Dylan O'Sullivan

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Administrative Data Dear Professor O'Sullivan, 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 "International metastatic renal cell carcinoma database consortium classification and regression tree analysis to characterize objective response rates to first line in metastatic renal cell carcinoma." (2026), and it 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 "Survived, but overlooked: personalizing breast and colorectal cancer screening for survivors of adult cancers" (2025), 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]