Boyd Mori, University of Alberta

Research

Transcriptomics Arabidopsis Biotic stress Effectors Host shifts Insect-plant interactions Model system Olfaction

Latest funding

LeafHope: A Comprehensive Toolkit to Reduce Insecticide Use and Greenhouse Gases in Canada
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,923,891
The making of a pest - Understanding evolutionary mechanisms that underlie host plant specialization in gall midges
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$12,500
The making of a pest - Understanding evolutionary mechanisms that underlie host plant specialization in gall midges
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$180,000

LeafHope: A Comprehensive Toolkit to Reduce Insecticide Use and Greenhouse Gases in Canada

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Perez-Lopez, Edel E

Keywords: biological control; climate change; ghg emissions reduction; insect ecology; insecticide reduction; insect transmitted bacterial disease; integrated pest management; knowledge transfer framework; smart agriculture; sustainable agriculture

$1,923,891

The making of a pest - Understanding evolutionary mechanisms that underlie host plant specialization in gall midges

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Mori, Boyd

$12,500

The making of a pest - Understanding evolutionary mechanisms that underlie host plant specialization in gall midges

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mori, Boyd

Keywords: insect-plant interactions; host shifts; plant defense; effectors; olfaction; arabidopsis; transcriptomics; biotic stress; model system

$180,000

A confocal laser scanning microscope for innovative research in animals, plants, and food science

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Guan, Leluo

$149,939

NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Agricultural Entomology

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Mori, Boyd BAR

Keywords: biological; chemical ecology; entomology; field crops; host plant resistance; integrated pest management; monitoring; population genetics; transcriptomics

$999,802

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: Transcriptomics Dear Professor Mori, 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 transcriptomics 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 "The making of a pest - Understanding evolutionary mechanisms that underlie host plant specialization in gall midges" (2021), 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]