CHRISTOPHER KYLE, Trent University

Research

ungulate evolutionary potential local adaptation climate change wildlife disease biodiversity population genetics conservation genomics

Latest papers

Variability of Clinical Metrics in Small Population Communities Drive Perceived Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Data Quality: Ontario, Canada-Wide Study.
ACS ES&T water · 2025
SARS-CoV-2 viral titer measurements in Ontario, Canada wastewaters throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientific data · 2024
A review of sebum in mammals in relation to skin diseases, skin function, and the skin microbiome.
PeerJ · 2023

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Evolutionary Potential of Long-lived Northern Mammals in Context of Rapidly Changing Selective Pressures
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$44,000
Immunogenetic Interactions: Assessing the Capacity of Northern Species to Adapt to Infectious Disease
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$186,000
Capacity for Local Adaptation to Disease in Holarctic Species
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$30,000

All 6 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Variability of Clinical Metrics in Small Population Communities Drive Perceived Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Data Quality: Ontario, Canada-Wide Study.

Hegazy N, Peng KK, D'Aoust PM, Pisharody L, Mercier E, Ramsay NT, Kabir MP, Nguyen TB, Tomalty E, Addo F, Wong CH, Wan S, Hu J, Dean C, Yang MI, Dhiyebi H, Edwards EA, Servos MR, Ybazeta G, Habash M, Goodridge L, Poon AFY, Arts EJ, Brown S, Payne SJ, Kirkwood A, Simmons DBD, Desaulniers JP, Ormeci B, Kyle C, Bulir D, Charles T, McKay RM, Gilbride KA, Oswald CJ, Peng H, DeGroot C, WSI Consortium, Renouf E, Delatolla R

ACS ES&T water2025

DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00958 PMID: 40242342

02

SARS-CoV-2 viral titer measurements in Ontario, Canada wastewaters throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

D'Aoust PM, Hegazy N, Ramsay NT, Yang MI, Dhiyebi HA, Edwards E, Servos MR, Ybazeta G, Habash M, Goodridge L, Poon A, Arts E, Brown RS, Payne SJ, Kirkwood A, Simmons D, Desaulniers JP, Ormeci B, Kyle C, Bulir D, Charles T, McKay RM, Gilbride K, Oswald C, Peng H, Pileggi V, Wang ML, Tong A, Orellano D, WSI Consortium, DeGroot CT, Delatolla R

Scientific data2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03414-w PMID: 38906875

03

A review of sebum in mammals in relation to skin diseases, skin function, and the skin microbiome.

Vanderwolf K, Kyle C, Davy C

PeerJ2023

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16680 PMID: 38144187

04

The genome sequence of the Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta Linnaeus 1758.

Chang G, Jones S, Leelakumari S, Ashkani J, Culibrk L, O'Neill K, Tse K, Cheng D, Chuah E, McDonald H, Kirk H, Pandoh P, Pari S, Angelini V, Kyle C, Bertorelle G, Zhao Y, Mungall A, Moore R, Vilaça S, Jones S

F1000Research2023

DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.131283.2 PMID: 37455852

Evolutionary Potential of Long-lived Northern Mammals in Context of Rapidly Changing Selective Pressures

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: KYLE, CHRISTOPHER

Keywords: ungulate; evolutionary potential; local adaptation; climate change; wildlife disease; biodiversity; population genetics; conservation genomics; wildlife conservation; natural selection

$44,000

Immunogenetic Interactions: Assessing the Capacity of Northern Species to Adapt to Infectious Disease

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: KYLE, CHRISTOPHER

$186,000

Capacity for Local Adaptation to Disease in Holarctic Species

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kyle, Christopher

$30,000

Establishing environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring for causal analysis of amphibian occupancy and aquatic ecosystem risk assessment

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Murray, Dennis

$596,876

Influence of local adaptation and demographic constraints on patterns of wildlife disease spread

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kyle, Christopher

$41,000

Coevolutionary mechanisms within vector/pathogen complexes

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kyle, Christopher

$90,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Robert Delatolla and Lawrence Goodridge: 8 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Claire Oswald: 4 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Hui Peng: 3 shared papers
Denina Simmons and Jean-Paul Desaulniers: 3 shared papers
Claire Oswald and Kimberley Gilbride: 3 shared papers
Jean-Paul Desaulniers and Andrea Kirkwood: 3 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Banu Ormeci: 2 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Jean-Paul Desaulniers: 2 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Trevor Charles: 2 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Andrea Kirkwood: 2 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Banu Ormeci: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Claire Oswald: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Trevor Charles: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Andrea Kirkwood: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Lawrence Goodridge: 2 shared papers
Denina Simmons and Andrea Kirkwood: 2 shared papers
Banu Ormeci and Jean-Paul Desaulniers: 2 shared papers
Banu Ormeci and Trevor Charles: 2 shared papers
Banu Ormeci and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 2 shared papers
Banu Ormeci and Lawrence Goodridge: 2 shared papers
Jean-Paul Desaulniers and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 2 shared papers
Trevor Charles and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 2 shared papers
Andrea Kirkwood and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 2 shared papers
CHRISTOPHER KYLE and Lawrence Goodridge: 2 shared papers
Steven Jones and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Robert Delatolla: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Hui Peng: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Denina Simmons: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Art Poon: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Elizabeth Edwards: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Charmaine Dean and Robert Delatolla: 1 shared paper
Charmaine Dean and Hui Peng: 1 shared paper
Charmaine Dean and Banu Ormeci: 1 shared paper
Charmaine Dean and Christopher DeGroot: 1 shared paper
Charmaine Dean and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 1 shared paper
Robert Delatolla and Art Poon: 1 shared paper
Robert Delatolla and Elizabeth Edwards: 1 shared paper
Robert Delatolla and Christopher DeGroot: 1 shared paper
Robert Delatolla and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Hui Peng and Art Poon: 1 shared paper
Hui Peng and Elizabeth Edwards: 1 shared paper
Hui Peng and Christopher DeGroot: 1 shared paper
Denina Simmons and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 1 shared paper
Art Poon and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 1 shared paper
Elizabeth Edwards and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 1 shared paper
Christopher DeGroot and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 1 shared paper
Claire Oswald and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 1 shared paper
Christina Davy and Christina Davy: 1 shared paper
Christina Davy and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 1 shared paper
Christina Davy and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 1 shared paper
CHRISTOPHER KYLE and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: ungulate Dear Professor KYLE, 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]. I read your paper "Variability of Clinical Metrics in Small Population Communities Drive Perceived Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Data Quality: Ontario, Canada-Wide Study." (2025), and it 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 "Evolutionary Potential of Long-lived Northern Mammals in Context of Rapidly Changing Selective Pressures" (2023), 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]