18th Mentored Paper (Summer 2026)

Topics

MPI 18.1: Skeletal muscle angiogenesis in response to hypoxia, considering environmental and exercise conditions (literature review)

MPI 18.2: What is the role of histone modifications in mediating skeletal muscle adaptation to exercise (literature review)

MPI 18.3: What role do environmental triggers (such as viral infections, diet, or early-life microbiome changes) play in initiating autoimmune responses that lead to Type 1 diabetes?

MPI 18.4: How do failures in central or peripheral immune tolerance lead to the destruction of self-tissues in autoimmune diseases?

MPI 18.5: Can early biomarkers (genetic, immunological, or metabolic) reliably predict the development of Type 1 diabetes before clinical symptoms appear?

MPI 18.6: How do experiences of maternal health care differ between Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in Canada, and what are the implications for health outcomes and healthcare delivery?

MPI 18.7: How do marginalized youth in Canada navigate mental health barriers, and in what ways do cultural contexts and gender differences influence the accessibility of mental health services?

MPI 18.8: What are the similarities and differences in host immune activation between acute viral infections and chronic infections?

MPI 18.9: What are the key cytokine profiles that distinguish mild from severe COVID-19 infection?

MPI 18.10: What role do host transcription factors play in regulating viral gene expression across different viral families?

MPI 18.11: How does the expression of host-defense peptides (HDPs) differ between tissue types in animals?

MPI 18.12: How do secreted factors support innate immune defense in different mucous membranes (lung, gut, endometrium, etc.)?

MPI 18.13: Can Parkinson's disease be detected by smell?

MPI 18.14: How can we model plasticity?

MPI 18.15: What is the effect of the Earth's magnetic field on the human brain, if any?

MPI 18.16: To what extent will climate change uncouple trophic links due to phenological change? E.g. Timing of hibernation in the face of shifting seasonal food availability.

MPI 18.17: How do nutrients other than nitrogen and phosphorus affect (or limit) productivity in ecosystems?

MPI 18.18: What are the roles of RNA in DNA double-strand break repair pathways?

MPI 18.19 What are some of the possible biochemical mechanisms governing freeze tolerance in intertidal animals?