Michael Gänzle, University of Alberta

Research

Food Fermentations Lactobacillus Food Safety Microbial ecology Foodborne pathogens food quality starter cultures phytochemicals

Latest funding

Selection of starter cultures for traditional and novel food fermentations
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$62,000
Food Microbiology and Probiotics
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Biosynthesis and conversion of phenolics and taste active compounds in food fermentations
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$390,000

All 8 grants and awards

Selection of starter cultures for traditional and novel food fermentations

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gänzle, Michael

Keywords: food fermentations; food safety; food quality; starter cultures; phytochemicals; functional genomic analysis; sensory analysis; bacillus species

$62,000

Food Microbiology and Probiotics

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Gänzle, Michael

Keywords: Food Fermentations; Food Safety; Microbial ecology; Foodborne pathogens; Lactobacillus

$200,000

Biosynthesis and conversion of phenolics and taste active compounds in food fermentations

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gänzle, Michael

Keywords: Food Fermentations; Lactobacillus; Phenolic acids; Umami taste

$390,000

A flow cytometer/sorter for agricultural and food science research

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Strelkov, Stephen

$146,214

Food Microbiology and Probiotics

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Gänzle, Michael

$200,000

Food Microbiology and Probiotics

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Gänzle, Michael

$600,000

Food Microbiology and Probiotics

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Gänzle, Michael

Keywords: Food microbiology lactic acid bacteria antimicrobial compounds Escherichia coli heat resistance physical food preservation

$600,000

Microbiology and Probiotics

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: GÂnzle, Michael

$100,420

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: Food Fermentations Dear Professor Gänzle, 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 food fermentations 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 "Selection of starter cultures for traditional and novel food fermentations" (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]