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2020 research grants competition - results by peer review committee

Genes, Cells and Molecules
Applicant name Institution Program Title Term Amount awarded
Allan, Douglas
Department
Cellular and Physiological Sciences
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Protein translation control of organism development 5 $42,000.00
Amrein, Matthias
Department
Cell Biology and Anatomy
University of Calgary RGPIN Cell and Tissue Vibrations 5 $42,000.00
Anderson, Michele
Department
Immunology
University of Toronto RGPIN Signal-dependent control of cell differentiation by E protein transcription factors 5 $50,000.00
Baglole, Carolyn
Department
Experimental Medicine, Division of
McGill University RGPIN Regulation of long-noncoding RNA (lncRNA) by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor 5 $42,000.00
Bai, Donglin
Department
Physiology and Pharmacology
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Molecular domains determining gap junction channel properties 5 $36,000.00
Bain, Anthony
Department
Human Kinetics, Faculty of
University of Windsor RGPIN Impact of endothelial microvesicles, Notch1, and endothelial progenitor cells on vascular endothelial function 5 $30,000.00
Bakker, Matthew
Department
Microbiology
University of Manitoba RGPIN Microbiome management for sustainable agriculture 5 $30,000.00
Ballanyi, Klaus
Department
Physiology
University of Alberta RGPIN Complex neuromodulatory processes in the locus coeruleus neuron-astrocyte network 5 $36,000.00
Barakat, Khaled
Department
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of
University of Alberta RGPIN Multiscale Computer Modeling to Evaluate Protein-Ligand Off-Target Interactions 5 $42,000.00
Bayfield, Mark
Department
Biology
York University RGPIN Impact of chemical modification of non-coding RNAs on gene expression in S. pombe 5 $32,000.00
Beaudry, Francis
Department
Biomédecine vétérinaire
Université de Montréal RGPIN Decrypting nociceptive signaling pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans using behavioral analysis and mass spectrometry-based proteomics 5 $42,000.00
Beauregard, Pascale
Department
Biologie
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Determination and optimization of Bacillus subtilis traits required for its establishment, persistence and activities on plant roots 5 $36,000.00
Beech, Robin
Department
Parasitology, Institute of (Macdonald)
McGill University RGPIN Structural organization of anthelmintic target receptors 5 $36,000.00
Béïque, Jean-Claude
Department
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
University of Ottawa RGPIN Regulation and plasticity of dendritic compartmentalization features 5 $58,000.00
Bekar, Lane
Department
Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology (APP)
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Role of astrocytes in neuromodulator-mediated shaping of cortical networks 5 $32,000.00
Berghuis, Albert
Department
Biochemistry
McGill University RGPIN Structural studies of Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenases 5 $42,000.00
Bergstrom, Kirk
Department
Okanagan
The University of British Columbia RGPIN The Role of Mucin-type O-glycosylation in Fitness and Transmission of Intestinal Symbiotic Bacteria In Vivo 5 $37,000.00
Beristain, Alexander
Department
Obstetrics and Gynecology
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Deciphering cellular and molecular pathways controlling invasive trophoblast differentiation 5 $50,000.00
Bhat, Mamatha
Department
Medicine, Department of
University of Toronto RGPIN Do Revival Stem Cells Contribute to Liver Regeneration? 5 $30,000.00
Bhavsar, Amit
Department
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
University of Alberta RGPIN Cross-kingdom platforms to study bacterial ubiquitin ligases in eukaryotic cells 5 $30,000.00
Bock, Nicholas
Department
Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
McMaster University RGPIN Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine how cerebral cortex composition and structure underlie mental performance 5 $32,000.00
Bonni, Shirin
Department
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Calgary RGPIN Regulation of Cellular Plasticity 5 $32,000.00
Botelho, Roberto
Department
Chemistry and Biology
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Regulation and Function of Phosphoinositide Lipid Signals 5 $58,000.00
Bouchard, Jean-François
Department
Optométrie, école d'
Université de Montréal RGPIN Investigation of the role of GPR91 and GPR99 during Central Nervous System Development 5 $50,000.00
Boucher, Yan
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Alberta RGPIN Finding the missing link in the life cycle of pandemic generating Vibrio cholerae O1 5 $42,000.00
Brandl, Christopher
Department
Biochemistry
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Mistranslation and Synthetic Biology 5 $32,000.00
Brinkman, Ryan
Department
Medical Genetics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Automated analysis of high dimensional flow cytometry data 5 $33,600.00
Brouhard, Gary
Department
Biology
McGill University RGPIN Non-mammalian Microtubules and Microtubule-Associated Proteins 5 $50,000.00
Brunetti, Craig
Department
Biology
Trent University RGPIN Virus-host interactions in frog virus 3 5 $42,575.00
Brunt, Keith
Department
Pharmacology
Dalhousie RGPIN Determining the Role of Heme Metabolism in Muscle Function 5 $58,000.00
Budisa, Nediljko
Department
Chemistry
University of Manitoba RGPIN Chemical evolution of synthetic bacterial cells by reprograming protein translation with non-canonical amino acids 5 $50,000.00
Burke, John
Department
Biochemistry and Microbiology
University of Victoria RGPIN How are lipid signalling complexes assembled on membranes 5 $58,000.00
Calon, Frederic
Department
Pharmacie, Faculté de
Université Laval RGPIN Mechanisms of endocytosis and transcytosis into endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier 5 $58,000.00
Cameron, Caroline
Department
Biochemistry and Microbiology
