Yan Chen, McGill University

Research

C. Difficile Clostridioides Difficile Infection Diarrhea Fidaxomicin Nosocomial Infection Placebo Controlled Platform Trial Randomized Controlled Trial

Latest funding

Strategies for the Treatment and Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: The SPORES Platform
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$2,015,775

All 1 grants and awards

Strategies for the Treatment and Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: The SPORES Platform

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: McDonald, Emily G; Carignan, Alex; Chan, Adrienne; Chen, Yan; Daley, Peter; Daneman, Nick; Kandel, Christopher; Lee, Todd C; Longtin, Yves; Perez Patrigeon, Santiago; Wuerz, Terence

Keywords: C. Difficile; Clostridioides Difficile Infection; Diarrhea; Fidaxomicin; Nosocomial Infection; Placebo Controlled; Platform Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial; Recurrence; Vancomycin

$2,015,775

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: C. Difficile Dear Professor Chen, 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 c. difficile 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 "Strategies for the Treatment and Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: The SPORES Platform" (2025), 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]