Zev Ripstein, University of Manitoba

Research

CryoEM Proteases Proteasome Protein quality control Protein Structure and Function Structural Biology

Latest funding

Biophysical Society of Canada 2026 Annual Meeting
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$10,000
CryoEM studies of dynamic bacterial proteases
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$117,000
CryoEM studies of dynamic bacterial proteases
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500

Biophysical Society of Canada 2026 Annual Meeting

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Prehna, Gerd J

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Computational Methods; Drug Design; Gene Regulation; Molecular Interactions; Nucleic Acids; Proteins; Science Communication; Science Education; Scientific Meeting

$10,000

CryoEM studies of dynamic bacterial proteases

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ripstein, Zev

Keywords: protein structure and function; cryoem; proteases; proteasome; protein quality control; structural biology

$117,000

CryoEM studies of dynamic bacterial proteases

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Ripstein, Zev

$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: CryoEM Dear Professor Ripstein, 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 cryoem 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 "CryoEM studies of dynamic bacterial proteases" (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]