Ruud Buijs, McGill University

Research

Blood-Brain Barrier Circadian Clock Energy Metabolism Glia Cells Microglia Neuroendocrinology Neurons Plasticity

Latest funding

Regulation of the blood-brain barrier in health and metabolic disorders.
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator

Regulation of the blood-brain barrier in health and metabolic disorders.

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Joint Canada-Israel Health Research Program

Principal investigators: Prager-Khoutorsky, Masha; Buijs, Ruud; Livneh, Yoav

Keywords: Blood-Brain Barrier; Circadian Clock; Energy Metabolism; Glia Cells; Microglia; Neuroendocrinology; Neurons; Plasticity; Tanycytes

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: Blood-Brain Barrier Dear Professor Buijs, 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 blood-brain barrier 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 "Regulation of the blood-brain barrier in health and metabolic disorders." (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]