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Corrie daCosta
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Latest funding
- $63,000
Evolutionary biochemistry of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $1,650,000
Advanced Protein Engineering Training, Internships, Courses, and Exhibition (APPRENTICE)
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
- $273,310
Next-generation biosensors based on engineered ligand-gated ion channels
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
No publications available.
Evolutionary biochemistry of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels
Principal investigators: daCosta, Corrie
Keywords: ion channels; single-molecule/patch clamp electrophysiology; protein structure and function; membrane receptor; biophysics; molecular evolution; molecular phylogenetics; receptors and channels; membrane protein structure, function, and evolution
Advanced Protein Engineering Training, Internships, Courses, and Exhibition (APPRENTICE)
Principal investigators: Chica, Roberto RA
Keywords: biocatalysis; biologics; biophysics; bioproducts; chemical biology; molecular modelling; protein design; protein engineering; structural biology
Next-generation biosensors based on engineered ligand-gated ion channels
Principal investigators: daCosta, Corrie
Keywords: Protein engineering; Directed evolution; Synthetic biology;Ion channels; Protein structure & function; Machine learning; Computational protein design; Biosensors
Targeting alpha7 acetylcholine receptor desensitization to treat cognitive impairment
Principal investigators: daCosta, Corrie J
Keywords: Allosteric Modulators; Desensitization; Drug-Receptor Theory; Electrophysiology; Ion Channels; Ligand-Gated Ion Channels; Membrane Proteins; Patch-Clamp; Receptors; Single Channel Recordings
Evolutionary biochemistry of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels
Principal investigators: daCosta, Corrie
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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