James Stafford, University of Alberta

Research

Comparative Immunity Fish Immunoregulatory receptors Innate Immunity Intracellular signaling Kinases Motifs Phagocytosis

Latest papers

Honouring the career of Miodrag (Mike) Belosevic.
Developmental and comparative immunology · 2023 · senior author
Unravelling the Role of PARP1 in Homeostasis and Tumorigenesis: Implications for Anti-Cancer Therapies and Overcoming Resistance.
Cells · 2023
Coagulation-flocculation followed by catalytic ozonation processes for enhanced primary treatment during wet weather conditions.
Journal of environmental management · 2021

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Analysis of fish immunoregulatory receptor-mediated control of innate signaling events
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$104,000
Demonstration Pit Lake research & monitoring program for evaluating permanent aquatic storage structure technology & closure management for generating a self-sustaining ecosystem
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$1,056,000
Understanding fish immune receptor-mediated control of the phagocytic process
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$240,000

All 10 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Honouring the career of Miodrag (Mike) Belosevic.

Dixon B, Stafford J

Developmental and comparative immunology2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2023.105048 PMID: 37625469

02

Unravelling the Role of PARP1 in Homeostasis and Tumorigenesis: Implications for Anti-Cancer Therapies and Overcoming Resistance.

Lovsund T, Mashayekhi F, Fitieh A, Stafford J, Ismail IH

Cells2023

DOI: 10.3390/cells12141904 PMID: 37508568

03

Coagulation-flocculation followed by catalytic ozonation processes for enhanced primary treatment during wet weather conditions.

López-Vinent N, Cruz-Alcalde A, Ganiyu SO, Sable S, Messele SA, Lillico D, Stafford J, Sans C, Giménez J, Esplugas S, Gamal El-Din M

Journal of environmental management2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.111975 PMID: 33508550

04

Separation of oil sands process water organics and inorganics and examination of their acute toxicity using standard in-vitro bioassays.

Qin R, Lillico D, How ZT, Huang R, Belosevic M, Stafford J, Gamal El-Din M

The Science of the total environment2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.338 PMID: 31419686

05

The toxicity of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW): A critical review.

Li C, Fu L, Stafford J, Belosevic M, Gamal El-Din M

The Science of the total environment2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.024 PMID: 28618666

06

Analysis of the immune response in infections of the goldfish (Carassius auratus L.) with Mycobacterium marinum.

Hodgkinson JW, Ge JQ, Grayfer L, Stafford J, Belosevic M

Developmental and comparative immunology2012

DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2012.07.006 PMID: 22885635

Analysis of fish immunoregulatory receptor-mediated control of innate signaling events

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stafford, James

Keywords: innate immunity; comparative immunity; fish; phagocytosis; intracellular signaling; immunoregulatory receptors; tyrosine phosphorylation; kinases; phosphatases; motifs

$104,000

Demonstration Pit Lake research & monitoring program for evaluating permanent aquatic storage structure technology & closure management for generating a self-sustaining ecosystem

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Gamal El-Din, Mohamed M

Keywords: cell-based bioindicators; Demonstration pit lake; fate and release of contaminants; lake ecosystem; lake monitoring; metagenomics approach sequences; microbial community; molecular and biochemical indicators; settling and desorption; water quality

$1,056,000

Understanding fish immune receptor-mediated control of the phagocytic process

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stafford, James

$240,000

Characterization of stimulatory and inhibitory immunoregulatory receptors in bony fish

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stafford, James

$170,000

Brine-based cooling system for aquatic research in physiology and toxicology

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

Principal investigators: Stafford, James

$99,667

Technologies and Strategies for Assessment of Aquatic Toxicity of Manufactured Nanomaterials (applicant G. Goss)

Principal investigatorNSERC2009NRC-NSERC-BDC Nanotechnology Initiative

Principal investigators: Stafford, James

$150,000

Multiwell gamma counter for research in fish endocrinolgy and physiology

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

Principal investigators: Chang, JohnPhilip

$92,186

Request for luminometer to detect transcriptional regulators of immune genes

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Magor, Bradley

$12,436

-80 degree freezer

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Kaufman, Reuben

$16,628

Characterization of immune receptors in fish

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Stafford, James

$131,375

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

Frequent collaborators

Biological Sciences
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Biology - University of Waterloo

Co-authors at University of Alberta, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Mohamed Gamal El-Din

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Miodrag Belosevic

Biological Sciences

3 shared papers, latest 2019

Brian Dixon

Biology - University of Waterloo

1 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Comparative Immunity Dear Professor Stafford, 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 "Honouring the career of Miodrag (Mike) Belosevic." (2023), 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 "Analysis of fish immunoregulatory receptor-mediated control of innate signaling events" (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]