David Coltman, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Conservation genomics of wildlife populations in the Anthropocene
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$40,000
Architecture of fitness-related traits in wildlife populations
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$468,000

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Conservation genomics of wildlife populations in the Anthropocene

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Coltman, David

Keywords: genomics; heritability; inbreeding; life-history; molecular ecology; natural selection; population genetics; quantitative genetics; single nucleotide polymorphism; wildlife

$40,000

Architecture of fitness-related traits in wildlife populations

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Coltman, David

Keywords: genomics; heritability; inbreeding; life-history; mammal; microsatellite; pedigree; quantitative genetics; selection; single nucleotide polymorphism

$468,000

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 Dear Professor Coltman, 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 "Conservation genomics of wildlife populations in the Anthropocene" (2024), 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]