John Rioux, University of Ottawa

Research

Autophagy Chron'S Disease Genetics Immune Function Immunity Leprosy Lrrk2 Parkinson'S Disease

Latest funding

Insights into Parkinson's disease, Crohn's disease, and leprosy: a common role for LRRK2
CIHR · 2013 · Principal investigator
$2,443,500

Insights into Parkinson's disease, Crohn's disease, and leprosy: a common role for LRRK2

Principal investigatorCIHR2013Team Grant: Health Challenges in Chronic Inflammation Initiative - (Full Appl)

Principal investigators: Park, David S; Gibbings, Derrick J; Hayley, Shawn P; Philpott, Dana J; Rioux, John D; Schlossmacher, Michael G; Schurr, Erwin A

Keywords: Autophagy; Chron'S Disease; Genetics; Immune Function; Immunity; Leprosy; Lrrk2; Parkinson'S Disease; Rna Processing

$2,443,500

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: Autophagy Dear Professor Rioux, 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 autophagy connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]