Vikramaditya Yadav, University of British Columbia

Research

Synthetic biology Biocatalysis Bioproducts Enzyme engineering Lignin Metabolic engineering Metagenomics Speciality chemicals

Latest funding

Microbial production of sustainable alternatives to synthetic high-performance fibres for the textile industry
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$125,000
Sustainable performance wear
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Biovalorization of lignin
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$180,000

All 7 grants and awards

Microbial production of sustainable alternatives to synthetic high-performance fibres for the textile industry

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Yadav, Vikramaditya Ganapati VG

Keywords: artificial intelligence; biomanufacturing; biomaterials; block co-polymers; chitin; fibres; net-zero; protein modeling; synthetic biology; waste biomass

$125,000

Sustainable performance wear

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Yadav, Vikramaditya Ganapati

$20,000

Biovalorization of lignin

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yadav, Vikramaditya

Keywords: lignin; biocatalysis; metagenomics; enzyme engineering; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; valorization; speciality chemicals; bioproducts; spices

$180,000

Fuelling the methanol economy using biohybrid catalysts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Yadav, Vikramaditya

$273,175

Microbial metabolic engineering for cannabinoid biosynthesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Yadav, Vikramaditya Ganapati

$136,000

Ecosystem Services, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship (ECOSCOPE)

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Hallam, Steven

$1,548,148

Discovery & Green Chemical Synthesis of Anti-Cancer Drugs

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yadav, Vikramaditya

$105,000

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: Synthetic biology Dear Professor Yadav, 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 synthetic biology 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 "Microbial production of sustainable alternatives to synthetic high-performance fibres for the textile industry" (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]