Javier Clemente Casares

Research

Activin Aging Cachexia Cancer Cytokines Heart Immunometabolism Muscle

Latest funding

The Role of Intramuscular Immune Cell Infiltrations in Tumor and Age Related Muscle Wasting
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$803,250

The Role of Intramuscular Immune Cell Infiltrations in Tumor and Age Related Muscle Wasting

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Winer, Daniel A; Clemente Casares, Javier

Keywords: Activin; Aging; Cachexia; Cancer; Cytokines; Heart; Immunometabolism; Muscle; Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells; Sarcopenia

$803,250

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: Activin Dear Professor Clemente Casares, 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 activin 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 "The Role of Intramuscular Immune Cell Infiltrations in Tumor and Age Related Muscle Wasting" (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]