Pere Santamaria, University of Manitoba

Research

Beta Cell Heterogeneity Human Pancreas Slices Nonobese Diabetic (Nod) Mouse Model Pancreatic Islet Beta Cells Type 1 Diabetes

Latest funding

Spatio-temporal dynamics of immune and non-immune islet injury in Type 1 Diabetes
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$1,750,000

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Spatio-temporal dynamics of immune and non-immune islet injury in Type 1 Diabetes

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: CIHR-JDRF Type 1 Diabetes and Precision Medicine

Principal investigators: Thompson, Peter; Greenberg, Dana; Gaisano, Herbert Y; Rutter, Guy A; Santamaria, Pere

Keywords: Beta Cell Heterogeneity; Human Pancreas Slices; Nonobese Diabetic (Nod) Mouse Model; Pancreatic Islet Beta Cells; Type 1 Diabetes

$1,750,000

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: Beta Cell Heterogeneity Dear Professor Santamaria, 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 beta cell heterogeneity 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 "Spatio-temporal dynamics of immune and non-immune islet injury in Type 1 Diabetes" (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]