Nir Osherov, University of Toronto

Research

Antifungal Drug Discovery Antifungal Drug Resistance Aspergillus Fumigatus Chemical Biology Chemical Genomics Communicable Disease Drug Resistance Biology Fungal Genomics

Latest funding

Combatting Drug Resistance of Aspergillus fumigatus, a Leading Fungal Pathogen of Humans
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator

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Combatting Drug Resistance of Aspergillus fumigatus, a Leading Fungal Pathogen of Humans

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program

Principal investigators: Cowen, Leah E; Goldman, Gustavo H; Osherov, Nir

Keywords: Antifungal Drug Discovery; Antifungal Drug Resistance; Aspergillus Fumigatus; Chemical Biology; Chemical Genomics; Communicable Disease; Drug Resistance Biology; Fungal Genomics; Fungal Pathogen; Therapeutic Approaches

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: Antifungal Drug Discovery Dear Professor Osherov, 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 antifungal drug discovery 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 "Combatting Drug Resistance of Aspergillus fumigatus, a Leading Fungal Pathogen of Humans" (2023), 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]