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Lyle Whyte

ResearcherNatural Resource SciencesMcGill University

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Lyle Whyte

Researcher

Natural Resource Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 20 research grants (20 NSERC), most recently in 2023.

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Research

climate change cryomicrobiology environmental genomics genomics permafrost glacial systems novel antimicrobials planetary science / astrobiology

Latest papers

Further updates to the Committee on Space Research Planetary Protection Policy for missions to Icy Worlds.
Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2026
The COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection and the COSPAR Policy on Planetary Protection: an overview of governance and activities.
Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2026
Pangenomic analysis of three putative hydrocarbon degrading genera Limnohabitans, Aquabacterium, and Novosphingobium collected from freshwater sources.
Genome · 2025

All 26 publications

Latest funding

Polar Microbial Ecology and Diversity
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$28,000
Polar Microbial Ecology and Diversity
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$118,000
Measuring soil greenhouse gas flux to predict arctic carbon flow and promote sustainable agriculture in the era of climate change.
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$69,151

All 32 grants and awards

26 publications.

Further updates to the Committee on Space Research Planetary Protection Policy for missions to Icy Worlds.

Doran PT, Hayes A, Coustenis A, Grasset O, Prieto-Ballesteros O, Xu K, Haltigin T, Hedman N, Al Shehhi O, Ammannito E, Fujimoto M, Mustin C, Olsson-Francis K, Peng J, Praveen K, Rettberg P, Seasly E, Sinibaldi S, Ilyin V, Raulin F, Sephton M, Suzuki Y, Teo J, Whyte L, Zaitsev M, Benardini JN, Kminek G

Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences2026

DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2024.0434 PMID: 41674266

The COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection and the COSPAR Policy on Planetary Protection: an overview of governance and activities.

Hedman N, Coustenis A, Doran P, Worms JC, Al Shehhi O, Ammannito E, Fujimoto M, Grasset O, Haltigen T, Hayes A, Ilyin V, Mustin C, Olsson-Francis K, Peng J, Praveen K, Prieto-Ballesteros O, Raulin F, Rettberg P, Seasly E, Sephton M, Sinibaldi S, Suzuki Y, Teo J, Whyte L, Xu K, Zaitsev M

Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences2026

DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2024.0429 PMID: 41674264

Pangenomic analysis of three putative hydrocarbon degrading genera Limnohabitans, Aquabacterium, and Novosphingobium collected from freshwater sources.

Kharey G, Palace V, Whyte L, Greer C

Genome2025

DOI: 10.1139/gen-2023-0099 PMID: 40315479

Bioluminescent Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli for whole-cell screening of antibacterial and adjuvant compounds.

Farkas E, McKay GA, Hu LT, Nekouei M, Ho P, Moreira W, Chan CC, Dam LC, Auclair K, Gruenheid S, Whyte L, Dedon P, Nguyen D

Scientific reports2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-81926-6 PMID: 39730767

Influence of heavy Canadian crude oil on pristine freshwater boreal lake ecosystems in an experimental oil spill.

Kharey GS, Palace V, Whyte L, Greer CW

FEMS microbiology ecology2024

DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiae054 PMID: 38650065

Native freshwater lake microbial community response to an in situ experimental dilbit spill.

Kharey GS, Palace V, Whyte L, Greer CW

FEMS microbiology ecology2024

DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiae055 PMID: 38650064

Biodegradation potential of residue generated during the in-situ burning of oil in the marine environment.

Pyke R, Fortin N, Wasserscheid J, Tremblay J, Schreiber L, Levesque MJ, Messina-Pacheco S, Whyte L, Wang F, Lee K, Cooper D, Greer CW

Journal of hazardous materials2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130439 PMID: 36437193

Hydrocarbon bioremediation on Arctic shorelines: Historic perspective and roadway to the future.

Góngora E, Chen YJ, Ellis M, Okshevsky M, Whyte L

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119247 PMID: 35390417

Distinct gut microbiomes in two polar bear subpopulations inhabiting different sea ice ecoregions.

