Katharine Magor, University of Alberta

Research

allelic polymorphism disease association ducks evolution innate signalling Major Histocompatibility Complex MHC-linked genes protein-protein interactions

Latest papers

Within-population diversity of bacterial microbiomes in winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus).
Ticks and tick-borne diseases · 2020 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Innate immune response, viral evolution and interferon antagonism following H5N1 influenza challenge in alternate avian hosts
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Immunogenetics of antiviral immunity in ducks
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$300,000
Immunogenetics of antiviral immunity in ducks
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$225,000

All 11 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Within-population diversity of bacterial microbiomes in winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus).

Sperling J, MacDonald Z, Normandeau J, Merrill E, Sperling F, Magor K

Ticks and tick-borne diseases2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101535 PMID: 32993944

Innate immune response, viral evolution and interferon antagonism following H5N1 influenza challenge in alternate avian hosts

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Magor, Katharine E

$150,000

Immunogenetics of antiviral immunity in ducks

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Magor, Katharine

Keywords: major histocompatibility complex; tripartite motif trim genes; allelic polymorphism; protein-protein interactions; disease association; innate signalling; mhc-linked genes; ducks; evolution; reservoir host

$300,000

Immunogenetics of antiviral immunity in ducks

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Magor, Katharine

$225,000

Immunogenetics of antiviral immunity in ducks

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Magor, Katharine

$230,000

Digital gel documentations system for comparative immunology group

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

Principal investigators: Magor, Katharine

$12,092

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

Autoclave sterilizer for plant and animal biology

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Deyholos, Michael

$35,000

Immunogenetics of antiviral immunity in ducks

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Magor, Katharine

$179,700

Design of therapeutic vaccines for chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Co-investigatorNSERC2002Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Samuel, John

$600,800

Request for a floor model incubator shaker

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Magor, Katharine

$18,577

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 Biological Sciences

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Felix Sperling

Biological Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Evelyn Merrill

Department of Biological Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: allelic polymorphism Dear Professor Magor, 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 "Within-population diversity of bacterial microbiomes in winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus)." (2020), 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 "Innate immune response, viral evolution and interferon antagonism following H5N1 influenza challenge in alternate avian hosts" (2024), 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]