Sumeyra Gurbuzel, McGill University

Research

Medical History Charity and Healthcare Religious Orders Sufism Ottoman Empire Social History Book History Manuscript Studies

Latest funding

Medical Knowledge and Social Power: Sufism and the Making of Ottoman Medical Knowledge (1500-1800)
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$46,140
Angelical Conjunctions: Crossroads of Medicine and Religion
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 2 grants and awards

Medical Knowledge and Social Power: Sufism and the Making of Ottoman Medical Knowledge (1500-1800)

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Gurbuzel, Sumeyra

Keywords: Medical History; Charity and Healthcare; Religious Orders; Sufism; Ottoman Empire; Social History; Book History; Manuscript Studies; History of Reading

$46,140

Angelical Conjunctions: Crossroads of Medicine and Religion

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Gürbüzel, Sumeyra Aslihan

Keywords: religious studies; history and sociology of medicine; medical ethics

$25,000

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: Medical History Dear Professor Gurbuzel, 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 medical history 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 SSHRC-funded project "Medical Knowledge and Social Power: Sufism and the Making of Ottoman Medical Knowledge (1500-1800)" (2020), 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]