Robert Cumming, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Metabolic regulation by p66Shc determines stem cell fate and neuronal survival
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$216,000
Extracellular flux analyzer to accurately monitor the real-time kinetics of cellular and mitochondrial bioenergetics
NSERC · 2015 · Co-investigator
$150,000
p66Shc mediated effects on ROS signaling and cytoskeletal remodeling
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$215,000

All 8 grants and awards

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Metabolic regulation by p66Shc determines stem cell fate and neuronal survival

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cumming, Robert

Keywords: metabolism; signal transduction; redox signaling; embryonic stem cells; neuronal differentiation; reactive oxygen species; apoptosis; mitochondria; immunofluoresence microscopy; cell fate

$216,000

Extracellular flux analyzer to accurately monitor the real-time kinetics of cellular and mitochondrial bioenergetics

Co-investigatorNSERC2015Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Betts, Dean

$150,000

p66Shc mediated effects on ROS signaling and cytoskeletal remodeling

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cumming, Robert

$215,000

Benchtop ultracentrifuge for subcellular fractionation of biologicals

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

Principal investigators: Bernards, Mark

$137,443

Luminescence and fluorescence detection of gene expression and reactive oxygen species

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Kelly, Gregory

$22,595

High efficiency DNA transfer into mammalian and non-mammalian cells

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Damjanovski, Sashko

$39,021

Subcellular analysis of the disulfide proteome in mammlian cells

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Cumming, Robert

$175,000

Cell culture system for modeling oxidative stress

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

Principal investigators: Cumming, Robert

$32,078

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 Cumming, 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 "Metabolic regulation by p66Shc determines stem cell fate and neuronal survival" (2019), 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]