Sarah Wootton, University of Ottawa

Research

Gene Therapy Respiratory Disease Surfactant B Deficiency Viral Vector

Latest funding

Lung specific AAV gene therapy for inherited disorders of surfactant metabolism
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,071,000
Novel gene therapy platform for monogenetic lung diseases
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator

Lung specific AAV gene therapy for inherited disorders of surfactant metabolism

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Thebaud, Bernard

Keywords: Adeno-Associated Virus (Aav); Gene Therapy; Lung Epithelial Stem/Progenitor Cell; Lung Injury; Lung Regeneration; Surfactant

$1,071,000

Novel gene therapy platform for monogenetic lung diseases

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Op. Grant :Bringing Rare Disease Gene Therapies to Clinical Trial Readiness- LOI

Principal investigators: Thebaud, Bernard; Gélinas, Jean-François; Wootton, Sarah

Keywords: Gene Therapy; Respiratory Disease; Surfactant B Deficiency; Viral Vector

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: Gene Therapy Dear Professor Wootton, 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 gene therapy 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 "Novel gene therapy platform for monogenetic lung diseases" (2023), 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]