Ishita Pande, Queen's University

Research

History of Science and Medicine Gender and Sexuality Feminist Science Studies Patient Advocacy Health Studies Breast Cancer and Culture Queer Studies Disability Studies

Latest funding

Still Cancer: A Patient's History of Disease
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$67,499
Sex in translation in post/colonial India: vernacular archives and global circulation
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$21,437
The politics of childhood, marriage and sexuality in post/colonial India
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$41,000

All 3 grants and awards

Still Cancer: A Patient's History of Disease

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Pande, Ishita

Keywords: History of Science and Medicine; Gender and Sexuality; Feminist Science Studies; Patient Advocacy; Health Studies; Breast Cancer and Culture; Queer Studies; Disability Studies

$67,499

Sex in translation in post/colonial India: vernacular archives and global circulation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Pande, Ishita

Keywords: gender and sexuality; South Asian studies; global history; medical humanities; science studies; translation studies

$21,437

The politics of childhood, marriage and sexuality in post/colonial India

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Pande, Ishita

Keywords: history of childhood; history of gender/sexuality; feminist criticism; British Empire; colonial India; postcolonial history

$41,000

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: History of Science and Medicine Dear Professor Pande, 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 history of science and medicine 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 SSHRC-funded project "Still Cancer: A Patient's History of Disease" (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]