Andrew Simmonds, University of Alberta

Research

Animal Development Cell Differentiation Disease Modeling Drosophila Melanogaster Lipid Droplets Lipid Metabolism Live-Cell Microscopy

Latest papers

Imaging the cellular dynamics of Drosophila Argonaute proteins.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2011 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Determining the mechanism of how Vestigal-like proteins regulate animal development.
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$104,000
How do canonical roles for peroxisomes and newly discovered non-canonical roles for Peroxins at lipid droplets support neuronal differentiation during early development?
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$906,525
Cytoplasmic mRNA regulation during cell differentation and proliferation during Drosophila development
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$168,000

All 5 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Imaging the cellular dynamics of Drosophila Argonaute proteins.

Li J, Najand N, Long W, Simmonds A

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2011Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-046-1_10 PMID: 21528452

Determining the mechanism of how Vestigal-like proteins regulate animal development.

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Simmonds, Andrew

Keywords: chromatin binding; embryonic development; gene regulation; high-content sequencing; live-cell imaging; nuclear trafficking; organ development; protein-interaction; protein phosphorylation; transcription factors

$104,000

How do canonical roles for peroxisomes and newly discovered non-canonical roles for Peroxins at lipid droplets support neuronal differentiation during early development?

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Simmonds, Andrew J

Keywords: Animal Development; Cell Differentiation; Disease Modeling; Drosophila Melanogaster; Lipid Droplets; Lipid Metabolism; Live-Cell; Microscopy; Organelle Coordination; Peroxisomes

$906,525

Cytoplasmic mRNA regulation during cell differentation and proliferation during Drosophila development

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Simmonds, Andrew

$168,000

Defining tissue-specific regulation of peroxisome formation/function in Drosophila melanogaster

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Simmonds, Andrew

$140,000

Identification of tissue-specific genes involved in peroxisome biogenesis or function in Drosophila melanogaster

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Simmonds, Andrew

$30,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Animal Development Dear Professor Simmonds, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Imaging the cellular dynamics of Drosophila Argonaute proteins." (2011), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Determining the mechanism of how Vestigal-like proteins regulate animal development." (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]