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Andrew Roger
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Research
Latest papers
An expanded phylogenomic analysis of Heterolobosea reveals the deep relationships, non-canonical genetic codes, and cryptic flagellate stages in the group.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution · 2025
The Mastigamoeba balamuthi Genome and the Nature of the Free-Living Ancestor of Entamoeba.
Molecular biology and evolution · 2021
A Single Tim Translocase in the Mitosomes of Giardia intestinalis Illustrates Convergence of Protein Import Machines in Anaerobic Eukaryotes.
Genome biology and evolution · 2018
Latest funding
- $150,000
Camera for Transmission Electron Microscope
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $234,000
Phylogenomic approaches to understanding the phylogeny and early evolution of eukaryotes
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $149,999
High-throughput single-cell imaging flow cytometry platform
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
4 publications.
An expanded phylogenomic analysis of Heterolobosea reveals the deep relationships, non-canonical genetic codes, and cryptic flagellate stages in the group.
Pánek T, Tice AK, Corre P, Hrubá P, Žihala D, Kamikawa R, Yazaki E, Shiratori T, Kume K, Hashimoto T, Ishida KI, Hradilová M, Silberman JD, Roger A, Inagaki Y, Eliáš M, Brown MW, Čepička I
The Mastigamoeba balamuthi Genome and the Nature of the Free-Living Ancestor of Entamoeba.
Žárský V, Klimeš V, Pačes J, Vlček Č, Hradilová M, Beneš V, Nývltová E, Hrdý I, Pyrih J, Mach J, Barlow L, Stairs CW, Eme L, Hall N, Eliáš M, Dacks JB, Roger A, Tachezy J
A Single Tim Translocase in the Mitosomes of Giardia intestinalis Illustrates Convergence of Protein Import Machines in Anaerobic Eukaryotes.
Pyrihová E, Motycková A, Voleman L, Wandyszewska N, Fišer R, Seydlová G, Roger A, Kolísko M, Doležal P
Minimal cytosolic iron-sulfur cluster assembly machinery of Giardia intestinalis is partially associated with mitosomes.
Pyrih J, Pyrihová E, Kolísko M, Stojanovová D, Basu S, Harant K, Haindrich AC, Doležal P, Lukeš J, Roger A, Tachezy J
Camera for Transmission Electron Microscope
Principal investigators: Simpson, Alastair
Keywords: Collagen; Cytoskeleton; Electron Microscopy; Microbial Eukaryotes; Nanoparticles; Nutrient Stress; Organelles; Plant Development; Ultrastructure
Phylogenomic approaches to understanding the phylogeny and early evolution of eukaryotes
Principal investigators: Roger, Andrew
High-throughput single-cell imaging flow cytometry platform
Principal investigators: Cheng, Zhenyu
Super-resolution radial fluctuation microscope for 4D imaging of cells and cellular dynamics
Principal investigators: Dellaire, Graham
Genomic, proteomic and microbiomic approaches to understanding the biology and pathogenesis of anaerobic protozoa
Principal investigators: Roger, Andrew J
Keywords: Anaerobiosis; Genome; Host Effector; Lateral Gene Transfer; Localization Of Organelle Proteins By Isotope Tagging; Microbiome; Organelle Function And Evolution; Proteomics; Protozoan Parasites; Transfection
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
Principal investigators: Roger, Andrew J
Keywords: Crc
Phylogenomic approaches to inferring ancient relationships among eukaryotes
Principal investigators: Roger, Andrew
Anaerobic eukaryotic microbes and the human microbiome: a genomic and metagenomic study
Principal investigators: Roger, Andrew J
Keywords: Anaerobiosis; Eukaryotic Microbial Parasites; Human Microbiome; Immunolocalization; Lateral Gene Transfer; Multicellularity; Next Generation Dna Sequencing; Organelle Function And Evolution; Proteomics; Transcriptomics
An in-house high-throughput DNA sequencing instrument.
Principal investigators: Slamovits, Claudio
Eukaryotic organelles, parasites and multicellularity: comparative genomic and proteomic approaches.
Principal investigators: Roger, Andrew J
Keywords: Evolution Of Eukaryote Cells; Genomic Survey; Immunolocalization; Lateral Gene Transfer; Multicellularity; Next Generation Dna Sequencing; Organelle Function; Proteomics; Protozoan Parasites; Transcriptomics
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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