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2023 research grants competition - results by peer review committee

Evolution and Ecology
Applicant name Institution Program Title Term Amount awarded
Anderson, Jason
Department
Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
University of Calgary RGPIN Origin and Evolution of Taxa Through time 5 $44,000.00
Ardyna, Mathieu
Department
Biologie
Université Laval DGECR Deciphering the environmental factors behind diatom and Phaeocystis Arctic blooms 1 $12,500.00
Ardyna, Mathieu
Department
Biologie
Université Laval RGPIN Deciphering the environmental factors behind diatom and Phaeocystis Arctic blooms 5 $33,000.00
Badescu, Iulia
Department
Anthropologie
Université de Montréal RGPIN Influences and impacts of stacked investment in offspring by female primates 5 $44,000.00
Badescu, Iulia
Department
Anthropologie
Université de Montréal DGECR Influences and impacts of stacked investment in offspring by female primates 1 $12,500.00
Barbour, Matthew
Department
Biologie
Université de Sherbrooke DGECR Predicting the indirect effects of eco-evolutionary change 1 $12,500.00
Barbour, Matthew
Department
Biologie
Université de Sherbrooke RGPIN Predicting the indirect effects of eco-evolutionary change 5 $38,000.00
Batstone, Rebecca
Department
Biology
McMaster University RGPIN Evolution in a symbiotic world 5 $44,000.00
Batstone, Rebecca
Department
Biology
McMaster University DGECR Evolution in a symbiotic world 1 $12,500.00
Bell, Terrence
Department
Physical & Environmental Sciences (Scarborough)
University of Toronto DGECR The effects of near-term environmental history on soil microbial growth, function, and genomic change 1 $12,500.00
Bell, Terrence
Department
Physical & Environmental Sciences (Scarborough)
University of Toronto RGPIN The effects of near-term environmental history on soil microbial growth, function, and genomic change 5 $49,000.00
Bennett, Joseph
Department
Biology
Carleton University RGPIN Optimizing monitoring for biodiversity conservation in Canada 5 $70,000.00
Bergeron, Patrick
Department
Biology
Bishop's RGPIN Multivariate experimental approach for studying the constraints acting on phenotypic plasticity 5 $33,000.00
Bernhardt, Joanna
Department
Integrative Biology
University of Guelph DGECR Towards a mechanistic understanding of global change: effects of temperature and resource limitation on biological processes across scales 1 $12,500.00
Bernhardt, Joanna
Department
Integrative Biology
University of Guelph RGPIN Towards a mechanistic understanding of global change: effects of temperature and resource limitation on biological processes across scales 5 $38,000.00
Beverly, Jennifer
Department
Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of
University of Alberta RGPIN Fire-vegetation dynamics at multiple spatial scales in Boreal ecosystems 5 $39,000.00
Bishop, Cory
Department
Biology
St. Francis Xavier University DDG Evolution and ecology of a symbiosis between unicellular algae and amphibian egg masses 2 $20,000.00
Bobiwash, Kyle
Department
Entomology
University of Manitoba DGECR The effects of Western and Indigenous land management systems on insect biodiversity 1 $12,500.00
Bobiwash, Kyle
Department
Entomology
University of Manitoba RGPIN The effects of Western and Indigenous land management systems on insect biodiversity 5 $38,000.00
Bolker, Benjamin
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
McMaster University RGPIN Semimechanistic models for ecology and epidemiology 5 $56,800.00
Bonner, Simon
Department
Statistical and Actuarial Sciences
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Developing New Methods for Analysing Complex Data from Mark-Recapture, Occupancy, and Animal Movement Studies 5 $51,000.00
Boyce, Mark
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Alberta RGPIN Conservation applications of ecological theory 5 $51,000.00
Brown, Carissa
Department
Geography
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Ecological inertia of terrestrial communities under ongoing climate change 5 $55,100.00
Cameron, Christopher
Department
