Nathan Lujan, University of Toronto

Research

biodiversity comparative method evolutionary genetics evolutionary patterns evolutionary processes genomics modularity phylogenetics

Latest funding

Modularity's Role in Cranial Disparification of the Loricarioidei - A Hyperdiverse Clade of Neotropical Catfishes
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Modularity's Role in Cranial Disparification of the Loricarioidei - A Hyperdiverse Clade of Neotropical Catfishes
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$87,000

All 2 grants and awards

Modularity's Role in Cranial Disparification of the Loricarioidei - A Hyperdiverse Clade of Neotropical Catfishes

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Lujan, Nathan

$12,500

Modularity's Role in Cranial Disparification of the Loricarioidei - A Hyperdiverse Clade of Neotropical Catfishes

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Lujan, Nathan

Keywords: comparative method; genomics; evolutionary genetics; speciation; biodiversity; phylogenetics; modularity; evolutionary patterns; evolutionary processes; systematics

$87,000

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: biodiversity Dear Professor Lujan, 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 biodiversity 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 "Modularity's Role in Cranial Disparification of the Loricarioidei - A Hyperdiverse Clade of Neotropical Catfishes" (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]