Tabrez Siddiqui, University of Manitoba

Research

Neurexin Synapse Development Autism Heparan Sulfate Synapse Organization Lrrtm Alternative Splicing Synaptogenesis

Latest funding

Deconstructing the Molecular Bases of Synaptic Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$1,143,676
Discovering the Fundamental Synaptic Principles of Brain Organization and Function
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$168,000
Regulation of a Synaptic Pathway in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$983,026

Deconstructing the Molecular Bases of Synaptic Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Siddiqui, Tabrez J

Keywords: Alternative Splicing; Autism; Heparan Sulfate; Neurexin; Synapse Development; Synapse Organization; Synaptogenesis; Trans-Synaptic

$1,143,676

Discovering the Fundamental Synaptic Principles of Brain Organization and Function

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Siddiqui, Tabrez

$168,000

Regulation of a Synaptic Pathway in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Siddiqui, Tabrez J

Keywords: Ampars; Autism; Heparan Sulfate; Lrrtm; Neurexin; Perforant Pathway; Schizophrenia; Synapse Development; Synapse Organization; Synaptic Plasticity

$983,026

Microglia and cognitive impairments in offspring exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kauppinen, Tiina

Keywords: Cognitive Functions; Conditional Knock Out Mice; Fetal Programming; Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; Hippocampus; Lentivirus Transduction; Microglia; Neurodevelopment; Neuroinflammation; Synapse

$1,051,875

Regulation of a neuronal synaptic pathway in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders

Nominated PICIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Siddiqui, Tabrez J

Keywords: Electrophysiology; Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycan; In Vivo Gene Manipulation; Light And Electron Microscopy; Lrrtm; Mouse Model; Neurexin; Primary Neuron Cultures; Synapse Development

$795,210

Molecular mechanisms of synapse development and specificity

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Siddiqui, Tabrez

$273,000

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: Neurexin Dear Professor Siddiqui, 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 neurexin 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 CIHR-funded project "Deconstructing the Molecular Bases of Synaptic Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder" (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]