Marie Arrieta Mendez, University of Calgary

Research

early immune development functional diversity inter-kingdom microbial interactions Intestinal microbiome keystone groups microbial diversity

Latest funding

Gut microbiome diversity and host immunity during early life
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$287,000

All 1 grants and awards

Gut microbiome diversity and host immunity during early life

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Arrieta Mendez, Marie Claire

Keywords: early immune development; functional diversity; inter-kingdom microbial interactions; Intestinal microbiome; keystone groups; microbial diversity

$287,000

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: early immune development Dear Professor Arrieta Mendez, 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 early immune development 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]