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Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

ResearcherMolecular and Cellular BiologyUniversity of Guelph

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Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

Researcher

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Health Sciences

University of Guelph

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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59 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 35 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (4 CIHR, 4 NSERC, 3 SSHRC), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Proteomics Bioinformatics Canada Early Career Researchers Infection And Immunity Network One Health Systems Biology

Latest papers

Activation of RIPK3 drives PANoptosis in human cells and inflammatory apoptosis in canine cells dependent on RIPK1, FADD and caspases
Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
Editorial: Advances in systems biology and bioinformatics for microbiology research.
Canadian journal of microbiology · 2026 · first author
The infection-exclusive proteome of murine extracellular vesicles defines Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced immune response signatures.
Canadian journal of microbiology · 2026 · senior author

All 84 publications

Latest funding

Trailblazers in Canadian Proteomics: Vision, Leadership, Innovation
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$20,000
Proteomics of Fungal Disease in One Health
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$240,000
Personalized ultra-fast detection and treatment of resistant microbial infections
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$125,000

All 14 grants and awards

84 publications.

Activation of RIPK3 drives PANoptosis in human cells and inflammatory apoptosis in canine cells dependent on RIPK1, FADD and caspases

Worfolk SM, Phippen NJ, Verburg SG, Kobal KA, Langelaan NC, Gongora DG, Geddes-McAlister J, Wootton SK, Miller MS, Workenhe ST

Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10495-025-02241-7

Editorial: Advances in systems biology and bioinformatics for microbiology research.

Geddes-McAlister J, Droit A

Canadian journal of microbiology2026First author

DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2026-0020 PMID: 42294749

The infection-exclusive proteome of murine extracellular vesicles defines Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced immune response signatures.

Honeywell E, Ball B, Sukumaran A, Muselius B, Ströhle G, Li H, Geddes-McAlister J

Canadian journal of microbiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2025-0043 PMID: 41549367

Lon protease-mediated secretome profiling in Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Reitzel C, Geddes-McAlister J

Microbiology resource announcements2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1128/mra.00311-25 PMID: 41778832

Systematic infectome-phenome profiling reveals cryptococcal infection-associated proteins driving immune system remodeling and immunization potential.

Ball B, Chan N, West H, Sukumaran A, Carruthers-Lay D, Woods M, Silva M, Pozniak A, Pundir P, Geddes-McAlister J

iScience2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.116263 PMID: 42305609

Microfluidics-enabled proteomic profiling reveal iron-driven immune evasion by an antimicrobial-resistant pathogen.

Nguyen C, Reitzel C, Sukumaran A, Ganzinger KA, Geddes-McAlister J

Cell reports methods2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2026.101377 PMID: 41916300

Altered proteome of a cystic fibrosis cell line model upon exposure to Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.

Rizakos T, Geddes-McAlister J

Microbiology resource announcements2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1128/mra.01148-24 PMID: 41114518

Breaking down biofilms across critical priority fungal pathogens: proteomics and computational innovation for mechanistic insights and new target discovery.

Romero O, Geddes-McAlister J

mBio2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02303-24 PMID: 40693795

Manganese-modulated proteome and phosphoproteome dataset in the opportunistic yeast Candida albicans.

Henry M, Woods M, Gutierrez-Gongora D, Geddes-McAlister J, Sellam A

Data in brief2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2025.111862 PMID: 40727021

The plant proteome delivers from discovery to innovation.

Geddes-McAlister J, Uhrig RG

Trends in plant science2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2025.03.003 PMID: 40175191

Trailblazers in Canadian Proteomics: Vision, Leadership, Innovation

Nominated PICIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Geddes-McAlister, Jennifer

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Canada; Early Career Researchers; Infection And Immunity; Network; One Health; Proteomics; Systems Biology

$20,000

Proteomics of Fungal Disease in One Health

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Geddes-McAlister, Jennifer

Keywords: Fusarium head blight; Antifungal resistance; Mass spectrometry-based proteomics; One Health; Fungal disease; Cereal crops; Systems biology; Cryptococcus neoformans; Bioinformatics

$240,000

Personalized ultra-fast detection and treatment of resistant microbial infections

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Geddes-McAlister, Jennifer

Keywords: Machine learning models Quantitative proteomics Bioethics of machine learning and artificial intelligence Clinical microbiology Rapid diagnositics Antimicrobial resistance Sex and gender considerations

$125,000

Overcoming fluconazole resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans.

