James Tam, University of Alberta

Research

Adolescents Adult Congenital Heart Defects Lifespan Mentorship Parenthood Pregnancy

Latest funding

Optimizing Care Transitions Across the Lifespan in Congenital Heart Disease
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$749,225

Optimizing Care Transitions Across the Lifespan in Congenital Heart Disease

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) - Care Transitions

Principal investigators: Mackie, Andrew; Abrahamyan, Lusine; Anthony, Samantha J; Blissett, Sarah; Kaul, Padmaja R; Killackey, Tieghan; Schwerzmann, Markus; Siu, Samuel C; Tam, James W

Keywords: Adolescents; Adult; Congenital; Heart Defects; Lifespan; Mentorship; Parenthood; Pregnancy; Transition Of Care

$749,225

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: Adolescents Dear Professor Tam, 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 adolescents 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 "Optimizing Care Transitions Across the Lifespan in Congenital Heart Disease" (2023), 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]