George Owttrim, University of Alberta

Latest funding

Liquid Scintillation counter for radiotracer studies
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$51,489
RNA helicase regulation of RNA metabolism and gene expression
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$198,000
RNA secondary structure regulation of gene expression and its biotechnological application
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$34,000

All 11 grants and awards

Liquid Scintillation counter for radiotracer studies

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Goss, Gregory

$51,489

RNA helicase regulation of RNA metabolism and gene expression

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Owttrim, George

$198,000

RNA secondary structure regulation of gene expression and its biotechnological application

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Owttrim, George

$34,000

RNA helicases: linking genomics and proteomics with the physiology of cellular response to changing environmental conditions.

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Owttrim, George

$200,000

Digital camera for transmission electron microscopy

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

Principal investigators: Leys, Sally

$98,854

RNA helicase function in cellular response to environmental stimuli

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Owttrim, George

$307,500

Chemiluminescent Imager

Co-investigatorNSERC2001Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Goss, Gregory

$89,292

Regulation of RNA helicase expression by environmental signals

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Owttrim, George

$247,500

Cyanobacterial RNA helicases

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Owttrim, George

$151,904

DNA sequencing apparatus

Principal investigatorNSERC1995Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Owttrim, George

$10,000

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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