UC-Berkeley
Dear Prof. xxx,
I am one applicant: xxx, and have successfully submitted my application materials
last month for M. Arch (Option 1). My area of interest is housing studies.
After looking through your Web, I am very interested in your research about the fabric
of dwelling. If I am admitted by your M. Arch. Program, I would like to choose you
as my graduate committee chair.
The copies of my application materials including my portfolio, statement of purpose,
curriculum vitae, and publication for my application are in this mail. I hope you can
see them seriously.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
xxx
Department of Architecture
Texas A&M University
979-739-xxxx(Cell)
Email: xxxx
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Dear Prof. xxx,
I am one applicant: xxxx, and have completely submitted my application materials for
M. Arch. II.
Last month I mailed some copies of my application materials including my portfolio,
statement of purpose, curriculum vitae, and publication to you. Have you received
them? What do you think of my application if you have reviewed them?
If you think I am an excellent applicant and want to have an interview with me, please
let me know and I can go to Harvard for it in any appropriate time because I am
studying in the graduate program of architecture at Texas A&M University now.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
xxxx
Department of Architecture
Texas A&M University
979-739-xxxx(Cell)
Email: xxxx
申请材料寄出后，与申请前曾经联系过的教授加强联系的信件示例
Dear Professor XXX:
It has been a little while since I wrote to you last time. I have completed the
application process, and I learned that my materials are now at the department for
admission decision. I understand that perhaps you are not a member of the admission
committee, yet I still wish you can take some time to review my sincere application,
and consider my competence to be your student.
To my best knowledge, each Harvard physics graduate student has only one research
advisor. My friends told me that it is more important to find a good advisor than to
find a good university. It is based on my careful consideration that I believe you are
one of the best advisors at Harvard’s physics department: for example, your articles
about metal and other new materials emphasize not only the computation methods but
also some very interesting theoretical ideas. I find that your research emphasizes both
theoretical and computational works. I think my graduate research under your
direction will be very enjoyable and tenable.
Also, I think my academic background might be qualified to be your student. I have
had many new ideas in the area of materials physics. I will get my Master of Science
degree this year with honors. In my doctoral study I wish to work with an active and
authoritative professor, and develop my ideas as well as learn new ideas from him.
Again I find that you are the right research advisor I wish to find.
My current advisor, who is the head of physics dept. at Peking Univ., strongly
approves my doctoral graduate study plan. He told me that the strict training for
Harvard graduate students will do me a lot of good. With the rese3arch knowledge
learned from him, now I feel that I am well prepared for such strict training. I am
willing to make great contribution to0 the knowledge of low-dimensional condensed
matter physics during my graduate study. Ms. XXX told me that my recommendation
letters are in my application files now.
I wonder whether you can consider my willing and youthful spirit, and accept me as
your student. I know that you are very busy currently, yet I am quite embarrassed to
ask you to review my application. Would you please tell me whether I am qualified to
join your research group? Anyway I think it might be better to discuss the possibilities
of being accepted by you before I am accepted by the esteemed Harvard Univ., if
possible. Thank you for your kind reply in advance.
Best wishes,
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Dear Professor XXX:
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I am a graduate student at Peking Univ., Beijing China. I met you when you visited
Beijing in 1997. I am very sorry to bother you by this mail. However, as I am very
young, I wish to take doctoral study and make the best effort to win the Nobel Prize
under your direction. I have sent my application for the Fall 1999 Applied Physics
Ph.D. program to Stanford. I wonder whether you can consider my eager wish and
accept me to join your group.
Born in 1978, I enrolled in the Special Class for Gifted Children (SCGC) in XXX
University in 1993. I won the Top 1% honor “Outstanding Graduate”. Then I enrolled
in Physics department at XXX University, and received extensive research training
that made me much experienced. I will get the Master of Science degree in June 1999.
In the National Lab of Laser Technology and National Integrated Optics Lab in China,
I have had much research experience in laser technology and optical physics,
especially in quantum well optics, laser spectroscopy, high-power laser radiation and
interaction with matter, optical fiber communication, optical waveguides, etc. In my
Master graduate study, I happen to have been very familiar with the recent highlights
in laser cooling and trapping of atoms, and laser spectroscopy. I have extensive
knowledge in both optical physics and solid-state physics. I think my background and
interest seem perfectly fit your research projects. It will be most helpful to my
academic career if I can be your student.
