Michael Wilkie, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

Ammonia Anoxia Excitotoxicity Excretion Gill Lamprey Neurophysiology Osmoregulation

Latest funding

Neurophysiological and Metabolic Adaptations to Increased Ammonia and Oxygen Starvation in Fishes.
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$168,000
The Neurophysiological Basis of Ammonia Toxicity and Tolerance in Fishes
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$165,000
Mechanisms of nitrogen excretion, toxicity and tolerance in ancient and modern fishes
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$135,000

Neurophysiological and Metabolic Adaptations to Increased Ammonia and Oxygen Starvation in Fishes.

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilkie, Michael

Keywords: anoxia; reactive oxygen species; ammonia; gill; osmoregulation; neurophysiology; excretion; lamprey; respiration; excitotoxicity

$168,000

The Neurophysiological Basis of Ammonia Toxicity and Tolerance in Fishes

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilkie, Michael

$165,000

Mechanisms of nitrogen excretion, toxicity and tolerance in ancient and modern fishes

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilkie, Michael

$135,000

Dissolved organic carbon analyser

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

Principal investigators: Wood, Christopher

$44,244

A micro-respirometry system for measuring oxygen consumption in mitochondria, cultured cells, invertebrates and small fishes

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

Principal investigators: Wilkie, Michael

$26,240

Fish brain slice and drug perfusion system

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Wilkie, Michael

$23,400

Mechanisms of nitrogen handling, toxicity and tolerance in fishes

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilkie, Michael

$54,000

Metals in The Human Environment (MITHE)

Co-investigatorNSERC2003Research Networks

Principal investigators: Hale, Beverley

$4,557,798

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: Ammonia Dear Professor Wilkie, 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 ammonia 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 "Neurophysiological and Metabolic Adaptations to Increased Ammonia and Oxygen Starvation in Fishes." (2020), 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]