Karim Oualkacha, Université du Québec à Montréal

Research

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Latest funding

Multivariate Modelling and Inference of Dependent and High-Dimensional Data in Recent Genetic Studies
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Multivariate Modelling and Inference in Genetic Studies
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$90,000

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Multivariate Modelling and Inference of Dependent and High-Dimensional Data in Recent Genetic Studies

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Oualkacha, Karim

Keywords: multivariate modelling of dependent/clustered data; copulas; generalized linear mixed models; variance components association score tests; quantile/expectile regression; penalized variable-selection regression/classification; coordinate/block descent algorithms; high-dimensional -omics experiments; genetic association studies; family-based association studies

$120,000

Multivariate Modelling and Inference in Genetic Studies

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Oualkacha, Karim

$90,000

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 Dear Professor Oualkacha, 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 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 NSERC-funded project "Multivariate Modelling and Inference of Dependent and High-Dimensional Data in Recent Genetic Studies" (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]