Nirosha Murugan, Wilfrid Laurier University

Research

3D scaffolds Bioelectricity Cell fate Ion channels Membrane potential Microenvironments Morphogenesis Tissue Patterning

Latest funding

Biophysical Control of Cellular Programming and Tissue Patterning
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$150,000

Biophysical Control of Cellular Programming and Tissue Patterning

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Murugan, Nirosha

Keywords: cell fate; bioelectricity; microenvironments; tissue patterning; ion channels; membrane potential; 3d scaffolds; morphogenesis

$150,000

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: 3D scaffolds Dear Professor Murugan, 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 3d scaffolds 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 NSERC-funded project "Biophysical Control of Cellular Programming and Tissue Patterning" (2021), 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]