Maxime Rousseaux, University of British Columbia

Research

Alpha-Synuclein Animal Studies Faecal Transfer Host Genetics Human Cohorts Inflammation Lipidomics Microbiome

Latest funding

A disease-modifying role for the microbiome in Parkinson's disease: from clinical progression to intervention
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000

A disease-modifying role for the microbiome in Parkinson's disease: from clinical progression to intervention

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

Principal investigators: Appel-Cresswell, Silke; Finlay, Barton B; Martino, Davide; Rousseaux, Maxime W; Schlossmacher, Michael G

Keywords: Alpha-Synuclein; Animal Studies; Faecal Transfer; Host Genetics; Human Cohorts; Inflammation; Lipidomics; Microbiome; Parkinson'S Disease; Sex

$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: Alpha-Synuclein Dear Professor Rousseaux, 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 alpha-synuclein connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]