Jason Weir, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Unlocking the genomics of species formation in Amazonian and high-latitude birds
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$120,000
The biogeographic drivers and genomic architecture of speciation in Amazonian birds
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$120,000
The biogeographic drivers and genomic architecture of speciation in Amazonian birds
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$222,000

All 5 grants and awards

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Unlocking the genomics of species formation in Amazonian and high-latitude birds

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Weir, Jason

Keywords: reproductive isolation; hybridization; speciation; biogeography; birds; amazon; genomics

$120,000

The biogeographic drivers and genomic architecture of speciation in Amazonian birds

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Weir, Jason

$120,000

The biogeographic drivers and genomic architecture of speciation in Amazonian birds

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Weir, Jason

$222,000

Environmental chamber for studies on wild-caught mammals and birds

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Welch, Kenneth

$107,891

Latitudinal gradients in rates of evolution

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Weir, Jason

$155,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Weir, 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 "Unlocking the genomics of species formation in Amazonian and high-latitude birds" (2022), 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]