Jeella Acedo

Jeella Acedo

Associate Professor

Degrees:

PhD Chemistry, University of Alberta

BSc Agricultural Chemistry, University of the Philippines Los Baños

Office: B276F

Phone: 403.440.6363

E-mail: jacedo@mtroyal.ca

Website: bit.ly/acedogroup

Dr. Jeella Acedo (she/her) is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Physics at MRU and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Calgary. She has so far taught courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. Her primary research is on the discovery and characterization of peptide antimicrobials and is funded by NSERC through the Discovery Grants Program along with a Discovery Launch Supplement, Petro-Canada Emerging Innovator Award, and MRU Internal Research Grant Fund (IRGF). Her research group is part of The Antimicrobial Resistance - One Health Consortium, a pan-Alberta collaborative platform focused on antimicrobial use and resistance research, policy, training, outreach, and commercialization. Her collaborative research programs focused on AMR research are funded by the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), among others.

Research Opportunities:

Research projects involve interdisciplinary fields (i.e., biochemistry, analytical chemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, natural products research, and bioinformatics). Students who are interested in doing research projects should contact Jeella at jacedo@mtroyal.ca. Applicants must have completed BCEM 2201 (General Biochemistry) and preferably BCEM 3201 (Protein Biochemistry). Please submit a copy of your CV, transcript, and cover letter highlighting your career goals and research interests. 

For more information, visit their group website: bit.ly/acedogroup