Chase Mason, University of British Columbia

Research

crop evolution crop-wild relatives (cwrs)secondary metabolism plant-biotic interactions functional traits phenotypic integration genetic architecture genome-wide association

Latest funding

Genetic Architecture, Evolution, and Ecological Consequences of Phenotypic Integration in Plant Secondary Metabolism in Crop and Wild Sunflower
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$40,000

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Genetic Architecture, Evolution, and Ecological Consequences of Phenotypic Integration in Plant Secondary Metabolism in Crop and Wild Sunflower

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mason, Chase

Keywords: crop evolution; crop-wild relatives (cwrs); secondary metabolism; plant-biotic interactions; functional traits; phenotypic integration; genetic architecture; genome-wide association; phylogenetic comparative methods; phytochemistry

$40,000

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: crop evolution Dear Professor Mason, 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 crop evolution 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 "Genetic Architecture, Evolution, and Ecological Consequences of Phenotypic Integration in Plant Secondary Metabolism in Crop and Wild Sunflower" (2024), 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]