Allyson MacLean, University of Ottawa

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Ottawa profile.

Latest funding

Harnessing the Potential of Controlled-Environment Agriculture & Beneficial Microbes to Accelerate the Development of Sustainable Agriculture in Canada
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$28,000
Controlled Environment Chambers for Plant and Algal Research
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$143,890
Evaluating the fertilization potential of distillery stillage to support Ontario plant and crop production. _x000d_ _x000d_
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$30,000

All 5 grants and awards

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Harnessing the Potential of Controlled-Environment Agriculture & Beneficial Microbes to Accelerate the Development of Sustainable Agriculture in Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: MacLean, Allyson M

Keywords: carbon sequestration; Controlled Environment Agriculture; fertilizer; hydroponic; Indoor Agriculture; life cycle assessment; mycorrhizal fungi; photosynthesis; plant-growth promoting bacteria

$28,000

Controlled Environment Chambers for Plant and Algal Research

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Cvetkovska, Marina

$143,890

Evaluating the fertilization potential of distillery stillage to support Ontario plant and crop production. _x000d_ _x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Poulain, Alexandre

$30,000

Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: MacLean, Allyson

$12,500

Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: MacLean, Allyson

Keywords: plant-microbe; symbiosis; fungal; protein; effector; host; mycorrhizal; agriculture; molecular biology; biochemistry

$272,000

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 Dear Professor MacLean, 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 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 "Harnessing the Potential of Controlled-Environment Agriculture & Beneficial Microbes to Accelerate the Development of Sustainable Agriculture in Canada" (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]