Thomas Davies, University of British Columbia

Research

climate change crops disease host breadth host shifts macroevolution phylogenetic comparative methods phylogeny

Latest funding

Towards a phylogenetic ecology of plant pests and pathogens: using evolutionary history to model species interactions
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$390,000
MOVING SPECIES: MODELLING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$200,000

Towards a phylogenetic ecology of plant pests and pathogens: using evolutionary history to model species interactions

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Davies, Thomas

Keywords: phylogeny; disease; phylogenetic comparative methods; host breadth; host shifts; virulence; proactive surveillance; crops; climate change; macroevolution

$390,000

MOVING SPECIES: MODELLING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Davies, Thomas

$200,000

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: climate change Dear Professor Davies, 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 climate change 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 "Towards a phylogenetic ecology of plant pests and pathogens: using evolutionary history to model species interactions" (2020), 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]