Erin Leonard, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

Amphibians CO2/H+Fish Gills H2S Hypoxia Lactate Neuroepithelial Cells

Latest funding

Assessing the Impacts of Rare Earth Elements in Northern Environments
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$86,122
Molecular Imaging Platform for plant, animal and microbiology research
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Assessing the ecological risk associated with critical mineral extraction in Northern ecosystems
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$257,656

All 5 grants and awards

Assessing the Impacts of Rare Earth Elements in Northern Environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Leonard, Erin

Keywords: Environmental impact of economic activities (including agriculture); Environment

$86,122

Molecular Imaging Platform for plant, animal and microbiology research

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Castroverde, Christian Danve

Keywords: Animal physiology; Calcium signaling; Cell trafficking; Enzymes; Gene regulation; Host-microbe interactions; Membrane proteins; Microbiology; Plant immunity; Signal transduction

$150,000

Assessing the ecological risk associated with critical mineral extraction in Northern ecosystems

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Blewett, Tamzin TAB

Keywords: arctic; critical Minerals; fish; freshwater; invertebrates; metals; pollutants; remediation; saltwater; toxicology

$257,656

Comparative analysis of chemosensing mechanisms by vertebrate neuroepithelial cells

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Leonard, Erin

Keywords: physiology; neuroepithelial cells; gills; fish; amphibians; hypoxia; oxygen; co2/h+; lactate; h2s

$76,000

Comparative analysis of chemosensing mechanisms by vertebrate neuroepithelial cells

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Leonard, Erin

$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: Amphibians Dear Professor Leonard, 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 on amphibians 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 "Assessing the Impacts of Rare Earth Elements in Northern Environments" (2025), 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]