Michael Whitlock, University of British Columbia

Research

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Latest papers

Robustness to noise in gene expression evolves despite epistatic constraints in a model of gene networks.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · 2015 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Antagonistic and synergistic pleiotropy with temporally and spatially heterogeneous selection
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$62,000
Local adaptation and maladaptation in spatially structured populations
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$364,000
Evolution in spatially heterogeneous populations
NSERC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$190,000

All 8 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Robustness to noise in gene expression evolves despite epistatic constraints in a model of gene networks.

Draghi J, Whitlock M

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution2015Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/evo.12732 PMID: 26200818

Antagonistic and synergistic pleiotropy with temporally and spatially heterogeneous selection

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Whitlock, Michael

Keywords: spatial population structure; local adaptation; genome scans; mutational pleiotropy; deleterious alleles; pleiotropy; genetic covariance; genotype-environment association tests; developmental bias

$62,000

Local adaptation and maladaptation in spatially structured populations

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Whitlock, Michael

$364,000

Evolution in spatially heterogeneous populations

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Whitlock, Michael

$190,000

NSERC CREATE Training Program in Biodiversity Research

Co-investigatorNSERC2009Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Otto, Sarah

$1,650,000

Evolution in structured populations

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Whitlock, Michael

$275,000

Ultracold freezers for collaborative use

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Whitlock, Michael

$47,148

Evolution in metapopulations

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Whitlock, Michael

$250,000

The evolution and ecology of subdivided populations

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Whitlock, Michael

$140,415

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 Whitlock, 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 "Robustness to noise in gene expression evolves despite epistatic constraints in a model of gene networks." (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.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Antagonistic and synergistic pleiotropy with temporally and spatially heterogeneous selection" (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]