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Alan Davidson
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Latest funding
- $1,400,000
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
- $1,136,026
Investigating the battle between CRISPR-Cas systems and anti-CRISPRs using biochemical, genetic, and evolutionary approaches
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
- $1,400,000
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1 - CIHR Funded
CIHR · 2017 · Nominated PI
No publications available.
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
Principal investigators: Davidson, Alan R
Keywords: Crc
Investigating the battle between CRISPR-Cas systems and anti-CRISPRs using biochemical, genetic, and evolutionary approaches
Principal investigators: Davidson, Alan R
Keywords: Anti-Crispr; Bacteriophage; Biophysical Methods; Crispr-Cas; Evolution; Genetic Selection; In Vitro Assays; Mutagenesis; Protein Design; Virus
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1 - CIHR Funded
Principal investigators: Davidson, Alan R
Keywords: Crc
Studies on a Widely Distributed Phage Tail-Derived Toxin Injection System
Principal investigators: Davidson, Alan
Developing phage tail-derived nanomachines as strain specific antibacterial agents
Principal investigators: Davidson, Alan R
Keywords: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteriology; Bacteriophage; Pathogenic Bacteria; Phage Tails; Structural Biology
High-throughput screen for protein inhibitors of CRISPR-Cas systems: discovery and mechanistic categorization
Principal investigators: Trost, Chantel N
Keywords: Anti-Crispr Proteins; Bacterial Two-Hybrid; Bioinformatics; Crispr-Cas; Genomic Dna Libraries; High-Throughput Functional Screen; Mechanisms Of Inhibition And Modulation; Protein-Protein Interactions; Type I-F
Exploring the evolutionary battle between phages and bacteria: from CRISPR-Cas systems to phage-derived antibacterial weapons
Principal investigators: Davidson, Alan R
Keywords: Anti-Crispr; Bacteriophage; Crispr-Cas; Phage Tail
CRISPR-Cas inhibitors: Investigating their prevalence, diversity, and mechanisms of action
Principal investigators: Pawluk, April
Keywords: Bacteriophage; Crispr-Cas; Genetics; Inhibitors; Molecular Mechanisms; Pseudomonas Aeruginosa; Specificity; Structural Biology
Characterization of Newly Discovered Proteins that Inhibit the CRISPR/Cas Adaptive Immunity Systems of Bacteria
Principal investigators: Davidson, Alan R
Keywords: Bacterial Immunity; Bacteriophage; Crispr/Cas System; Crystallography; Evolution; Nmr Spectroscopy; Prophage; Rna Interference; Site-Directed Mutagenesis
In Vitro, In Vivo, and Bioinformatic Studies on the Function of SH3 Domains
Principal investigators: Davidson, Alan R
Keywords: Bioinformatics; Biophysical Assays; Evolution; Protein-Protein Interaction; Sh3 Domain; Signal Transduction; Site-Directed Mutagenesis; Trp Fluorescence; Yeast
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