Michael Jonz, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

The Neurobiology of Sensing and Surviving Hypoxia
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$85,000
Respiratory epithelia in vertebrates: sites of chemosensing and neurogenesis
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$282,000
Respiratory epithelia in vertebrates: sites of chemosensing and neurogenesis
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 13 grants and awards

No publications available.

The Neurobiology of Sensing and Surviving Hypoxia

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jonz, Michael

Keywords: hypoxia; sensory systems; neurobiology; vertebrates; respiration; zebrafish; receptors; calcium imaging; comparative physiology; microscopy

$85,000

Respiratory epithelia in vertebrates: sites of chemosensing and neurogenesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jonz, Michael

$282,000

Respiratory epithelia in vertebrates: sites of chemosensing and neurogenesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Jonz, Michael

$120,000

An optogenetic platform for high-throughput interrogation of cellular basis of physiological function in zebrafish

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bui, Tuan

$141,602

Oxygen chemoreceptors in aquatic vertebrates

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jonz, Michael

$145,000

Ultralow freezer

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Gilmour, Kathleen

$10,589

Video equipment for comparative physiology studies that integrate behaviour

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Gilmour, Kathleen

$13,038

Electrochemical detector and software upgrade for existing HPLC

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

Principal investigators: Perry, Steve

$37,422

Aquatic system for the model organism Xenopus tropicalis

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

Principal investigators: Trudeau, Vance

$51,675

Laser capture micro-dissection facility

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

Principal investigators: Perry, Steve

$142,755

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 Jonz, 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 "The Neurobiology of Sensing and Surviving Hypoxia" (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]