Irena Rebalka, Université de Montréal

Research

Aging Blood Glucose Fragility Functional Mobility Menopause Resistance Exercise Type 1 Diabetes

Latest funding

A randomized controlled trial of Functional mobiLity and resistance EXercise for postmenopausal females with type 1 diabetes: The FLEX-T1D trial
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$745,875

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A randomized controlled trial of Functional mobiLity and resistance EXercise for postmenopausal females with type 1 diabetes: The FLEX-T1D trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Yardley, Jane E; Boule, Normand G; Rebalka, Irena A; Sigal, Ronald J

Keywords: Aging; Blood Glucose; Fragility; Functional Mobility; Menopause; Resistance Exercise; Type 1 Diabetes

$745,875

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: Aging Dear Professor Rebalka, 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 aging 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 "A randomized controlled trial of Functional mobiLity and resistance EXercise for postmenopausal females with type 1 diabetes: The FLEX-T1D trial" (2026), 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]