Esther Meyron-Holtz, York University

Research

Artificial Gut Autophagy Cardiomyopathy Heart Failure Iron Metabolic Syndrome Metabolism Metabolomics

Latest funding

The role of iron homeostasis in the microbiome mediated modulation of metabolic syndrome.
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator

The role of iron homeostasis in the microbiome mediated modulation of metabolic syndrome.

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program

Principal investigators: Sweeney, Gary; Meyron-Holtz, Esther G

Keywords: Artificial Gut; Autophagy; Cardiomyopathy; Heart Failure; Iron; Metabolic Syndrome; Metabolism; Metabolomics; Microbiome; Transplant

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: Artificial Gut Dear Professor Meyron-Holtz, 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 artificial gut 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 "The role of iron homeostasis in the microbiome mediated modulation of metabolic syndrome." (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]