University of Victoria RGPIN Identification and Functional Characterization of Antimicrobial Peptides from the Bacterium Treponema pallidum 5 $42,000.00
Campbell, Kieran
Department
Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto RGPIN Accelerating biological discovery with automated machine learning for single-cell data analysis 5 $37,000.00
Caron, Alexandre
Department
Pharmacie, Faculté de
Université Laval RGPIN Chemogenetic control of liver metabolism 5 $37,000.00
Caron, Etienne
Department
Pathologie et biologie cellulaire
Université de Montréal RGPIN Understanding the genesis of the spliced immunopeptidome 5 $41,000.00
CHAHINE, Mohamed
Department
Médecine
Université Laval RGPIN Apis mellifera ion channels and tools to study agroecosystems contaminants 5 $36,000.00
Chapman, Clifton
Department
Psychology
Concordia RGPIN Memory encoding and storage in cortical circuits: electrophysiological studies 5 $50,000.00
Chelikani, Prashen
Department
Oral Biology
University of Manitoba RGPIN Food chemosensation: Characterization of novel bitter taste blockers and structure-function analysis 5 $50,000.00
Chen, Brian
Department
Neurology and Neurosurgery
McGill University RGPIN Synaptic Targeting in Hard-Wired Neural Circuits 5 $50,000.00
Chen, Nansheng
Department
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Dynamic splicing and trans-splicing in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans 5 $32,000.00
Christendat, Dinesh
Department
Cell and Systems Biology (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN The evolution of shikimate associated metabolic enzymes 5 $42,000.00
Claycomb, Julie
Department
Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto RGPIN Defining the Role of Germ Granules in Gene Regulation 5 $58,000.00
Claydon, Thomas
Department
Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Using zebrafish to study developmental and environmental plasticity of cardiac K+ channel transcript expression 5 $42,000.00
Colpitts, Che
Department
Biomedical and Molecular Sciences
Queen's University RGPIN Membrane rearrangement by positive-sense RNA viruses: Molecular mechanisms and cellular responses 5 $37,000.00
Coombs, Daniel
Department
Mathematics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Super-resolution imaging, single cell analysis, and modelling approaches applied to the study of immune cell signaling and behaviour 5 $69,000.00
Cordes, Sabine
Department
Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto RGPIN Analysis of the biological roles of the vertebrate-specific, ovarian tumor (OTU) domain Fam105a protein 5 $50,000.00
Culley, Alexander
Department
Biochimie, de microbiologie et de bio
Université Laval RGPIN Arctic viral ecology in water, ice and aerosols 5 $36,000.00
Cummins, Carolyn
Department
Pharmacy, Leslie Dan Faculty of
University of Toronto RGPIN Molecular Regulation of Alternative Splicing by Nuclear Receptors and Coregulators 5 $36,000.00
DAIGLE, France
Department
Microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie
Université de Montréal RGPIN Molecular characterization of Salmonella host specificity 5 $42,000.00
Daniel, Juliet
Department
Biology
McMaster University RGPIN POZ-ZF Transcription Factors in Signal Transduction and Development. 5 $58,000.00
Dao Duc, Khanh
Department
Mathematics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Investigating the properties of the ribosomes and their impact on translation dynamics across scales and systems 5 $37,000.00
de Boer, Carl
Department
Biomedical Engineering, School of
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Molecular and computational tools for regulatory genomics 5 $30,000.00
De Crescenzo, Gregory
Department
Génie chimique
École Polytechnique de Montréal RGPIN Coiled-coil assisted control of antibody quality, delivery and binding 5 $58,000.00
De Koninck, Yves
Department
Psychiatrie et de neurosciences
Université Laval RGPIN Tools to decipher neuronal signalling and computation 5 $50,000.00
Dellaire, Graham
Department
Pathology
Dalhousie RGPIN Evolutionary molecular biology of the interplay between the DNA damage response and innate immunity 5 $36,000.00
Déziel, Eric
Department
INRS
Institut national de la recherche scientifique RGPIN The importance of surface-active metabolites (biosurfactants) in cooperative bacterial social behaviours 5 $36,000.00
Di Guglielmo, Gianni
Department
Physiology and Pharmacology
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Molecular mechanisms regulating lung development 5 $32,000.00
Diamandis, Phedias
Department
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
University of Toronto RGPIN Spatiotemporal proteomic characterization of the human subventricular zone 5 $37,000.00
diCenzo, George
Department
Biology
Queen's University RGPIN Gene networks of Sinorhizobium meliloti 5 $47,000.00
Doble, Bradley
Department
Pediatrics and Child Health
University of Manitoba RGPIN Elucidating Wnt signalling mechanisms in pluripotent stem cells 5 $32,000.00
Duchaine, Caroline
Department
Biochimie, de microbiologie et de bio
Université Laval RGPIN Bioaérosols: développement et application de stratégies de contrôle 5 $36,000.00
Dufour, Suzanne
Department
Biology
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN A dynamic partnership: exploring the function and control of extracellular symbionts in thyasirid bivalves 5 $45,327.00
Duncker, Bernard
Department
Biology
University of Waterloo RGPIN Characterization of Dbf4/Cdc7 function in DNA replication and cell cycle checkpoint responses 5 $36,000.00
Edelstein-Keshet, Leah
Department
Mathematics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Models and computation of intracellular signaling in single and collective cell migration 5 $80,600.00
Elliot, Marie
Department
Biology
McMaster University RGPIN Exploring new growth modes and developmental trajectories for Streptomyces bacteria 5 $82,000.00
Ensminger, Alexander
Department
Biochemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN The molecular circuitry of toxin-antitoxin systems and their contribution to microbial dormancy. 5 $42,000.00
Evans, David
Department
