Michael Hardisty, Western University

Research

Cancer Fluoroscopy Image-Guided Intervention Medical Device Medical Imaging Spine Surgical Navigation Thermal Modelling

Latest funding

Enhancing Spinal Tumour Ablation and Reconstruction with Navigation
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$994,500

Enhancing Spinal Tumour Ablation and Reconstruction with Navigation

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Chen, Elvis C; Hardisty, Michael R

Keywords: Cancer; Fluoroscopy; Image-Guided Intervention; Medical Device; Medical Imaging; Spine; Surgical Navigation; Thermal Modelling

$994,500

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: Cancer Dear Professor Hardisty, 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 cancer 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 "Enhancing Spinal Tumour Ablation and Reconstruction with Navigation" (2026), 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]