Arts et des sciences, faculté des
Université de Montréal RGPIN Deuterostome extracellular matrix structures (ossicles and tubes): Evolution, composition, function and development. 5 $70,000.00
Cardinal-McTeague, Warren
Department
Forest and Conservation Sciences
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Restoring Indigenous relationships with land and monitoring ecosystem health and function 5 $33,000.00
Cardinal-McTeague, Warren
Department
Forest and Conservation Sciences
The University of British Columbia DGECR Restoring Indigenous relationships with land and monitoring ecosystem health and function 1 $12,500.00
Careau, Vincent
Department
Biology
University of Ottawa RGPIN The “paradox of stasis” and the correlated evolution of metabolic rate, behaviour and performance 5 $51,000.00
Chang, Xuexiu
Department
Great Lakes Inst. for Environmental Res. (GLIER)
University of Windsor RGPIN Effects of blooming cyanobacteria on fish in the Great Lakes: from new neurotoxins mining to lake investigations 5 $44,000.00
Choy, Emily
Department
Biology
McMaster University DGECR Investigating the interactive effects of climate change and contaminants in avian predators 1 $12,500.00
Choy, Emily
Department
Biology
McMaster University RGPNS Investigating the interactive effects of climate change and contaminants in avian predators 5 $15,000.00
Choy, Emily
Department
Biology
McMaster University RGPIN Investigating the interactive effects of climate change and contaminants in avian predators 5 $38,000.00
Colautti, Robert
Department
Biology
Queen's University RGPIN The genetic basis of rapid evolution and constraints on the spread of an invasiv plant 5 $39,000.00
Côté, Steeve
Department
Biologie
Université Laval RGPNS Écologie comportementale et démographie des grands mammifères terrestres 5 $17,000.00
Côté, Steeve
Department
Biologie
Université Laval RGPIN Écologie comportementale et démographie des grands mammifères terrestres 5 $44,000.00
Cusson, Mathieu
Department
Sciences fondamentales
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi RGPIN Mécanismes écologiques des cascades facilitatrices en milieux subarctiques marins 5 $39,000.00
del Giorgio, Paul
Department
Sciences biologiques
Université du Québec à Montréal RGPIN An integrated watershed approach to assess aquatic / terrestrial links and feedbacks 5 $44,000.00
DiLeo, Michelle
Department
Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program
Trent University RGPIN Evaluating adaptive capacity to climate change across spatial scales 5 $33,000.00
DiLeo, Michelle
Department
Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program
Trent University DGECR Evaluating adaptive capacity to climate change across spatial scales 1 $12,500.00
Eleres Soares, Bruno
Department
Biology
University of Regina DGECR Natural and anthropogenic determinants of the structure of freshwater food webs 1 $12,500.00
Eleres Soares, Bruno
Department
Biology
University of Regina RGPIN Natural and anthropogenic determinants of the structure of freshwater food webs 5 $38,000.00
Fleming, Ian
Department
Ocean Sciences Centre
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Evolutionary and ecological responses to alternate environments in fishes 5 $55,075.00
Fraser, Lauchlan
Department
Natural Resource Sciences
Thompson Rivers University DDG Testing the effects of climate change and disturbance on grassland plant communities: towards conservation and restoration 2 $20,000.00
Freeland, Joanna
Department
Biology
Trent University RGPIN Adaptation and plasticity in cattail species (Typha spp.) and their hybrids across the northern hemisphere 5 $51,000.00
Fryxell, John
Department
Integrative Biology
University of Guelph RGPIN Spatial heterogeneity, demographic variation, and food web dynamics in a rapidly changing world 5 $59,000.00
Garroway, Colin
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Manitoba RGPIN Exploring the drivers of biogeographic patterns in genetic diversity 5 $44,000.00
Gentleman, Wendy
Department
Engineering Mathematics and Internetworking
Dalhousie RGPIN Advancing Connectivity Modelling to Inform Marine Conservation and Management 5 $39,000.00