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
University of Alberta RGPIN Gene acquisition by large DNA viruses 5 $42,000.00
Evans, Stephen
Department
Biochemistry and Microbiology
University of Victoria RGPIN Structural Studies of Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions 5 $58,000.00
Faiz, Maryam
Department
Surgery
University of Toronto RGPIN Understanding astrocyte heterogeneity 5 $30,000.00
Filion, Guillaume
Department
Biological Sciences (Scarborough)
University of Toronto RGPIN Massive assay for single viruses in single cells 5 $36,000.00
Fillingham, Jeffrey
Department
Chemistry and Biology
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Functional Analysis of Transcription in a Protist Model 5 $36,000.00
Fisher, Thomas
Department
Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology (APP)
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN The role of the Ca2+-dependent phospholipase C delta1 isoform in neuronal osmosensitivity 5 $32,000.00
Fortier, Louis-Charles
Department
Microbiologie et d'infectiologie
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Phage-host interactions in pathogenic and commensal clostridia 5 $36,000.00
Fowler, Casey
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Alberta RGPIN The evolution of bacterial gene expression: integrating new functions into complex biology 5 $30,000.00
Fradette, Julie
Department
Chirurgie
Université Laval RGPIN Roles of matricryptins (bioactive extracellular matrix fragments) in adipose tissue 5 $36,000.00
Frankel, Adam
Department
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Methylarginine Dynamics in Cellular Processes 5 $32,000.00
Furber, Kendra
Department
Northern Medical Program
University of Northern British Columbia- RGPIN Molecular determinants of oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination 5 $30,000.00
Gamper, Armin
Department
Oncology
University of Alberta RGPIN Functional Characterization of Apical Kinases in the Cellular Stress Response 5 $30,000.00
Garton, Michael
Department
Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Inst. of (IBBME)
University of Toronto RGPIN Expanding the world of protein secondary structure beyond boundaries of evolution 5 $30,000.00
Geddes-McAlister, Jennifer
Department
Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Guelph RGPIN Defining the systems-level impact of iron limitation in Klebsiella pneumoniae 5 $37,000.00
Gehring, Kalle
Department
Biochemistry
McGill University RGPIN Structure and Function of Bacterial CNNM Magnesium Transporters 5 $45,225.00
Gerhold, Abigail
Department
Biology
McGill University RGPIN Physiological and environmental control of C. elegans germline stem cell mitosis 5 $30,000.00
Gieg, Lisa
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Calgary RGPIN Team Play: Determining Syntrophic Interactions in Hydrocarbon Biodegradation Processes 5 $42,000.00
Goldowitz, Daniel
Department
Medicine, Faculty of
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Identification of long non-coding RNAs in mammalian brain development 5 $36,000.00
Golemi-Kotra, Dasantila
Department
Biology
York University RGPIN Elucidation of the Molecular Mechanism of Staphylococcus aureus Response to Cell-Wall Damage 5 $32,000.00
Gorbet, Maud
Department
Systems Design Engineering
University of Waterloo RGPIN Towards an in vitro model of biocompatibility testing in the closed eye: tear film neutrophil phenotype and healthy host innate immune responses 5 $42,000.00
Gorski, Sharon
Department
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Cellular and physiological roles of autophagy-related proteins in Drosophila. 5 $58,000.00
Gupta, Bhagwati
Department
Biology
McMaster University RGPIN Molecular genetic study of reproductive system development in C. elegans and related nematode species 5 $50,000.00
Guttman, David
Department
Cell and Systems Biology (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Dynamic genomes and the evolution of bacterial host specificity 5 $82,000.00
Hall, Zachary
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Alberta RGPIN Regulating brain development through sensorimotor experience-dependent neurogenesis 5 $41,000.00
Hamilton, Douglas
Department
Anatomy and Cell Biology
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Combining substratum compliance and topography to investigate cell adhesion and contraction 5 $32,000.00
Hammond, James
Department
Pharmacology
University of Alberta RGPIN Posttranslational regulation of the SLC29A family of nucleoside transporters 5 $32,000.00
Harrison, Joe
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Calgary RGPIN Deciphering polymicrobial interactions that drive antimicrobial resistance: Molecules, mechanisms and microbiological targets 5 $50,000.00
Hausner, Georg
Department
Microbiology
University of Manitoba RGPIN Introns, nested introns and intron encoded proteins in the mitochondrial genomes of fungi. 5 $42,000.00
Hayley, Shawn
Department
Neuroscience, Institute of
Carleton University RGPIN Cytokine pathways influence neuroplasticity. 5 $32,000.00
Hébert, Sébastien
Department
Médecine, Faculté de
Université Laval RGPIN Importance of non-canonical microRNAs in the mammalian brain 5 $32,000.00
Hendricks, Adam
Department
Bioengineering
McGill University RGPIN Molecular determinants of cell mechanics 5 $42,000.00
Hendricks, Michael
Department
Biology
McGill University RGPIN Genes, environment, and plasticity in C. elegans behaviour 5 $58,000.00
Hildebrand, Michael
Department
Neuroscience, Institute of
Carleton University RGPIN Differential expression and function of excitatory glutamate receptors across spinal cord anatomy, development, sex, and species 5 $32,000.00
Hirasawa, Michiru
Department
BioMedical Sciences, Div. of
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Neuronal and non-neuronal excitatory transmission in the hypothalamus 5 $42,000.00
Holcik, Martin
Department
Health Sciences
Carleton University RGPIN Localization of RNA binding proteins in the control of cell survival. 5 $42,000.00
Houry, Walid
Department
Biochemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Structural and functional analysis of the URI1 prefoldin-like chaperone complex 5 $42,000.00
Howard, Perry
Department
Biochemistry and Microbiology
University of Victoria RGPIN Characterization of Ars2 nuclear and cytoplasmic isoforms as a scaffold for transcriptional regulation 5 $50,000.00
Huang, Rui
Department
Chemistry
University of Guelph RGPIN Structural and dynamic insights into the mechanisms of mitochondrial AAA proteases 5 $37,000.00
Huang, Wei-Hsiang
Department
Neurology and Neurosurgery
McGill University RGPIN The role of Retinoic Acid Induced 1 (Rai1) in neural network stability 5 $41,000.00
Hulea, Laura
Department
Médecine
Université de Montréal RGPIN Metabolic and translational dependencies of activated T cells 5 $30,000.00
Hynes, Michael
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Calgary RGPIN Plasmid Biology of Rhizobium leguminosarum 5 $42,000.00
Igdoura, Suleiman
Department
Biology
McMaster University RGPIN Biology of mammalian Sialidases 5 $32,000.00
Ilangumaran, Subburaj
Department
Anatomie et biologie cellulaire
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Molecular mechanisms of cytokine-induced modulation of T cell antigen receptor responsiveness 5 $32,000.00
Ioannou, Maria
Department
Physiology
University of Alberta RGPIN The regulation and function of lipid metabolism in astrocytes 5 $30,000.00
Iulianella, Angelo
Department
Medical Neuroscience
Dalhousie RGPIN Regulating the scaling of growth and pattern during neural development 5 $32,000.00
Jacquemet, Vincent
Department
Pharmacologie et physiologie
Université de Montréal RGPIN From micro- to macro-reentries in discrete multiscale mathematical models of atrial tissue 5 $42,000.00
Jacques, Pierre-Étienne
Department
Biologie
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Identification and integration of systems level microbial synthetic lethality interactions to enhance genome design 5 $36,000.00
Jeannotte, Lucie
Department
Biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie
Université Laval RGPIN Understanding how the master transcriptional regulator HOXA5 defines cell fate in the developing embryo 5 $36,000.00
Jerome-Majewska, Loydie
Department
Human Genetics
McGill University RGPIN Molecular mechanism of placental Development: The role of TMED2, a vesicular transport protein during labyrinth layer formation 5 $32,000.00
Joyce, Paul
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Concordia RGPIN Interplay of structure, activity and localization in tRNA nucleotidyltransferase function 5 $32,000.00
Kanelis, Voula
Department
University of Toronto at Mississauga
University of Toronto RGPIN Studies of how disordered regions, post-translational processing, and protein interactions affect the structure, dynamics, and activity of ABC transporters 5 $50,000.00
Karpowicz, Phillip
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Windsor RGPIN Circadian rhythms in the animal intestine 5 $50,000.00
Khoutorsky, Arkady
Department
Anesthesia
McGill University RGPIN Neuron-specific deamidation of translational repressor 4E-BP2 in postnatal brain 5 $41,000.00
Khursigara, Cezar
Department
Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Guelph RGPIN Molecular mechanisms of bacterial cell division 5 $58,000.00
Kiang, Tony
Department
Head Office
University of Alberta RGPIN Metabolism, interactions, and toxicology of microbiome-derived endogenous toxins 5 $30,000.00
Kienesberger, Petra
Department
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dalhousie RGPIN Lysophospholipid metabolism and signalling - role of lysophospholipases 5 $36,000.00
Kim, Peter
Department
Biochemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Mechanism of targeting of Peroxisome-Mitochondria localizing proteins 5 $50,000.00
Kimber, Matthew
Department
Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Guelph RGPIN Protein organizations underpinning Wzm/Wzt dependent bacterial polysaccharide production 5 $42,000.00
Klarskov, Klaus
Department
Pharmacologie
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Protein S-thiolations/trans-thiolations and oxidative stress 5 $32,000.00
Klein Geltink, Ramon
Department
Pathology and Lab Medicine
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Cell intrinsic regulation of central carbon metabolism in effector T cells 5 $30,000.00
Knapp, David
Department
Institut de recherche en immunologie et en cancérologie
Université de Montréal RGPIN Methods development for the measurement of single-cell molecular state 5 $37,000.00
Kolta, Arlette
Department
Médecine dentaire, Faculté de
Université de Montréal RGPIN Mechanisms underlying axonal plasticity and computational abilities 5 $58,000.00
Korthauer, Keegan
Department
Statistics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Integrative and multiscale analysis of epigenomic sequencing data 5 $41,000.00
Kothe, Ute
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Lethbridge RGPIN Mechanism and function of tRNA modification and folding 5 $58,000.00
Krawetz, Roman
Department
Cell Biology and Anatomy
University of Calgary RGPIN Synovial stem cell biology 5 $36,000.00
Krishnan, Anand
Department
Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology (APP)
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Differential ontogeny contributes to the macrophage diversity in the peripheral nervous system 5 $30,000.00
Labbé, Simon
Department
Biochimie
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Deciphering iron/heme homeostasis using the fission yeast model. 5 $58,000.00
Labrecque, Nathalie
Department
Médecine
Université de Montréal RGPIN The role of UCH family deubiquitinases in T cell biology 5 $42,000.00
Ladizhansky, Vladimir
Department
Physics
University of Guelph RGPIN Determinants of membrane protein stability and folding investigated by solid state NMR 5 $58,000.00
Lafontaine, Daniel
Department
Biologie
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Study of riboswitch regulatory mechanisms in Escherichia coli 5 $50,000.00
Lagace, Diane
Department
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
