Michael Pyne, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Retrobiosynthesis of privileged pharmaceutical scaffolds from non-standard amino acids
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$66,000
Retrobiosynthesis of privileged pharmaceutical scaffolds from non-standard amino acids
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500

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Retrobiosynthesis of privileged pharmaceutical scaffolds from non-standard amino acids

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pyne, Michael

Keywords: biosynthesis; natural product; yeast; colchicine; alkaloid; metabolic engineering; synthetic biology; crispr; retrosynthesis; amino acid

$66,000

Retrobiosynthesis of privileged pharmaceutical scaffolds from non-standard amino acids

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Pyne, Michael

$12,500

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Pyne, 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 "Retrobiosynthesis of privileged pharmaceutical scaffolds from non-standard amino acids" (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]