Melissa Northwood

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SPOR Network in Diabetes and its Related Complications
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000

SPOR Network in Diabetes and its Related Complications

Principal investigatorCIHR2025SPOR Networks - Knowledge Mobilization and Implementation Science - Extension

Principal investigators: Lewis, Gary F; Chouinor, Kathleen A; Farnsworth, Kate; Murphy, Christine A; Ramdass, Seeta; St Pierre, Martha M; Banerjee, Ananya T; Campbell, David J; Carpentier, André C; de Mestral, Charles; Dogba, Maman A; Forbes, Thomas; Ganann, Rebecca L; Kaplan, Alexander J; Kastner, Monika; King, Malcolm; Lipscombe, Lorraine; Maberley, David; McGavock, Jonathan M; Northwood, Melissa; Perkins, Bruce A; Rac, Valeria E; Rochon, Paula A; Selby, Peter L; Senior, Peter A; Sherifali, Diana T; Singer, Alexander G; Tchernof, André; Weisman, Alanna; Witteman, Holly M; Yeung Laiwah, Roseanne O

Keywords: Diabetes

$2,000,000

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: Diabetes Dear Professor Northwood, 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 diabetes 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 "SPOR Network in Diabetes and its Related Complications" (2025), 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]