University of Ottawa RGPIN Regulation of Adult Neurogenesis by Autophagy 5 $36,000.00
Lajoie, Gilles
Department
Biochemistry
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Development of new and innovative strategies in biological mass spectrometry and proteomics 5 $50,000.00
Landreville, Solange
Department
Ophtalmologie et d'oto
Université Laval RGPIN Roles of melanocytes in choroid homeostasis 5 $32,000.00
Lankarany, Milad
Department
Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, Inst. of (IBBME)
University of Toronto RGPIN Uncovering biophysical and functional mechanisms of information processing in neural systems 5 $30,000.00
Laprise, Patrick
Department
Biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie
Université Laval RGPIN Molecular mechanisms defining the size of biological tubes in vivo 5 $36,000.00
Lasko, Paul
Department
Biology
McGill University RGPIN DNA damage control, small RNAs, and the establishment of species isolation 5 $42,000.00
Laurin, Mélanie
Department
Biologie moléculaire, biochimie médicale et pathologie
Université Laval RGPIN Deciphering the specificity and function of FGD RhoGEFs during skin development 5 $37,000.00
Lavoie, Christine
Department
Pharmacologie
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Non-canonical role of the heterotrimeric G protein Galphas (Gas) on endosomes 5 $42,000.00
Lee, Warren
Department
Biochemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Regulation and function of Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC) in primary endothelial cells 5 $42,000.00
Lefrancois, Stephane
Department
INRS
Institut national de la recherche scientifique RGPIN Using unbiased and biophysical approaches to study clathrin coated vesicle formation 5 $32,000.00
Legault, Pascale
Department
Biochimie et médecine moléculaire
Université de Montréal RGPIN Maturation of let-7 miRNAs 5 $50,000.00
Leong, Hon
Department
Medical Biophysics
University of Toronto RGPIN Extracellular Vesicles Mediate Cross-Species Transgene Expression 5 $36,000.00
Li, Yun
Department
Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto RGPIN The molecular and cellular mechanisms of human brain expansion. 5 $41,000.00
Litchfield, David
Department
Biochemistry
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Application of a Chemical Biology Toolkit to Decipher Kinase Activity in Time and Space. 5 $49,000.00
Little, Dustin
Department
Chemistry and Biology
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Molecular mechanisms of bacterial tyrosine phosphorylation 5 $30,000.00
Liu, Paul
Department
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dalhousie RGPIN Intein-catalyzed protein splicing: functional versatility and utility 5 $32,000.00
Logue, Susan
Department
Human Anatomy & Cell Science
University of Manitoba RGPIN Understanding how cell stress pathways contribute to defense responses in healthy cells 5 $37,000.00
Lohans, Christopher
Department
Biomedical and Molecular Sciences
Queen's University RGPIN Mechanistic enzymology of beta-lactam antibiotic resistance mechanisms and target proteins 5 $37,000.00
Long, Thavy
Department
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of
McGill University RGPIN Decoding chemical communication in schistosomes 5 $30,000.00
Maass, Philipp
Department
Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto RGPIN Decoding the biology of inter-chromosomal contacts 5 $30,000.00
MacDonald, Justin
Department
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Calgary RGPIN Biochemical mechanisms of inflammasome function 5 $36,000.00
Magor, Bradley
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Alberta RGPIN Evolution of antibody affinity modification in fishes 5 $36,000.00
Magor, Katharine
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Alberta RGPIN Immunogenetics of antiviral immunity in ducks 5 $50,000.00
Major, Francois
Department
Informatique et recherche opérationnelle
Université de Montréal RGPIN Computational analysis and modeling of ribonucleic acid structure, function, and dynamics 5 $58,000.00
Malouin, Francois
Department
Biologie
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Antibiotic tolerance, bacterial persistence and ATP synthase / Tolérance aux antibiotiques, persistance bactérienne et ATP synthétase 5 $50,000.00
Mann, Koren
Department
Oncology
McGill University RGPIN Altered B lymphocytes Due to Tungstate Exposure 5 $36,000.00
Marcet-Palacios, Marcelo
Department
Medicine
University of Alberta RGPIN Differential expression and processing of CABS1 across tissues and fluids and its location-specific functions. 5 $30,000.00
Mark, Brian
Department
Microbiology
University of Manitoba RGPIN Bioengineering plant resilience to viral infection 5 $42,000.00
Matthews, Benjamin
Department
Zoology
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Molecular basis of egg-laying across mosquitoes 5 $47,000.00
Maysinger, Dusica
Department
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
McGill University RGPIN Nanozymes: modulators of neural cells 5 $42,000.00
McConkey, Brendan
Department
Biology
University of Waterloo RGPIN Computational tools for RNA sequencing power analysis and data integration 5 $42,000.00
McGirr, Alexander
Department
Psychiatry
University of Calgary RGPIN Modules of spontaneous cortical activity in mouse cortex during quiet wakefulness: key nodes and shaping by neuromodulators. 5 $30,000.00
Mckinney, Rebecca
Department
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
McGill University RGPIN Synaptopodins Role in Synaptic Plasticity and Neuronal Circuitry 5 $42,000.00
McKinnon, Lyle
Department
Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
University of Manitoba RGPIN Immune regulation at mucosal surfaces 5 $30,000.00
Meng, Baozhong
Department
Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Guelph RGPIN Molecular and cellular biology of grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 and its effects on grape gene expression through transcriptomic analyses 5 $42,000.00
Michelakis, Evangelos
Department
Medicine
University of Alberta RGPIN A novel, non-canonical mechanism for the nuclear entry of large mitochondrial enzymes 5 $50,000.00
