Brett Hilton, University of British Columbia

Research

Axon Regeneration Corticospinal Spinal Cord Injury

Latest funding

Enabling regeneration of the injured spinal cord
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
The role of calcium-dependent vesicle release in corticospinal axon regeneration
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$994,500
Targeting chromatin remodeling to enable regeneration following spinal cord injury
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$135,000

Enabling regeneration of the injured spinal cord

SupervisorCIHR2025DRA : Canada Graduate Research Scholarship - Doctoral Program (CGRS D)

Principal investigators: Samad, Isa

Keywords: Axon Regeneration; Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons; Epigenetics; Mouse Model; Nucleosome Remodeling; Spinal Cord Injury

$120,000

The role of calcium-dependent vesicle release in corticospinal axon regeneration

Nominated PICIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Hilton, Brett J

Keywords: Axon Regeneration; Corticospinal; Spinal Cord Injury

$994,500

Targeting chromatin remodeling to enable regeneration following spinal cord injury

SupervisorCIHR2023CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Friedman, Timothy

Keywords: Axon Regeneration; Chromatin Remodeling; Epigenetics; Peripheral Nervous System; Spinal Cord Injury

$135,000

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: Axon Regeneration Dear Professor Hilton, 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 axon regeneration 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 "The role of calcium-dependent vesicle release in corticospinal axon regeneration" (2024), 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]