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John Baenziger

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Full ProfessorBiochemistry, Microbiology and ImmunologyUniversity of Ottawa

John Baenziger

Full Professor

Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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No publications on record.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (6 NSERC, 2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Conformtaional Transitions Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome Cryo-Electron Miscroscopy Drug Discovery Electrophysiology Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channels Slow And Fast Channel Syndromes

Latest funding

Establishing a cryo-EM pipeline for protein structure elucidation
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$150,000
Fine-tuning the pentameric ligand-gated ion channel response via the lipid bilayer
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Elucidating conformational transitions in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor to enable drug discovery
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$898,875

All 9 grants and awards

Establishing a cryo-EM pipeline for protein structure elucidation

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Baenziger, John

$150,000

Fine-tuning the pentameric ligand-gated ion channel response via the lipid bilayer

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Baenziger, John

$120,000

Elucidating conformational transitions in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor to enable drug discovery

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Baenziger, John E

Keywords: Conformtaional Transitions; Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome; Cryo-Electron Miscroscopy; Drug Discovery; Electrophysiology; Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor; Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channels; Slow And Fast Channel Syndromes; Structure And Function; Synaptic Communication

$898,875

Fine tuning the nicotinic receptor response via the lipid bilayer

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Baenziger, John

$264,000

Structure/function of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in its lipid environment

Nominated PICIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Baenziger, John E

Keywords: Acetylcholine Receptors; Bacterial Ion Channels; Brain Function; Glic; Lipid Rafts; Lipid-Protein Interactions; Neurotransmitter Receptors; Structure/Function

$645,545

A liquid scintillation counter for biochemical research

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

Principal investigators: Baenziger, John

$44,556

Structural characterization of proteins involved in iron uptake in C. jejuni

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Baenziger, John

$171,860

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

Conformatonal changes in the acetylcholine receptor

Principal investigatorNSERC1992Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Baenziger, John

$35,574

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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