Salim Islam, Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Research

bacterial cell surface biofilms click chemistry contact-dependent signaling fluorescence microscopy kin recognition microfluidics outer-membrane tubes/vesicles

Latest funding

Development of a highly-controllable oligonucleotide-materials interface for nucleic acid-based biological molecule detection
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Elucidating the extracellular interactions coordinating bacterial multicellularity
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$90,000
Imaging host-pathogen interplay at the cellular level
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$146,758

All 4 grants and awards

Development of a highly-controllable oligonucleotide-materials interface for nucleic acid-based biological molecule detection

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Perreault, Jonathan J

Keywords: dna amplification; dna modification; dna-nanoparticle conjugation; dna polymers; magnetic nanoparticle; oligonucleotide purification; oligonucleotide synthesis; pull-down; rna purification; sequencing

$150,000

Elucidating the extracellular interactions coordinating bacterial multicellularity

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Islam, Salim

Keywords: polysaccharide secretion; fluorescence microscopy; click chemistry; microfluidics; outer-membrane tubes/vesicles; kin recognition; biofilms; stigmergy; bacterial cell surface; contact-dependent signaling

$90,000

Imaging host-pathogen interplay at the cellular level

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Veyrier, Frédéric

$146,758

Decoding contact-dependent communication and coordination in bacteria

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Islam, Salim

$217,000

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: bacterial cell surface Dear Professor Islam, 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 bacterial cell surface 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 "Elucidating the extracellular interactions coordinating bacterial multicellularity" (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]