In the coming new year, I wish I can have the chance to take doctoral study at
Stanford under your direction. My Resume and Statement are ready to be sent to you.
Would you please consider my sincere application and tell me whether I am qualified
to be your student, if openings available? I would be happy to act on your advice.
Thank you very much. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
May your Christmas be bright with happiness!
May peace and joy be with you in the new year!
Best wishes,
All Letters
08.06.29
Dear Robin,
I miss you very much but I am too busy about my paper, which will be submitted to Molecular
Systems Biology (belonged to Nature) recently. I have worked more than 15 hours per day since
our last meet. I overcome difficulties, learn quite a lot of new skills and make improvement in
scientific research. My advisor always says I am more excellent than many doctor students and I
have the ability to get offer from the top 30 universities in America.
I think I mainly have following advantages:
Firstly, I have strong research background and participated in many important programs and
mastered all-around experimental skills and statistical skills involved in every aspect of biology.
Secondly, I always try my best to do what I should do and never give up. The harder the problem,
the braver I am.
In addition, some creative ideas usually come into my mind, which is vital for scientific research.
After finishing the paper, my application has started. Now I am preparing some materials and
choosing university. My resume was just finished in the attached file. Would you please send it to
some American scholars? Then I can contact them by email.
I wonder if you have friends in UCLA, which is one of my favorite universities.
Thank you very much for your trust and help.
Best regards!
Sincerely yours,
Ding Lina
Institute of Zoology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
06/29/2008
Dear Sister:
I am glad to tell you my paper will be submitted to Molecular Systems
Biology next month. I very interesting and I’d like do some research about cancer for years.
When do you think I should email Feinberg? I wonder if you could send my resume to him first
and introduce me to him.
Vanderbilt is also an good university but I cannot make sure which professor should I contact,
Fanning Ellen, Friedman Katherine or some one else (IGP)? I need your advice very much.
Moreover, which universities are appropriate for me to apply after reading my resume? I know
little such information.
I think I mainly have following advantages:
Firstly, I have strong research background and participated in many important programs and
mastered all-around experimental skills and statistical skills involved in every aspect of biology.
Secondly, I always try my best to do what I should do and never give up. The harder the problem,
the braver I am.
In addition, some creative ideas usually come into my mind, which is vital for scientific research.
If there are questions in my resume please tell me and I will rectify it. Thank you very much for
your help.
Best regards!
Sincerely yours,
Lina
Institute of Zoology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
06/30/2008.
姐姐：
我选了如下的几所学校：20-50 重点申请
1．Johns Hopkins University (1-10) Feinberg AP, XXX, XXX
2．Princeton University (1-10)
3．Columbia University (10-30)
4．Duke University (10-30) Christopher B. Newgard
5．University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center—Dallas (10-30)
6．University of California--Los Angeles (10-30)
7．Northwestern University (30-50)
13． Emory (30-50) Peng Jin
8．Vanderbilt University (30-50) IGP Kath
9．University of Colorado—Boulder (30-50) Xuedong Liu
10. Pennsylvania State University (42) Yanming Wang
11. University of Alabama—Birmingham (58)
12. Iowa State University (68) Donald Beitz
1．Johns Hopkins University (1-10)
2．Princeton University (1-10)
3．Columbia University (10-30)
4．Duke University (10-30)
5．University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center-Dallas (10-30)
6．University of California-Los Angeles (10-30)
7．Northwestern University (30-50)
8．Emory (30-50)
9．Vanderbilt University (30-50)
10．University of Colorado-Boulder (30-50)
11. Pennsylvania State University (42)
12. University of Alabama-Birmingham (58)
13. Iowa State University (68)
第一封套磁信：
(1) Donald Beitz: (http://www.bbmb.iastate.edu/beitzpubs.shtml) 08/07/18
ISU
Dear Prof. Beitz:
I am a graduate student at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. I have
visited your homepage on the internet and I am impressed by your program emphasis
on lipid metabolism and cholesterol homeostasis. This is also my personal interest.
Now I am doing some research on mechanism for perfluorinated compounds (PFCs)
induced hepatic steatosis in rat and already obtained some exciting results. I would
like to do some research to further explain the mechanism of fatty liver disease.
