Jillian Detwiler, University of Manitoba

Research

Chemical communication Freshwater community interactions Freshwater plants Freshwater snails Oxylipins Parasite-modified behaviour Trematode parasites

Latest funding

Parasite-modified behaviour in freshwater systems: Context dependence and the ecological role of signaling molecules
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$112,000
Ecology and evolution of host/parasite interactions
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$144,000

All 2 grants and awards

Parasite-modified behaviour in freshwater systems: Context dependence and the ecological role of signaling molecules

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Detwiler, Jillian

Keywords: parasite-modified behaviour; freshwater community interactions; chemical communication; freshwater snails; trematode parasites; freshwater plants; oxylipins

$112,000

Ecology and evolution of host/parasite interactions

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Detwiler, Jillian

$144,000

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: Chemical communication Dear Professor Detwiler, 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 chemical communication 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 "Parasite-modified behaviour in freshwater systems: Context dependence and the ecological role of signaling molecules" (2021), 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]