Scott MacDougall-Shackleton, Western University

Research

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Latest funding

Neuroendocrine mechanisms of bird behaviour
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$62,000
Field research vehicle for multiple integrative avian biology research labs
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$28,592
Neuroendocrine control of seasonal phenotypic plasticity in birds
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$282,000

All 21 grants and awards

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Neuroendocrine mechanisms of bird behaviour

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: MacDougall-Shackleton, Scott

Keywords: animal behaviour; songbirds; neuroethology; neuroendocrinology

$62,000

Field research vehicle for multiple integrative avian biology research labs

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: MacDougallShackleton, Scott

$28,592

Neuroendocrine control of seasonal phenotypic plasticity in birds

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: MacDougall-Shackleton, Scott

Keywords: behavioural endocrinology; bird migration; neural plasticity; neuroendocrinology; photoperiodism; seasonality; seasonal reproduction; songbirds

$282,000

Operations and Maintenance Support - Advanced Facility for Avian Research

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: MacDougallShackleton, Scott

$140,562

Advanced Neurostereology System for Integrative Neurobiology Group

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Lomber, Stephen

$85,836

Neuroendocrine control of phenotypic plasticity in birds

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: MacDougallShackleton, Scott

$120,000

Neuroendocrine control of phenotypic plasticity in birds

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: MacDougallShackleton, Scott

$300,000

""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

A Gamma Counter for the Neuroendocrinology Assay Lab at the University of Western Ontario

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

Principal investigators: Hampson, Elizabeth

$58,930

A neuroendocrinology assay laboratory at the University of Western Ontario

Co-investigatorNSERC2010Major Resources Support Program - Infrastructure

Principal investigators: Hampson, Elizabeth

$171,000

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 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 "Neuroendocrine mechanisms of bird behaviour" (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]