François Ouellet, Université du Québec à Montréal

Research

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Latest funding

Molecular mechanisms of plant low temperature stress tolerance
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$168,000
Novel technology using plant proteins for cryopreservation of mammalian cells for clinical applications
NSERC · 2009 · Co-investigator
$222,000
Environmental and hormonal control of shoot branching
NSERC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$75,000

All 5 grants and awards

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Molecular mechanisms of plant low temperature stress tolerance

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ouellet, François

Keywords: biochemical characterization; enolase; freezing tolerance; functional analysis; gene expression analysis; ice-binding domains; peroxiredoxin; plant proteins; protein design; protein-protein interactions

$168,000

Novel technology using plant proteins for cryopreservation of mammalian cells for clinical applications

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: AverillBates, Diana

$222,000

Environmental and hormonal control of shoot branching

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Ouellet, Francois

$75,000

Ultracentrifuge and rotors

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Sarhan, Fathey

$97,205

Cryopreservation technology for bull spermatozoa using plant proteins

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Sarhan, Fathey

$113,800

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 Ouellet, 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 "Molecular mechanisms of plant low temperature stress tolerance" (2020), 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]