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David Pilgrim

ResearcherBiological SciencesUniversity of Alberta

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David Pilgrim

Researcher

Biological Sciences

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 13 research grants (12 NSERC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Research

C. Elegans Cell Biology Chaperone Costamere Muscle Myopathy Myosin Sarcomere

Latest papers

Caenorhabditis tropicalis followed a unique evolutionary path to self-fertility.
Genetics · 2026
Origins of Self-Fertility in Three Caenorhabditis Nematodes.
Biology · 2026
A dominant dpy-10 co-transformation marker using CRISPR/Cas9 and a linear repair template in Caenorhabditis tropicalis.
microPublication biology · 2023 · senior author

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Molecular pathways maintaining homeostasis in the vertebrate muscle sarcomere
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$192,000
Muscle Protein Complex Assembly and Maintenance
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$28,000
Cell biology of a specialized epithelium: regulation of the cellularizing C. elegans germline
NSERC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$170,000

All 24 grants and awards

9 publications.

Caenorhabditis tropicalis followed a unique evolutionary path to self-fertility.

Kennedy J, Bobinski M, Joseph S, Shen Y, Ivanova M, Pilgrim D, Ellis RE

Genetics2026

DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyag145 PMID: 42323192

Origins of Self-Fertility in Three Caenorhabditis Nematodes.

Bobinski M, Kennedy J, Pilgrim D, Ellis RE

Biology2026

DOI: 10.3390/biology15110876 PMID: 42274527

A dominant dpy-10 co-transformation marker using CRISPR/Cas9 and a linear repair template in Caenorhabditis tropicalis.

Bobinski M, Pilgrim D

microPublication biology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.000900 PMID: 38021174

Evolution and expression of the zebrafish unc119 paralogues indicates a conserved role in cilia.

Jean F, Pilgrim D

Gene expression patterns : GEP2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2019.04.003 PMID: 31055152

Coordinating the uncoordinated: UNC119 trafficking in cilia.

Jean F, Pilgrim D

European journal of cell biology2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2017.09.001 PMID: 28935136

The myosin chaperone UNC45B is involved in lens development and autosomal dominant juvenile cataract.

Hansen L, Comyn S, Mang Y, Lind-Thomsen A, Myhre L, Jean F, Eiberg H, Tommerup N, Rosenberg T, Pilgrim D

European journal of human genetics : EJHG2014Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2014.21 PMID: 24549050

Lack of developmental redundancy between Unc45 proteins in zebrafish muscle development.

Comyn SA, Pilgrim D

PloS one2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048861 PMID: 23144999

Conspecific and interspecific interactions between the FEM-2 and the FEM-3 sex-determining proteins despite rapid sequence divergence.

Stothard P, Pilgrim D

Journal of molecular evolution2006Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00239-005-0084-5 PMID: 16477523

Novel Caenorhabditis elegans unc-119 axon outgrowth defects correlate with behavioral phenotypes that are partially rescued by nonneural unc-119.

Materi W, Pilgrim D

Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000)2005Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/gene.20130 PMID: 15892079

Molecular pathways maintaining homeostasis in the vertebrate muscle sarcomere

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pilgrim, David

$192,000

Muscle Protein Complex Assembly and Maintenance

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pilgrim, David

$28,000

Cell biology of a specialized epithelium: regulation of the cellularizing C. elegans germline

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pilgrim, David

$170,000

Molecular Analysis of Sarcomere Assembly

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant - PA: Musculoskeletal Health, Arthritis, Skin and Oral Health

Principal investigators: Pilgrim, David B

Keywords: C. Elegans; Cell Biology; Chaperone; Costamere; Muscle; Myopathy; Myosin; Sarcomere; Zebrafish

$100,000

Shared microscopy image analysis system

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Gallin, Warren

$56,390

Incubators for C. elegans research

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Pilgrim, David

$9,514

Zebrafish housing system for mutants and transgenics

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Waskiewicz, Andrew

$76,396

Canadian resource center for zebrafish genetics

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Ekker, Marc

$443,000

Laser-scanning confocal microscope adaptation for multi-user

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Pilgrim, David

$51,472

Digital camera for transmission electron microscopy

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Leys, Sally

$98,854

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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