Ute Wieden-Kothe, University of Manitoba

Research

chaperone enzyme enzyme kinetics fluorescence next-generation sequencing RNA folding RNA modification RNA-protein complex

Latest funding

Mechanism and function of tRNA modification and folding
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$290,000
Mechanism and function of tRNA modification and folding
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 2 grants and awards

Mechanism and function of tRNA modification and folding

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wieden-Kothe, Ute

Keywords: trna; translation; rna modification; rna folding; enzyme; chaperone; enzyme kinetics; fluorescence; rna-protein complex; next-generation sequencing

$290,000

Mechanism and function of tRNA modification and folding

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Wieden-Kothe, Ute

$120,000

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: chaperone Dear Professor Wieden-Kothe, 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 chaperone 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 "Mechanism and function of tRNA modification and folding" (2020), 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]