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Mike Strauss

ResearcherAnatomy and Cell BiologyMcGill University

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Mike Strauss

Researcher

Anatomy and Cell Biology

Health 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 6 research grants (5 NSERC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Research

Assembly Cell Entry Cryo-Electron Microscopy Encapsidation Genome Packaging Picornavirus Poliovirus Uncoating

Latest papers

A Classic Fold With a Twist: Structural Architecture of Dhillonvirus Phage Bas18.
Journal of molecular biology · 2026
Workflow automation of SEM acquisitions and feature tracking.
Ultramicroscopy · 2025
Correlative Electron Spectroscopic Imaging (ESI) and Electron Tomography of Chromatin.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025 · senior author

All 20 publications

Latest funding

Enhancing Live Cell Imaging: Confocal Microscopy Upgrade for Dynamic Cellular Processes
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$150,000
STEM-EELS tomography of biological materials
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$135,000
Biophysical studies of uncoating and encapsidation in Picornaviruses
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$856,800

All 10 grants and awards

20 publications.

A Classic Fold With a Twist: Structural Architecture of Dhillonvirus Phage Bas18.

Kumaran R, McFarlane H, Ewenson CJ, McJarrow-Keller K, Eruera AR, Strauss M, Bostina M

Journal of molecular biology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2026.169937 PMID: 42401365

Workflow automation of SEM acquisitions and feature tracking.

Clusiau S, Piché N, Brodusch N, Strauss M, Gauvin R

Ultramicroscopy2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2024.114093 PMID: 39667362

Correlative Electron Spectroscopic Imaging (ESI) and Electron Tomography of Chromatin.

Fussner-Dupas E, Li R, Strauss M

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-4486-7_7 PMID: 40257560

Mutations in fibronectin dysregulate chondrogenesis in skeletal dysplasia.

Dinesh NEH, Rousseau J, Mosher DF, Strauss M, Mui J, Campeau PM, Reinhardt DP

Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2024

DOI: 10.1007/s00018-024-05444-4 PMID: 39367925

Microfibril-associated glycoprotein 4 forms octamers that mediate interactions with elastogenic proteins and cells.

Wozny MR, Nelea V, Siddiqui IFS, Wanga S, de Waard V, Strauss M, Reinhardt DP

Nature communications2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48377-z PMID: 38740766

Structure and function of a hexameric cyanophycin synthetase 2.

Markus LMD, Sharon I, Munro K, Grogg M, Hilvert D, Strauss M, Schmeing TM

Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society2023

DOI: 10.1002/pro.4685 PMID: 37222490

Characterisation of a Seneca Valley virus thermostable mutant.

Jayawardena N, McCarthy C, Wang I, Waqqar S, Burga LN, Strauss M, Bostina M

Virology2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2022.08.015 PMID: 36084546

Cryo-EM Structure of a Possum Enterovirus.

Wang I, Gupta SK, Ems G, Jayawardena N, Strauss M, Bostina M

Viruses2022

DOI: 10.3390/v14020318 PMID: 35215909

Structures and function of a tailoring oxidase in complex with a nonribosomal peptide synthetase module.

Fortinez CM, Bloudoff K, Harrigan C, Sharon I, Strauss M, Schmeing TM

Nature communications2022

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28221-y PMID: 35087027

Structural basis for VIPP1 oligomerization and maintenance of thylakoid membrane integrity.

Gupta TK, Klumpe S, Gries K, Heinz S, Wietrzynski W, Ohnishi N, Niemeyer J, Spaniol B, Schaffer M, Rast A, Ostermeier M, Strauss M, Plitzko JM, Baumeister W, Rudack T, Sakamoto W, Nickelsen J, Schuller JM, Schroda M, Engel BD

Cell2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.05.011 PMID: 34166613

Enhancing Live Cell Imaging: Confocal Microscopy Upgrade for Dynamic Cellular Processes

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bechstedt, Susanne

Keywords: live cell imaging; low cytotoxicity; microscope; spinning disc; upgrade

$150,000

STEM-EELS tomography of biological materials

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Strauss, Mike M

$135,000

Biophysical studies of uncoating and encapsidation in Picornaviruses

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Strauss, Mike

Keywords: Assembly; Cell Entry; Cryo-Electron Microscopy; Encapsidation; Genome Packaging; Picornavirus; Poliovirus; Uncoating

$856,800

Cryo-3D-super-resolution light microscope for correlative microscopy

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Strauss, Mike

$150,000

In situ structural analysis of poliovirus during uncoating and encapsidation

SupervisorCIHR2022CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Wozny, Michael R

Keywords: Cryo-Electron Microscopy; Cryo-Focussed Ion Beam Milling; Enterovirus; In Situ Structural Determination; Integrative Cell Biology; Poliovirus Encapsidation; Poliovirus Uncoating

$135,000

Genome editing and high-throughput cell analysis platform

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Bechstedt, Susanne

$148,899

Structure and Function of Bacterial Nanowires

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Strauss, Mike

$205,000

Structure and Function of Bacterial Nanowires

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Strauss, Mike

$120,000

Structure and Function of Bacterial Nanowires

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Strauss, Mike

$12,500

Enhanced Direct Electron Detector

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Vargas, Javier

$149,100

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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Mike Strauss

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

A Classic Fold With a Twist: Structural Architecture of Dhillonvirus Phage Bas18.

Workflow automation of SEM acquisitions and feature tracking.

Correlative Electron Spectroscopic Imaging (ESI) and Electron Tomography of Chromatin.

Mutations in fibronectin dysregulate chondrogenesis in skeletal dysplasia.

Microfibril-associated glycoprotein 4 forms octamers that mediate interactions with elastogenic proteins and cells.

Structure and function of a hexameric cyanophycin synthetase 2.

Characterisation of a Seneca Valley virus thermostable mutant.

Cryo-EM Structure of a Possum Enterovirus.

Structures and function of a tailoring oxidase in complex with a nonribosomal peptide synthetase module.

Structural basis for VIPP1 oligomerization and maintenance of thylakoid membrane integrity.

Enhancing Live Cell Imaging: Confocal Microscopy Upgrade for Dynamic Cellular Processes

STEM-EELS tomography of biological materials

Biophysical studies of uncoating and encapsidation in Picornaviruses

Cryo-3D-super-resolution light microscope for correlative microscopy

In situ structural analysis of poliovirus during uncoating and encapsidation

Genome editing and high-throughput cell analysis platform

Structure and Function of Bacterial Nanowires

Structure and Function of Bacterial Nanowires

Structure and Function of Bacterial Nanowires

Enhanced Direct Electron Detector

Frequent collaborators

Joaquin Ortega