Seyed Tabatabaei Dakhili

Research

Drug Discovery Drug Discovery And Development Glp1 Receptor Agonist Obesity Orexins Peptide Therapeutics

Latest funding

Peripheral Co-Activation of Orexin and GLP-1 Receptors for Obesity Treatment with Muscle Preservation
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$1,269,900

All 1 grants and awards

Peripheral Co-Activation of Orexin and GLP-1 Receptors for Obesity Treatment with Muscle Preservation

Nominated PICIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tabatabaei Dakhili, Seyed Amirhossein

Keywords: Drug Discovery; Drug Discovery And Development; Glp1 Receptor Agonist; Obesity; Orexins; Peptide Therapeutics

$1,269,900

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: Drug Discovery Dear Professor Tabatabaei Dakhili, 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 drug discovery 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 "Peripheral Co-Activation of Orexin and GLP-1 Receptors for Obesity Treatment with Muscle Preservation" (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]