Leah Mayo, Vancouver Island University

Research

Biomarkers Brain Injury Clinical Trial Cognition Concussion Domestic Violence Intimate Partner Violence Persisting Postconcussion Symptoms

Latest funding

Psilocybin-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$599,500

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Psilocybin-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Op. Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Translational Research

Principal investigators: Shultz, Sandy; Debert, Chantel T; Dames, Shannon S; Gawryluk, Jodie R; Mayo, Leah M

Keywords: Biomarkers; Brain Injury; Clinical Trial; Cognition; Concussion; Domestic Violence; Intimate Partner Violence; Persisting Postconcussion Symptoms; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Psilocybin

$599,500

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: Biomarkers Dear Professor Mayo, 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 biomarkers 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 "Psilocybin-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors" (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]