Nazim Cicek, University of Manitoba

Research

Anaerobic Digestion Antibiotic Resistance Genes Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biogas Production Dairy manure Manure Treatment Metagenomics Microbial population

Latest papers

Optimizing a culture-enriched hybrid metagenomics pipeline to assess the AMR footprint of livestock manure in anaerobic digestate.
Microbiology spectrum · 2026
Genomic characterization of antimicrobial resistance and mobile genetic elements in swine gut bacteria isolated from a Canadian research farm
Animal Microbiome · 2025
Tensile Properties of Cattail Fibres at Various Phenological Development Stages.
Polymers · 2024 · senior author

All 57 publications

Latest funding

Evaluating Microbial and Molecular Mechanisms that Affect Changes in Antibiotic Resistance during Anaerobic Digestion of Manure
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$129,000
Evaluation of Converting Oat Hulls into Biomass Fuel Pellets****
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Identification and Remediation of Precipitation-related Clogging in Wastewater Effluent Filter-beds
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 18 grants and awards

57 publications.

01

Optimizing a culture-enriched hybrid metagenomics pipeline to assess the AMR footprint of livestock manure in anaerobic digestate.

Rahman N, Rahman ASMZ, Levin DB, McAllister TA, Cicek N, Derakhshani H

Microbiology spectrum2026

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02472-26 PMID: 42690060

02

Genomic characterization of antimicrobial resistance and mobile genetic elements in swine gut bacteria isolated from a Canadian research farm

Rahman N, McCullough T, Orozco DF, Walkowiak S, Farzan A, Shekarriz S, Surette MG, Cicek N, Derakhshani H

Animal Microbiome20258 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s42523-025-00432-w

03

Tensile Properties of Cattail Fibres at Various Phenological Development Stages.

Hossain MS, Rahman M, Cicek N

Polymers2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/polym16192692 PMID: 39408404

04

Removal of nutrients from aquaculture wastewater using cattail (Typha spp.) constructed wetlands.

Blandford NC, McCorquodale-Bauer K, Grosshans R, Hardy B, Cicek N, Palace V

Journal of environmental quality2024

DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20608 PMID: 39126244

05

Critical review of phytoremediation for the removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater.

McCorquodale-Bauer K, Grosshans R, Zvomuya F, Cicek N

The Science of the total environment2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161876 PMID: 36716878

06

Natural wetlands contribution on phosphorus removal in small northern communities in Canada.

Karpisek V, Hasnine MT, Cicek N, Yuan Q

Environmental technology2023

DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.1965221 PMID: 34353227

07

Optimization of Typha Fibre Extraction and Properties for Bio-Composite Applications Using Desirability Function Analysis.

Hasan M, Rahman M, Chen Y, Cicek N

Polymers2022Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/polym14091685 PMID: 35566855

08

Zebra mussel shells as an alternative mineral resource for lime production as a phosphorus precipitant.

McCorquodale-Bauer K, Cicek N

Environmental technology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1836029 PMID: 33045943

09

A meta-analysis reveals that operational parameters influence levels of antibiotic resistance genes during anaerobic digestion of animal manures.

Flores-Orozco D, Levin D, Kumar A, Sparling R, Cicek N

The Science of the total environment2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152711 PMID: 34974005

10

Pilot-scale, on-site investigation of crushed recycled glass as tertiary filter media for municipal lagoon wastewater treatment.

Salzmann RD, Ackerman JN, Cicek N

Environmental technology2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2020.1775711 PMID: 32463350

Evaluating Microbial and Molecular Mechanisms that Affect Changes in Antibiotic Resistance during Anaerobic Digestion of Manure

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cicek, Nazim

Keywords: anaerobic digestion; manure treatment; biogas production; antibiotic resistance genes; antibiotic resistant bacteria; metagenomics; resistome; dairy manure; microbial population; mobile genetic elements

$129,000

Evaluation of Converting Oat Hulls into Biomass Fuel Pellets****

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Cicek, Nazim

$25,000

Identification and Remediation of Precipitation-related Clogging in Wastewater Effluent Filter-beds

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Cicek, Nazim

$25,000

Evaluation of Microbial Population Dynamics in Anaerobic Digesters during Stable Operation, Reactor Failure and Performance Recovery

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cicek, Nazim

$252,000

Evaluation of Microbial Population Dynamics in Anaerobic Digesters during Stable Operation, Reactor Failure and Performance Recovery

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Cicek, Nazim

$120,000

Reclaiming Waste Phosphorus from Industrial Drug Manufacturing Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Cicek, Nazim

$25,000

Tools for enhanced microbial synthesis of bioproducts.

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Levin, David

$81,656

Evaluating wood ash for phosphorus removal from livestock manure

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Cicek, Nazim

$25,000

Membrane Bioreactors for the Production of Bio-polymers from Industrial Waste Streams

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cicek, Nazim

$22,000

NSERC CREATE Program for Water and Sanitation Security in First Nations (HO2 CREATE)

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Farenhorst, Annemieke

$1,650,000

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

Biosystems Engineering
Civil Engineering
Microbiology
Medicine
Surgery

Co-authors at University of Manitoba, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Warren Blunt

Biosystems Engineering

7 shared papers, latest 2020

David Levin

Biosystems Engineering

4 shared papers, latest 2022

Song Liu

Biosystems Engineering

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Jan Oleszkiewicz

Civil Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2009

Michael Surette

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Qiuyan Yuan

Civil Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2023

Ying Chen

Biosystems Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Ayush Kumar

Microbiology

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Sarvesh Logsetty

Surgery

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Anaerobic Digestion Dear Professor Cicek, 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]. I read your paper "Optimizing a culture-enriched hybrid metagenomics pipeline to assess the AMR footprint of livestock manure in anaerobic digestate." (2026), and it 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 "Evaluating Microbial and Molecular Mechanisms that Affect Changes in Antibiotic Resistance during Anaerobic Digestion of Manure" (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]