Matthew Sorbara, University of Guelph

Research

Bioinformatics Colonization Resistance Enterobacteriaceae Lachnospiraceae Metabolomics Microbiome Microbiota Proteobacteria

Latest funding

The impact of strain-level diversity on niche occupancy in Lachnospiraceae
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$44,000
The impact of strain-level diversity on niche occupancy in Lachnospiraceae
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Combating enteric expansion of Proteobacteria by enlisting urease-positive members of the Lachnospiraceae
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$646,426

All 3 grants and awards

The impact of strain-level diversity on niche occupancy in Lachnospiraceae

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sorbara, Matthew

Keywords: microbiota; lachnospiraceae; metabolism; niche occupancy; stress responses; microbiome; strain diversity

$44,000

The impact of strain-level diversity on niche occupancy in Lachnospiraceae

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Sorbara, Matthew

Keywords: microbiota; lachnospiraceae; metabolism; niche occupancy; stress responses; microbiome; strain diversity

$12,500

Combating enteric expansion of Proteobacteria by enlisting urease-positive members of the Lachnospiraceae

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sorbara, Matthew T

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Colonization Resistance; Enterobacteriaceae; Lachnospiraceae; Metabolomics; Microbiome; Microbiota; Proteobacteria; Urease

$646,426

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: Bioinformatics Dear Professor Sorbara, 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 bioinformatics 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 "The impact of strain-level diversity on niche occupancy in Lachnospiraceae" (2024), 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]