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Karen Maxwell
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Latest papers
Efficacy of bacteriophage treatment on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.
Journal of endodontics · 2013 · senior author
Latest funding
- $1,235,476
Investigating the Role of Quorum Sensing in Phage-Host Interactions
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
- $120,000
Phages Listen In: Quorum Sensing as a Cue for Viral Decision-Making
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
- $175,178
The microbial battlefield: characterizing the phage-host evolutionary arms race in Streptomyces
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
1 publications.
Efficacy of bacteriophage treatment on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.
Phee A, Bondy-Denomy J, Kishen A, Basrani B, Azarpazhooh A, Maxwell K
Investigating the Role of Quorum Sensing in Phage-Host Interactions
Principal investigators: Maxwell, Karen L
Keywords: Bacteriophage; Phage; Pseudomonas Aeruginosa; Quorum Sensing
Phages Listen In: Quorum Sensing as a Cue for Viral Decision-Making
Principal investigators: Natarajan, Aakash
Keywords: Bacterial Genetics; Bacteriophage Biology; Phage Therapy; Phage-Host Interactions
The microbial battlefield: characterizing the phage-host evolutionary arms race in Streptomyces
Principal investigators: Maxwell, Karen
Keywords: bacteriophage; phage; secondary metabolites; Streptomyces
Canada Research Chair - Tier 1
Principal investigators: Maxwell, Karen L
Keywords: Cr
Ensuring the Success of Phage Therapy: Identifying and Characterizing Antiphage Defence in the Human and Aquacultural Pathogen Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Principal investigators: Getz, Landon J
Keywords: Antiphage Defence; Novel Therapeutics; Pandemic And Emerging Pathogens; Phage Therapy; Seafood-Borne Diarrhea; Vibrio Parahaemolyticus
A comprehensive investigation of the CRISPR-Cas9 / anti-CRISPR evolutionary arms race in Enterococcus faecalis: in vitro mechanism and in vivo implications
Principal investigators: Maxwell, Karen L
Keywords: Antibiotic Resistance; Bacteriophage; Crispr-Cas; Enterococcus Faecalis; Structural Biology
Investigation of phage-derived contributions to bacterial fitness and virulence
Principal investigators: Maxwell, Karen L
Keywords: Bacterial Fitness; Bacteriophage; Phage; Pseudomonas Aeruginosa; Quorum Sensing; Structural Biology
The Microbial Battlefield: Streptomyces Anti-Phage Chemical Warfare
Principal investigators: Maxwell, Karen
Protein inhibitors of CRISPR-Cas9 mediated genome editing: discovery, characterization and development for novel biotechnological applications
Principal investigators: Maxwell, Karen L
Keywords: Bacteriophage; Crispr; Phage
Investigation of phage-encoded bacterial fitness factors and analysis of their effects on bacterial pathogenesis and human disease
Principal investigators: Edwards, Aled M
Keywords: Bacterial Physiology; Bacteriophages; Bioinformatics; Functional Genomics; Microbial Virulence Factors; Structural Genomics
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Amir Azarpazhooh and Anil Kishen: 71 shared papers
- Amir Azarpazhooh and Bettina Basrani: 7 shared papers
- Anil Kishen and Bettina Basrani: 7 shared papers
- Amir Azarpazhooh and Karen Maxwell: 1 shared paper
- Karen Maxwell and Anil Kishen: 1 shared paper
- Karen Maxwell and Bettina Basrani: 1 shared paper
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Dental Public Health
- Department of Connective Tissue and Regenerative Medicine
- Other
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