Gosselin, Michel
Department
Sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Institut des
Université du Québec à Rimouski DDG Contrôle environnemental de la structure des communautés de phytoplancton dans les eaux arctiques et subarctiques du Canada 2 $20,000.00
Gotanda, Kiyoko
Department
Biological Sciences
Brock University DGECR Human influences on rapid adaptation and phenotypic change 1 $12,500.00
Gotanda, Kiyoko
Department
Biological Sciences
Brock University RGPIN Human influences on rapid adaptation and phenotypic change 5 $33,000.00
Goud, Elissa
Department
Biology
Saint Mary's DGECR Plant responses to multiple interacting stressors: ecological and evolutionary mechanisms 1 $12,500.00
Goud, Elissa
Department
Biology
Saint Mary's RGPIN Plant responses to multiple interacting stressors: ecological and evolutionary mechanisms 5 $33,000.00
Gregory, Ryan
Department
Integrative Biology
University of Guelph RGPIN DNA content diversity in animals 5 $39,000.00
Grenz, Jennifer
Department
Forest Resources Management
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Eradicated, Now What?: understanding the legacy of plant invasions in the post-control phase to inform long-term ecological restoration 5 $33,000.00
Grenz, Jennifer
Department
Forest Resources Management
The University of British Columbia DGECR Eradicated, Now What?: understanding the legacy of plant invasions in the post-control phase to inform long-term ecological restoration 1 $12,500.00
Grieneisen, Laura
Department
Okanagan
The University of British Columbia DGECR Causes and consequences of microbial dynamism 1 $12,500.00
Grieneisen, Laura
Department
Okanagan
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Causes and consequences of microbial dynamism 5 $44,000.00
Guichard, Frédéric
Department
Biology
McGill University RGPIN Ecosystem engineers and the cycling of matter: integrating food web and meta-ecosystem theories 5 $39,000.00
Hamilton, Diana
Department
Biology
Mount Allison University RGPIN Effects of site quality, physiological state, and migratory connectivity on individual movements and habitat selection by migrating and overwintering shorebirds 5 $51,000.00
Harvey, Jill
Department
Natural Resource Sciences
Thompson Rivers University RGPIN Burned and parched – Wildfire and drought resilience in forest-grassland ecotones 5 $38,000.00
Harvey, Jill
Department
Natural Resource Sciences
Thompson Rivers University DGECR Burned and parched – Wildfire and drought resilience in forest-grassland ecotones 1 $12,500.00
Hinch, Scott
Department
Forest and Conservation Sciences
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Fitness consequences of Pacific salmon in relation to upper thermal tolerance 5 $98,220.00
Hunt, Brian
Department
Oceans and Fisheries, Institute for the
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Impacts of urbanization on nearshore pelagic ocean ecosystems - the case of ocean cities 5 $51,000.00
Hurford, Amy
Department
Biology
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Incorporating movement, seasonality, and climate change into infectious disease models 5 $44,000.00
Irwin, Darren
Department
Zoology
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Investigating the dual nature of hybrid zones: integrating adaptive introgression and low hybrid fitness into one theory 5 $84,000.00
Jardine, Timothy
Department
School of Environment and Sustainability
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Tracing the fluxes of low- and high-quality foodweb subsidies in freshwater ecosystems 5 $44,000.00
Kerr, Jeremy
Department
Biology
University of Ottawa RGPIN Testing a new framework to understand climate change effects on range shifts, phenological change, and metacommunities 5 $104,000.00
King, Kayla
Department
Microbiology and Immunology
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Host-parasite evolution in a changing world 5 $104,000.00
Kneeshaw, Daniel
Department
Sciences, Faculté des
Université du Québec à Montréal RGPIN Forest response to climate mediated change: interactions, mechanisms and solutions 5 $59,000.00
