Jamie Gorrell, University of Northern British Columbia

Research

animal ecology captive breeding conservation endangered species marmot recovery foundation population genetics population modelling vancouver island marmot

Latest funding

A predator health monitoring framework through diet, genetics, parasites, and disease
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$153,000
Partnering towards adaptive management for endangered species in Canada
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$90,000

All 2 grants and awards

A predator health monitoring framework through diet, genetics, parasites, and disease

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Gorrell, Jamie

Keywords: Wildlife management; Environment

$153,000

Partnering towards adaptive management for endangered species in Canada

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Gorrell, Jamie JC

Keywords: animal ecology; captive breeding; conservation; endangered species; marmot recovery foundation; population genetics; population modelling; vancouver island marmot; wildlife management

$90,000

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: animal ecology Dear Professor Gorrell, 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 animal ecology 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 "A predator health monitoring framework through diet, genetics, parasites, and disease" (2025), 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]