Thomas DeFalco, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

The Critical Need for an Advanced Multimode Microplate Reader to Support Research and Training in the Molecular Analysis of Subcellular Functions
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$147,274
Deciphering and engineering kinase-mediated plant stress responses
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Deciphering and engineering kinase-mediated plant stress responses
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$98,000

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The Critical Need for an Advanced Multimode Microplate Reader to Support Research and Training in the Molecular Analysis of Subcellular Functions

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Pemberton, Joshua

Keywords: organelle; membrane; lipids; signal transduction; kinase; plant; cell stress; absorbance; fluorescence; luminescence

$147,274

Deciphering and engineering kinase-mediated plant stress responses

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: DeFalco, Thomas

$12,500

Deciphering and engineering kinase-mediated plant stress responses

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: DeFalco, Thomas

Keywords: receptor kinase; receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase; plant immunity; plant stress; kinase substrates; signalling specificity; cell signalling

$98,000

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 Dear Professor DeFalco, 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 "Deciphering and engineering kinase-mediated plant stress responses" (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]