Guowei Zhu, Université de Sherbrooke

Research

Childhood Obesity Childhoor Obesity Prevention Cohort Studies Community Based Intervention Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease,Epigenetic Mechanisms Metabolic Syndrome,Microbiome,

Latest funding

HeLTI cooperative research project: A Multifaceted Maternal-Child Health Intervention Cohort Study for the prevention of childhood obesity
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$2,500,000

All 1 grants and awards

HeLTI cooperative research project: A Multifaceted Maternal-Child Health Intervention Cohort Study for the prevention of childhood obesity

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - China

Principal investigators: Baillargeon, Jean-Patrice; Zhu, Guowei; Booij, Linda; Bouchard, Luigi; Fan, Jianxia; Fraser, William D; Marc, Isabelle; Masse, Louise C; Van Hulst, Andraea

Keywords: Childhood Obesity; Childhoor Obesity Prevention; Cohort Studies; Community Based Intervention; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease,; Epigenetic Mechanisms; Metabolic Syndrome,; Microbiome,; Randomized Clinical Trial; Sex And Gender

$2,500,000

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: Childhood Obesity Dear Professor Zhu, 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 childhood obesity 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 "HeLTI cooperative research project: A Multifaceted Maternal-Child Health Intervention Cohort Study for the prevention of childhood obesity" (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]