Ryan Van Lieshout

Research

Child Neurodevelopment Epidemiology Gut Microbiota Mental Health Microbiology Postpartum Pregnancy Prospective Cohort Study

Latest funding

Gut microbiota as a biological pathway linking social determinants, maternal mental health, and child neurodevelopment
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$1,350,225

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Gut microbiota as a biological pathway linking social determinants, maternal mental health, and child neurodevelopment

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ospina, Maria B; Kozyrskyj, Anita L; Sycuro, Laura K; Van Lieshout, Ryan J

Keywords: Child Neurodevelopment; Epidemiology; Gut Microbiota; Mental Health; Microbiology; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Prospective Cohort Study; Social Determinants Of Health; Social Sciences

$1,350,225

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: Child Neurodevelopment Dear Professor Van Lieshout, 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 child neurodevelopment 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 "Gut microbiota as a biological pathway linking social determinants, maternal mental health, and child neurodevelopment" (2022), 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]