Thomas Booker, University of British Columbia

Research

local adaptation population genetics forestry evolution landscape genetics

Latest funding

Informing Conservation of Great Blue Herons with Population Genomics
NSERC · 2026 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Understanding the Spatial Structure of Local Adaptation
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$45,000
Understanding the Spatial Structure of Local Adaptation
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

Informing Conservation of Great Blue Herons with Population Genomics

Principal investigatorNSERC2026Advantage

Principal investigators: Booker, Thomas

Keywords: Conservation and preservation; Wildlife management

$100,000

Understanding the Spatial Structure of Local Adaptation

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Booker, Thomas (Tom)

Keywords: local adaptation; population genetics; forestry; evolution; landscape genetics

$45,000

Understanding the Spatial Structure of Local Adaptation

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Booker, Thomas (Tom)

Keywords: local adaptation; population genetics; forestry; evolution; landscape genetics

$12,500

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: local adaptation Dear Professor Booker, 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 local adaptation 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 "Informing Conservation of Great Blue Herons with Population Genomics" (2026), 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]