Geoffrey Hicks, University of Manitoba

Research

Fasd Indigenous Social Biobank Social Epigenetics

Latest funding

Translating to the Community (T2C): A Social Epigenetic Study of FASD
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$1,503,226
Discovering the Epigenetic Signatures Associated with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator
$1,372,800
Canadian Genetic Diseases Network (CGDN) / Réseau Canadien de maladies génétiques
NSERC · 2005 · Co-investigator
$250,000

All 3 grants and awards

Translating to the Community (T2C): A Social Epigenetic Study of FASD

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Elias, Brenda D; Hicks, Geoffrey G; Munro, Garry

Keywords: Fasd; Indigenous; Social Biobank; Social Epigenetics

$1,503,226

Discovering the Epigenetic Signatures Associated with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Team Grant: CEEHRC - Full application

Principal investigators: Davie, James R

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Bisulfite Sequencing; Epigenetics; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; Knock-Out Mice; Methylation Array; Translating To The Community; Xenopus

$1,372,800

Canadian Genetic Diseases Network (CGDN) / Réseau Canadien de maladies génétiques

Co-investigatorNSERC2005Research Management Funds - Group

Principal investigators: Hayden, Michael

$250,000

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: Fasd Dear Professor Hicks, 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 fasd 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 "Translating to the Community (T2C): A Social Epigenetic Study of FASD" (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]