Jan-Eric Ahlfors, University of Toronto

Research

Behaviour Bioengineering Cell Survival Cell Transplantation Chronic Stroke Drug Delivery Human Neural Precursor Cells Neuroplasticity

Latest funding

Engineering healing: Combinatorial strategies to promote repair of the stroke injured brain
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$551,700

All 1 grants and awards

Engineering healing: Combinatorial strategies to promote repair of the stroke injured brain

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Morshead, Cindi M; Ahlfors, Jan-Eric; Shoichet, Molly S

Keywords: Behaviour; Bioengineering; Cell Survival; Cell Transplantation; Chronic Stroke; Drug Delivery; Human Neural Precursor Cells; Neuroplasticity; Preclinical Models; Regenerative Medicine

$551,700

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: Behaviour Dear Professor Ahlfors, 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 behaviour 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 "Engineering healing: Combinatorial strategies to promote repair of the stroke injured brain" (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]