Mitchell, Jennifer
Department
Cell and Systems Biology (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Decoding the mammalian regulatory genome 5 $69,000.00
Mody, Christopher
Department
Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
University of Calgary RGPIN Natural Killer Cell Immunity Induced by ß-1,3-Glucan 5 $36,000.00
Moehring, Amanda
Department
Biology
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN The genetic and neural basis of female behaviours in Drosophila. 5 $69,000.00
Mongrain, Valérie
Department
Neurosciences
Université de Montréal RGPIN Mechanisms underlying the roles of cell adhesion molecules in the circadian timing system 5 $58,000.00
Mookherjee, Neeloffer
Department
Internal Medicine
University of Manitoba RGPIN Cytokines and host defence peptides: Mechanisms of immunomodulation 5 $42,000.00
Moritz, Orson
Department
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Probing photoreceptor cell biology using genetically modified amphibians. 5 $42,000.00
Murphy, John
Department
Biology
University of Prince Edward Island RGPIN Defining the mode of action and regulation of endogenous bio-active metabolites fundamental to cell biology. 5 $30,000.00
Nagy, James
Department
Physiology and Pathophysiology
University of Manitoba RGPIN Structural organization and functional roles of electrical synapses formed by Cx36-containing gap junctions in neural systems 5 $36,000.00
Navarre, William
Department
Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto RGPIN Defining the genetic basis for stress-induced metabolic changes in bacteria 5 $32,000.00
Ng, Kenneth
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Calgary RGPIN Molecular structural studies of protein complexes for biotechnology and metabolic engineering 5 $42,000.00
Nilson, Laura
Department
Biology
McGill University RGPIN Regulation of transcriptional responses to intercellular signaling during development 5 $36,000.00
Oeffinger, Marlene
Department
Biochimie et médecine moléculaire
Université de Montréal RGPIN Determining spatial arrangement, stoichiometry, and substrate specificity of messenger RNA-binding proteins along the gene expression pathway. 5 $42,000.00
Olson, Michael
Department
Chemistry and Biology
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Actin cytoskeleton: Regulation through protein interactions and epigenetic re-programming 5 $50,000.00
Oubaha, Malika
Department
Sciences biologiques
Université du Québec à Montréal RGPIN Mechanisms of retinal vascular development 5 $30,000.00
Ouimet, Mireille
Department
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
University of Ottawa RGPIN ROLE OF ORP6 IN INTRACELLULAR CHOLESTEROL TRAFFICKING 5 $37,000.00
Paquet, Eric
Department
Sciences animales
Université Laval RGPIN Interaction between the cell cycle and the circadian clock : mechanism and implications. 5 $30,000.00
Parent, Jean-Luc
Department
Médecine
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN The thromboxane A2 receptor and peroxisomes 5 $50,000.00
Park, Jaeok
Department
Biochemistry
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Structural and functional studies of allosteric regulation of metabolic enzymes 5 $30,000.00
Pascoe, Christopher
Department
Physiology and Pathophysiology
University of Manitoba RGPIN Elucidating the Role of the Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid Family of Eicosanoids in Airway Smooth Muscle Physiology 5 $30,000.00
Phan, Anna
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Alberta RGPIN Learning and Memory Suppressors 5 $37,000.00
Pickering, J. Geoffrey
Department
Robarts Research Institute
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Endothelial Cell Dynamics in Low Flow 5 $42,000.00
Plotnikov, Sergey
Department
Cell and Systems Biology (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Biophysical control of cell migration by mechanical gradients in cell microenvironment 5 $32,000.00
Presley, John
Department
Anatomy and Cell Biology
McGill University RGPIN Regulation of Coat Proteins in the ER-Golgi System 5 $32,000.00
Pulinilkunnil, Thomas
Department
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dalhousie RGPIN Identifying and characterizing pathways of amino acid signaling and metabolism 5 $32,000.00
Qiu, Xiao
Department
Food and Bioproduct Sciences
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Molecular mechanisms for biosynthesis and assembly of very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids 5 $36,000.00
Qu, Yang
Department
Chemistry
New Brunswick RGPIN Characterization and engineering of the biosynthesis of alternative painkilling natural products 5 $37,000.00
Rafuse, Victor
Department
Medical Neuroscience
Dalhousie RGPIN Stem Cell Derived Motoneurons to study motor neuron development 5 $50,000.00
Raymond, Frédéric
Department
Nutrition, École de
Université Laval RGPIN Systems modelling of microbial communities using in vitro and computational approaches 5 $37,000.00
Reed, Bruce
Department
Biology
University of Waterloo RGPIN Investigating the role of the transcription factor Hindsight in the regulation of EGFR/Ras/MAPK signaling: new applications for CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing 5 $36,000.00
Reinharz, Vladimir
Department
Informatique
Université du Québec à Montréal RGPIN Automatic discovery and annotation of the impact of chemical modifications in RNA on structure and binding 5 $37,000.00
Ringuette, Maurice
Department
Cell and Systems Biology (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Regulation of Drosophila larval fat body development and function by tissue-specific SPARC variants 5 $32,000.00
Rise, Matthew
Department
Ocean Sciences Centre
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Molecular basis of fish antiviral responses 5 $69,000.00
Robitaille, Richard
Department
Neurosciences
Université de Montréal RGPIN Heterogeneous glial regulation of inhibitory hippocampal synapses 5 $69,000.00
Rodrigue, Sébastien
Department
Biologie
