Amanda MacFarlane

Research

Assisted Reproductive Technologies Cord Blood Dna Methylation Epigenomic Profiling Folic Acid Infertility Metabolic Indices Neurodevelopment

Latest funding

Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Folic Acid Supplementation: Gene-environment Interactions and Neurodevelopmental and Metabolic Outcomes in Children
CIHR · 2015 · Principal investigator
Generational and sex-specific effects of paternal environmental exposures on offspring development health
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator
$1,500,000

All 2 grants and awards

Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Folic Acid Supplementation: Gene-environment Interactions and Neurodevelopmental and Metabolic Outcomes in Children

Principal investigatorCIHR2015Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease - LOI

Principal investigators: Trasler, Jacquetta M; MacFarlane, Amanda; Bérard, Anick; Fraser, William D; Monnier, Patricia O; Nguyen, Tuong-Vi; Rozen, Rima; Seguin, Jean R; Walker, Claire-Dominique; Walker, Mark C; Weksberg, Rosanna; Wen, Shi Wu

Keywords: Assisted Reproductive Technologies; Cord Blood; Dna Methylation; Epigenomic Profiling; Folic Acid; Infertility; Metabolic Indices; Neurodevelopment; Placenta

Generational and sex-specific effects of paternal environmental exposures on offspring development health

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Team Grant: DOHaD - Implications for Men, Women, Boys and Girls

Principal investigators: Kimmins, Sarah

Keywords: Chromatin; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Dna Methylation; Epigenomics; Mens Health; Nutrition; Paternal Pre-Conception Health

$1,500,000

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: Assisted Reproductive Technologies Dear Professor MacFarlane, 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 assisted reproductive technologies 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]