Barbara Katzenback, University of Waterloo

Research

Amphbians Cell lines Climate change Cytokines Environment Frog Virus 3 Host defence peptides Inflammation

Latest funding

pELAstic: a whole-ecosystem experiment to understand the fate and effects of microplastics
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$999,440
Flow cytometer for analyses of host - pathogen interactions in aquatic vertebrates
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$97,685
Amphibian innate immunity and impact of environmental stress
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$240,000

pELAstic: a whole-ecosystem experiment to understand the fate and effects of microplastics

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Rochman, Chelsea CM

Keywords: aquatic ecology; assemblage; bioaccumulation; community; ecotoxicology; fate and transport; food web; freshwater; microplastic

$999,440

Flow cytometer for analyses of host - pathogen interactions in aquatic vertebrates

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Katzenback, Barbara

$97,685

Amphibian innate immunity and impact of environmental stress

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Katzenback, Barbara

Keywords: amphbians; innate immunity; host defence peptides; skin epithelial cells; frog virus 3; environment; climate change; cell lines; cytokines; inflammation

$240,000

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

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Amphbians Dear Professor Katzenback, 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]. Your research on amphbians 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 "Flow cytometer for analyses of host - pathogen interactions in aquatic vertebrates" (2019), 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]