Frédéric Pitre, Université de Montréal

Research

Bacteria Contaminant Environment Exsudates Metabolomics Phytoremediation Plant Rhizosphere

Latest funding

An integrated upstream platform for sustainable biomanufacturing
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$149,770
Crop rhizosphere response to environmental stress
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$102,000
Urgent replacement of a 23 year old Gas Chromatograph coupled with an Electron Capture Detector to analyze glyphosate and its main metabolite in the environment
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$70,368

An integrated upstream platform for sustainable biomanufacturing

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Ignea, Codruta

Keywords: aptamers; biomanufactoring; cell factories; genomics; metabolic engineering; next generation sequencing; nucleic acids; synthetic biology; transcriptomics; viral vectors

$149,770

Crop rhizosphere response to environmental stress

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pitre, Frédéric

Keywords: plant; root; rhizosphere; exsudates; contaminant; bacteria; environment; phytoremediation; soil; metabolomics

$102,000

Urgent replacement of a 23 year old Gas Chromatograph coupled with an Electron Capture Detector to analyze glyphosate and its main metabolite in the environment

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Lucotte, Marc Michel

$70,368

Phyto Valix - phytotraitement de lixiviats générés par des lieux d'enfouissement techniques et valorisation de la biomasse végétale produite

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Comeau, Yves

$404,101

An integrated lignocellulosic bioenergy and bioproduct platform from sustainable bioremediation opportunities

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Barnabé, Simon

$737,000

Plant molecular strategies in response to soil contaminants

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pitre, Frédéric

$150,000

Systèmes décentralisés de phytotraitement et valorisation de saules avec déphosphatation des eaux usées (Phyto ValP)

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Comeau, Yves

$245,218

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: Bacteria Dear Professor Pitre, 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 bacteria 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 "Crop rhizosphere response to environmental stress" (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]