James Santangelo, University of Ottawa

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The genetic basis and architecture of adaptation to contemporary environmental change
CFI · 2025 · Principal investigator
$97,800

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The genetic basis and architecture of adaptation to contemporary environmental change

Principal investigatorCFI2025John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Santangelo, James

Keywords: Urban evolution, environmental change, evolutionary genomics, quantitative genetics, plant stress responses Genomics, bioinformatics, field ecology, plant growth

$97,800

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Santangelo, 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 CFI-funded project "The genetic basis and architecture of adaptation to contemporary environmental change" (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]