Rosalind Murray, University of Toronto

Research

aquatic ecology entomology evolutionary ecology life history evolution sex differences sex role reversal sexual dimorphism sexual selection

Latest funding

Quantifying biofuel production in green microbes with evaporative light scattering
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$130,803
Ecological and evolutionary impacts of sexual dimorphism
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$87,000
Ecological and evolutionary impacts of sexual dimorphism
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

Quantifying biofuel production in green microbes with evaporative light scattering

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Phillips, Michael

Keywords: biofuels; photosynthetic microbes; synthetic biology; microbial engineering; cyanobacteria; carbon capture; sustainable energy; transferable skills; high pressure liquid chromatography

$130,803

Ecological and evolutionary impacts of sexual dimorphism

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Murray, Rosalind

Keywords: sexual dimorphism; sexual selection; urbanization; entomology; evolutionary ecology; sex differences; urban ecology; sex role reversal; aquatic ecology; life history evolution

$87,000

Ecological and evolutionary impacts of sexual dimorphism

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Murray, Rosalind

$12,500

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: aquatic ecology Dear Professor Murray, 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 aquatic ecology 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 "Ecological and evolutionary impacts of sexual dimorphism" (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]