Wayne Brake, Concordia University

Research

estrogen progesterone receptors response memory spatial memory

Latest funding

Ovarian Hormones and Cognition
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$141,000
Estrogen and Memory Bias
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$168,000
Estrogen and cognitive strategy
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$135,000

All 5 grants and awards

Ovarian Hormones and Cognition

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Brake, Wayne

Keywords: estrogen; spatial memory; progesterone; receptors; response memory

$141,000

Estrogen and Memory Bias

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Brake, Wayne

$168,000

Estrogen and cognitive strategy

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Brake, Wayne

$135,000

Using stereology for objective microscopic quantification

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Brake, Wayne

$67,100

Estrogen and neurobiological basis of attention

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Brake, Wayne

$89,045

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: estrogen Dear Professor Brake, 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 estrogen 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 "Ovarian Hormones and Cognition" (2022), 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]