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Development of an open source platform for synthetic genomics 5 $42,000.00
Rohrbach, Petra
Department
Parasitology, Institute of (Macdonald)
McGill University RGPIN The malaria digestive vacuole: its role in parasite development 5 $32,000.00
Rullo, Anthony
Department
Pathology and Molecular Medicine
McMaster University RGPIN The Development of Chemical Tool Technology To Modulate Immune Molecular Recognition 5 $30,000.00
Rungta, Ravi
Department
Médecine dentaire, Faculté de
Université de Montréal RGPIN Elucidating the synaptic and cellular basis of cerebral hemodynamics 5 $37,000.00
Sacher, Michael
Department
Biology
Concordia RGPIN How mitochondrial physiology impacts protein sorting 5 $42,000.00
Sadowski, Ivan
Department
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Function of Cdk8 in Eukaryotic Cell Growth and Differentiation 5 $32,000.00
Sagan, Selena
Department
Microbiology and Immunology
McGill University RGPIN Dynamic regulation of RNA in the Zika virus life cycle 5 $42,000.00
Schaetzl, Hermann
Department
Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine
University of Calgary RGPIN Chronic wasting disease vaccine: inducing auto-antibodies for interfering in CWD infection and prion shedding 5 $42,000.00
Schiebinger, Geoffrey
Department
Mathematics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Towards a mathematical theory of development 5 $41,000.00
Seah, Stephen
Department
Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Guelph RGPIN Enzymes involved in the degradation of steroids 5 $36,000.00
Seguin, Cheryle
Department
Physiology and Pharmacology
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Regulation of mechanotransduction in the intervertebral disc 5 $42,000.00
Sellam, Adnane
Department
Microbiologie
Université Laval RGPIN Systems biology of size control in eukaryotes 5 $36,000.00
Sephton, Chantelle
Department
Médecine, Faculté de
Université Laval RGPIN Mechanistic studies of RNA-binding proteins regulating local RNA translation at synapses 5 $30,000.00
Shakiba, Nika
Department
Biomedical Engineering, School of
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Curbing the Emergence of Clonal Drift in Stem Cell Expansion Culture 5 $37,000.00
Shelp, Barry
Department
Plant Agriculture (Guelph)
University of Guelph RGPIN Metabolism and Functions of 4-Aminobutyrate (GABA) in Plants: Regulation of Glutamate Decarboxylases 5 $42,000.00
Shi, Rong
Department
Biochimie, de microbiologie et de bio
Université Laval RGPIN Structural and functional studies of natural product biosynthetic enzymes 5 $32,000.00
Shin, Jumi
Department
Chemical and Physical Sciences (Mississauga)
University of Toronto RGPIN Incorporating intrinsically disordered regions into rationally designed proteins that target DNA 5 $32,000.00
Siraki, Arno
Department
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of
University of Alberta RGPIN Mechanisms of Diphenylamine Xenobiotic Reactivity and Toxicity 5 $32,000.00
Slamovits, Claudio
Department
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dalhousie RGPIN Molecular and genome biology of dinoflagellate protists 5 $32,000.00
Stager, Simona
Department
INRS
Institut national de la recherche scientifique RGPIN Microbial sensing and innate immune activation in B cells 5 $32,000.00
Stathopulos, Peter
Department
Physiology and Pharmacology
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Molecular mechanisms regulating the form and function of atypical calcium sensor proteins. 5 $36,000.00
Stearns, Jennifer
Department
Medicine
McMaster University RGPIN The role of bacterial interactions in succession of microbial communities in anaerobic environments 5 $37,000.00
Stewart, Bryan
Department
University of Toronto at Mississauga
University of Toronto RGPIN Genetic Analysis of Neuromuscular Synaptic Structure and Function 5 $32,000.00
Stirling, Peter
Department
Medical Genetics
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Nuclear protein quality control mechanisms during genotoxic stress 5 $58,000.00
Stobart, Jillian
Department
Pharmacy, Faculty of
University of Manitoba RGPIN Delineation of astrocyte microdomain calcium events during cortical activity 5 $41,000.00
Stochaj, Ursula
Department
Physiology
McGill University RGPIN Novel functions of nuclear transport factors in cellular homeostasis 5 $32,000.00
Strauss, Mike
Department
Anatomy and Cell Biology
McGill University RGPIN Structure and Function of Bacterial Nanowires 5 $41,000.00
Stuart, Jeffrey
Department
Biological Sciences
Brock University RGPIN Limitations imposed by non-physiological cell culture practices: characterization and solutions 5 $42,000.00
Sugita, Shuzo
Department
Physiology
University of Toronto RGPIN Investigating the fundamental mechanisms of immune cell exocytosis 5 $50,000.00
Sun, Jim Jian
Department
Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology
University of Ottawa RGPIN Molecular mechanisms of phagocytosis and immune activation by TREM receptors 5 $41,000.00
Suttle, Curtis
Department
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Viral discovery and unlocking the role of viruses in taxon-specific microbial mortality 5 $69,000.00
Suvrathan, Aparna
Department
Neurology and Neurosurgery
McGill University RGPIN Encoding precise movements in the rodent brain 5 $30,000.00
Szewczuk, Myron
Department
Biomedical and Molecular Sciences
Queen's University RGPIN Novel biased G-protein coupled receptor-signalling paradigm regulating growth factor and pathogen-sensing receptors 5 $42,000.00
Tanny, Jason
Department
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
McGill University RGPIN Gene regulatory functions of co-transcriptional histone modifications 5 $32,000.00
Tarailo-Graovac, Maja
Department
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Calgary RGPIN Deciphering Plasticity of Essentiality 5 $30,000.00
Teves, Sheila
Department
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Evolution and divergence of TBP-mediated transcription activation mechanisms 5 $41,000.00
Thibodeau, Jacques
Department
Microbiologie, infectiologie et immunologie
