Deanna Gibson, University of Alberta

Research

Bioinformatics Cidscann Crohn'S Disease Diet Ethnicity Inflammatory Bowel Disease Microbiome Mucosal Immunology

Latest funding

Defining the molecular mechanisms underlying how consumption of specific ultra processed foods impacts disease progression, risk of surgery and post-operative recurrence in the CIDsCaNN Canadian national pediatric Crohn's disease cohort
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$10,000

Defining the molecular mechanisms underlying how consumption of specific ultra processed foods impacts disease progression, risk of surgery and post-operative recurrence in the CIDsCaNN Canadian national pediatric Crohn's disease cohort

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods-Mechanisms of Health Eff-LOI

Principal investigators: Armstrong, Heather; Gibson, Deanna L; Jacobson, Kevan; Lunken, Genelle R; Perry, Troy

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Cidscann; Crohn'S Disease; Diet; Ethnicity; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Microbiome; Mucosal Immunology; Precision Medicine; Ultra Processed Foods

$10,000

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: Bioinformatics Dear Professor Gibson, 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 bioinformatics 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 CIHR-funded project "Defining the molecular mechanisms underlying how consumption of specific ultra processed foods impacts disease progression, risk of surgery and post-operative recurrence in the CIDsCaNN Canadian national pediatric Crohn's disease cohort" (2026), 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]