François Dragon, Université du Québec à Montréal

Research

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Latest funding

Ribosome biogenesis and nucleolar function
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$216,000
The role of nucleolar enzymes in yeast ribosome biogenesis
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$175,000
The role of nucleolar factors in ribosome biogenesis
NSERC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$205,000

All 6 grants and awards

No publications available.

Ribosome biogenesis and nucleolar function

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dragon, François

Keywords: yeast; nucleolus; ribosome; rnps; snornas; rrna processing; helicase; acetyltransferase; methyltransferase; paralogs

$216,000

The role of nucleolar enzymes in yeast ribosome biogenesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dragon, François

$175,000

The role of nucleolar factors in ribosome biogenesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dragon, François

$205,000

Role of auxiliary factors in eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dragon, François

$60,000

Ultra-low temperature freezer and spectrophotometer

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Dragon, François

$16,583

Role of auxiliary factors in eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dragon, François

$211,400

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 Dear Professor Dragon, 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 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 "Ribosome biogenesis and nucleolar function" (2019), 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]