Kaarina Kowalec, McGill University

Research

Comparative Effectiveness And Safety Confounding Bias Exposure Measurement Errors Pharmacoepidemiology Prospective Studies Statistical Modelling

Latest funding

Enhancing CAN-AIM capacity to respond to drug safety and effectiveness queries
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$2,550,000

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Enhancing CAN-AIM capacity to respond to drug safety and effectiveness queries

Principal investigatorCIHR2019DSEN team grants: MAGIC and CAN-AIM

Principal investigators: Bernatsky, Sasha R; Abrahamowicz, Michal M; Afif, Waqqas; Awadalla, Philip; Bérard, Anick; Buckeridge, David L; Hazlewood, Glen S; Hohl, Corinne M; Kowalec, Kaarina A; Moride, Yola; Moura, Cristiano S; Pilote, Louise; Tremlett, Helen L

Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness And Safety; Confounding Bias; Exposure Measurement Errors; Pharmacoepidemiology; Prospective Studies; Statistical Modelling

$2,550,000

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: Comparative Effectiveness And Safety Dear Professor Kowalec, 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 comparative effectiveness and safety 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 "Enhancing CAN-AIM capacity to respond to drug safety and effectiveness queries" (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]