Jaime Castellanos, University of Toronto

Research

Digital Microfluidics Field Testing Low Cost Patient Diagnostics Portable Molecular Diagnostics Synthetic Biology Vector Surveillance Zika Virus Diagnostics

Latest funding

Development and Deployment of Low Cost, Paper-based Zika Diagnostics
CIHR · 2016 · Principal investigator
$500,000

All 1 grants and awards

Development and Deployment of Low Cost, Paper-based Zika Diagnostics

Principal investigatorCIHR2016Team Grant: Canada-Latin/America-Caribbean Zika Virus Program - Diagnostics

Principal investigators: Pardee, Keith I; Castellanos, Jaime E; Cevallos, Varsovia E; Pena, Lindomar

Keywords: Digital Microfluidics; Field Testing; Low Cost; Patient Diagnostics; Portable Molecular Diagnostics; Synthetic Biology; Vector Surveillance; Zika Virus Diagnostics

$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: Digital Microfluidics Dear Professor Castellanos, 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 digital microfluidics 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]