Kristian Forbes, University of Saskatchewan

Research

Human-Animal Interface Monkeypox Mpox Mpox Virus One Health Public Health Reservoir Species Surviellance

Latest funding

Investigation of Mpox virus spillover and spillback at the human-animal interface in the Democratic Republic of Congo
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$500,000

Investigation of Mpox virus spillover and spillback at the human-animal interface in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Mpox (monkeypox) and zoonotic threats - Ecological and zoonotic pool

Principal investigators: Kelvin, Alyson A; Forbes, Kristian M; Kindrachuk, Kenneth J; Rimoin, Anne W

Keywords: Human-Animal Interface; Monkeypox; Mpox; Mpox Virus; One Health; Public Health; Reservoir Species; Surviellance; Virus; Virus Transmission

$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: Human-Animal Interface Dear Professor Forbes, 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 human-animal interface 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 "Investigation of Mpox virus spillover and spillback at the human-animal interface in the Democratic Republic of Congo" (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]