Anita Koushik, Queen's University

Research

Exercise Extracellular Vesicles Leukaemia Liquid Biomarkers Mitochondria

Latest funding

Extracellular Vesicle-Derived Biomarkers for Early Leukaemia Detection and Monitoring Exercise-Based Risk Reduction
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,988,650

Extracellular Vesicle-Derived Biomarkers for Early Leukaemia Detection and Monitoring Exercise-Based Risk Reduction

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention - Tech, Tools and Methods

Principal investigators: Abraham, Sheela A; Chan, Edmond Y; De Felice, Fernanda G; Koushik, Anita; McGlory, Christopher; Tyryshkin, Kathrin

Keywords: Exercise; Extracellular Vesicles; Leukaemia; Liquid Biomarkers; Mitochondria

$1,988,650

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: Exercise Dear Professor Koushik, 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 exercise 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 "Extracellular Vesicle-Derived Biomarkers for Early Leukaemia Detection and Monitoring Exercise-Based Risk Reduction" (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]