Xuhua Xia, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Molecular coevolution and optimization of translation machineries
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$63,000
Molecular biology and coevolution
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$300,000
Molecular evolution and optimization of the translation machinery
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$215,000

All 9 grants and awards

No publications available.

Molecular coevolution and optimization of translation machineries

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Xia, Xuhua

Keywords: translation initiation; translation elongation; translation termination; mrna stability; secondary structure stability; process optimization; molecular evolution; ribosomal protein; ribosomal rna; trna pool

$63,000

Molecular biology and coevolution

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Xia, Xuhua

$300,000

Molecular evolution and optimization of the translation machinery

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Xia, Xuhua

$215,000

Evolutionary functional genomics: a bioinformatics approach

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Xia, Xuhua

$81,000

Flushing fertility down the drain: Integrative investigation of the negative effects of Canadian pulp and paper mill effluents on fish reproduction

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Trudeau, Vance

$721,850

Computing infrastructure for integrative data analysis in molecular biology and evolution

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Xia, Xuhua

$68,000

Evolutionary genomics: a bioinformatic approach

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Xia, Xuhua

$100,000

DNA methylation and the evolution of mycoplasma genomes

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Xia, Xuhua

$26,000

Integrative environmental assessment: software, sewage effluents and fish genomic responses to a 'sea of estrogen'

Co-investigatorNSERC2003Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Trudeau, Vance

$626,500

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 Xia, 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 "Molecular coevolution and optimization of translation machineries" (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]