Denis Maxwell, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Use of pulsed xenon lights to enhance algal biomass accumulation for the production of alternative biofuels
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$25,000
From stress sensing to cell death: a novel role for the mitochondrion in Chlamydomonas
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$135,000
The role of the mitochondrion in intracellular stress sensing and signaling in plants
NSERC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$60,000

All 7 grants and awards

No publications available.

Use of pulsed xenon lights to enhance algal biomass accumulation for the production of alternative biofuels

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Maxwell, Denis

$25,000

From stress sensing to cell death: a novel role for the mitochondrion in Chlamydomonas

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Maxwell, Denis

$135,000

The role of the mitochondrion in intracellular stress sensing and signaling in plants

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Maxwell, Denis

$60,000

Leaf and aqueous phase gas exchange equipment

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Huner, Norman

$23,695

The role of the mitochondrion in intracellular stress sensing and signaling in plants

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Maxwell, Denis

$61,824

Use of eukaryotic algae to deliver inexpensive human proteins for the treatment of Type 1 diabetes

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Ma, Shengwu

$281,500

Mitochondrial involvement in programmed cell death in plants

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Maxwell, Denis

$234,500

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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