Since I am hoping to pursue a Ph.D. degree in this field, I would like to know if there
is a chance for me to further my study under you. If you are interested in my detailed
information, you can contact me by email. My email address is dingln@ioz.ac.cn. I
will wait and appreciate your reply.
Sincerely yours,
Ding, Lina
Lina,
I appreciate your interest in fatty liver disease.
I could have support for you when
you are available but I cannot make any promises at this time.
apply for graduate work and see what happens.
I suggest that you
You may apply to either the
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology or the
Interdepartmental Nutritional Sciences Graduate Program for a Ph.D degree program.
Please indicate in the application your interest in working in my laboratory.
The best to you!
Don Beitz
Dear Prof. Beitz:
Thank you so much for your advice. I am revising my paper which will be submitted
to Molecular Systems Biology in about two months. Next year I will graduate from
IOZ, thus I am preparing for the application for 2009 fall. I have participated in
several national research programs and published related papers since I was in
Shandong University.
I will mention my interest in your lab and further research plan in my PS. After I
finish my application for the graduate school I will let you know. I believe I am a
competitive candidate. If permitted I hope to send my resume to you so you could
know me well. By the way, my GRE score is 560+760+4.0 and GPA is 88.44/100.
I really appreciate your support and please keep in contact!
All the best
Lina
(2) Martin.Johnson@ccc.uab.edu (http://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=31328)
08/07/19 UAB
Dear Prof. Johnson:
I am a graduate student at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. I have
visited your homepage on the internet and I am impressed by your program emphasis
on pharmacogenomics. This is also my personal interest. Now I am doing some
research on toxicogenomics and metabonomics and obtain some exciting results.
Since I am hoping to pursue a Ph.D. degree in this field, I would like to know if there
is a chance for me to further my study under you. I have strong research background
and participated in many important national programs and master all-around
experimental skills in molecular biology and biochemistry. If you are interested in my
detailed information, you can contact me by email. My email address is
dingln@ioz.ac.cn. I will wait and appreciate your reply.
Sincerely yours,
Ding, Lina
(3) Natalie.Ahn@colorado.edu (http://www.colorado.edu/Chemistry/people/ahnn.html)
08/07/19 U of Colorado-Boulder
Dear Prof. Ahn:
I am a graduate student at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. I have
visited your homepage on the internet and I am impressed by your program emphasis
on MAP kinase cascade. This is also my personal interest. Now I am doing some
research on mechanism for PFCs induced hepatic steatosis in rat with genomics
technology. Interestingly, several genes involved in MAPK pathway changed
significantly in my study and I am wondering how to explain it.
Since I am hoping to pursue a Ph.D. degree in this field, I would like to know if there
is a chance for me to further my study under you. I have strong research background
because I have participated in many important national programs and mastered
all-around experimental skills in molecular biology and biochemistry. Moreover, I
learned NMR technique and statistical modeling for metabonomics. If you are
interested in my detailed information, you can contact me by email. My email address
is dingln@ioz.ac.cn. I will wait and appreciate your reply.
Sincerely yours,
Ding, Lina
(4) j-lomasney@northwestern.edu
（ http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/igp/facindex/LomasneyJ.html ） Jon W. Lomasney
08/07/19
Dear Prof. Lomasney:
I am a graduate student at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. I have
visited your homepage on the internet and I am impressed by your program emphasis
on lipids act as specific ligands to regulate cellular responses. This is also my personal
interest. Now I am doing some research on lipid homeostasis and mechanism of PFCs
induced toxicity. This paper will be submitted to Molecular Systems Biology recently.
Moreover, when I was an undergraduate student I independently designed the
experiment of the relationship between atherosclerosis and PC-PLC activity in serum
and firstly reported that PC-PLC might be involved in atherosclerosis.
Since I am hoping to pursue a Ph.D. degree in this field, I would like to know if there
is a chance for me to further my study under you. I have participated in many
important national programs and mastered all-around experimental skills in molecular
biology and biochemistry. If you are interested in my detailed information, you can
contact me by email. My email address is dingln@ioz.ac.cn. I will wait and appreciate
your reply.
