Claude Messier, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Brain plasticity: cellular and metabolic aspects
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$282,000
Brain plasticity: cellular and metabolic aspects
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Development of infra-red confocal microscopy for biological samples
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$24,947

All 21 grants and awards

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Brain plasticity: cellular and metabolic aspects

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Messier, Claude

Keywords: glucose transporters; lactate transporters; learning and memory; metabolism; neural plasticity

$282,000

Brain plasticity: cellular and metabolic aspects

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Messier, Claude

$200,000

Development of infra-red confocal microscopy for biological samples

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Messier, Claude

$24,947

Automated microscope stage to enhance fluorescence microscopy

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Messier, Claude

$37,559

Microinjection station for the production of genetically-engineered mice

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

Principal investigators: Ekker, Marc

$81,974

Brain plasticity: metabolic aspects

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Messier, Claude

$199,680

Storage and processing equipment

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Bielajew, Catherine

$21,000

Emergency freezer and centrifuge replacement

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Messier, Claude

$82,000

CIHR Training Grant in Neurodegenerative Lipidomics: A Targeted Systems Biology Approach to Integrative Research Training

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Training Grant

Principal investigators: Bennett, Steffany A; Figeys, Daniel

Keywords: Alzheimer And Parkinson'S Disease; Cell Biology; Lipidomics; Mass Spectrometry; Neurodegenerative Disease; Systems Biology

$1,790,000

Validation of an interactive voice response protocol to evaluate cognitive status in an older population

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Strategic Projects Supplemental Competition

Principal investigators: Messier, Claude

$199,927

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 Messier, 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 "Brain plasticity: cellular and metabolic aspects" (2019), 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]