Arris Vorster, Western University

Research

Latest funding

Filling Knowledge Gaps for the Success of Ontario Renal Plan 3
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$1,143,676
Innovative Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Registry Trials to Improve Hemodialysis Care
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$2,817,233

Filling Knowledge Gaps for the Success of Ontario Renal Plan 3

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Weir, Matthew A; Beaucage, Mary B; Blake, Peter G; Chanchlani, Rahul; Clark, Edward G; Clemens, Kristin K; Dixon, Stephanie N; Harel, Ziv; Jain, Arsh K; Molnar, Amber; Silver, Samuel; Sood, Manish M; Zappitelli, Michael

Keywords: Administrative Health Care Data; Chronic Kidney Disease; Community-Based Research; Drug Safety; First Nations Communities; Kidney Transplantation; Mental Health; Patient-Oriented Research; Population-Based Study

$1,143,676

Innovative Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Registry Trials to Improve Hemodialysis Care

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Garg, Amit; Cote, Brenden B; Vorster, Arris H; Blake, Peter G; Bohm, Clara; Lacson, Jr., Eduardo; Levin, Adeera; Silver, Samuel; Tonelli, Marcello

Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness

$2,817,233

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: Comparative Effectiveness Dear Professor Vorster, 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 comparative effectiveness 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 "Innovative Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Registry Trials to Improve Hemodialysis Care" (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]