Dafna Yahav, University of Toronto

Research

Adaptive Platform Trial Antibiotic De-Escalation Antibiotic Step-Down Antimicrobial Resistance Bloodstream Infection Central Venous Catheter Infection Gram Negative Bacteremia Randomized Controlled Trial

Latest funding

BALANCE+: A Platform Trial for Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$729,947
BALANCE+: A Platform Trial for Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$2,919,785

All 2 grants and awards

BALANCE+: A Platform Trial for Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects - Indirect Costs

Principal investigators: Daneman, Nick; Murthy, Srinivas; Yamamura, Deborah L; Fowler, Robert A; Johnstone, Jennie; Lee, Todd C; MacFadden, Derek R; McDonald, Emily G; Paterson, David L; Rogers, Benjamin A; Yahav, Dafna

Keywords: Adaptive Platform Trial; Antibiotic De-Escalation; Antibiotic Step-Down; Antimicrobial Resistance; Bloodstream Infection; Central Venous Catheter Infection; Gram Negative Bacteremia; Randomized Controlled Trial

$729,947

BALANCE+: A Platform Trial for Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Clinical Trials Projects

Principal investigators: Daneman, Nick; Murthy, Srinivas; Yamamura, Deborah L; Fowler, Robert A; Johnstone, Jennie; Lee, Todd C; MacFadden, Derek R; McDonald, Emily G; Paterson, David L; Rogers, Benjamin A; Yahav, Dafna

Keywords: Adaptive Platform Trial; Antibiotic De-Escalation; Antibiotic Step-Down; Antimicrobial Resistance; Bloodstream Infection; Central Venous Catheter Infection; Gram Negative Bacteremia; Randomized Controlled Trial

$2,919,785

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Write to this professor

A short, specific email works best. This draft uses one of their recent papers; replace the parts in brackets with your own details before sending.

Applying for

Mention their CIHR grant from 2022

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Adaptive Platform Trial Dear Professor Yahav, 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 adaptive platform trial 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 "BALANCE+: A Platform Trial for Gram Negative Bloodstream Infections" (2022), 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]