Kristian Filion, Dalhousie University

Research

Breast Cancer Cohort Study Database Drug Safety Folic Acid Perinatal Epidemiology Pharmacoepidemiology Pregnancy

Latest funding

The utilization, safety, and effectiveness of periconceptional high dose folic acid supplementation
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$233,324

The utilization, safety, and effectiveness of periconceptional high dose folic acid supplementation

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mehrabadi, Azar; Filion, Kristian B

Keywords: Breast Cancer; Cohort Study; Database; Drug Safety; Folic Acid; Perinatal Epidemiology; Pharmacoepidemiology; Pregnancy

$233,324

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: Breast Cancer Dear Professor Filion, 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 breast cancer 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 utilization, safety, and effectiveness of periconceptional high dose folic acid supplementation" (2020), 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]