Alan Bocking, McGill University

Research

Cohorts Data Discovery Data Harmonization/Integration Developmental Origins Of Health And Diseases Early Life Trajectories Metadata Catalogue Open Source Software Development Pregnancy/Birth Cohorts

Latest funding

The paternal contribution to neurodevelopmental and metabolic outcomes in the child
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$75,000
Research Advancement through Cohort Cataloguing and Harmonization (ReACH)
CIHR · 2015 · Principal investigator
$1,300,000
Pregnancy Complications and Developmental Health: Mechanisms, Diagnostics and Therapeutics.
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$5,575,713

All 3 grants and awards

The paternal contribution to neurodevelopmental and metabolic outcomes in the child

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Op Gr: NI grants in MRC&Y Health - Pre- and Post-Partum Maternal Mental Health

Principal investigators: Nguyen, Tuong-Vi; Monnier, Patricia O; Zelkowitz, Phyllis

Keywords: Adrenarche; Alcohol; Brain Development; Cognition; Epigenetic; Father; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Placenta; Psychological Stress; Smoking

$75,000

Research Advancement through Cohort Cataloguing and Harmonization (ReACH)

Principal investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant: Canadian DOHaD Cohort Registry

Principal investigators: Fortier, Isabel; Atkinson, Stephanie A; Bocking, Alan D; Ferretti, Vincent; Fraser, William D

Keywords: Cohorts; Data Discovery; Data Harmonization/Integration; Developmental Origins Of Health And Diseases; Early Life Trajectories; Metadata Catalogue; Open Source Software Development; Pregnancy/Birth Cohorts

$1,300,000

Pregnancy Complications and Developmental Health: Mechanisms, Diagnostics and Therapeutics.

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Lye, Stephen J

Keywords: Fetal/Child Development; Human Development; Labour; Maternal/Child Health; Myometrium; Placenta; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Preterm Birth; Progesterone

$5,575,713

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: Cohorts Dear Professor Bocking, 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 cohorts connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]