Heather Melichar, McGill University

Research

Immunology T Cells Circadian Rhythm Diet Environment Infection Myeloid Cells Obesity

Latest funding

The Effect of CD271 on Anti-Tumour T cell Function
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
The mechano-regulation of naive T cell survival: consequences for aging and autoimmunity.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,189,576
Montreal Immunology Meetings Annual Symposium: Modulation of the immune system by environmental factors
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$10,000

All 5 grants and awards

The Effect of CD271 on Anti-Tumour T cell Function

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: LaFrancois, Ryan J

Keywords: Immunotherapy; Murine Cancer Models; T Cell Checkpoints

$120,000

The mechano-regulation of naive T cell survival: consequences for aging and autoimmunity.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mandl, Judith N

Keywords: Aging; Autoimmunity; Calcium Signaling; Cell Death; Cell Migration; Cellular Senscence; Cytoskeleton; Dna Damage; Mechanosensing; T Cell Biology

$1,189,576

Montreal Immunology Meetings Annual Symposium: Modulation of the immune system by environmental factors

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Thanabalasuriar, Ajitha; Melichar, Heather; Stager, Simona

Keywords: Circadian Rhythm; Diet; Environment; Immunology; Infection; Myeloid Cells; Obesity; Probiotics; T Cells; Vaping

$10,000

Montreal Immunology Meetings Symposium: Immunological Memory of Innate and Adaptive Immune Cells

Nominated PICIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Melichar, Heather; Chomont, Nicolas; Heinonen, Krista M; Thanabalasuriar, Ajitha

Keywords: B Cells; Clinical Research; Fundamental Research; Immune Memory; Immunology; Innate Cells; Symposium; T Cells; Trained Immunity

$10,000

Vitamin D signaling in the thymic microenvironment and its functional cooperation with Aire.

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: White, John H; Melichar, Heather

Keywords: Aire; Functional Genomics; Thymus; Transcriptional Regulation; Vitamin D

$910,350

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: Immunology Dear Professor Melichar, 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 immunology 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 CIHR-funded project "Montreal Immunology Meetings Annual Symposium: Modulation of the immune system by environmental factors" (2024), 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]