Biomarkers

Introduction   |   Current Research   |   Realisations

• Development of biomarkers of exposure to xenohormones for inclusion in epidemiological studies on breast cancer.
  Project funded by the Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance.
  
  
• Atlantis Mobile Laboratory: the platform is contributing to the development of rapid and inexpensive methods for analyzing environmental contaminants (including DDT and metabolites, dioxins, PCBs, triazines, etc.) in different biological matrices.
  Project funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
  
  
• Development of an ELISA method for measuring the quantity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon DNA adducts.
  Pilot project funded by the Canadian Cancer Etiology Research Network.
  
  
• Development of COMET assays for evaluating basal DNA damage and the capacity to repair this damage.
  Pilot project funded by the Canadian Cancer Etiology Research Network.
  
  
• Genotoxicity and neurotoxicity biomarkers in the Inuit in relation to their exposure to food chain contaminants.
  Project funded by ArcticNet, a network of Canada’s Centres of Excellence.
  
  
• Measurement of the concentration of compounds similar to dioxin in the plasma of Inuit using the DR-CALUX test.
  Project funded by the Northern Contaminants Program, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.