Hélène Cyr, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Fluorescent macro microscope & digital acquisition system
NSERC · 2007 · Co-investigator
$45,929
Environmental variability, and the structure and function of littoral foodwebs in lakes
NSERC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$42,340
Elemental analysis of plants, soils and invertebrates
NSERC · 2002 · Co-investigator
$55,000

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

Fluorescent macro microscope & digital acquisition system

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Sage, Tammy

$45,929

Environmental variability, and the structure and function of littoral foodwebs in lakes

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cyr, Hélène

$42,340

Elemental analysis of plants, soils and invertebrates

Co-investigatorNSERC2002Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Jefferies, Robert

$55,000

Distribution and dynamics of foodwebs in the littoral zone of lakes

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cyr, Hélène

$140,000

Primary production and herbivory in the littoral sediments of lakes; integrating approaches to community size structure

Principal investigatorNSERC1998Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cyr, Hélène

$95,865

Herbivory in aquatic communities

Principal investigatorNSERC1994Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cyr, Hélène

$84,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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