Thomas Tompkins, University of Toronto

Research

Crohn'S Disease Intestinal Inflammation Metabolic Syndrome Mouse Models Probiotics Synthetic Biology

Latest funding

Synthetic biology approaches to design living medicines to improve intestinal and metabolic health.
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$450,330

All 1 grants and awards

Synthetic biology approaches to design living medicines to improve intestinal and metabolic health.

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Philpott, Dana J; Tompkins, Thomas A; Mahadevan, Radhakrishnan

Keywords: Crohn'S Disease; Intestinal Inflammation; Metabolic Syndrome; Mouse Models; Probiotics; Synthetic Biology

$450,330

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: Crohn'S Disease Dear Professor Tompkins, 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 crohn's disease 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 "Synthetic biology approaches to design living medicines to improve intestinal and metabolic health." (2019), 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]