Soror Sharifpoor, University of Toronto

Research

Arrhythmia Biomaterials Conductive Materials Heart Failure Heart Function Tissue Engineering

Latest funding

Rescue Electrical Conduction of Heart Scar Tissue to Diminish Cardiac Arrhythmia
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$271,119
Monocyte directed tissue regeneration of a blood vessel substitute using a pro-cellular degradable tubular scaffold
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$482,574

All 2 grants and awards

Rescue Electrical Conduction of Heart Scar Tissue to Diminish Cardiac Arrhythmia

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Li, Ren-Ke; Sharifpoor, Soror; Sun, Yu

Keywords: Arrhythmia; Biomaterials; Conductive Materials; Heart Failure; Heart Function; Tissue Engineering

$271,119

Monocyte directed tissue regeneration of a blood vessel substitute using a pro-cellular degradable tubular scaffold

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Santerre, Paul

Keywords: Angiogenesis; Biomechanics; Endothelial Cells; In Vivo; Monocytes; Polymeric-Biomaterials; Stem Cells; Tissue Engineering; Vascular Grafts; Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

$482,574

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: Arrhythmia Dear Professor Sharifpoor, 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 arrhythmia connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]