Vipen Sawhney, University of Saskatchewan

Research

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Latest funding

Role of hormones in gene-controlled flower development and male sterility in plants
NSERC · 2005 · Principal investigator
$210,000
Video imaging and analysis equipment
NSERC · 2000 · Co-investigator
$40,075
Role of hormones in gene-controlled pollen and flower development
NSERC · 2000 · Principal investigator
$164,244

All 9 grants and awards

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Role of hormones in gene-controlled flower development and male sterility in plants

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sawhney, Vipen

$210,000

Video imaging and analysis equipment

Co-investigatorNSERC2000Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Kaminskyj, Susan

$40,075

Role of hormones in gene-controlled pollen and flower development

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sawhney, Vipen

$164,244

Plant growth substances in gene-controlled male sterility and flower development

Principal investigatorNSERC1996Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sawhney, Vipen

$151,266

2x Conviron TC30 environmental controlled plant growth chambers

Co-investigatorNSERC1995Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: BonhamSmith, Peta

$29,195

Diode assay spectrophotometer and attachments

Co-investigatorNSERC1995Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: King, John

$31,540

Genetic regulation of physiological and structural processes in flower development

Principal investigatorNSERC1992Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sawhney, Vipen

$142,200

Pollen grains as selection agents for drought and disease resistance in Canola; to support visit by K.R. Shivanna, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Principal investigatorNSERC1991International: Foreign Researcher (H)

Principal investigators: Sawhney, Vipen

$5,500

Investigations on male-sterility in tomato and canola

Principal investigatorNSERC1989Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Sawhney, Vipen

$35,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Sawhney, 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.] 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]