Emily Standen, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Understanding adaptive mechanisms in locomotion by integrating motor control, tissue performance and mechanical constraint
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$282,000
Evolutionary biomechanics of vertebrate musculoskeletal systems
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$174,000

All 2 grants and awards

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Understanding adaptive mechanisms in locomotion by integrating motor control, tissue performance and mechanical constraint

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Standen, Emily

Keywords: comparative biomechanics; tissue material properties; muscle physiology; hydrodynamics; functional morphology; adaptive plasticity; evolution

$282,000

Evolutionary biomechanics of vertebrate musculoskeletal systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Standen, Emily

$174,000

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 Dear Professor Standen, 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 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 NSERC-funded project "Understanding adaptive mechanisms in locomotion by integrating motor control, tissue performance and mechanical constraint" (2020), 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]