Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Saskatchewan
$200,000.00
Molecular Environmental Science
FY 2024-25
Summary
Several metals are essential to life, but many others are toxic. In each case their action depends not only on the metal¿s speciation but also on an intricate interconnectedness between the roles of elements, as they may counteract or magnify each other¿s positive or deleterious roles. The Chair will develop and deploy synchrotron techniques to investigate heavier elements in living systems, with a particular emphasis on selenium and its interplay with mercury. By taking a holistic approach, from laboratory studies, through environmental outcomes to human cases, the program seeks an overview of the molecular mechanisms underlying these intricate interrelationships.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Saskatchewan, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2019-00162
Name nom
Pickering, Ingrid
Department département
Geological Sciences - University of Saskatchewan
Organization id
16
Institution établissement
University of Saskatchewan
Province en
Saskatchewan
Province fr
Saskatchewan
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF30399
Field of research list names en
Other health sciences
Field of research list names fr
Autres sciences de la santé
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Not available
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Non disponible
Application title
Molecular Environmental Science
Keywords
synchrotron; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; X-ray fluorescence imaging; metals in biology; metals in the environment; selenium; mercury
Application summary
Several metals are essential to life, but many others are toxic. In each case their action depends not only on the metal¿s speciation but also on an intricate interconnectedness between the roles of elements, as they may counteract or magnify each other¿s positive or deleterious roles. The Chair will develop and deploy synchrotron techniques to investigate heavier elements in living systems, with a particular emphasis on selenium and its interplay with mercury. By taking a holistic approach, from laboratory studies, through environmental outcomes to human cases, the program seeks an overview of the molecular mechanisms underlying these intricate interrelationships.
