Robert Laird, University of Lethbridge

Research

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Latest funding

Plant growth chambers to support a new Phytotron Core Research Facility
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$148,804
Evolution of senescence in plants
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$188,000
Evolution of senescence in plants
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$120,000

All 5 grants and awards

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Plant growth chambers to support a new Phytotron Core Research Facility

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Kovalchuk, Igor

$148,804

Evolution of senescence in plants

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Laird, Robert

Keywords: age-structured populations; aging; aquatic botany; clonal reproduction; demography; field biology; parental age effects; population dynamics; senescence; stress tolerance

$188,000

Evolution of senescence in plants

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Laird, Robert

$120,000

Evolution of senescence in plants

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Laird, Robert

$105,000

Developing and testing the evolutionary reliability theory of senescence

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Laird, Robert

$140,000

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 Dear Professor Laird, 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 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 "Evolution of senescence in plants" (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]