Franz M, Whyte L, Atwood TC, Laidre KL, Roy D, Watson SE, Góngora E, McKinney MA

Scientific reports2022

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04340-2 PMID: 35017585

MinION sequencing from sea ice cryoconites leads to de novo genome reconstruction from metagenomes.

Maggiori C, Raymond-Bouchard I, Brennan L, Touchette D, Whyte L

Scientific reports2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00026-x PMID: 34702846

Polar Microbial Ecology and Diversity

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Northern Research Supplement

Principal investigators: Whyte, Lyle

Keywords: polar microbial diversity; polar microbial ecology; environmental genomics; permafrost; cryomicrobiology; climate change; glacial systems; novel antimicrobials; planetary science / astrobiology; genomics

$28,000

Polar Microbial Ecology and Diversity

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Whyte, Lyle

$118,000

Measuring soil greenhouse gas flux to predict arctic carbon flow and promote sustainable agriculture in the era of climate change.

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Whyte, Lyle

$69,151

Carbon Capture by Boreal Afforestation: feasibility for Canada's net-zero emission goals

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Leonenko, Yuri Y

Keywords: boreal afforestation; carbon capture; carbon cycle; greenhouse gases

$1,250,000

ADVANCING ECOTOXICOLOGY, FOOD SCIENCE, WILDLIFE ECOLOGY, SOIL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY, AND MICROBIAL ECOLOGY USING COMPOUND-SPECIFIC CARBON AND NITROGEN ISOTOPES ANALYSIS

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Mckinney, Melissa

$149,993

Polar Microbiology

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Whyte, Lyle

$200,000

Freshwater oil spill remediation study at the IISD-experimental lakes area: (The FOReSt Project)

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Tomy, Gregg GT

$968,709

Polar Microbiology

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Whyte, Lyle

Keywords: Polar Microbiology; cryomicrobiology; permafrost; climate change; environmental genomics; genomics; microbial biodiversity; microbial biotechnology; microbial ecology; Planetary Science; Astrobiology;

$800,000

Polar Microbiology

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Whyte, Lyle

$300,000

Polar Microbial Ecology and Diversity

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Whyte, Lyle

$288,000

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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Lyle Whyte

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Further updates to the Committee on Space Research Planetary Protection Policy for missions to Icy Worlds.

The COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection and the COSPAR Policy on Planetary Protection: an overview of governance and activities.

Pangenomic analysis of three putative hydrocarbon degrading genera Limnohabitans, Aquabacterium, and Novosphingobium collected from freshwater sources.

Bioluminescent Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli for whole-cell screening of antibacterial and adjuvant compounds.

Influence of heavy Canadian crude oil on pristine freshwater boreal lake ecosystems in an experimental oil spill.

Native freshwater lake microbial community response to an in situ experimental dilbit spill.

Biodegradation potential of residue generated during the in-situ burning of oil in the marine environment.

Hydrocarbon bioremediation on Arctic shorelines: Historic perspective and roadway to the future.

Distinct gut microbiomes in two polar bear subpopulations inhabiting different sea ice ecoregions.

MinION sequencing from sea ice cryoconites leads to de novo genome reconstruction from metagenomes.

Polar Microbial Ecology and Diversity

Polar Microbial Ecology and Diversity

Measuring soil greenhouse gas flux to predict arctic carbon flow and promote sustainable agriculture in the era of climate change.

Carbon Capture by Boreal Afforestation: feasibility for Canada's net-zero emission goals

ADVANCING ECOTOXICOLOGY, FOOD SCIENCE, WILDLIFE ECOLOGY, SOIL BIOGEOCHEMISTRY, AND MICROBIAL ECOLOGY USING COMPOUND-SPECIFIC CARBON AND NITROGEN ISOTOPES ANALYSIS

Polar Microbiology

Freshwater oil spill remediation study at the IISD-experimental lakes area: (The FOReSt Project)

Polar Microbiology

Polar Microbiology

Polar Microbial Ecology and Diversity

Frequent collaborators

Jennifer Ronholm

Subhasis Ghoshal

Dao Nguyen

Samantha Gruenheid

Edward Cloutis

Martina Stromvik

Feiyue Wang

Karine Auclair

Denis Roy

Nadia Mykytczuk