Andrew Pepper, University of Toronto

Research

Beta Cells Directed Differentiation Hla-Editing Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Humanized Mice Regenerative Medicine Transplantation Type 1 Diabetes

Latest funding

Using novel transplantation strategies and HLA-edited hypoimmunogenic hPSCs to develop a superior islet-like product for T1D treatment
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$1,500,000

All 1 grants and awards

Using novel transplantation strategies and HLA-edited hypoimmunogenic hPSCs to develop a superior islet-like product for T1D treatment

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Team Grant: CIHR-JDRF-Accelerating Stem Cell-Based Therapies for Type 1 Diabetes

Principal investigators: Nostro, Maria Cristina; Drucker, Daniel J; Korbutt, Gregory S; Pepper, Andrew R; Vasconcelos, Sara N

Keywords: Beta Cells; Directed Differentiation; Hla-Editing; Human Pluripotent Stem Cells; Humanized Mice; Regenerative Medicine; Transplantation; Type 1 Diabetes

$1,500,000

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: Beta Cells Dear Professor Pepper, 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 beta cells 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 "Using novel transplantation strategies and HLA-edited hypoimmunogenic hPSCs to develop a superior islet-like product for T1D treatment" (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]