Charles-Antoine Darveau, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Evolution of Metabolic Diversity in Animals
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$240,000
Evolution of energetics in flying insects
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$130,000
Cellular and mitochondrial respiration system
NSERC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$40,093

All 4 grants and awards

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Evolution of Metabolic Diversity in Animals

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Darveau, Charles-A.

Keywords: metabolic rate; muscle; metabolism; allometry; insect flight; mitochondria; enzyme; locomotion; evolution; artificial selection

$240,000

Evolution of energetics in flying insects

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Darveau, CharlesA

$130,000

Cellular and mitochondrial respiration system

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Darveau, CharlesAntoine

$40,093

Energy metabolism: mechanisms, diversity and evolution

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Darveau, Charles

$135,000

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 Dear Professor Darveau, 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 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 "Evolution of Metabolic Diversity in Animals" (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]