Nathan Insel, Brock University

Research

Circadian Disruption Cytokines Diurnal Rodent Sex Differences Sex Hormones Sleep Social Context Stress

Latest funding

Leveraging a diurnal, highly social rodent to understand the effects of sex and sex hormones on circadian health
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$956,250

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Leveraging a diurnal, highly social rodent to understand the effects of sex and sex hormones on circadian health

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Duarte Guterman, Paula; Insel, Nathan

Keywords: Circadian Disruption; Cytokines; Diurnal Rodent; Sex Differences; Sex Hormones; Sleep; Social Context; Stress

$956,250

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: Circadian Disruption Dear Professor Insel, 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 circadian disruption 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 "Leveraging a diurnal, highly social rodent to understand the effects of sex and sex hormones on circadian health" (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]