Kristian Forbes, University of Manitoba

Research

Emerging Viruses Humans Incidental Hosts Monkeypox Virus One Health Reservoir Rodents Surveillance

Latest funding

Characterization of monkeypox virus circulation and transmission from wildlife to humans in Africa and identification of wildlife species at elevated risk for infection in Canada
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$750,000

Characterization of monkeypox virus circulation and transmission from wildlife to humans in Africa and identification of wildlife species at elevated risk for infection in Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Pandemic Preparedness and Health Emergencies Research

Principal investigators: Kindrachuk, Kenneth J; Evans, David H; Forbes, Kristian M; Kelvin, Alyson A

Keywords: Emerging Viruses; Humans; Incidental Hosts; Monkeypox Virus; One Health; Reservoir; Rodents; Surveillance; Wildlife; Zoonosis

$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: Emerging Viruses Dear Professor Forbes, 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 emerging viruses 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 "Characterization of monkeypox virus circulation and transmission from wildlife to humans in Africa and identification of wildlife species at elevated risk for infection in Canada" (2022), 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]