2024 CIHR & NSERC Funding Successes
Congratulations to our Microbiology and Immunology faculty members on their success in securing funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in the Fall 2024 competition. Their success highlights ongoing excellence in research within the department.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Project Grants
Eric Arts (PI) and Steven Kerfoot - Development of an HIV-1 vaccine with enhanced CD4 engagement and inducing broadly neutralizing antibodies
David Heinrichs (PI) - The intersection of nutrient sensing and virulence potential in Staphylococcus aureus
John McCormick (PI) - Staphylococcal superantigens at the commensal-pathogen interface
Team Grants
Eric Arts (PI), Jimmy Dikeakos (PI), and Greg Dekaban - Targeted Therapeutics for HIV-1 Cure
Catalyst Grants
Eric Arts (PI) - Packing HIV-like particles with a punch for a cure
Jimmy Dikeakos (PI) and Jessica Prodger - HIV-1 Nef: A novel target to eradicate the reservoir
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Discovery Grants
Eric Arts - Understanding mechanics of aerosolized transmission of animal pathogens
Stephen Barr - The Multifaceted Role of HERC5 in Viral Defense: A Dual Regulator of Actin Cytoskeleton Dynamics and Nuclear Export
Jimmy Dikeakos - The central role of the PACS family of proteins in cellular organization
Mansour Haeryfar - Neuroimmune Biology of the Stress Response at Molecular, Cellular and Organismal Levels
Steven Kerfoot - Identifying determinants of antigen-tailored immune responses through bidirectional T cell:B cell interactions
Sung Kim - Signaling and epigenetic mechanisms in macrophage differentiation and polarization.
John McCormick - Microbiology and Immunology Environmental sensing in streptococci