Koper, Nicola
Department
Natural Resources Institute
University of Manitoba RGPIN Ecology and conservation of migratory birds in human-altered landscapes 5 $51,000.00
KYLE, CHRISTOPHER
Department
Natural Resources DNA Profiling and Forensic Centre (NRDPFC)
Trent University RGPIN Evolutionary Potential of Long-lived Northern Mammals in Context of Rapidly Changing Selective Pressures 5 $44,000.00
Landhäusser, Simon
Department
Renewable Resources
University of Alberta RGPIN Role of carbon reserves in tree and forest mortality 5 $51,000.00
Legendre, Pierre
Department
Sciences biologiques
Université de Montréal RGPIN From spatial community ecology to landscape genetics and genomics 5 $84,000.00
Leung, Brian
Department
Biology
McGill University RGPIN Biodiversity predictions for a whole-country platform for sustainability 5 $59,000.00
Loudon, Andrew
Department
Biology
Vancouver Island University RGPIN Assembly and maintenance of host microbiomes and their effect on disease 5 $33,000.00
Loudon, Andrew
Department
Biology
Vancouver Island University DGECR Assembly and maintenance of host microbiomes and their effect on disease 1 $12,500.00
Lutscher, Frithjof
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
University of Ottawa RGPIN Modelling population and community dynamics under environmental change 5 $59,000.00
MacDougall-Shackleton, Elizabeth
Department
Biology
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Effects of parasitic and non-parasitic microbes on immune gene variation, chemical communication, and mate choice in birds 5 $59,000.00
Madliger, Christine
Department
Biology and Chemistry
Algoma University RGPIN Context-dependent relationships between physiology and fitness in multi-stressor environments 5 $33,000.00
Madliger, Christine
Department
Biology and Chemistry
Algoma University DGECR Context-dependent relationships between physiology and fitness in multi-stressor environments 1 $12,500.00
Magpantay, Felicia Maria
Department
Mathematics and Statistics
Queen's University RGPIN Transient dynamics in deterministic and stochastic systems from eco-epidemiology 5 $39,000.00
Maire, Vincent
Department
Sciences de l'environnement
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières RGPIN Shedding light on Arctic plant adaptation to radiation 5 $51,000.00
Maire, Vincent
Department
Sciences de l'environnement
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières RGPNS Shedding light on Arctic plant adaptation to radiation 5 $17,000.00
Mallory, Mark
Department
Biology
Acadia RGPNS Humans, birds and coastlines: how anthropogenic activities influence health of marine birds and their habitats 5 $19,000.00
Mallory, Mark
Department
Biology
Acadia RGPIN Humans, birds and coastlines: how anthropogenic activities influence health of marine birds and their habitats 5 $59,000.00
McHale, Melissa
Department
Forest Resources Management
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Increased Urban Heating and Thermal Comfort in Canadian Cities as a Model for Advancing Urban Ecosystem Service Assessments 5 $39,000.00
Melles, Stephanie
Department
Chemistry and Biology
Toronto Metropolitan University RGPIN Enhancing biodiversity conservation and ecosystem functioning in urban watersheds 5 $39,000.00
Miller, Joshua
Department
Arts and Science Division
Grant MacEwan University DGECR Elucidating the genomic architecture of speciation through examining hybridization events 1 $12,500.00
Miller, Joshua
Department
Arts and Science Division
Grant MacEwan University RGPIN Elucidating the genomic architecture of speciation through examining hybridization events 5 $33,000.00
Milot, Emmanuel
Department
Chimie, biochimie et physique
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières RGPIN The building of the genetic load in natural populations: a study of the dynamics between environmental changes, genomic selection, and life history 5 $44,000.00
Molnar, Peter
Department
Biological Sciences (Scarborough)
University of Toronto RGPIN Climate change and land use change impacts on host-parasite dynamics: theory, models, applications, and predictions, from local to global scales 5 $51,000.00
