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Daniel Frances
Back to facultyTeaching ProfessorDepartment of Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringUniversity of Toronto
Research
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Latest papers
Effect of oscillating fluid flow stimulation on osteocyte mRNA expression.
Journal of biomechanics · 2012
1 publications.
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Effect of oscillating fluid flow stimulation on osteocyte mRNA expression.
Li J, Rose E, Frances D, Sun Y, You L
Journal of biomechanics201281 citations
Frequent collaborators
- Lidan You and Yu Sun: 17 shared papers
- Lidan You and Daniel Frances: 1 shared paper
- Yu Sun and Daniel Frances: 1 shared paper
- Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Operations Research
Dear Professor Frances,
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].
I read your paper "Effect of oscillating fluid flow stimulation on osteocyte mRNA expression." (2012), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.]
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]
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