We gratefully acknowledge financial support from various organizations. For a full list of grants, see below or see Stefan's ORCID profile. Trainee awards are listed below grants.
Grants received:
2023
2021
2019
2018
2017
2016
2014
2013
2011
2009
Trainee Fellowships and Scholarships
Undergraduate Studentships
2023
- CIHR Project Grant 2023-28. (Ca$818,550): Genetic mapping of a stress response and pro-longevity network in C. elegans and human cancer cells. PI: S. Taubert.
- BC Children’s Hospital Foundation IGAP Salary Award2024-29($555,000): Genetic models for a “disease Mediator”: from molecular mechanisms to disease pathogenesis and new treatment approaches. PI: S. Taubert.
2021
- UBC Research Facility Support Grant 2021-22 (Ca$32,024): Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) instrument. PI: S. Taubert; Co-PIs: E. Conibear, B. Leavitt, M. Hayden (UBC).
2019
- CIHR Project Grant 2019-24. (Ca$983,026): Function of the Mediator complex in pancreatic islet cell maturation and maintenance. PI: S. Taubert; Co-PI: F. C. Lynn (UBC).
2018
- NSERC Discovery Grant 2018-23 (Ca$260,000): Function and regulation of lipid metabolism in C. elegans. PI: S. Taubert.
- NIH R13 grant 2018-19 (US$49,500): C. elegans Stress, Pathogenesis, Aging, Metabolism and Small RNAs’ (SPAMS) Meeting. 1R13AG059344-01A1. PI: A. Ghazi (U Pittsburgh); Co-PIs: M. Shapira (UC Berkeley), S. Taubert (UBC), A. Walker (U Mass Med School)
- BC Children’s Hospital Foundation IGAP Salary Award 2024-29($555,000): Genetic models for a “disease Mediator”: from molecular mechanisms to disease pathogenesis and new treatment approaches. PI: S. Taubert.
- BCCHR Healthy Starts Theme Catalyst Grant 2018-19 (Ca$30,000): Gene-nutrient interaction during development: A focus on vitamin B12 metabolism. 2018-04 to 2019-03. PI: S. Taubert. Co-PI: Y. Lamers, UBC.
2017
- Cancer Research Society Operating Grant 2017-19 (Ca$120,000): Exploring Mediator-dependent stress resistance as a new target in cancer. PI: S. Taubert.
- CIHR Project Grant 2017-22 (Ca$749,500): Deciphering the transcriptional control of cytoprotective responses to identify new therapeutic targets. PI: S. Taubert.
2016
- Diabetes Canada Operating Grant 2016-19 (Ca$280,000): Mediating beta-cell development and functionCanadian Diabetes Association. PI: F. Lynn (UBC); Co-PI: S. Taubert.
- BC Children’s Hospital Foundation IGAP award 2016-17 ($50,000): Genetic models for a “disease Mediator”: from molecular mechanisms to disease pathogenesis and new treatment approaches. PI: S. Taubert.
2014
- Canada Research Chair Salary Award Renewal 2014-2019 (Ca$500,000): Canada Research Chair for Transcriptional Regulatory Networks. PI: S. Taubert.
2013
- NSERC Discovery Grant 2013-18 (Ca$150,000): Novel Transcriptional Corepressors in C. elegans. PI: S. Taubert.
2011
- CIHR Catalyst Grant 2011-12 (Ca$50,000): A novel mechanism contributing to life span extension by dietary restriction. PI: S. Taubert.
2009
- CFI & BCKDF & UBC Equipment grant 2010-11 (Ca$350,000): Laboratory for Transcriptional Regulatory Networks. PI: S. Taubert.
- Canada Research Chair Salary Award 2009-2014 (Ca$500,000): Canada Research Chair for Transcriptional Regulatory Networks. PI: S. Taubert.
- CIHR Operating Grant 2009-14 (Ca$762,900): Metabolic regulation by a network centered on a conserved Mediator subunit. PI: S. Taubert.
