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2020 Research Grants Competition - Results by Institution

University of Guelph
Applicant name Program Title EG Term Amount awarded
Alderman, Sarah
Department
Integrative Biology
RGPIN Mechanisms and outcomes of stress-induced changes to neurogenesis in zebrafish 1502 5 $24,000.00
Ali, Genevieve
Department
Environmental Sciences, School of
RTI End-to-end cyberinfrastructure to support data-model integration in water connectivity studies 1606 1 $57,286.00
Antonie, Luiza
Department
Computer Science, School of
RGPIN Bias and Representativeness in Linked Data 1507 5 $24,000.00
Bakovic, Marica
Department
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
RGPIN Characteristics and novel functions of SLC44A transporters 1502 5 $33,000.00
Barclay, Patrick
Department
Psychology
RGPIN Social emotions: behavioural consequences of calibrating and blocking human affective responses 1502 5 $28,000.00
Bent, Leah
Department
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
RTI Laser Speckled Contrast Imaging to measure blood flow to microvasculature 1602 1 $99,178.00
Berg, Aaron
Department
Geography
RGPIN Improving passive microwave soil moisture retrievals using RADARSAT constellation mission data 1506 5 $43,000.00
Bergeron, Renιe
Department
Animal Biosciences
RGPIN Food selection and preference in grazing cattle 1502 5 $28,000.00
Bernier, Nicholas
Department
Integrative Biology
RTI Advanced video tracking and analysis system for animal behaviour research 1602 1 $78,065.00
Binns, Andrew
Department
Engineering, School of
RGPIN Response and resiliency of rivers and streams to natural and anthropogenic stressors 1509 5 $31,000.00
Biswas, Asim
Department
Environmental Sciences, School of
RGPIN Integrated digital soil sensing and mapping for sustainable soil management 1506 5 $61,000.00
Boulding, Elizabeth
Department
Integrative Biology
RGPIN Evolution of clines in poorly-dispersing prey populations in response to spatial variation in selection by gape-limited predators 1503 5 $28,000.00
Bozzo, Gale
Department
Plant Agriculture (Guelph)
RGPIN One Piece at a Time: Flavonol Deglycosylation and Peroxidation in Abiotic Stressed Plants 1502 5 $33,000.00
Brown, Stephen
Department
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
RGPIN Interplay between mechanical behaviour of the spine and skeletal muscle 1502 5 $47,000.00
Caballero Suarez, Olga Liliana
Department
Physics
SAPIN Nuclear physics in the Multi-messenger era 19 5 $40,000.00
Chen, Aicheng
Department
Chemistry
RTI Critical Upgrade of the UHV System at the Electrochemical Technology Centre 1604 1 $150,000.00
Chen, Leanne
Department
Chemistry
RGPIN Developing an atomic-scale computational framework to gain insights about the electrochemical double-layer for applications to renewable energy 1504 5 $29,000.00
Descalzi, Giannina
Department
Biomedical Sciences
RGPIN Fundamental astrocyte-neuronal coupling mechanisms in neuroplasticity of nociceptive circuits. 1502 5 $33,000.00
DeVries, Benjamin
Department
Geography
RGPIN New space-based approaches to studying disturbance-recovery trends in wetlandscapes 1506 5 $25,000.00
Ellis, Jennifer
Department
Animal Biosciences
RGPIN Mechanistic modelling of sustainability metrics and performance in broilers 1502 5 $24,000.00
Fu, Jinzhong
Department
Integrative Biology
RGPIN High-elevation adaptation of amphibians and reptiles and its genetic basis 1503 5 $28,000.00
Geddes-McAlister, Jennifer
Department
Molecular and Cellular Biology
RGPIN Defining the systems-level impact of iron limitation in Klebsiella pneumoniae 1501 5 $37,000.00
Gillespie, Adam
Department
Ontario Agricultural College
RGPIN Improved understanding of soil organic matter stabilization in agricultural systems with contrasting input strategies. 1506 5 $25,000.00
Greer, Amy
Department
Population Medicine
RGPIN Disease dynamics across complex agricultural networks 1502 5 $40,000.00
Griswold, Cortland
Department
Integrative Biology
RGPIN Advancing ancestral graph theory of metacommunities and population genetic theory of polyploids 1503 5 $28,000.00
Hebert, Paul
Department
Integrative Biology
RTI Advanced imaging system for accelerating and automating arthropod bio-surveillance 1603 1 $143,583.00
Huang, Rui
Department
Chemistry
RGPIN Structural and dynamic insights into the mechanisms of mitochondrial AAA proteases 1501 5 $37,000.00
Husband, Brian
Department
Integrative Biology
RGPIN Evolutionary Ecology of Genetic Systems 1503 5 $65,000.00
Jones, Nina
Department
Molecular and Cellular Biology
RTI Measuring the influence of biomechanical forces on biological processes. 1601 1 $74,128.00
Keener, Kevin
Department
Engineering and Physical Sciences, College of
RGPIN Exploration of high voltage atmospheric cold plasma as a practical tool for reducing food spoilage 1511 5 $33,000.00
Khursigara, Cezar
Department
Molecular and Cellular Biology
RGPIN Molecular mechanisms of bacterial cell division 1501 5 $58,000.00
Kimber, Matthew
Department
Molecular and Cellular Biology
RGPIN Protein organizations underpinning Wzm/Wzt dependent bacterial polysaccharide production 1501 5 $42,000.00
Koch, Thomas
Department
