Trevor Charles, University of Waterloo

Research

antimicrobial resistance bioinformatics environmental genomics functional metagenomics sequencing wastewater surveillance

Latest papers

Variability of Clinical Metrics in Small Population Communities Drive Perceived Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Data Quality: Ontario, Canada-Wide Study.
ACS ES&T water · 2025
SARS-CoV-2 viral titer measurements in Ontario, Canada wastewaters throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientific data · 2024
Microbiome ethics, guiding principles for microbiome research, use and knowledge management.
Environmental microbiome · 2022

All 5 publications

Latest funding

GC: CIRCLE: Centre for Innovative Recycling and Circular Economy
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$467,000
GC: CIRCLE: Centre for Innovative Recycling and Circular Economy
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$56,970
Functional metagenomics exploration and discovery of novel antimicrobial resistance
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$200,000

All 35 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Variability of Clinical Metrics in Small Population Communities Drive Perceived Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Data Quality: Ontario, Canada-Wide Study.

Hegazy N, Peng KK, D'Aoust PM, Pisharody L, Mercier E, Ramsay NT, Kabir MP, Nguyen TB, Tomalty E, Addo F, Wong CH, Wan S, Hu J, Dean C, Yang MI, Dhiyebi H, Edwards EA, Servos MR, Ybazeta G, Habash M, Goodridge L, Poon AFY, Arts EJ, Brown S, Payne SJ, Kirkwood A, Simmons DBD, Desaulniers JP, Ormeci B, Kyle C, Bulir D, Charles T, McKay RM, Gilbride KA, Oswald CJ, Peng H, DeGroot C, WSI Consortium, Renouf E, Delatolla R

ACS ES&T water2025

DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00958 PMID: 40242342

02

SARS-CoV-2 viral titer measurements in Ontario, Canada wastewaters throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

D'Aoust PM, Hegazy N, Ramsay NT, Yang MI, Dhiyebi HA, Edwards E, Servos MR, Ybazeta G, Habash M, Goodridge L, Poon A, Arts E, Brown RS, Payne SJ, Kirkwood A, Simmons D, Desaulniers JP, Ormeci B, Kyle C, Bulir D, Charles T, McKay RM, Gilbride K, Oswald C, Peng H, Pileggi V, Wang ML, Tong A, Orellano D, WSI Consortium, DeGroot CT, Delatolla R

Scientific data2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03414-w PMID: 38906875

03

Microbiome ethics, guiding principles for microbiome research, use and knowledge management.

Lange L, Berg G, Cernava T, Champomier-Vergès MC, Charles T, Cocolin L, Cotter P, D'Hondt K, Kostic T, Maguin E, Makhalanyane T, Meisner A, Ryan M, Kiran GS, de Souza RS, Sanz Y, Schloter M, Smidt H, Wakelin S, Sessitsch A

Environmental microbiome2022

DOI: 10.1186/s40793-022-00444-y PMID: 36180931

04

Correction to: Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges.

Berg G, Rybakova D, Fischer D, Cernava T, Vergès MC, Charles T, Chen X, Cocolin L, Eversole K, Corral GH, Kazou M, Kinkel L, Lange L, Lima N, Loy A, Macklin JA, Maguin E, Mauchline T, McClure R, Mitter B, Ryan M, Sarand I, Smidt H, Schelkle B, Roume H, Kiran GS, Selvin J, de Souza RSC, van Overbeek L, Singh BK, Wagner M, Walsh A, Sessitsch A, Schloter M

Microbiome2020

DOI: 10.1186/s40168-020-00905-x PMID: 32819450

05

Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges.

Berg G, Rybakova D, Fischer D, Cernava T, Vergès MC, Charles T, Chen X, Cocolin L, Eversole K, Corral GH, Kazou M, Kinkel L, Lange L, Lima N, Loy A, Macklin JA, Maguin E, Mauchline T, McClure R, Mitter B, Ryan M, Sarand I, Smidt H, Schelkle B, Roume H, Kiran GS, Selvin J, Souza RSC, van Overbeek L, Singh BK, Wagner M, Walsh A, Sessitsch A, Schloter M

Microbiome2020

DOI: 10.1186/s40168-020-00875-0 PMID: 32605663

GC: CIRCLE: Centre for Innovative Recycling and Circular Economy

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Euler, Christian CKE

Keywords: agricultural waste; bioeconomy; biopolymers; carbon dioxide utilization; circular economy; computational protein design; metagenomics; microbial consortia; plastics; upcycling

$467,000

GC: CIRCLE: Centre for Innovative Recycling and Circular Economy

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024National Science Foundation Global Centres

Principal investigators: Euler, Christian K.