Moreau, Gaétan
Department
Biologie
Université de Moncton RGPIN Spatial and temporal structure of decomposer successional dynamics on cadavers and carrion 5 $41,350.00
Neff, Bryan
Department
Biology
The University of Western Ontario RGPIN Alternative Reproductive Tactics in Sunfishes 5 $51,000.00
Norris, Ryan
Department
Integrative Biology
University of Guelph RGPIN -- A deep-dive into annual cycles: understanding how 'ecological dark periods' drive variation in fitness and population dynamics -- 5 $102,652.00
Nozais, Christian
Department
Biologie, chimie et géographie
Université du Québec à Rimouski RGPIN Multiple stressors and effects on marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning 5 $44,000.00
Orkin, Joseph
Department
Anthropologie
Université de Montréal RGPIN Multi-Omic Primate Adaptation to Local Environments 5 $33,000.00
Orkin, Joseph
Department
Anthropologie
Université de Montréal DGECR Multi-Omic Primate Adaptation to Local Environments 1 $12,500.00
Parrish, Christopher
Department
Ocean Sciences Centre
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Production, transport, fate and effects of lipids in the marine environment 5 $39,000.00
Pavey, Scott
Department
Biological Sciences (Saint John)
New Brunswick RGPIN Function and seascape genomics of supergenes and neutral variation in Atlantic Cod 5 $51,000.00
Perry, Jennifer
Department
Biology
St. Francis Xavier University DGECR The ecology and genomics of sexual conflict 1 $12,500.00
Perry, Jennifer
Department
Biology
St. Francis Xavier University RGPIN The ecology and genomics of sexual conflict 5 $64,000.00
Pitcher, Trevor
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Windsor RGPIN Pre- and post-mating sexual selection and variation in reproductive fitness of alternative reproductive tactics 5 $51,000.00
Power, Michael
Department
Biology
University of Waterloo RGPIN Stable isotope studies of Arctic charr and Atlantic salmon 5 $44,000.00
Pruvot, Mathieu
Department
Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
University of Calgary DGECR Effect of land-use land-cover change on host and pathogen dynamics: filling the mechanistic gaps 1 $12,500.00
Pruvot, Mathieu
Department
Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of
University of Calgary RGPIN Effect of land-use land-cover change on host and pathogen dynamics: filling the mechanistic gaps 5 $38,000.00
Reader, Simon
Department
Biology
McGill University RGPIN Social Learning: From Evolution to Mechanisms and Back 5 $51,000.00
Richardson, John
Department
Forest and Conservation Sciences
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Cross-ecosystem resource subsidy quality and the dynamics of landscapes after disturbance affects freshwater ecosystems 5 $39,000.00
Rooney, Rebecca
Department
Biology
University of Waterloo RGPIN From controlling invasions to promoting diversity in wetland restoration 5 $59,000.00
Roth, James
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Manitoba RGPNS Species interactions at northern ecosystem transitions 5 $14,000.00
Roth, James
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Manitoba RGPIN Species interactions at northern ecosystem transitions 5 $51,000.00
Roy, Denis
Department
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of
McGill University RGPNS Rapid critically needed assessments of species biocomplexity and local adaptation for marine fishes in a warming Arctic 5 $10,000.00
Roy, Denis
Department
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of
McGill University RGPIN Rapid critically needed assessments of species biocomplexity and local adaptation for marine fishes in a warming Arctic 5 $33,000.00
Roy, Denis
Department
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of
McGill University DGECR Rapid critically needed assessments of species biocomplexity and local adaptation for marine fishes in a warming Arctic 1 $12,500.00
Ryser, Peter
Department
Biology
Laurentian University RGPIN Ecological significance of plant biomass turnover 5 $39,000.00
