Cover Letter 5
Dear Karin Modig,
When I read about the Karolinska Institutet vacancy for a Doctoral (PhD) student position in Ageing Epidemiology (Reference number: 2-3369/2017), I was very excited. I am a well-qualified professional who would be an excellent candidate for this PhD vacancy.
Recently, I have completed an international research master degree in Clinical and Psychosocial Epidemiology from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. I am interested in Epidemiologic research particularly in cardiovascular diseases; therefore, I am co-authored in two international studies on cardiovascular diseases
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28527533) and its risk factors
(http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1614362#t=article). I wrote my master thesis on the environmental and genetic risk factors of cardiometabolic abnormalities in patients with psychosis. This project is embedded within the Genetic Risk and Outcome of Psychosis (GROUP) project, a large prospective Dutch and Belgian cohort study. During my internship, I have learned plenty of skills on big cohort data management, sophisticated data analysis, and project writing. In addition, I have more than 11 publications on related topics which you could find here https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mW4v4kwAAAAJ&hl=en or
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tesfa_Habtewold or < http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4476-518X> . One of my utmost long-term goals is to pursue a successful academic career in aging research. Therefore, this Doctoral (PhD) student position is the golden opportunity to conduct demand-based research and develop novel personalized preventive and therapeutic models for patients care.
Life expectancy has been increasing globally from time-to-time due to several factors, such as changes in lifestyle and socioeconomic status. According to the Global Health Observatory (GHO) data, the global average life expectancy at birth in 2015 was 71.4 years. The world population is aging rapidly. Similarly, the occurrence and risk of chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, and its comorbidity increases dramatically and becomes severe. Of note, cardiovascular diseases are all-age group disease and affect the physical, social, and psychological wellbeing. Cardiovascular diseases affect healthy aging due to its pathophysiological diseases process, complications and comorbidity with other diseases. Therefore, it is essential to investigate the causes and underlying disease mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases. This will be helpful for early screening of cardiovascular diseases, further understanding of the causes, and to develop appropriate intervention strategies for preventing and managing the diseases. Furthermore, the result of this study will be helpful to predict cardiovascular diseases using environmental and genetic variables. This altogether ultimately contributes to improved quality of later life and healthy aging.
If you should have any further questions, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience regarding this application.
For further information, find my curriculum vitae attached together with this application.
Sincerely yours,
Tesfa Habtewold (BSc, MSc, CPE ReMa)
[email protected]
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