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Tony Harris

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ProfessorDepartment of Cell and Systems BiologyUniversity of Toronto

Tony Harris

Professor

Department of Cell and Systems Biology

Faculty of Arts and Science

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Principal investigator on 12 research grants (9 NSERC, 3 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Cytoskeleton Cell Adhesion Drosophila Embryogenesis Epithelial Morphogenesis Small G Protein Signaling Arf G Protein Arf-Gef Cell Division

Latest funding

Roles of plasma membrane folds in the assembly and function of cortical cytoskeletal domains during syncytial Drosophila embryogenesis
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$90,000
An actomyosin-Arf-GEF negative feedback loop for developmental tissue dynamics
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$849,150
Multi-colour super-resolution microscopy for mechanotransduction studies at the single molecule level
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$150,000

All 19 grants and awards

Roles of plasma membrane folds in the assembly and function of cortical cytoskeletal domains during syncytial Drosophila embryogenesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Harris, Tony

Keywords: actin; myosin; arp2/3; cell cortex; plasma membrane; endomembranes; syncytium; morphogenesis; embryogenesis; drosophila

$90,000

An actomyosin-Arf-GEF negative feedback loop for developmental tissue dynamics

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Harris, Tony J

Keywords: Cell Adhesion; Cytoskeleton; Drosophila Embryogenesis; Epithelial Morphogenesis; Small G Protein Signaling

$849,150

Multi-colour super-resolution microscopy for mechanotransduction studies at the single molecule level

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: FernandezGonzalez, Rodrigo

$150,000

The regulation of early embryo cleavage by cell polarity proteins

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Harris, Tony

$324,000

An Arf-GEF pathway for cytoskeleton control and tissue development

Nominated PICIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Harris, Tony J

Keywords: Arf G Protein; Arf-Gef; Cell Division; Cell-Cell Adhesion; Cytoskeleton; Drosophila; Embryogenesis; Endocytosis; Signaling Pathways; Tissue Morphogenesis

$811,750

Gel documentation system for multi-user facility

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

Principal investigators: Bruce, Ashley

$16,090

The regulation of epithelial tissue structure in Drosophila

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Harris, Tony

$335,000

The regulation of epithelial tissue structure in Drosophila

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Harris, Tony

$120,000

Laser replacements and upgrades for a multi-user spinning disk confocal microscope

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Harris, Tony

$92,523

Fluorescence stereomicroscope for molecular embryology research

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Tropepe, Vincent

$46,947

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Profile data last refreshed on September 26, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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