Neil Chilton, University of Saskatchewan

Research

Arthropod vectors Bacterial endosymbionts Centre-periphery hypothesis Distribution and abundance Genetic variation Parasitology Predation Range expansion

Latest papers

The increasing risk of Lyme disease in Canada.
The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2015

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Replacement quantitative real-time PCR detection system for studies in parasitology, animal physiology and environmental toxicology
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$28,364
Living on the edge: genetic variability and range dynamics of the American dog tick
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$188,000
Tick microbiomes; are endosymbiotic bacteria mutualists, commensals or hyperparasites?
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$225,000

All 8 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

The increasing risk of Lyme disease in Canada.

Bouchard C, Leonard E, Koffi JK, Pelcat Y, Peregrine A, Chilton N, Rochon K, Lysyk T, Lindsay LR, Ogden NH

The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2015

DOI: 10.1051/vetres/2009019 PMID: 26130829

Replacement quantitative real-time PCR detection system for studies in parasitology, animal physiology and environmental toxicology

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Chilton, Neil

$28,364

Living on the edge: genetic variability and range dynamics of the American dog tick

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Chilton, Neil

Keywords: parasitology; arthropod vectors; range expansion; centre-periphery hypothesis; genetic variation; predation; bacterial endosymbionts; distribution and abundance; ticks

$188,000

Tick microbiomes; are endosymbiotic bacteria mutualists, commensals or hyperparasites?

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Chilton, Neil

$225,000

Thermal cycler for molecular parasitological studies

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Chilton, Neil

$11,723

Parasite ecology, evolution and population genetics: the evolutionary ecology of epidemiological triangles

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Chilton, Neil

$95,000

Real-time PCR machine

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: BonhamSmith, Peta

$58,210

Ecological and evolutionary influences on speciation and population genetics of metazoan parasites

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Chilton, Neil

$138,500

SSCP equipment to examine the ecological and evolutionary influences on speciation and population genetics of metazoan parasites

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Chilton, Neil

$35,951

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Catherine Bouchard

Epidemiology and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Andrew Peregrine

Department of Pathobiology

1 shared papers, latest 2015

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Arthropod vectors Dear Professor Chilton, 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]. I read your paper "The increasing risk of Lyme disease in Canada." (2015), and it 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 "Replacement quantitative real-time PCR detection system for studies in parasitology, animal physiology and environmental toxicology" (2022), 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]