Robert Smith, University of Alberta

Research

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Latest papers

The Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Recurrent, Severe, and Complicated Clostridium difficile Infection in 146 Elderly Individuals.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology · 2016 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Clustering the humanist and social studies of science in Canada
SSHRC · 2006 · Co-investigator
$2,081,000

All 1 grants and awards

1 publications.

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The Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Recurrent, Severe, and Complicated Clostridium difficile Infection in 146 Elderly Individuals.

Agrawal M, Aroniadis OC, Brandt LJ, Kelly C, Freeman S, Surawicz C, Broussard E, Stollman N, Giovanelli A, Smith B, Yen E, Trivedi A, Hubble L, Kao D, Borody T, Finlayson S, Ray A, Smith R

Journal of clinical gastroenterology2016191 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000000410 PMID: 26352106

Clustering the humanist and social studies of science in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2006

Principal investigators: McOuat, Gordon R.

Keywords: trust in science; knowledge in the modern world; science and technology studies; history and philosophy of science

$2,081,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Dina Kao

Medicine Dept

1 shared papers, latest 2016

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Smith, 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 "The Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Recurrent, Severe, and Complicated Clostridium difficile Infection in 146 Elderly Individuals." (2016), 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]