Robert McKay, University of Windsor

Research

aquatic food web carbon climate change fungi ice microbial ecology parasitism phytoplankton

Latest funding

Developing a platform to rapidly monitor changes in influenza virus strain composition from environmental samples in the critical Windsor-Essex border region to prepare for future viral spillover events with pandemic potential
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
Evidence-based decision-making to counter the effects of emerging pathogens on cross-border economic activity
SSHRC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$250,000
Optimizing a Cost-efficient and Scalable COVID-19 Early Warning System at a Strategic Canadian Land Entry Point
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$500,000

Developing a platform to rapidly monitor changes in influenza virus strain composition from environmental samples in the critical Windsor-Essex border region to prepare for future viral spillover events with pandemic potential

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Avian Influenza OneHealth Research

Principal investigators: Ng, Kenneth K

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Environmental Sampling; Genomic Sequencing; One Health; Pandemic Preparedness; Viral Spillover; Wastewater Surveillance; Wildlife Ecology; Zoonotic Infections

Evidence-based decision-making to counter the effects of emerging pathogens on cross-border economic activity

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Special Calls

Principal investigators: Ng, Kenneth

Keywords: Psychosocial determinants of health; Health promotion; Public health; Cross-border trade; Environmental microbiology; Infectious disease; Emerging pathogens

$250,000

Optimizing a Cost-efficient and Scalable COVID-19 Early Warning System at a Strategic Canadian Land Entry Point

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gap & Priorities - Testing models/surveillance

Principal investigators: Tong, Yufeng

Keywords: Molecular Diagnosis; Wastewater Surveillance

$500,000

Evaluating the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the urban water cycle_x000d_ _x000d_

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: McKay, Robert

$50,000

Unraveling novel microbial community interactions involved in the decline and fate of an under-ice diatom bloom

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: McKay, Robert

Keywords: phytoplankton; aquatic food web; virus; fungi; parasitism; winter; carbon; ice; climate change; microbial ecology

$282,000

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: aquatic food web Dear Professor McKay, 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 aquatic food web 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 "Evaluating the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the urban water cycle_x000d_ _x000d_" (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]