Astrid-Jane Williams

Research

Biobank Biological Sex Diabetes Inflammatory Bowel Disease Liver Fibrosis Obesity Patient Reported Outcomes Risk Score

Latest funding

Steatotic Liver Disease, Fibrosis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Uncovering the Triple Threat
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,005,976

Steatotic Liver Disease, Fibrosis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Uncovering the Triple Threat

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Sebastiani, Giada; Bessissow, Talat; Betel, Michael; Saeed, Sahar Z; Swain, Mark G; Williams, Astrid-Jane

Keywords: Biobank; Biological Sex; Diabetes; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Liver Fibrosis; Obesity; Patient Reported Outcomes; Risk Score; Steatotic Liver Disease

$1,005,976

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: Biobank Dear Professor Williams, 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 biobank 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 "Steatotic Liver Disease, Fibrosis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Uncovering the Triple Threat" (2026), 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]