Canarie - Outcomes

The advanced networking capability provided by CANARIE allows Canadians to innovate and collaborate on leading-edge research with colleagues across the country and around the world. For example:

• The National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg, Manitoba is responsible for the identification, control, and prevention of infectious diseases, such as H1N1. Researchers at the NML, using the CANARIE network, collaborate with national and international partners such as provincial health departments, universities and the Centers for Disease Control in the United States to share and analyze large amounts of data quickly and easily.
• Canadian research in experimental subatomic particle physics involves several hundred physicists distributed across North America, Asia and Europe. Computing requirements are enormous, in terms of processing particle collision data and producing detailed simulations. CANARIE's lightpaths provide improved capabilities for the flexible use of research equipment at sites across the three continents, providing Canadian scientists with insight into the origin of mass and the creation of our universe.
• The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research uses the CANARIE network to transmit DNA sequencing of cancer cells – extremely high-volume data sets – to the International Cancer Genome Consortium, enabling Canadian participation in a world-class research endeavour on a disease that will affect almost half of all Canadians during their lifetime.
• The CANARIE-funded Global Brain Imaging Research team is taking the lead in global brain imaging research. Using advanced network technologies for distributed storage and analysis of 3D brain images, this international network of brain imaging centres positions Canada at the forefront of scientific and technical leadership in this area. Brain imaging helps researchers understand, among other things, how disease impacts brain function, how blood flow impacts neural activity, and how anatomical differences in the brain correspond to behavioural and functional characteristics.  [ Big Brain rendering]