Kathleen Hill, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Mutational Mechanisms Contributing to Mouse Genome Variation
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$104,000
Roles of microenvironment hyaluronan in preventing skin cancer initiation
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$59,761
Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer for GC-based analysis of small molecules
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$150,000

All 10 grants and awards

No publications available.

Mutational Mechanisms Contributing to Mouse Genome Variation

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hill, Kathleen

Keywords: mouse; mutation detection; mutagenesis; spontaneous mutations; copy number variation; herterozygote instability; mutational signatures; mutation spacing; next generation sequencing; somatic mosaicism

$104,000

Roles of microenvironment hyaluronan in preventing skin cancer initiation

Co-investigatorCIHR2022CIHR - ICR / Cancer Res. Society Partnership-Res. Gr. -Non-melanoma skin cancers

Principal investigators: Turley, Eva A

Keywords: Apoptosis ; Oncogenes And Tumour Suppressors ; Targets And Biomarkers

$59,761

Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer for GC-based analysis of small molecules

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bernards, Mark

$150,000

Mutational mechanisms underlying mouse mosaicism

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hill, Kathleen

$228,000

MoBEES: a facility for Molecular Studies in Biodiversity, Ecology, and Environmental Sciences

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Thompson, Graham

$130,280

Fluorescence and absorbance detection of ROS

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

Principal investigators: Kelly, Gregory

$10,927

Mutation showers in the mammalian genome

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hill, KathleenAllen

$150,000

Benchtop ultracentrifuge for subcellular fractionation of biologicals

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Bernards, Mark

$137,443

Spontaneous mutation hotspots: Analysis of local sequence specificity and genome organization

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hill, Kathleen

$125,000

Equipping a new laboratory to retrieve information from genetic material

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Hill, Kathleen

$26,443

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 Dear Professor Hill, 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 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 "Mutational Mechanisms Contributing to Mouse Genome Variation" (2023), 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]