Gale Bozzo, University of Guelph

Research

Antioxidants Abiotic stress Flavonoids Flavonols Gene discovery Natural products Oxidative stress Plant biochemistry

Latest papers

Polysorbate 80 Differentially Impacts Erinacine Production Profiles in Submerged Cultures of Hericium.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025 · senior author
Exogenous Ergothioneine and Glutathione Limit Postharvest Senescence of Arugula.
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024 · senior author
Changes in light quality alter physiological responses of soybean to thiamethoxam.
Planta · 2016

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Developing, standardizing, and assessing a GMP grade cultivation system for psychedelic mushrooms
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$108,000
Investigation of practices and technologies for lion's mane production, an emerging medicinal mushroom for Canada
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$156,000
Postharvest preservation technologies for Canadian-grown horticulture as a strategy to reduce food waste
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$260,500

All 9 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Polysorbate 80 Differentially Impacts Erinacine Production Profiles in Submerged Cultures of Hericium.

Smith AV, Zhu H, Mats L, Bozzo G

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/molecules30132823 PMID: 40649339

02

Exogenous Ergothioneine and Glutathione Limit Postharvest Senescence of Arugula.

Sivakumar D, Bozzo G

Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/antiox13091140 PMID: 39334799

03

Changes in light quality alter physiological responses of soybean to thiamethoxam.

Kim HW, Amirsadeghi S, McKenzie-Gopsill A, Afifi M, Bozzo G, Lee EA, Lukens L, Swanton CJ

Planta2016

DOI: 10.1007/s00425-016-2531-5 PMID: 27114265

Developing, standardizing, and assessing a GMP grade cultivation system for psychedelic mushrooms

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Jones, Andrew AM

Keywords: axenic; cultivation; good manufacturing practices; mushroom; mycology; neuroplasticity; psilocybin; psychedelics; secondary metabolism

$108,000

Investigation of practices and technologies for lion's mane production, an emerging medicinal mushroom for Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bozzo, Gale G

Keywords: analytical chemistry; erinacines; hericenones; lion's mane mushroom; medicinal mushrooms; metabolism; neuronal systems; nutraceutical

$156,000

Postharvest preservation technologies for Canadian-grown horticulture as a strategy to reduce food waste

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Bozzo, Gale G

Keywords: Antioxidants; Food preservation; Food waste; Horticulture; Postharvest technology; Value chain technology; Waste valorization

$260,500

One Piece at a Time: Flavonol Deglycosylation and Peroxidation in Abiotic Stressed Plants

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bozzo, Gale

Keywords: specialized metabolism; flavonoids; flavonols; abiotic stress; oxidative stress; gene discovery; small molecule discovery; antioxidants; natural products; plant biochemistry

$198,000

Strategies for enhancement of bioactive flavonol glycosides in plants

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bozzo, Gale

$120,000

Impact of 1-MCP and Controlled Atmosphere on Physiological Disorders in Stored Pome Fruit: Biochemical Signatures of Oxidative Stress Metabolism

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Bozzo, Gale

$143,300

Flavonol deglycosylation in arabidopsis

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Bozzo, Gale

$140,000

Savant integrated speedvac system

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Shelp, Barry

$19,085

Impact of 1-MCP and controlled atmosphere on physiological disorders in stored apples: GABA and polyamine metabolism

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Shelp, Barry

$431,734

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

Lewis Lukens

Plant Agriculture (Guelph)

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Antioxidants Dear Professor Bozzo, 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 "Polysorbate 80 Differentially Impacts Erinacine Production Profiles in Submerged Cultures of Hericium." (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 "Investigation of practices and technologies for lion's mane production, an emerging medicinal mushroom for Canada" (2021), 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]