David Wright, University of British Columbia

Research

Antipsychotic Exercise Fgf21 Glucose Lipid Mice Obesity

Latest funding

Targeting the Exercise-Inducible Signalling Factor FGF21 as a Novel Approach to Mitigate the Side Effects of Antipsychotics
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$956,250
Toward Effective Policy and Clinical Care in the Context of Track 2 MAID in Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$726,752
Temperature Sensing and the Regulation of Fuel Metabolism
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$117,000

All 5 grants and awards

Targeting the Exercise-Inducible Signalling Factor FGF21 as a Novel Approach to Mitigate the Side Effects of Antipsychotics

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Wright, David

Keywords: Antipsychotic; Exercise; Fgf21; Glucose; Lipid; Mice; Obesity

$956,250

Toward Effective Policy and Clinical Care in the Context of Track 2 MAID in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pesut, Barbara K; Mckenzie, Michael R; Plewes, Laurel; Thorne, Sally E

Keywords: Best Practice; Health Care Provider Well-Being/Support/Retention; Lived Experience; Medical Assistance In Dying; Mental Illness As Sole Underlying Medical Condition; Policy; Track 2

$726,752

Temperature Sensing and the Regulation of Fuel Metabolism

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wright, David

$117,000

Investigating the role of GDF15 signalling with a ketogenic diet in male and female mice

SupervisorCIHR2022CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Baranowski, Bradley J

Keywords: Adipose Tissue; Behavioural; Gdf15; Hindbrain; Ketogenic Diet; Liver; Metabolic Health; Muscle; Sex Differences

$90,000

Strategies to Relieve Suffering at End-of-Life (STRS-EOL): A longitudinal qualitative study of healthcare policy and nursing practice.

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pesut, Barbara K; Roussel, Josette; Thorne, Sally E

Keywords: End-Of-Life; Ethics; Healthcare Policy; Medical Assistance In Dying; Nursing; Palliative Care; Palliative Sedation; Voluntary Stopping Eating And Drinking

$439,875

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: Antipsychotic Dear Professor Wright, 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 antipsychotic 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 "Targeting the Exercise-Inducible Signalling Factor FGF21 as a Novel Approach to Mitigate the Side Effects of Antipsychotics" (2023), 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]