Chen Varol, University of Toronto

Research

Atherosclerosis Diabetes Heart Disease Inflammation Obesity

Latest funding

Immunometabolic roles and therapeutic potential of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide(GIP)
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator

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Immunometabolic roles and therapeutic potential of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide(GIP)

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program

Principal investigators: Drucker, Daniel J; Varol, Chen

Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Diabetes; Heart Disease; Inflammation; Obesity

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: Atherosclerosis Dear Professor Varol, 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 atherosclerosis 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 "Immunometabolic roles and therapeutic potential of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide(GIP)" (2019), 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]