Zoë Migicovsky, Acadia University

Research

plant breeding horticulture woody perennials crop wild relatives genetic mapping crop-microbe interactions plant diversity data analytics

Latest funding

Improving apples and strawberries using genomics
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Improving apples and strawberries using genomics
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$38,000
Agri-Food and Sustainable Agriculture
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$335,000

All 3 grants and awards

Improving apples and strawberries using genomics

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Migicovsky, Zoë

Keywords: genome--wide association study; apple; strawberry; plant breeding; genomics; perennials; fruit quality; marker-assisted selection; morphometrics; phenomics

$12,500

Improving apples and strawberries using genomics

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Migicovsky, Zoë

Keywords: genome--wide association study; apple; strawberry; plant breeding; genomics; perennials; fruit quality; marker-assisted selection; morphometrics; phenomics

$38,000

Agri-Food and Sustainable Agriculture

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Migicovsky, Zoë

Keywords: horticulture; woody perennials; crop wild relatives; genetic mapping; crop-microbe interactions; plant diversity ; data analytics; plant breeding; fruit crops; plant rootstocks

$335,000

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: plant breeding Dear Professor Migicovsky, 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 plant breeding 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 "Improving apples and strawberries using genomics" (2024), 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]