Université de Montréal RGPIN Intracellular transport of proteins containing di-arginine endoplasmic reticulum-retention motifs 5 $42,000.00
Thompson, Graham
Department
Biology
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Genetic basis of social behavior in honey bee and other insect models 5 $50,000.00
Topolnik, Lisa
Department
Biochimie, de microbiologie et de bio
Université Laval RGPIN Dendritic inhibition in hippocampal circuits 5 $58,000.00
Trimble, William
Department
Biochemistry (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Regulation of septin polymerization in vitro 5 $42,000.00
Trinkle-Mulcahy, Laura
Department
Cellular and Molecular Medicine
University of Ottawa RGPIN Temporal resolution of phosphorylation-mediated signalling events in DNA Damage Repair 5 $36,000.00
Tripathy, Shreejoy
Department
Psychiatry
University of Toronto RGPIN Understanding brain cell type diversity across spatial and functional scales 5 $30,000.00
Truant, Ray
Department
Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
McMaster University RGPIN Development of live cell FLIM-FRET to Characterize Protein-DNA Interactions During DNA Damage Repair 5 $42,000.00
Trudeau, Louis-Eric
Department
Pharmacologie et physiologie
Université de Montréal RGPIN MECHANISMS AND FUNCTIONS OF DENDRITIC DOPAMINE RELEASE IN THE BRAIN 5 $58,000.00
Turner, Raymond
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Calgary RGPIN Bacterial multi-resistance mechanisms: multi-metal(loid) sensitivity-tolerance and transformations 5 $69,000.00
Vacratsis, Panayiotis
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Windsor RGPIN Revealing Secrets of Cellular Phosphorylation Systems Using Biological Mass Spectrometry 5 $32,000.00
van der Kooy, Derek
Department
Molecular Genetics
University of Toronto RGPIN Mutational Analyses of Learning and Memory 5 $42,000.00
Verheyen, Esther
Department
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Regulation of Drosophila development by protein kinases 5 $50,000.00
Vogel, Hans (Harm)
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Calgary RGPIN Calcium-binding EF-hand proteins and protein domains; an NMR and biophysical approach 5 $50,000.00
Vogel, Jackie
Department
Biology
McGill University RGPIN The Centrosome as a Compass for Asymmetric Cells 5 $36,000.00
Walters, Brandon
Department
Biology (Mississauga)
University of Toronto RGPIN The Role of mRNA Methylation in Learning and Memory 5 $30,000.00
Wang, Aiming
Department
Biology
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Molecular Plant-Virus Interactions: Defense and Counter-defense 5 $58,000.00
Wang, Jun-Feng
Department
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
University of Manitoba RGPIN The role of thioredoxin system in regulation of synaptic development and neurotransmission in the central nervous system 5 $32,000.00
Wasmuth, James
Department
Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
University of Calgary RGPIN Understanding the genome-phenotype relationship of host-parasite interactions across a complex life-cycle 5 $50,000.00
Weadge, Joel
Department
Biology
Wilfrid Laurier University RGPIN Bacterial Cellulose Synthase Modification and Export 5 $32,000.00
Weidberg, Hilla
Department
Cellular and Physiological Sciences
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis during stress 5 $47,000.00
Wevrick, Rachel
Department
Medical Genetics
University of Alberta RGPIN Biological functions of melanoma antigen (MAGE) proteins 5 $32,000.00
White, Karl
Department
Biology
York University RGPIN RNA-mediated Regulation of RNA Virus Replication 5 $50,000.00
Whitfield, Christopher
Department
Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Guelph RGPIN Structure and function of bacterial glycosyltransferases 5 $98,000.00
Whyard, Steven
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Manitoba RGPIN The molecular basis of sex differentiation in mosquitoes 5 $32,000.00
Wilhelm, Brian
Department
Médecine
Université de Montréal RGPIN The impact of genetic variation on genome biology and function 5 $32,000.00
Williams, Karla
Department
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Extracellular Vesicles: Biogenesis, composition, and biological function. 5 $30,000.00
Wilson, Heather
Department
VIDO
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Impact of hormonal status on the induction of an immune response in the pig upper reproductive tract 5 $42,000.00
Wood, Geoffrey
Department
Pathobiology
University of Guelph RGPIN Body size, longevity, and cancer resistance in animals 5 $32,000.00
Woodin, Melanie
Department
Cell and Systems Biology (St. George Campus)
University of Toronto RGPIN Inhibitory Synaptic Plasticity 5 $58,000.00
Xu, Jianping
Department
Biology
McMaster University RGPIN Genotypic and Phenotypic Analyses of Hybridization in a Basidiomycete Yeast 5 $42,000.00
Yang, Laurence
Department
Chemical Engineering
Queen's University RGPIN Learning models of metabolism and gene expression from biological big data 5 $30,000.00
Yankulov, Krassimir
Department
Biological Science, College of
University of Guelph RGPIN Epigenetic transmission in S.cerevisiae: links to DNA replication and cell cycle regulation 5 $36,000.00
Yergeau, Etienne
Department
INRS
Institut national de la recherche scientifique RGPIN Plant microbiome manipulation: nitrogen as the key currency 5 $42,000.00
Zenklusen, Daniel
Department
Biochimie et médecine moléculaire
Université de Montréal RGPIN Deciphering the role of nuclear organization in mRNA and lncRNA nuclear retention 5 $58,000.00
Zheng, Xi-Long
Department
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Calgary RGPIN Epigenetic Regulation of Phenotypic Plasticity of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells 5 $36,000.00
Zhorov, Boris
Department
Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences
McMaster University RGPIN Theoretical studies of ligand-receptor interactions in sodium and calcium channels 5 $32,000.00
Zhou, Yang
Department
Neurology and Neurosurgery
McGill University RGPIN Functional Interrogation of Chromatin Remodeling Gene in Brain Development 5 $37,000.00