Chen Liang, Université Laval

Research

Antivirals Combination Coronavirus Ferret Hamster Modeling Polymerase Repurposing

Latest funding

COVID-19 Variant Network - Innovative therapeutic approaches for the 2019-novel coronavirus
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$100,000

COVID-19 Variant Network - Innovative therapeutic approaches for the 2019-novel coronavirus

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant: SARS-CoV-2 variants supplement stream 2

Principal investigators: Boivin, Guy; Finzi, Andrés; Liang, Chen; Lin, Sheng-Xiang

Keywords: Antivirals; Combination; Coronavirus; Ferret; Hamster; Modeling; Polymerase; Repurposing; Synergy; Transcriptomic

$100,000

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: Antivirals Dear Professor Liang, 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 antivirals 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 "COVID-19 Variant Network - Innovative therapeutic approaches for the 2019-novel coronavirus" (2021), 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]