Alexander Merkler

Research

Anticoagulation Cardiac Embolism Cardiology Echocardiography Left Ventricular Dysfunction Prevention Stroke

Latest funding

The RESOLVE Trial: Reducing Embolic Stroke with Optimal Antithrombotic Therapy in Left Ventricular Injury and Low Ejection Fraction
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$673,159

The RESOLVE Trial: Reducing Embolic Stroke with Optimal Antithrombotic Therapy in Left Ventricular Injury and Low Ejection Fraction

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Gladstone, David J; Merkler, Alexander; Sharma, Richa

Keywords: Anticoagulation; Cardiac Embolism; Cardiology; Echocardiography; Left Ventricular Dysfunction; Prevention; Stroke

$673,159

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: Anticoagulation Dear Professor Merkler, 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 anticoagulation 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 "The RESOLVE Trial: Reducing Embolic Stroke with Optimal Antithrombotic Therapy in Left Ventricular Injury and Low Ejection Fraction" (2025), 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]