Ronald Sigal

Subject: Prospective PhD student: Aging Dear Professor Sigal, 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]. I read your paper "Walking behaviour and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: seasonal and gender differences--study design and methods." (2007), and it 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]