Ilona Dijke, University of British Columbia

Research

Cell Therapy Graft Versus Host Disease Regulatory T Cells Transplantation Tolerance Health Economics Immune Tolerance Organ Rejection

Latest funding

Allogeneic regulatory T cell therapy to prevent graft versus host disease
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000
Allogeneic regulatory T cell therapy to prevent chronic graft versus host disease
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$20,000
Allogeneic thymus-derived Tregs to prevent chronic inflammation in transplantation.
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$750,000

All 3 grants and awards

Allogeneic regulatory T cell therapy to prevent graft versus host disease

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Gr.: Interv. Trial in Inflam. for Chronic Cond. - Res. Teams Gr. - General

Principal investigators: Levings, Megan K; Schultz, Kirk R; Ahmad, Imran; Dijke, Ilona E; Hay, Kevin A; Lad, Deepesh P; West, Lori J

Keywords: Cell Therapy; Graft Versus Host Disease; Regulatory T Cells; Tolerance; Transplantation

$2,000,000

Allogeneic regulatory T cell therapy to prevent chronic graft versus host disease

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Team Gr.:Intervention Trial in Inflam. for Chronic Condition - General Pool LOI

Principal investigators: Levings, Megan K; Delisle, Jean-Sébastien; Ahmad, Imran; Dijke, Ilona E; Elsawy, Mahmoud E; Hay, Kevin A; Kekre, Natasha; Szwajcer, David; West, Lori J

Keywords: Cell Therapy; Graft Versus Host Disease; Regulatory T Cells; Tolerance; Transplantation

$20,000

Allogeneic thymus-derived Tregs to prevent chronic inflammation in transplantation.

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Preparation to Trial: Inflammation for Chronic Conditions

Principal investigators: Levings, Megan K; Dijke, Ilona E; West, Lori J

Keywords: Cell Therapy; Graft Versus Host Disease; Health Economics; Immune Tolerance; Organ Rejection; Regulatory T Cells; Transplantation

$750,000

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: Cell Therapy Dear Professor Dijke, 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 cell therapy 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 "Allogeneic regulatory T cell therapy to prevent graft versus host disease" (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]