Tyler Avis, Carleton University

Research

Antimicrobial compounds Cell biology Food microbiology Lipid chemistry Lipopeptides Mechanism of action Membrane biochemistry Plant disease control

Latest funding

Mode of action of membrane-targeting antimicrobial compounds
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$282,000
Mode of action of membrane-targeting antimicrobial compounds
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$140,000
Workstation for high throughput genetic and phenotypic assays
NSERC · 2014 · Co-investigator
$108,868

All 5 grants and awards

Mode of action of membrane-targeting antimicrobial compounds

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Avis, Tyler

Keywords: antimicrobial compounds; cell biology; food microbiology; lipid chemistry; lipopeptides; mechanism of action; membrane biochemistry; plant disease control; sensitivity-resistance-tolerance; total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy

$282,000

Mode of action of membrane-targeting antimicrobial compounds

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Avis, Tyler

$140,000

Workstation for high throughput genetic and phenotypic assays

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Wong, Alex

$108,868

Antimicrobial effectiveness of tea tree oil in cosmetic formulations

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Avis, Tyler

$24,250

Mode of action of membrane-targeting antimicrobial compounds

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Avis, Tyler

$135,000

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: Antimicrobial compounds Dear Professor Avis, 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 antimicrobial compounds 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 "Mode of action of membrane-targeting antimicrobial compounds" (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]