Sarah Woolley, McGill University

Research

Auditory Cortex Auditory Memory Dopamine Norepinephrine Songbird

Latest funding

Neural mechanisms of social preferences and flight
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$62,000
Contribution of perineuronal nets in motor circuitry to motor skill performance and acquisition
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$761,176
Contributions of catecholamines to the auditory learning of vocal communication signals
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$642,600

All 5 grants and awards

Neural mechanisms of social preferences and flight

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Woolley, Sarah

Keywords: songbird; recognition; dopamine; neural circuits; auditory; pair bond

$62,000

Contribution of perineuronal nets in motor circuitry to motor skill performance and acquisition

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sakata, Jon

Keywords: Basal Ganglia; Mice; Motor Cortex; Motor Learning; Motor Performance; Parvalbumin Neurons; Perineuronal Nets; Plasticity; Songbird; Speech

$761,176

Contributions of catecholamines to the auditory learning of vocal communication signals

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Woolley, Sarah C

Keywords: Auditory Cortex; Auditory Memory; Dopamine; Norepinephrine; Songbird

$642,600

Neural mechanisms of social preferences

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Woolley, Sarah

$174,000

Neural mechanisms of social preferences

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Woolley, Sarah

$165,000

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: Auditory Cortex Dear Professor Woolley, 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 auditory cortex 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 "Neural mechanisms of social preferences and flight" (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]