Matheus Costa, University of Saskatchewan

Research

Bacterial infection Bacterial pathogenesis Colitis Host-microbiome-pathogen Host-pathogen interactions Mechanism of intestinal infection Pathophysiology emerging disease

Latest funding

Gut host-microbiome-pathogen interaction: understanding the pathophysiology of bacterial infections
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Tools to mitigate disease associated with Streptococcus zooepidemicus: an emerging threat to the Canadian pork industry
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$112,000
Gut host-microbiome-pathogen interaction: understanding the pathophysiology of bacterial infections
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 3 grants and awards

Gut host-microbiome-pathogen interaction: understanding the pathophysiology of bacterial infections

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Costa, Matheus

$12,500

Tools to mitigate disease associated with Streptococcus zooepidemicus: an emerging threat to the Canadian pork industry

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Costa, Matheus MO

Keywords: emerging disease; sudden death; swine; zooepidemicus

$112,000

Gut host-microbiome-pathogen interaction: understanding the pathophysiology of bacterial infections

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Costa, Matheus

Keywords: pathophysiology; bacterial infection; colitis; mechanism of intestinal infection; bacterial pathogenesis; host-microbiome-pathogen; host-pathogen interactions

$120,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Bacterial infection Dear Professor Costa, 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 bacterial infection 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 "Gut host-microbiome-pathogen interaction: understanding the pathophysiology of bacterial infections" (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]