Lois Donovan, University of Manitoba

Research

Gestational Diabetes Neonatal Outcomes Pregnancy

Latest funding

The Wider Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gestational Diabetes Screening, Diagnosis, and Outcomes
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$358,800
Examining Executive Function and Behavioural Difficulties in Children of Mothers with Type 1 Diabetes (CONCEPTT Kids)
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$609,835
Postpartum women's heart health clinical research collaboration - CIHR planning and dissemination grant
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$14,965

All 3 grants and awards

The Wider Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gestational Diabetes Screening, Diagnosis, and Outcomes

Principal investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Imp. of def/disp care on health

Principal investigators: Yamamoto, Jennifer; Donovan, Lois E; Feig, Denice S

Keywords: Gestational Diabetes; Neonatal Outcomes; Pregnancy

$358,800

Examining Executive Function and Behavioural Difficulties in Children of Mothers with Type 1 Diabetes (CONCEPTT Kids)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Yamamoto, Jennifer; Dewey, Deborah M

Keywords: Childhood Behavioural Outcomes; Childhood Neurocognitive Outcomes; Continuous Glucose Monitoring; Executive Function; Glycemic Control; Pregnancy; Type 1 Diabetes

$609,835

Postpartum women's heart health clinical research collaboration - CIHR planning and dissemination grant

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Nerenberg, Kara A; Mcdonnell, Lisa; Smith, Graeme N

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention; Gestational Diabetes; Health Promotion And Disease Prevention; Hypertension; Hypertensive Disorders Of Pregnancy; Interdisciplinary Clinical Care; Patient-Oriented Research; Postpartum Health; Type 2 Diabetes; Women'S Heart Health

$14,965

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: Gestational Diabetes Dear Professor Donovan, 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 gestational diabetes 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 "The Wider Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gestational Diabetes Screening, Diagnosis, and Outcomes" (2021), 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]