Dan Nicolau, McGill University

Research

bacterial motility biocomputation biomimetics diagnostics high throughput screening microfluidics molecular motors

Latest funding

Mimicking human traffic using motile microorganisms in microfluidic networks
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$250,000
Biological microfluidics
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$165,000
Biocomputation with motile biological agents
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$273,175

All 7 grants and awards

Mimicking human traffic using motile microorganisms in microfluidic networks

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Nicolau, Dan

$250,000

Biological microfluidics

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nicolau, Dan

Keywords: microfluidics; bacterial motility; biomimetics; biocomputation; diagnostics; high throughput screening; molecular motors

$165,000

Biocomputation with motile biological agents

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Nicolau, Dan

$273,175

Dynamic nanodevices using protein molecular motors

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nicolau, Dan

$198,000

Bioengineering Facility for Confocal Rheology

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

Principal investigators: Ehrlicher, Allen

$150,000

Micro system analyzer (MSA) for vibration testing of micro structures

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Amabili, Marco

$147,350

High-throughput quantification of the interactions between biomolecules and cells with engineered surfaces

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Nicolau, Dan

$20,000

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 motility Dear Professor Nicolau, 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 motility 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 SSHRC-funded project "Mimicking human traffic using motile microorganisms in microfluidic networks" (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]