Yaad Shergill, Queen's University

Research

Chronic Pain Digital Health Primary Care Self Management

Latest funding

EmPOWERing primary care settings to use digital health interventions for chronic pain
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$96,788
CircaHealth iCT: Targeting circadian rhythmicity using light therapy to alleviate chronic pain
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator

EmPOWERing primary care settings to use digital health interventions for chronic pain

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Digital Health - Early to Mid-Career Research

Principal investigators: Wilson, Rosemary A; Cooper, Lynn K; Bosma, Rachael L; Poulin, Patricia A; Radhakrishnan, Arun K; Shergill, Yaad

Keywords: Chronic Pain; Digital Health; Primary Care; Self Management

$96,788

CircaHealth iCT: Targeting circadian rhythmicity using light therapy to alleviate chronic pain

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant - LOI

Principal investigators: Ghasemlou, Nader; Di Renna, Tania; Duggan, Scott S; Bosma, Rachael L; Choinière, Manon; Daly-Cyr, Jennifer; El-Gabalawy, Renée; Lu, Zihang; Page, Gabrielle; Poulin, Patricia A; Singer, Lesley N

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Biomarkers; Biopsychosocial Approaches; Chronic Pain; Circadian Rhythms; Cytokines; Ecological Momentary Assessment; Immune Cells; Light Therapy; Randomized Controlled Trial

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: Chronic Pain Dear Professor Shergill, 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 chronic pain 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 "EmPOWERing primary care settings to use digital health interventions for chronic pain" (2024), 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]