Judith Myers, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Resistance of Trichoplusia ni populations selected by Bacillus thuringiensis sprays to cotton plants expressing pyramided Bacillus thuringiensis toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab.
Applied and environmental microbiology · 2015

All 1 publications

Latest funding

A tale of two systems: biological control of knapweed and population dynamics of tent caterpillars
NSERC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$21,000
Controlled environment chambers for rearing insects
NSERC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$27,360
Population ecology of an endemic and an invasive species
NSERC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$219,400

All 11 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Resistance of Trichoplusia ni populations selected by Bacillus thuringiensis sprays to cotton plants expressing pyramided Bacillus thuringiensis toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab.

Kain W, Song X, Janmaat AF, Zhao JZ, Myers J, Shelton AM, Wang P

Applied and environmental microbiology2015

DOI: 10.1128/aem.03382-14 PMID: 25480752

A tale of two systems: biological control of knapweed and population dynamics of tent caterpillars

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Myers, Judith

$21,000

Controlled environment chambers for rearing insects

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Myers, Judith

$27,360

Population ecology of an endemic and an invasive species

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Myers, Judith

$219,400

A field vehicle to support studies of insect diseases and ecosystem functions of mite biodiversity

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Myers, Judith

$20,000

Forests insects in a changing environment

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Myers, Judith

$225,000

Impacts of natural enemies at high and low host densites - implications for biological control and population

Principal investigatorNSERC1998Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Myers, Judith

$159,775

Ecology of viral disease in Lepidoptera

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Myers, Judith

$70,000

UBC-women in science and engineering

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering - Project

Principal investigators: Myers, Judith

$250,000

Ultracentrifuge rotor

Co-investigatorNSERC1996Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Ellis, Brian

$16,243

Viral disease and forest Lepidoptera

Principal investigatorNSERC1992Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Myers, Judith

$193,320

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Ping Wang

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

1 shared papers, latest 2015

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Myers, 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]. I read your paper "Resistance of Trichoplusia ni populations selected by Bacillus thuringiensis sprays to cotton plants expressing pyramided Bacillus thuringiensis toxins Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab." (2015), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]