Nicole Weckman, University of Toronto

Research

Diagnostics Digital Health Global Health Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Sexually Transmitted Infections

Latest funding

A low-cost diagnostic for improving access to Neisseria gonorrhoeae screening and antimicrobial resistance monitoring in Canada and Uganda
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$200,000
Synthetic Biology Based Micro/Nanoscale Sensing Systems for Pathogen Detection & Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$66,000
Synthetic Biology Based Micro/Nanoscale Sensing Systems for Pathogen Detection & Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

A low-cost diagnostic for improving access to Neisseria gonorrhoeae screening and antimicrobial resistance monitoring in Canada and Uganda

Nominated PICIHR2024Ca. Gr.: Biomedical Res. for HIV/AIDS/STBBI-Next-gen. testing/urveillance techn.

Principal investigators: Weckman, Nicole E

Keywords: Diagnostics; Digital Health; Global Health; Neisseria Gonorrhoeae; Sexually Transmitted Infections

$200,000

Synthetic Biology Based Micro/Nanoscale Sensing Systems for Pathogen Detection & Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Weckman, Nicole

Keywords: Biosensors; CRISPR/Cas; Diagnostics; MEMS; Nanopores; Single molecule analysis; Synthetic biology

$66,000

Synthetic Biology Based Micro/Nanoscale Sensing Systems for Pathogen Detection & Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Weckman, Nicole

$12,500

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: Diagnostics Dear Professor Weckman, 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 diagnostics 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 "A low-cost diagnostic for improving access to Neisseria gonorrhoeae screening and antimicrobial resistance monitoring in Canada and Uganda" (2024), 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]