Elizabeth MacDougall-Shackleton, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Effects of parasitic and non-parasitic microbes on immune gene variation, chemical communication, and mate choice in birds
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$118,000
Advanced capacity for analysis of nucleic acids in a shared research space
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$137,057
Field research vehicle for multiple integrative avian biology research labs
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$28,592

All 13 grants and awards

No publications available.

Effects of parasitic and non-parasitic microbes on immune gene variation, chemical communication, and mate choice in birds

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: MacDougall-Shackleton, Elizabeth

Keywords: host-parasite interactions; mate choice; evolutionary ecology of immune genes; chemical communication; microbiome; major histocompatibility complex; toll-like receptors; evolutionary genetics; preen oil; molecular ecology

$118,000

Advanced capacity for analysis of nucleic acids in a shared research space

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Thorn, R Greg

$137,057

Field research vehicle for multiple integrative avian biology research labs

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: MacDougallShackleton, Scott

$28,592

Ecoimmunology and behavioural ecology of migratory songbirds

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: MacDougall-Shackleton, Elizabeth

$168,000

Operation and Maintenance Support to Enhance Research and Highly Qualified Personnel Training at the Queen's University Biological Station

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Lougheed, Stephen

$284,176

Ecoimmunology and behavioural ecology of migratory songbirds

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: MacdougallShackleton, Elizabeth

$120,000

Operations and Maintenance Support - Advanced Facility for Avian Research

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: MacDougallShackleton, Scott

$140,562

""Very large outdoor aviaries for conducting critical experiments on inter-seasonal and inter-generational effects on avian physiology, neurobiology, behaviour and ecology""

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

Principal investigators: Zanette, Liana

$89,365

""Pathogens, mate choice and gene flow in songbirds""

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: MacDougallShackleton, Elizabeth

$130,000

Mating signals gene flow and disease resistance in songbirds

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: MacDougallShackleton, Elizabeth

$123,200

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 MacDougall-Shackleton, 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 "Effects of parasitic and non-parasitic microbes on immune gene variation, chemical communication, and mate choice in birds" (2023), 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]