Leonidas Spyracopoulos, University of Alberta

Research

Computational Chemistry Enzymology Molecular Chaperone Protein Dynamics Protein NMR Spectroscopy Protein Structure

Latest funding

Molecular Mechanism for the Chaperone Activity of Hsp90
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$64,000
Molecular Mechanism for the Chaperone Activity of Hsp90
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$198,000
Mechanism of Protein Ubiquitination by Human Ubc13-UEV Protein Complexes
CIHR · 2010 · Nominated PI
$736,900

Molecular Mechanism for the Chaperone Activity of Hsp90

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Spyracopoulos, Leonidas

Keywords: protein nmr spectroscopy; protein structure; protein dynamics; molecular chaperone; enzymology; computational chemistry

$64,000

Molecular Mechanism for the Chaperone Activity of Hsp90

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Spyracopoulos, Leonidas

$198,000

Mechanism of Protein Ubiquitination by Human Ubc13-UEV Protein Complexes

Nominated PICIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Spyracopoulos, Leonidas

Keywords: Dna Repair; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Protein Structure; Protein Ubiquitination Cycle; Signal Transduction

$736,900

Mechanism of Protein Ubiquitination by Human Ubc13-UEV Protein Complexes

Nominated PICIHR2009Operating Grant - PA: Institute of Genetics (Bridge Funding)

Principal investigators: Spyracopoulos, Leonidas

Keywords: Dna Repair; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; Protein Structure; Protein Ubiquitination Cycle; Signal Transduction

$100,000

NANUC: a national facility for high field NMR resource for applications in chemistry

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Bundle, David

$550,000

A national high field NMR resource for applications in chemistry

Co-investigatorNSERC2004Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Sykes, Brian

$330,000

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: Computational Chemistry Dear Professor Spyracopoulos, 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]. Your research on computational chemistry 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 "Molecular Mechanism for the Chaperone Activity of Hsp90" (2022), 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]