Véronique Gingras, Université de Sherbrooke

Research

Childhood Obesity Developmental Origins Of Health And Diseases (Dohad)Dietary Behaviours Food Intake Regulation Functional Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri)Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Gut-Brain Axis Microbiome

Latest funding

Early life determinants of childhood adiposity, appetite regulation, and obesogenic dietary behaviours.
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,354,050

All 1 grants and awards

Early life determinants of childhood adiposity, appetite regulation, and obesogenic dietary behaviours.

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bouchard, Luigi; Gingras, Véronique

Keywords: Childhood Obesity; Developmental Origins Of Health And Diseases (Dohad); Dietary Behaviours; Food Intake Regulation; Functional Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Mri); Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; Gut-Brain Axis; Microbiome; Nutrition; Satiety Peptides

$1,354,050

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 Gingras, 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 "Early life determinants of childhood adiposity, appetite regulation, and obesogenic dietary behaviours." (2023), 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]