Masad Damha, Polytechnique Montréal

Research

Atherosclerosis Cancer Chitosan Gene Silencing Gene Therapy Nanotechnology Rnai Sirna

Latest funding

Polymeric Biomaterials for Applications in Medicine
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$2,518,516
Brain Cancer Treatment: innovations in delivery of stable siRNAs and chemotherapeutics
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$504,350
Chitosan-siRNA nanoparticles for gene silencing in Atherosclerosis and Cancer
CIHR · 2012 · Principal investigator
$339,912

Polymeric Biomaterials for Applications in Medicine

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Shoichet, Molly S

Keywords: 3d Cell Culture; Biomaterials; Blindness; Breast Cancer; Hydrogels; Local Delivery; Nanomicelles; Polymers; Spinal Cord Injury; Targeted Delivery

$2,518,516

Brain Cancer Treatment: innovations in delivery of stable siRNAs and chemotherapeutics

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Shoichet, Molly S; Petrecca, Kevin

Keywords: Antibody Targeting; Brain Cancer; Cancer Cell Invasion; Downregulated In Renal Carcinoma; Glioblastoma; Polymeric Nanomicelles; Sirna; Targeted Delivery; Tumour Initiating Cells

$504,350

Chitosan-siRNA nanoparticles for gene silencing in Atherosclerosis and Cancer

Principal investigatorCIHR2012Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Buschmann, Michael D; Batist, Gerald; Damha, Masad J; De Crescenzo, Gregory; Lesage, Frédéric; Mader, Sylvie N; Merzouki, Abderrazzak; Tardif, Jean-Claude

Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Cancer; Chitosan; Gene Silencing; Gene Therapy; Nanotechnology; Rnai; Sirna

$339,912

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: Atherosclerosis Dear Professor Damha, 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 atherosclerosis connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]