Keywords: circular economy; upcycling; plastics; agricultural waste; carbon dioxide utilization; biopolymers; microbial consortia; metagenomics; computational protein design; bioeconomy

$56,970

Functional metagenomics exploration and discovery of novel antimicrobial resistance

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Charles, Trevor T

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; bioinformatics; environmental genomics; functional metagenomics; sequencing; wastewater surveillance

$200,000

Mediatized Diaspora: Analyzing the Russian Diasporic Experience in Estonia and Latvia

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024PCH-SSHRC Initiative for Digital Citizen Research

Principal investigators: Korotaiev, Ruty

Keywords: Russian Diaspora in Baltics; Disinformation; Information Manipulation; Politics of Integration

$45,000

Unlocking our Collective Potential: Enabling Inclusive and Immersive Experiences for Canadian Innovation

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Lab to Market grants

Principal investigators: Dean, Charmaine

$200,000

Biological nitrogen fixation for fertilizer-limited crop production

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Charles, Trevor

$30,000

Innovative Plastics Materials for Mitigation of COVID-19 Spread_x000d_ _x000d_

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Charles, Trevor

$25,500

Synergistic photocatalytic and biocatalytic degradation for controlling microplastic pollution

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Zhao, Boxin

Keywords: microplastic photodegradation wastewater treatment biodegradation plastic pollution

$250,000

From Symbiosis to Methanotrophy: Diverse Functions in Rhizobiales

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Charles, Trevor

$252,000

Biodegradation of the most commonly used herbicide on earth

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Charles, Trevor

$851,400

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

Robert Delatolla and Lawrence Goodridge: 8 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Claire Oswald: 4 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Hui Peng: 3 shared papers
Denina Simmons and Jean-Paul Desaulniers: 3 shared papers
Claire Oswald and Kimberley Gilbride: 3 shared papers
Jean-Paul Desaulniers and Andrea Kirkwood: 3 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Banu Ormeci: 2 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Jean-Paul Desaulniers: 2 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Trevor Charles: 2 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Andrea Kirkwood: 2 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Banu Ormeci: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Claire Oswald: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Trevor Charles: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Andrea Kirkwood: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Lawrence Goodridge: 2 shared papers
Denina Simmons and Andrea Kirkwood: 2 shared papers
Banu Ormeci and Jean-Paul Desaulniers: 2 shared papers
Banu Ormeci and Trevor Charles: 2 shared papers
Banu Ormeci and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 2 shared papers
Banu Ormeci and Lawrence Goodridge: 2 shared papers
Jean-Paul Desaulniers and Trevor Charles: 2 shared papers
Trevor Charles and Andrea Kirkwood: 2 shared papers
Trevor Charles and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 2 shared papers
Trevor Charles and Lawrence Goodridge: 2 shared papers
Eric Arts and Robert Delatolla: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Hui Peng: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Denina Simmons: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Art Poon: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Elizabeth Edwards: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Trevor Charles: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Charmaine Dean and Robert Delatolla: 1 shared paper
Charmaine Dean and Hui Peng: 1 shared paper
Charmaine Dean and Banu Ormeci: 1 shared paper
Charmaine Dean and Christopher DeGroot: 1 shared paper
Charmaine Dean and Trevor Charles: 1 shared paper
Robert Delatolla and Art Poon: 1 shared paper
Robert Delatolla and Elizabeth Edwards: 1 shared paper
Robert Delatolla and Christopher DeGroot: 1 shared paper
Robert Delatolla and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Hui Peng and Art Poon: 1 shared paper
Hui Peng and Elizabeth Edwards: 1 shared paper
Hui Peng and Christopher DeGroot: 1 shared paper
Denina Simmons and Trevor Charles: 1 shared paper
Art Poon and Trevor Charles: 1 shared paper
Elizabeth Edwards and Trevor Charles: 1 shared paper
Christopher DeGroot and Trevor Charles: 1 shared paper
Claire Oswald and Trevor Charles: 1 shared paper
Trevor Charles and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: antimicrobial resistance Dear Professor Charles, 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 "Variability of Clinical Metrics in Small Population Communities Drive Perceived Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Data Quality: Ontario, Canada-Wide Study." (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 "Functional metagenomics exploration and discovery of novel antimicrobial resistance" (2024), 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]