Stephen Tuffs, University of Victoria

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Latest funding

Gaining the edge: mechanisms of interspecies niche competition by Staphylococcus aureus
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$44,000
Gaining the edge: mechanisms of interspecies niche competition by Staphylococcus aureus
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500

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Gaining the edge: mechanisms of interspecies niche competition by Staphylococcus aureus

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tuffs, Stephen

Keywords: staphylococcus aureus; niche colonization; bacteriocins; nasal environment; vaginal environment; skin environment; interspecies competition

$44,000

Gaining the edge: mechanisms of interspecies niche competition by Staphylococcus aureus

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Tuffs, Stephen

Keywords: staphylococcus aureus; niche colonization; bacteriocins; nasal environment; vaginal environment; skin environment; interspecies competition

$12,500

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 Dear Professor Tuffs, 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 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 "Gaining the edge: mechanisms of interspecies niche competition by Staphylococcus aureus" (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]