Bertrand Routy, Queen's University

Research

Fecal Microbiota Transplant Melanoma Microbiome Multicentre Phase Ii Progression-Free Survival Randomized Controlled Trial

Latest funding

Fecal microbiota transplantation in combination with immune checkpoint blockade in patients with advanced melanoma: A randomized phase II trial
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,786,273

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Fecal microbiota transplantation in combination with immune checkpoint blockade in patients with advanced melanoma: A randomized phase II trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Dancey, Janet E; Elkrief, Arielle; Lenehan, John; Maleki, Saman; Routy, Bertrand; Silverman, Michael

Keywords: Fecal Microbiota Transplant; Melanoma; Microbiome; Multicentre; Phase Ii; Progression-Free Survival; Randomized Controlled Trial

$1,786,273

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: Fecal Microbiota Transplant Dear Professor Routy, 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 fecal microbiota transplant 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 "Fecal microbiota transplantation in combination with immune checkpoint blockade in patients with advanced melanoma: A randomized phase II trial" (2023), 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]