Simon Briggs, McGill University

Research

Bacteremia Bloodstream Infection Endocarditis Enterococcus Platform Trial Randomized Controlled Trial

Latest funding

Treatment of Enterococcal Bacteremia Platform (TENT)
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$1,946,926

Treatment of Enterococcal Bacteremia Platform (TENT)

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lee, Todd C; Briggs, Simon; Cheng, Matthew P; Daneman, Nick; Davis, Joshua; Golchi, Shirin; Goodman, Anna L; Hasse, Barbara; Kuehl, Richard; Martin, Yonas; McDonald, Emily G; Mertz, Dominik; Paul, Mical; Sligl, Wendy I; Somayaji, Ranjani; Speich, Benjamin; Tong, Steven; Walls, Genevieve

Keywords: Bacteremia; Bloodstream Infection; Endocarditis; Enterococcus; Platform Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

$1,946,926

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: Bacteremia Dear Professor Briggs, 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 bacteremia 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 "Treatment of Enterococcal Bacteremia Platform (TENT)" (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]