Avena Ross, Queen's University

Research

Antimicrobial Biosynthesis Enzymology Genome and Mining Natural and Products Natural Products Drug discovery Microfluidics

Latest funding

Leveraging ambient ionization mass spectrometry for the development of a high-throughput genetic engineering platform
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$250,000
Marine Bacterial Natural Products: From Discovery to Biosynthesis
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$72,000
Critical Replacement of Super Critical Fluid HPLC for Chiral Separations
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$141,245

All 8 grants and awards

Leveraging ambient ionization mass spectrometry for the development of a high-throughput genetic engineering platform

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Howe, Graeme

$250,000

Marine Bacterial Natural Products: From Discovery to Biosynthesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ross, Avena

Keywords: biosynthesis; natural and products; enzymology; antimicrobial; genome and mining

$72,000

Critical Replacement of Super Critical Fluid HPLC for Chiral Separations

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Crudden, Cathleen

$141,245

Modulation of pain in IBD by microbial proteases

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lomax, Alan Edward G

Keywords: Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Microbiota; Proteases; Visceral Pain

$791,776

Bugs to Drugs: A microfluidics platform for identifying new antibiotics from bacteria

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Ross, Avena

$273,175

Process gas chromatograph system for reactions and separations

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Jessop, Philip

$149,406

Genome mining of marine bacteria to uncover and interrogate secondary metabolite biosynthetic pathways

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ross, Avena

$224,000

Shaker incubators for cultivation of bacteria

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Zechel, David

$99,274

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 Dear Professor Ross, 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 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 "Marine Bacterial Natural Products: From Discovery to Biosynthesis" (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]