard or an overall norm based on different ethnic groups and sexes?
MPI8.50: Which factors contribute to the underprescribing of pain medication for females in comparison to males and how can we change this?
