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Matthew Benson
Back to facultyAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual ScienceUniversity of Alberta
Research
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Latest papers
BMP3 is a novel locus involved in the causality of ocular coloboma.
Human genetics · 2022
1 publications.
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BMP3 is a novel locus involved in the causality of ocular coloboma.
Fox SC, Widen SA, Asai-Coakwell M, Havrylov S, Benson M, Prichard LB, Baddam P, Graf D, Lehmann OJ, Waskiewicz AJ
Human genetics20225 citations
Frequent collaborators
- Andrew Waskiewicz and Ordan Lehmann: 30 shared papers
- Andrew Waskiewicz and Daniel Graf: 3 shared papers
- Ordan Lehmann and Daniel Graf: 3 shared papers
- Andrew Waskiewicz and Matthew Benson: 1 shared paper
- Andrew Waskiewicz and Mika Asai-Coakwell: 1 shared paper
- Ordan Lehmann and Matthew Benson: 1 shared paper
- Ordan Lehmann and Mika Asai-Coakwell: 1 shared paper
- Daniel Graf and Matthew Benson: 1 shared paper
- Daniel Graf and Mika Asai-Coakwell: 1 shared paper
- Matthew Benson and Mika Asai-Coakwell: 1 shared paper
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Subject: Prospective PhD student
Dear Professor Benson,
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].
I read your paper "BMP3 is a novel locus involved in the causality of ocular coloboma." (2022), and it 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]
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