Emma Allen-Vercoe

Research

Electrophysiology Emulsifiers Enteroendocrine Cells Food Dyes Gut Microbiota Mass Spectrometry Obesity Satiety

Latest funding

Metabolism of ultraprocessed food by the gut microbiota generates mediators that impair enteroendocrine and vagal satiety signaling.
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$10,000
Modulation of pain in IBD by microbial proteases
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$791,776

Metabolism of ultraprocessed food by the gut microbiota generates mediators that impair enteroendocrine and vagal satiety signaling.

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods-Mechanisms of Health Eff-LOI

Principal investigators: Lomax, Alan Edward G; Allen-Vercoe, Emma; Reed, David E; Sheth, Prameet M

Keywords: Electrophysiology; Emulsifiers; Enteroendocrine Cells; Food Dyes; Gut Microbiota; Mass Spectrometry; Obesity; Satiety; Ultraprocessed Foods; Vagal Afferent Neuron

$10,000

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

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: Electrophysiology Dear Professor Allen-Vercoe, 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 electrophysiology 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 CIHR-funded project "Metabolism of ultraprocessed food by the gut microbiota generates mediators that impair enteroendocrine and vagal satiety signaling." (2026), 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]