Kenneth Welch, University of Toronto

Research

Energetics fructose Fuel use glucose glucose transporters Glycation stress Metabolism oxidative stress

Latest papers

Systemic Effects of Pesticides on Insectivorous Bats: A Proteomics Approach
Integrative and Comparative Biology · 2025 · senior author
Non-destructive methods to assess pesticide exposure in free-living bats
Science of the Total Environment · 2023 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

RFID monitoring network for animal tracking
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$147,942
The advantages and challenges of a glucose and fructose-rich diet
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$330,000
The advantages and challenges of a glucose and fructose-rich diet
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 8 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Systemic Effects of Pesticides on Insectivorous Bats: A Proteomics Approach

Sandoval-Herrera N, Lara-Jacobo L, Faure PA, Simmons D, Welch K

Integrative and Comparative Biology20252 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1093/icb/icaf121

02

Non-destructive methods to assess pesticide exposure in free-living bats

Sandoval-Herrera N, Castillo JP, Ching MEA, Herrera M LG, Faure PA, Welch K

Science of the Total Environment20235 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162011

RFID monitoring network for animal tracking

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Broders, Hugh

Keywords: bats; conservation; endangered species; integrated data stream; movement dynamics; networks; remote tracking; RFID; sociality

$147,942

The advantages and challenges of a glucose and fructose-rich diet

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Welch, Kenneth

Keywords: energetics; fuel use; metabolism; glucose; fructose; glucose transporters; stable isotopes; oxidative stress; glycation stress

$330,000

The advantages and challenges of a glucose and fructose-rich diet

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Welch, Kenneth

$120,000

Real-time, low-cost, field-ready carbon stable isotope analyzer for the study of carbon flux through organisms and ecosystems

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Welch, Kenneth

$150,000

Divergent mechanisms, convergent phenotype: the comparative physiology of glucose and fructose oxidation in vertebrate nectarivores

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Welch, Kenneth

$140,000

Integrated System of Radio-Frequency Identifier Equipment

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: McCauley, Shannon

$57,417

Environmental chamber for studies on wild-caught mammals and birds

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Welch, Kenneth

$107,891

Fueling and performance in a high speed locomotor muscle

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Welch, Kenneth

$135,000

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

Biological Sciences (Scarborough)
Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
Science

Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Paul Faure

Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour

2 shared papers, latest 2025

Denina Simmons

Science

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Energetics Dear Professor Welch, 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]. I read your paper "Systemic Effects of Pesticides on Insectivorous Bats: A Proteomics Approach" (2025), and it 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 "The advantages and challenges of a glucose and fructose-rich diet" (2020), 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]