Salomon, Anne
Department
Resource and Environmental Management, School of
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Regime Shifts and Resilience in an Era of Global Change 5 $70,000.00
Searle, Eric
Department
Sciences biologiques
Université du Québec à Montréal RGPIN Promoting and maintaining biodiversity to sustain healthy forests: from theory to implementation 5 $33,000.00
Searle, Eric
Department
Sciences biologiques
Université du Québec à Montréal DGECR Promoting and maintaining biodiversity to sustain healthy forests: from theory to implementation 1 $12,500.00
Servos, Mark
Department
Biology
University of Waterloo RGPIN Assessing and remediatng impacts of environmental contaminants in watersheds 5 $70,000.00
Shafer, Aaron
Department
Environmental and Life Sciences Graduate Program
Trent University RGPIN Quantitative (epi)genomics of natural populations 5 $44,000.00
St. Clair, Colleen
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Alberta RGPIN Behaviour-based solutions for human-wildlife conflict 5 $51,000.00
Stockdale, Jessica
Department
Mathematics
Simon Fraser University RGPIN Dynamics of pathogens and hosts: modelling methods in genomic epidemiology 5 $33,000.00
Stockdale, Jessica
Department
Mathematics
Simon Fraser University DGECR Dynamics of pathogens and hosts: modelling methods in genomic epidemiology 1 $12,500.00
Sullivan, Corwin
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Alberta RGPIN Structural and Functional Specialization in Some Important Dinosaurian Lineages 5 $51,000.00
Swanson, Heidi
Department
Biology
Wilfrid Laurier University RGPIN Linking fish mercury, life history, and ecology in northern aquatic ecosystems 5 $70,000.00
Swanson, Heidi
Department
Biology
Wilfrid Laurier University RGPNS Linking fish mercury, life history, and ecology in northern aquatic ecosystems 5 $19,000.00
Tanentzap, Andrew
Department
Trent School of the Environment
Trent University RGPNS Ecological importance of organic matter in a warming world 5 $14,000.00
Tanentzap, Andrew
Department
Trent School of the Environment
Trent University RGPIN Ecological importance of organic matter in a warming world 5 $70,000.00
Teichroeb, Julie
Department
Anthropology and Health Studies (Scarborough)
University of Toronto RGPIN Animal Decision-Making under Social and Ecological Constraints 5 $39,000.00
Theodor, Jessica
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Calgary RGPIN Origins, patterns, and drivers of artiodactyl diversity 5 $39,000.00
Tremblay, Jean-Eric
Department
Biologie
Université Laval RGPNS Elucidating the impacts of spatial connectivity and physical forcing on nutrient supply and primary production in eastern Canadian Arctic and Sub-Arctic seas 5 $14,000.00
Tremblay, Jean-Eric
Department
Biologie
Université Laval RGPIN Elucidating the impacts of spatial connectivity and physical forcing on nutrient supply and primary production in eastern Canadian Arctic and Sub-Arctic seas 5 $51,000.00
Trites, Andrew
Department
Oceans and Fisheries, Institute for the
The University of British Columbia RGPIN Impacts of marine mammal recovery on ecosystem stability, biodiversity and productivity 5 $39,000.00
Weegman, Mitch
Department
Biology
University of Saskatchewan RGPIN Unraveling demographic consequences of environmental drivers and individual decisions in migratory birds 5 $51,000.00
Wheeler, Jeanette
Department
Biology
Memorial University of Newfoundland RGPIN Biophysical interactions between marine pathogenic bacteria and invertebrate larvae 5 $33,000.00
Wheeler, Jeanette
Department
Biology
Memorial University of Newfoundland DGECR Biophysical interactions between marine pathogenic bacteria and invertebrate larvae 1 $12,500.00
Whyte, Lyle
Department
Natural Resource Sciences
McGill University RGPIN Polar Microbial Ecology and Diversity 5 $59,000.00
Whyte, Lyle
Department
Natural Resource Sciences
McGill University RGPNS Polar Microbial Ecology and Diversity 5 $14,000.00
Yeaman, Samuel
Department
Biological Sciences
University of Calgary RGPIN The genetic basis of adaptation: flexible or constrained? 5 $59,000.00