John Parkinson, University of British Columbia

Research

Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease Mucus Nutrition Organoids Pathobionts Therapeutic Interventions Microbiome

Latest funding

Role of microbes in the pathogenesis of PIBD: From discovery, through causation, to novel treatments
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000
Role of microbes in the pathogenesis of PIBD: From discovery, through causation, to novel treatments
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000

Role of microbes in the pathogenesis of PIBD: From discovery, through causation, to novel treatments

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams - IHDCYH Pool

Principal investigators: Vallance, Bruce A; Griffiths, Anne Marie; Mack, David R; Muise, Aleixo M; Parkinson, John; Ricciuto, Amanda; Surette, Michael G; Tropini, Carolina; Wine, Eytan

Keywords: Children; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Microbiome; Mucus; Multi-Omics; Nutrition; Organoids; Pathobionts; Pediatrics; Therapeutic Interventions

$2,000,000

Role of microbes in the pathogenesis of PIBD: From discovery, through causation, to novel treatments

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams - LOI

Principal investigators: Vallance, Bruce A; Griffiths, Anne Marie; Mack, David R; Muise, Aleixo M; Parkinson, John; Tropini, Carolina; Wine, Eytan

Keywords: Children; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Mucus; Multiomics; Nutrition; Organoids; Pathobionts; Therapeutic Interventions

$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: Children Dear Professor Parkinson, 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 children 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 "Role of microbes in the pathogenesis of PIBD: From discovery, through causation, to novel treatments" (2019), 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]