Alan Barkun, University of British Columbia

Research

China-Canada Colorectal Cancer Screening Epidemiology Immigrant Health

Latest funding

Providing evidence to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening amongst populations with Chinese ethnicity in China and Canada: Forming an international research partnership and setting priorities.
CIHR · 2012 · Principal investigator
$25,000

Providing evidence to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening amongst populations with Chinese ethnicity in China and Canada: Forming an international research partnership and setting priorities.

Principal investigatorCIHR2012Planning Grants - Priority Announcement: International Research Collaborations

Principal investigators: Dawes, Martin G; Barkun, Alan N; Barkun, Jeffrey Stewart T; Wang, Xiaodong; Li, Li; Mou, Jin; Sewitch, Maida J; Wu, Tai-Xiang

Keywords: China-Canada; Colorectal Cancer Screening; Epidemiology; Immigrant Health

$25,000

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: China-Canada Dear Professor Barkun, 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 china-canada 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]