CardioMasters

Hey guys, I saw a thread like this last year and haven't seen a recent one (maybe I'm wrong) so I thought I'd start one up. It's always stressful waiting for admits/rejections and people going through the spring 2017 cycle, like me, are probably waiting for answers about now. What are your research interests? I think this community is so great for academic conversation so I can't wait to hear what you're all pursuing research in. I'm going to be focussing on cardiomyocytes which are heart stem cells and will be using them as a platform to analyze their development from control patients and patients with cardiomyopathy, which is the weakening of the heart. It's really cool cause they will be grown on a microchip hydrogel and if this works, various drugs could be tested and administered to patients in a relatively short time span as it's individualized patient care. I've signed the confirmation forms for both the supervisor and funding and have gotten a departmental recommendation for admission. Just waiting for the faculty email (cannot come soon enough)! Hope to hear what you guys are researching or will hopefully be researching come next year!

I just signed my confirmation of funding and supervisor form last week and received an email a couple days later saying the department has recommended me for admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies! Hope to get the official email this week.