Bill Pratt, Simon Fraser University

Research

Latest funding

SPOR National Data Platform - Extension
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$14,000,000

SPOR National Data Platform - Extension

Principal investigatorCIHR2025SPOR National Data Platform - Extension

Principal investigators: McGrail, Kimberlyn M; Diverty, Brent; Ethier, Jean-Francois; Fowler-Woods, Amanda D; Garg, Amit; Lix, Lisa M; McDonald, James T; Nickel, Nathan C; Pratt, Bill; Stewart, Samuel A; Victor, Joseph C

Keywords: Spor National Data Platform

$14,000,000

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: Spor National Data Platform Dear Professor Pratt, 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 spor national data platform 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 "SPOR National Data Platform - Extension" (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]