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Infection and Immunity (Early Career Research Support)

Principal investigators: Geddes-McAlister, Jennifer

Keywords: Antifungal Resistance; Cryptococcus Neoformans; Fungal Pathogen; Infection Assays; Inhibitor Design; Mass Spectrometrybased Proteomics; Mechanisms Of Resistance; Protein Abundance; Virulence

$300,000

Confocal imaging plate reader for advanced cell biology applications

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Khursigara, Cezar

$150,000

Personalized ultra-fast detection and treatment of resistant microbial infections

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Geddes-McAlister, Jennifer

Keywords: Machine learning models; Quantitative proteomics; Bioethics of machine learning and artificial intelligence; Clinical microbiology; Rapid diagnositics; Antimicrobial resistance; Sex and gender considerations

$125,000

Formation of the Canadian Proteomics and Artificial Intelligence Research and Training Consortium

Nominated PICIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Geddes-McAlister, Jennifer

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Biomarkers; Computational Modeling; Diagnostics; Drug Discovery; Human Disease; Personalized Medicine; Proteomics; Signaling Pathways; Treatment

$18,710

Canadian training program on the evolution of fungal pathogens: EvoFunPath

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Landry, Christian

$1,129,000

Combatting fungal infections through the discovery and mechanistic elucidation of critical host interactions

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Geddes-McAlister, Jennifer

Keywords: Anti-Fungals; Anti-Virulence; Fungal Pathogenesis; Gene Deletion; Host-Pathogen Interactions; In Vivo Murine Model; Innate Immunity; Interactomics; Microscopy; Quantitative Proteomics

$657,900

Microscopy upgrades to study biological motility and cell signaling at surfaces

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Dawson, John

$149,728

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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Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

Research

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Activation of RIPK3 drives PANoptosis in human cells and inflammatory apoptosis in canine cells dependent on RIPK1, FADD and caspases

Editorial: Advances in systems biology and bioinformatics for microbiology research.

The infection-exclusive proteome of murine extracellular vesicles defines Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced immune response signatures.

Lon protease-mediated secretome profiling in Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Systematic infectome-phenome profiling reveals cryptococcal infection-associated proteins driving immune system remodeling and immunization potential.

Microfluidics-enabled proteomic profiling reveal iron-driven immune evasion by an antimicrobial-resistant pathogen.

Altered proteome of a cystic fibrosis cell line model upon exposure to Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.

Breaking down biofilms across critical priority fungal pathogens: proteomics and computational innovation for mechanistic insights and new target discovery.

Manganese-modulated proteome and phosphoproteome dataset in the opportunistic yeast Candida albicans.

The plant proteome delivers from discovery to innovation.

Trailblazers in Canadian Proteomics: Vision, Leadership, Innovation

Proteomics of Fungal Disease in One Health

Personalized ultra-fast detection and treatment of resistant microbial infections

Overcoming fluconazole resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans.

Confocal imaging plate reader for advanced cell biology applications

Personalized ultra-fast detection and treatment of resistant microbial infections

Formation of the Canadian Proteomics and Artificial Intelligence Research and Training Consortium

Canadian training program on the evolution of fungal pathogens: EvoFunPath

Combatting fungal infections through the discovery and mechanistic elucidation of critical host interactions

Microscopy upgrades to study biological motility and cell signaling at surfaces

Frequent collaborators

Arnaud Droit

Adnane Sellam

Nicole Hansmeier

Ryan Prosser

Nir Lipsman

Ying Meng

Priyanka Pundir

Huiyan Li

Eric Brown

Matthew S Miller

Thomas Kislinger

Georgina Cox