Zoltan Takats, Queen's University

Research

Breast Cancer Mass Spectrometry Metabolomic Imaging Robotics Surgery Surgical Navigation

Latest funding

Real-time molecular-imaging guidance of breast conserving surgery
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$692,326
Robotically assisted real-time metabolomic navigation of breast conserving surgery
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$337,724

Real-time molecular-imaging guidance of breast conserving surgery

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Mousavi, Parvin; Engel, Cecil J; Fichtinger, Gabor

Keywords: Breast Cancer Surgery; Machine Learning; Margin Delineation; Mass Spectrometry; Metabolomic Imaging; Surgical Navigation; Tissue Characterization

$692,326

Robotically assisted real-time metabolomic navigation of breast conserving surgery

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Fichtinger, Gabor; Morris, Michael R; Berman, David M; Engel, Cecil J; Mousavi, Parvin; Takats, Zoltan

Keywords: Breast Cancer; Mass Spectrometry; Metabolomic Imaging; Robotics; Surgery; Surgical Navigation

$337,724

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: Breast Cancer Dear Professor Takats, 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 breast cancer 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 "Robotically assisted real-time metabolomic navigation of breast conserving surgery" (2019), 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]