Prameet Sheth, University of Ottawa

Research

Antimicrobial Peptide Contraceptive Hiv Ll-37 Microbicide Nanoparticle Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Spermicide

Latest funding

Use of antimicrobial peptides, LL-37/17BIPHE2, as vaginal spermicides/microbicides as part of multipurpose prevention technology (MPT)
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$734,400

Use of antimicrobial peptides, LL-37/17BIPHE2, as vaginal spermicides/microbicides as part of multipurpose prevention technology (MPT)

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tanphaichitr, Nongnuj; Angel, Jonathan B; Gadde, Suresh; Sheth, Prameet M

Keywords: Antimicrobial Peptide; Contraceptive; Hiv; Ll-37; Microbicide; Nanoparticle; Neisseria Gonorrhoeae; Spermicide; Vagina; Vaginal Microbiome

$734,400

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: Antimicrobial Peptide Dear Professor Sheth, 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 antimicrobial peptide 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 "Use of antimicrobial peptides, LL-37/17BIPHE2, as vaginal spermicides/microbicides as part of multipurpose prevention technology (MPT)" (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]