Sincerely yours,
Ding, Lina
(5)
Peter Edwards UCLA
http://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/UCLAACCESS/Web/Faculty.aspx?ri=28
Transcription and Signaling by Cholesterol and Bile Acids
pedwards@mednet.ucla.edu
Dear Prof. Edwards:
I am a graduate student at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. I have
visited your homepage on the internet and I am impressed by your novel observation
that bile acids function as hormones which is really exciting. Now I am doing some
research on lipid homeostasis and discover different mechanism of PFCs induced
liver steatosis. This paper will be submitted to Molecular Systems Biology recently.
Moreover, I am familiar with microarray technology and data analysis, especially the
integration of -omics data from different biological levels.
Since I am hoping to pursue a Ph.D. degree in this field, I would like to know if there
is a chance for me to further my study under you. I have participated in many
important national programs and mastered all-around experimental skills in molecular
biology and biochemistry. If you are interested in my detailed information, you can
contact me by email. My email address is dingln@ioz.ac.cn. I will wait and appreciate
your reply.
Sincerely yours,
Ding, Lina
(6) Christopher B. Newgard Duke
(http://pharmacology.mc.duke.edu/faculty/newgard.htm)
newga002@mc.duke.edu
Our laboratory focuses on understanding of metabolic regulatory mechanisms, and the application
of this knowledge for gaining insights into chronic conditions and diseases such as obesity and
diabetes. Key projects in the lab include: 1) Molecular and biochemical mechanisms of
fuel-mediated insulin secretion and their impairment in obesity and diabetes; 2) Mechanisms of
pancreatic beta-cell growth and survival; 3) Regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism in liver; 4)
Mechanisms by which metabolic alterations in liver affect peripheral (e.g muscle) fuel metabolism.
The laboratory employs a highly interdisciplinary approach to each of these projects, including
gene discovery (microarray analysis), genetic engineering, enzymology and biochemistry, and
state-of-the-art tools for metabolic analysis including flux measurements by stable isotope NMR
and metabolic profiling by mass spectrometry. In his role as Director of the Sarah W. Stedman
Nutrition and Metabolism Center, Dr. Newgard has also formed a clinical research team that is
applying comprehensive metabolic and biomarker profiling to obese humans as they lose weight by
eight different interventions that are available on the Duke campus or in the surrounding
community.
Dear Prof. Newgard:
I am a graduate student at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. I have
visited your homepage on the internet and I am impressed by your project of
regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism in liver since I am doing similar research
on lipid homeostasis and discover possible mechanism of PFCs induced liver steatosis.
This paper will be submitted to Molecular Systems Biology recently. Moreover, I am
familiar with microarray and NMR-based metabonomics technology, especially the
integrated modeling of -omics data from different biological levels.
Since I am hoping to pursue a Ph.D. degree in this field, I would like to know if there
is a chance for me to further my study under you. I have participated in several
important national programs and mastered all-around experimental skills in molecular
biology and biochemistry. If you are interested in my detailed information, you can
contact me by email. My email address is dingln@ioz.ac.cn. I will wait and appreciate
your reply.
Sincerely yours,
Ding, Lina
Dear Lina Ding:
Thank you for your interest in our laboratory.
If you are accepted to the
graduate school at Duke, I will be happy to meet with you to discuss a possible rotation in my
laboratory.
Best regards,
Chris Newgard
Dear Prof. Newgard:
Thank you so much for your reply and encouragement. I am preparing for the
application for pharmacology and cancer biology program of Duke graduate school.
Duke is my dream, so I will try my best no matter how hard it will be. I will indicate
my interest in working in your lab and further research plan in my PS. I believe I am a
competitive candidate. I’d like to keep in contact with you.
Enjoy your summer!
Lina
(7) Yanming Wang (http://www.bmb.psu.edu/faculty/wang/wang.html) PSU
yuw12@psu.edu
Dear Prof. Wang:
I have visited your homepage on the internet and discovered that we are schoolfellow
of Shandong University. It’s luck for me because you are really the pride of our
university. Now I am a graduate student at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences. I am preparing for the application for 2009 fall. I have participated in
several national research programs and published related papers since I was in
Shandong University. Epigenetics is very interesting and I’d like to cancer research in
the Ph.D program. I will mention my interest in your lab and further research plan in
my PS. I believe I am a competitive candidate. I would like to know if there is a
chance for me to further my study under you. I will wait and appreciate your reply.