Trainee Fellowships and Scholarships
- Rachel Spencer: NSERC CREATE scholarship (2024-25)
- Chiaki Shuzenji: BCCHR graduate scholarship (2023-24)
- Glafira Ermakova: MEDG GSI entrance scholarship (2022-23)
- Rachel Spencer: UBC 4-year fellowship (2022-26)
- Junran Yan: UBC 4-year fellowship (2021-25)
- Brendil Sabatino: MEDG GSI entrance scholarship (2021-22)
- Junran Yan: BCCHR graduate scholarship (2021-22)
- Rachel Spencer: CIHR CGS-M graduate scholarship (2021-22)
- Jiaming Xu: BC Children’s Hospital (BCCHR)/Canucks for Kids Fund Diabetes graduate scholarship (2019-20)
- Jiaming Xu: UBC Affiliated graduate scholarship (2019-20)
- Deema Alhusari: BC Children’s Hospital (BCCHR) graduate scholarship (2019-20)
- Kelsie Doering: NSERC CGS-D3 graduate scholarship (2019-22)
- Kelsie Doering: UBC 4-year fellowship (2018-22)
- Alex Kadhim: BCCHR/Canucks for Kids Fund Diabetes graduate scholarship (2018-2020)
- Kelsie Doering BCCHR Jan M. Friedman graduate scholarship (2017-2019)
- Kelsie Doering: NSERC CGS-M graduate scholarship (2016-17)
- Grace Goh: Genetics Society of America (GSA) DeLill Nasser Travel Award (2016)
- Naomi Shomer: NSERC CGS-M graduate scholarship (2015-16)
- Grace Goh: BC Children’s Hospital (BCCHR) graduate scholarship (2014-16)
- Kayoung Lee: NSERC CGS-M graduate scholarship (2014-15)
- Jennifer Grants: Vanier Canada graduate scholarship (CGS) (2013-16)
- Nicole Hou: UBC Affiliated graduate scholarship (Pei-Huang Tung & Tan-Wen Tung Fellowship; Dr. Chi-Kit Wat Scholarship; T.K. Lee Scholarship; 2013-14)
- Nicole Hou: BC Children’s Hospital (BCCHR) Sue M. Carruthers graduate scholarship (2012-13)
- Jennifer Grants: BCCHR graduate scholarship (2011-13)
- Allan Mah: BCCHR postdoctoral fellowship (2010-12)
- Jennifer Grants: NSERC CGS-M graduate scholarship (2010-11)
Undergraduate Studentships
- James Wu: Edwin S. H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging summer studentship (2024)
- Janice Chan: NSERC USRA studentship (2024)
- Pamela Bai: UBC FoM Summer Student Research Program Studentship (2023, declined)
- Adam Gierej: BCCHR summer studentship (2023, declined)
- Pamela Bai: NSERC USRA studentship (2022)
- Adam Gierej: Edwin S. H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging summer studentship (2023)
- Ming Hong Xu: NSERC USRA studentship (2022)
- Donna Seraj: UBC FoM Summer Student Research Program Studentship (2022)
- Jessica Liu: NSERC USRA studentship (2021)
- David Liang: UBC FoM Summer Student Research Program Studentship (2021)
- David Liang: NSERC USRA studentship (2020)
- Brendil Sabatino: Genetics Society of America (GSA) De Lill Nasser Undergraduate Travel Award (2019)
- Luxcia Kugathasan: NSERC USRA studentship (2019)
- Brendil Sabatino: BCCHR summer studentship (2019)
- Alice Huang: NSERC USRA studentship (2018)
- Michelle Ying Ya Lee: BCCHR summer studentship (2017)
- Andy An: NSERC USRA studentship (2017)
- Arshia Beigi: NSERC USRA studentship (2015, 2016)
- James Shih: BCCHR summer studentship (2015)
- Regina Lai: Genetics Society of America (GSA) De Lill Nasser Undergraduate Travel Award (2015)
- Regina Lai: NSERC USRA studentship (2014)
- Marcus Wong: BCCHR summer studentship (2014)
- Anik Muhuri: NSERC USRA studentship (2014)
- Daniel Choi: BCCHR summer studentship (2013)
- Charles Yang: BCCHR summer studentship (2012)
- Lu Li: BCCHR summer studentship (2011)
- Kulveer Parhar: BCCHR summer studentship (2010)
- Lu Li: BC Clinical Genomics Network Summer Student Research Award (2010)
- Kulveer Parhar: UBC FoM Summer Student Research Program Studentship (2009)