Tony Lam, Université Laval

Research

Microbiome Obesity Adipose Tissue Animal Models C Elegans Culture-Enriched Molecular Profiling Diabetes Human Tissues

Latest funding

Dissecting host-microbiome modifiers of type 2 diabetes risk
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$2,000,000
Dissecting host-microbiome modifiers of type 2 diabetes risk and complications
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$21,753

Dissecting host-microbiome modifiers of type 2 diabetes risk

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Marette, André; Kramer, Caroline K; Lam, Tony K; Raymond, Frederic; Schertzer, Jonathan D

Keywords: Adipose Tissue; Animal Models; C Elegans; Culture-Enriched Molecular Profiling; Diabetes; Human Tissues; Liver; Microbiome; Microbiota; Obesity

$2,000,000

Dissecting host-microbiome modifiers of type 2 diabetes risk and complications

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams - LOI

Principal investigators: Marette, André; Kramer, Caroline K; Lam, Tony K; Raymond, Frederic; Schertzer, Jonathan D

Keywords: Anti-Diabetic Drugs; Diabetic Complications; Inflammation; Insulin Resistance; Intestine; Metabolism; Microbiome; Nutrition; Obesity; Type 2 Diabetes

$21,753

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: Microbiome Dear Professor Lam, 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 microbiome 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 "Dissecting host-microbiome modifiers of type 2 diabetes risk" (2019), 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]