Bartha Knoppers, University of British Columbia

Research

Genetic Counselling

Latest funding

GenCOUNSEL
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$100,000
LARGE SCALE GE3LS PROJECT: GenCOUNSEL: OPTIMIZATION OF GENETIC COUNSELLING FOR CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF GENOME-WIDE SEQUENCING
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$1,000,000
Developing a Canadian framework for evaluation and decision-making for expensive drugs for rare diseases through innovation, value, and priority setting.
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$1,466,018

All 4 grants and awards

GenCOUNSEL

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Genomics and Precision Health Top-up

Principal investigators: Elliott, Alison M; Austin, Jehannine C; Knoppers, Bartha M; Lynd, Larry D

Keywords: Genetic Counselling

$100,000

LARGE SCALE GE3LS PROJECT: GenCOUNSEL: OPTIMIZATION OF GENETIC COUNSELLING FOR CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF GENOME-WIDE SEQUENCING

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Genomics and Personalized Health -Large-Scale Applied Genomics Res Projects

Principal investigators: Elliott, Alison M

Keywords: Genomic Counselling

$1,000,000

Developing a Canadian framework for evaluation and decision-making for expensive drugs for rare diseases through innovation, value, and priority setting.

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Emerging Team Grant: Rare Diseases - Health Services/GELS

Principal investigators: Lynd, Larry D

Keywords: Health Policy; Knowledge Translation; Orphan Drugs; Policy Making; Priority Setting; Public Forums; Rare Diseases; Societal Value; Willingness To Pay

$1,466,018

Planning Meeting for Developing a Canadian framework for reimbursement decision-making for expensive drugs for rare diseases

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Planning Grants-Priority Announcement:Partnerships for Health System Improvement

Principal investigators: Lynd, Larry D

Keywords: Decision-Making; Innovation; Planning Meeting; Rare Diseases; Societal Value

$24,666

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: Genetic Counselling Dear Professor Knoppers, 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 genetic counselling 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 "GenCOUNSEL" (2020), 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]