Melina Agosto, Dalhousie University

Research

cell-adhesion molecule leucine-rich repeat protein membrane protein trafficking metabotropic glutamate receptor photoreceptor retinal bipolar cell synapse trans-synaptic interaction

Latest funding

Effect of night blindness mutations on trafficking of a retinal glutamate receptor
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$6,000
Formation of trans-synaptic complexes at the first visual synapse
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$93,000
Formation of trans-synaptic complexes at the first visual synapse
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

Effect of night blindness mutations on trafficking of a retinal glutamate receptor

SupervisorCIHR2024Undergraduate Student Research Awards (USRA)

Principal investigators: Beecham, Nigel

Keywords: Congenital Stationary Night Blindness; Glutamate; Mutations; Neurotransmitter; Phenotypes; Retina

$6,000

Formation of trans-synaptic complexes at the first visual synapse

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Agosto, Melina

Keywords: photoreceptor; retinal bipolar cell; synapse; membrane protein trafficking; leucine-rich repeat protein; cell-adhesion molecule; trans-synaptic interaction; metabotropic glutamate receptor

$93,000

Formation of trans-synaptic complexes at the first visual synapse

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Agosto, Melina

$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: cell-adhesion molecule Dear Professor Agosto, 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 cell-adhesion molecule 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 "Formation of trans-synaptic complexes at the first visual synapse" (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]