Biomedical Sciences
RGPIN Domestic animal stem cell biology for understanding tissue development, maintenance and therapeutic interventions 2.0 1502 5 $33,000.00
Komeili, Amin
Department
Engineering, School of
RGPIN Multiscale simulation and measurement of knee joints biomechanics under physiological loading conditions 1512 5 $27,000.00
Laberge, Frederic
Department
Integrative Biology
RGPIN Brain Size Plasticity in Anamniote Vertebrates 1502 5 $28,000.00
Ladizhansky, Vladimir
Department
Physics
RGPIN Determinants of membrane protein stability and folding investigated by solid state NMR 1501 5 $58,000.00
Langford, William
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
RGPIN Bifurcation Theory and Abrupt Climate Change 1508 5 $21,000.00
LaPointe, Gisθle
Department
Food Science
RGPIN Polysaccharide production and degradation by bacteria in food and gastrointestinal systems 1502 5 $40,000.00
LeBlanc, Stephen
Department
Population Medicine
RGPIN Interactions among local and systemic inflammation and innate immune function in dairy cows 1502 5 $40,000.00
Ma, David
Department
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
RTI Droplet Digital PCR to support basic research 1602 1 $125,550.00
MacLusky, Neil
Department
Biomedical Sciences
RGPIN Steroid-induced Neuroplasticity in the Brain 1502 5 $47,000.00
Madan, Pavneesh
Department
Biomedical Sciences
RTI Time-lapse imaging and software to monitor and predict embryonic health and viability 1602 1 $130,500.00
Mandeville, Elizabeth
Department
Integrative Biology
RGPIN Hybridization, sex determination, and evolutionary diversification in freshwater fishes 1503 5 $33,000.00
Marangoni, Alejandro
Department
Food Science
RGPIN Marbling of vegan steak: shear banded fats under enlongational flow and their tribology 1511 5 $76,000.00
Meng, Baozhong
Department
Molecular and Cellular Biology
RGPIN Molecular and cellular biology of grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3 and its effects on grape gene expression through transcriptomic analyses 1501 5 $42,000.00
Millar, Philip
Department
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
RGPIN Mechanisms contributing to the inter-individual variability in neuro-cardiovascular responses to exercise 1502 5 $55,000.00
Mutch, David
Department
Biological Science, College of
RGPIN The role of delta-6 desaturase on omega-3 fatty acid regulation of adipose tissue function 1502 5 $47,000.00
Newman, Amy
Department
Integrative Biology
RGPIN Effects of environmental modification and early life stress on wildlife behaviour, physiology, and fitness. 1503 5 $47,000.00
Niel, Lee
Department
Population Medicine
RTI Measuring animal activity in the context of light/dark phase and social proximity 1602 1 $30,403.00
O'Flaherty, Derek
Department
Chemistry
RGPIN Development of functional and responsive nucleic acid systems for applications in biotechnology 1504 5 $24,000.00
Pearson, Wendy
Department
Animal Biosciences
RGPIN Fatness, fitness and affliction: are there inflammatory consequences to exercise when you're a fat pony? 1502 5 $28,000.00
Preuss, Kathryn
Department
Chemistry
RGPIN Molecule-based Materials with Technologically Relevant Properties 1504 5 $64,000.00
Preuss, Kathryn
Department
Chemistry
RTI Critical Replacement of Inoperative NIR-Visible and FT-IR Spectrometers 1604 1 $121,330.00
Schwan, Adrian
Department
Chemistry
RGPIN Explorations in Organosulfur Chemistry 1504 5 $36,000.00
Seah, Stephen
Department
Molecular and Cellular Biology
RGPIN Enzymes involved in the degradation of steroids 1501 5 $36,000.00
Shelp, Barry
Department
Plant Agriculture (Guelph)
RGPIN Metabolism and Functions of 4-Aminobutyrate (GABA) in Plants: Regulation of Glutamate Decarboxylases 1501 5 $42,000.00
Tam, William
Department
Chemistry
RGPIN Acid- and Metal-Catalyzed Organic Reactions 1504 5 $24,000.00
Thomassin, Kristel
Department
Psychology
RGPIN The Developmental Course of Regulation Capacity from Middle Childhood to Adolescence 1502 5 $24,000.00
Trick, Lana
Department
Psychology
RGPIN Item individuation, tracking, and tasks that involve visual-motor coordination 1502 5 $33,000.00
Van Der Kraak, Glen
Department
Integrative Biology
RGPIN Multifactorial regulation of ovarian function in fish 1502 5 $33,000.00
Van Der Kraak, Glen
Department
Integrative Biology
RTI High Throughput Real-Time PCR (qPCR) for AAC Genomics Core Lab 1602 1 $146,175.00
Whitfield, Christopher
Department
Molecular and Cellular Biology
RGPIN Structure and function of bacterial glycosyltransferases 1501 5 $98,000.00
Willms, Allan
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
RGPIN Dynamical Systems: Modelling, Analysis, and Numerics 1508 5 $18,000.00
Wood, Geoffrey
Department
Pathobiology
RGPIN Body size, longevity, and cancer resistance in animals 1501 5 $32,000.00
Wright, David
Department
Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
RTI Environmental enclosure for the determination of fuel metabolism across a range of temperatures 1602 1 $149,826.00
Yankulov, Krassimir
Department
Biological Science, College of
RGPIN Epigenetic transmission in S.cerevisiae: links to DNA replication and cell cycle regulation 1501 5 $36,000.00