Lucas Castellani, University of Ottawa

Research

Covid-19 Environmental Detection Environmental Swabbing Reopening School Surveillance

Latest funding

COVID-19 in the urban built environment (CUBE): Evaluating the use of environmental swabs for the detection and surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in school and congregate settings
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$499,415

COVID-19 in the urban built environment (CUBE): Evaluating the use of environmental swabs for the detection and surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in school and congregate settings

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.:Emer. COVID Res. Gaps/Priorities-Core Public Health and Control Measures

Principal investigators: Thampi, Nisha; Castellani, Lucas; Fralick, Michael P; Kassen, Rees; MacFadden, Derek R; Nott, Caroline; Wong, Alex

Keywords: Covid-19; Environmental Detection; Environmental Swabbing; Reopening; School; Surveillance

$499,415

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: Covid-19 Dear Professor Castellani, 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 covid-19 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 "COVID-19 in the urban built environment (CUBE): Evaluating the use of environmental swabs for the detection and surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in school and congregate settings" (2021), 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]