Raymond Thomas, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Lipid mediated plant immunity: Membrane lipids and oxylipins as novel sources of soybean tolerance to Phytophthora sojae infection
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$46,000
Repurposing marine by-products or raw materials for the development and production of functional foods and bioactives to improve human health and coastal community sustainability
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$5,907,676

All 2 grants and awards

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Lipid mediated plant immunity: Membrane lipids and oxylipins as novel sources of soybean tolerance to Phytophthora sojae infection

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Thomas, Raymond

Keywords: lipidomics; lipid bioinformatics; plant stress biology; environmental stress biology; soybean and phytophthora sojae pathosystems; lipid mediated plant immunity; membrane lipids and plant immunity; oxylipins and plant immunity; oxgenated fattt acids mediated plant defense; plant pathogen interactions

$46,000

Repurposing marine by-products or raw materials for the development and production of functional foods and bioactives to improve human health and coastal community sustainability

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Transformation

Principal investigators: Thomas, Raymond

$5,907,676

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 Thomas, 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 "Lipid mediated plant immunity: Membrane lipids and oxylipins as novel sources of soybean tolerance to Phytophthora sojae infection" (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]