James Thomson, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Determinants of pollination quality
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$130,000
Integrated System of Radio-Frequency Identifier Equipment
NSERC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$57,417
Factors governing pollination success
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$305,000

All 10 grants and awards

No publications available.

Determinants of pollination quality

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thomson, James

$130,000

Integrated System of Radio-Frequency Identifier Equipment

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: McCauley, Shannon

$57,417

Factors governing pollination success

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thomson, James

$305,000

Fluorescent macro microscope & digital acquisition system

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

Principal investigators: Sage, Tammy

$45,929

NSERC - CANPOLIN (Canadian Pollination Initiative)

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Networks

Principal investigators: Kevan, Peter

$5,278,700

Linking pollinator behavior to evolution and economics

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thomson, James

$220,000

Upgrades for multi-user microscopy facility

Co-investigatorNSERC2003Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Tepass, Ulrich

$44,219

The Canadian Barcode of Life Network (BOL.ca)

Co-investigatorNSERC2002Research Networks

Principal investigators: Hebert, Paul

$5,369,000

Importance of pollinators: comparative assessments

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thomson, James

$180,000

Multi-component facility for studies of plant-pollinator interactions: implications for evolutionary ecology, agriculture, and conservation

Principal investigatorCFI2001John R. Evans Leaders Fund: On-going New Opportunities Fund

Principal investigators: Thomson, James

Keywords: pollination, bees, plant conservation, bee conservation, floral evolution, bee behaviour

$100,000

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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