Praveen Rao, University of Waterloo

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Waterloo profile.

Drug Discovery Rational Drug Design & Medicinal Chemistry Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders Cancer Therapy Antiviral Agents Theranostic Materials Molecular Therapeutics and Theranostics Synthetic Chemistry and Catalysis Drug Discovery, Design and Delivery Clinical Pharmacology

Latest funding

Pharmaceutical Therapies for Alzheimer's Disease
CFI · 2015 · Principal investigator
$26,800
Advanced Pharmaceutical Therapies: Developing mechanism-based bioactive molecules through an integrated approach
CFI · 2012 · Principal investigator
$75,252

All 2 grants and awards

No publications available.

Pharmaceutical Therapies for Alzheimer's Disease

Principal investigatorCFI2015John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Rao, Praveen Nekkar

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, small molecules, synthetic organic chemistry, amyloid aggregation, computational chemistry, transmission electron microscopy Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy System

$26,800

Advanced Pharmaceutical Therapies: Developing mechanism-based bioactive molecules through an integrated approach

Principal investigatorCFI2012John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Rao, Praveen Nekkar

Keywords: Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry, small molecules, Alzheimer's disease, gemini surfactants, drug delivery, pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical sciences

$75,252

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Drug Discovery Dear Professor Rao, 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 drug discovery 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]