Grant: Canada Research Chairs
The University of British Columbia
$200,000.00
Biodiversity and Systematics
FY 2023-24
Summary
The evolutionary tree of species is life's genetic history. Because genetics are so powerful in explaining the characteristics of organisms, this evolutionary tree is central to our interpreting information about organisms, from structure and physiology to genomics. I will develop novel quantitative methods that analyze the tree of life, and implement them in widely-used computer programs. I will also apply them to spiders to understand their diversity and evolution, revealing general evolutionary processes. To gather data for this research, I will discover and document new species, and find their places in the evolutionary tree using modern genetic approaches.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2016-00287
Name nom
Maddison, Wayne
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
The University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2016
Award amount
200000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Not available
Research subject en
Non disponible
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Application title
Biodiversity and Systematics
Keyword
biodiversity
evolution
spiders
systematics
phylogeny
comparative biology
computational biology
Application summary
The evolutionary tree of species is life's genetic history. Because genetics are so powerful in explaining the characteristics of organisms, this evolutionary tree is central to our interpreting information about organisms, from structure and physiology to genomics. I will develop novel quantitative methods that analyze the tree of life, and implement them in widely-used computer programs. I will also apply them to spiders to understand their diversity and evolution, revealing general evolutionary processes. To gather data for this research, I will discover and document new species, and find their places in the evolutionary tree using modern genetic approaches.
