Keith Fenrich, Dalhousie University

Research

Locomotor Control Postural Control Sensory Inputs Spinal Cord Spinal Cord Injury Stability Subpopulations V3 Interneurons

Latest funding

Spinal interneuron subpopulations in balance and stability control during locomotion before and after spinal cord injury
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,227,826
Spinal interneuron subpopulations and modular circuits in normal locomotor control and after spinal cord injury
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$1,009,800

All 2 grants and awards

Spinal interneuron subpopulations in balance and stability control during locomotion before and after spinal cord injury

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zhang, Ying; Fenrich, Keith K

Keywords: Locomotor Control; Postural Control; Sensory Inputs; Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Injury; Stability; Subpopulations; V3 Interneurons; Vestibulospinal Pathways

$1,227,826

Spinal interneuron subpopulations and modular circuits in normal locomotor control and after spinal cord injury

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zhang, Ying

Keywords: Central Pattern Generator; Gaits; Interneuron Subpopulations; Locomotion; Modular Circuits; Molecular Markers; Muscle Force; Sensory Modules; Spinal Cord Injury; Task-Dependent Recruitment

$1,009,800

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: Locomotor Control Dear Professor Fenrich, 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 locomotor control 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 "Spinal interneuron subpopulations in balance and stability control during locomotion before and after spinal cord injury" (2025), 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]