Shinichi Yachida, University of Toronto

Research

Aging Clonal Evolution Colorectal Cancer Early-Onset Endogenous Retroviral Elements Epigenetic Metabolic Reprogramming Microbiome

Latest funding

The ELDER Study: Timing cancer by tracking how tissue-specific aging shapes malignancy
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000

All 1 grants and awards

The ELDER Study: Timing cancer by tracking how tissue-specific aging shapes malignancy

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: Bringing Bio to Cancer Prev- Int Japan-Canada Geroscience

Principal investigators: Notta, Faiyaz; Gallinger, Steven; Grant, Robert; Lupien, Mathieu; Yachida, Shinichi

Keywords: Aging; Clonal Evolution; Colorectal Cancer; Early-Onset; Endogenous Retroviral Elements; Epigenetic; Metabolic Reprogramming; Microbiome; Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma; Patient-Derived Organoid

$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: Aging Dear Professor Yachida, 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 aging 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 ELDER Study: Timing cancer by tracking how tissue-specific aging shapes malignancy" (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]