Albiruni Abdul Razak, University of Calgary

Research

Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma Car T Immunotherapy Renal Cell Carcinoma Sarcoma Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Latest funding

A Phase I Feasibility and Safety Study of GCAR1, a Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory GPNMB-Expressing Solid Tumors
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$2,796,075

A Phase I Feasibility and Safety Study of GCAR1, a Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory GPNMB-Expressing Solid Tumors

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Shafey, Mona; Abdul Razak, Albiruni R; Hay, Kevin A; Henning, Jan-Willem; Kekre, Natasha; Mahoney, Douglas J; Morrissy, Sorana A; Noujaim, Jonathan; Simmons, Christine E

Keywords: Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma; Car T; Immunotherapy; Renal Cell Carcinoma; Sarcoma; Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

$2,796,075

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: Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma Dear Professor Abdul Razak, 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 alveolar soft part sarcoma 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 "A Phase I Feasibility and Safety Study of GCAR1, a Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory GPNMB-Expressing Solid Tumors" (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]