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John Youson

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Professor EmeritusDepartment of Biological SciencesUniversity of Toronto

John Youson

Professor Emeritus

Department of Biological Sciences

University of Toronto Scarborough

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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No publications on record.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (11 NSERC), most recently in 2003.

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Latest funding

The endocrine system in development and evolution of fishes with ancient lineage
NSERC · 2003 · Principal investigator
$62,000
Automated table-top film processor
NSERC · 2000 · Principal investigator
$14,496
Centre for Integrative Research on Stress and the Brain
CFI · 2000 · Co-investigator
$1,501,800

All 18 grants and awards

The endocrine system in development and evolution of fishes with ancient lineage

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Youson, John

$62,000

Automated table-top film processor

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Youson, John

$14,496

Centre for Integrative Research on Stress and the Brain

Co-investigatorCFI2000Innovation Fund: Innovation Fund (1999-2005)

Principal investigators: Brown, Ian

Keywords: central nervous system, stress, molecular/cellular response, physiological/ behavioural response, aging, ischemia/hypoxia, epilepsy, hyperthermia, neurogenesis, neuroendocrine stress axis

$1,501,800

Transmission electron microscope. JEOL model JEM - 1010

Co-investigatorNSERC1999Research Tools and Instruments - Category 3 (>$325,000)

Principal investigators: Govind, Choonilal

$320,000

Ultracold freezer

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Youson, John

$10,168

Endocrine system in ancient fishes and cues in lamprey metamorphosis

Principal investigatorNSERC1999Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Youson, John

$252,000

Cryostat

Co-investigatorNSERC1998Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Boonstra, Rudy

$36,241

UV gel documentation system

Co-investigatorNSERC1998Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Fulthorpe, Roberta

$20,594

High resolution, quantitative digital imaging system for light microscopy

Co-investigatorNSERC1997Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Brown, Ian

$59,500

GeneAmp PCR systems 9600

Principal investigatorNSERC1997Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Youson, John

$11,900

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.

Profile data last refreshed on September 29, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and public research funding records.

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