Byron Van Nest, University of Manitoba

Research

Apis mellifera circadian rhythmicity classical conditioning cognition learning and memory multi-sensory integration mushroom bodies neuroethology

Latest funding

Advanced tissue culture and imaging platform for diverse research on plant, animal and human organoid
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$150,000
The neural circuitry of learning, memory, and decision-making in honey bees
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$140,000
The neural circuitry of learning, memory, and decision-making in honey bees
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

Advanced tissue culture and imaging platform for diverse research on plant, animal and human organoid

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Xing, Lei

Keywords: developmental biology; stem cell biology; rnai techniologies; neuroethology; body patterning; metazoans; sexual development; evolution; fluorescence microscopy; cell and tissue culture

$150,000

The neural circuitry of learning, memory, and decision-making in honey bees

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Van Nest, Byron

Keywords: apis mellifera; learning and memory; mushroom bodies; neuroethology; classical conditioning; time-memory; circadian rhythmicity; cognition; multi-sensory integration

$140,000

The neural circuitry of learning, memory, and decision-making in honey bees

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Van Nest, Byron

$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: Apis mellifera Dear Professor Van Nest, 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 apis mellifera 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 "The neural circuitry of learning, memory, and decision-making in honey bees" (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]