Nancy Hawkins, Simon Fraser University

Latest papers

ccd-5, a novel cdk-5 binding partner, regulates pioneer axon guidance in the ventral nerve cord of Caenorhabditis elegans.
Genetics · 2022
C. elegans HAM-1 functions in the nucleus to regulate asymmetric neuroblast division.
Developmental biology · 2016 · senior author
RNA mango aptamer-fluorophore: a bright, high-affinity complex for RNA labeling and tracking.
ACS chemical biology · 2014

All 4 publications

Latest funding

A super-resolution microscope for visualizing cellular structure and dynamics
NSERC · 2017 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms regulating asymmetric cell division in C. elegans
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$186,000
Cryogenic storage of C. elegans stocks for molecular genetic research
NSERC · 2010 · Co-investigator
$21,890

All 10 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

ccd-5, a novel cdk-5 binding partner, regulates pioneer axon guidance in the ventral nerve cord of Caenorhabditis elegans.

Feresten AH, Bhat JM, Yu AJ, Zapf R, Safi H, Au V, Flibotte S, Doell C, Moerman DG, Hawkins N, Rankin CH, Hutter H

Genetics2022

DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyac024 PMID: 35143653

02

C. elegans HAM-1 functions in the nucleus to regulate asymmetric neuroblast division.

Leung A, Hua K, Ramachandran P, Hingwing K, Wu M, Koh PL, Hawkins N

Developmental biology2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.12.011 PMID: 26703426

03

RNA mango aptamer-fluorophore: a bright, high-affinity complex for RNA labeling and tracking.

Dolgosheina EV, Jeng SC, Panchapakesan SS, Cojocaru R, Chen PS, Wilson PD, Hawkins N, Wiggins PA, Unrau PJ

ACS chemical biology2014

DOI: 10.1021/cb500499x PMID: 25101481

04

CWN-1 functions with DSH-2 to regulate C. elegans asymmetric neuroblast division in a beta-catenin independent Wnt pathway.

Hingwing K, Lee S, Nykilchuk L, Walston T, Hardin J, Hawkins N

Developmental biology2009Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2009.01.025 PMID: 19389360

A super-resolution microscope for visualizing cellular structure and dynamics

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Beh, Christopher

$150,000

Intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms regulating asymmetric cell division in C. elegans

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hawkins, Nancy

$186,000

Cryogenic storage of C. elegans stocks for molecular genetic research

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

Principal investigators: Baillie, David

$21,890

Equipment for biochemical cell fractionation and analysis

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

Principal investigators: Honda, Barry

$58,868

Symposium in Honor of Dr. Don Riddle's Retirement

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Meetings, Planning and Dissemination Grant: Genetics

Principal investigators: Taubert, Stefan

Keywords: Aging; C. Elegans; Dauer Formation; Genetics; Model Organisms

$5,000

Regulation of asymmetic neuroblast division in C. elegans

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hawkins, Nancy

$304,000

Epifluorescence stereomicroscope for mutagenic screening in C. elegans

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

Principal investigators: Baillie, David

$49,047

Asymmetric neuroblast division in C elegans

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hawkins, Nancy

$130,500

Preparative centrifuge for molecular biology

Co-investigatorNSERC2003Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Smith, Michael

$98,605

Investigation of Wnt signaling and HAM-1 localization during asymmetric cell division in C. elegans

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hawkins, Nancy

$133,680

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

Harald Hutter

Biological Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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