She had left her home in Kingston, Jamaica to train and study at Laval University in Quebec.

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One of the leading proponents of the liquid-mirror approach is Ermanno Borra, a physicist at Laval University in Quebec.

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Partner organizations of the project include the World Assembly of Youth, two UNESCO Chairs, Laval University, the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

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Dr Michel Alary, an Aids specialist in the department of medicine at Laval University and the Saint-Sacrement Hospital Research Centre, said that the extremely high temperatures in sub-Saharan African countries could prevent the gel working there if it requires room temperature to be effective.

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