Enjoy your summer!
Ding, Lina
E-mail: dingln@ioz.ac.cn
Lina,
Glad to hear from you!
You can send me a copy of your CV. I will keep an eye on your application. Are you
going to apply the BMMB program or other graduate programs at PSU?
Yanming
Dear Prof. Wang:
Thank you so much for your reply and encouragement. I am going to apply the
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department at PSU. Please find attached file of
my CV. Could you please kindly look it over and see if I am qualified for PSU
graduate school?
Best wishes,
Lina
Lina, I have been on the graduate student recruitment committee. You scores look
great and your master degree training and papers are much helpful. Do you have a
TOEFL score?
Your chance to get to the BMMB program is very high.
Yanming
Prof. Wang,
I’m glad to hear that you are on the committee. Thank you very much for telling me
this. I will take IBT (TOEFL) on Nov. 1 again. I am too busy working my MSB paper
to preparing the exam so that my first IBT score is 82. Everyday I had to work more
than 15 h in the lab. To get a high score need practice. I believe next time my score
will be satisfied. I am confident of my application.
Lina
(8) Feinberg AP JHU
afeinberg@jhu.edu
Administrative Assistant
Norma Stocker
nstocker@jhmi.edu
(http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/geneticmedicine/People/Faculty/Feinberg.html)
Thank you for your inspiration
Dear Prof. Feinberg:
I am a graduate student at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. I’ve
read most of your papers which tell me epigenetics is very interesting. I write this
letter to say thank you because design of the mice model of IGF2 LOI gives me
inspiration to conduct a chronic toxicological model both of which more closely
mimic the real-life situation. My major is molecular biology and toxicology. I have
participated in several national research programs and published related papers since I
was in Shandong University.
My sister Hong Ji told me you are a very nice professor. I am preparing for the
application for JHU graduate school. I believe I am a competitive Ph.D. candidate.
My dream is to do cancer research for years but there is no right opportunity to realize
it. I would like to know if there is a chance for me to do rotation in your lab. If
permitted I hope to send my resume to you. I will wait and appreciate your reply.
All the best!
Lina Ding
E-mail: dingln@ioz.ac.cn
thanks for your kind email. You should simply apply to the graduate
school, and you can indicate an interest in my lab or others that
intrigue you.
(9) Vandy Katherine L. Friedman
08/07/22
katherine.friedman@vanderbilt.edu
https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/biosci/bio_fac.php?id3=1073
Ji Hong’s recommendation
Dear Prof. Friedman:
I am a graduate student at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. I am
very interested in your research on telomerase, thus I begin to prepare for the
application for IGP of Vandy graduate school. My major is molecular biology and
toxicology. Sister Ji Hong told me you are a very nice professor and courage me to
contact you. I have participated in several national research programs, published
related papers and mastered all-around experimental skills in molecular biology and
biochemistry. I believe I am a competitive Ph.D. candidate. My dream is to do cancer
research for years but there is no right opportunity to realize it. I would like to know if
there is a chance for me to do rotation in your lab. If permitted I hope to send my
resume to you. I will wait and appreciate your reply.
All the best!
Lina Ding
E-mail: dingln@ioz.ac.cn
Dear Lina,
Thank you for your note. It is nice to hear from someone who knows Hong. I
definitely encourage you to apply to the IGP program at Vanderbilt. You may
also want to look at our department's Ph.D. Program:
http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/biosci/grad
The difference is that entry to the IGP means that you can rotate through
many different labs in many departments at Vanderbilt. A student entering
through our department directly will rotate only in labs from our
department. After the second year (once you officially join a lab), there
is really no difference between the two programs.
You are welcome to send your resume to me. However, admission to the
graduate programs is done through the official application and not through
individual professors. I do anticipate having rotation students and taking
new graduate students over the next few years.
I hope that helps. Good luck with your application and I'm happy to hear
that you are interested in Vanderbilt!
Sincerely,
Kathy Friedman
Dear Prof. Friedman:
Thank you so much for your reply and encouragement. I have determined to apply to
the IGP program at Vanderbilt. Please find attached file of my CV. Could you please
kindly look it over and see if I am qualified for Vandy? Hong and I are townee and
she is familiar with me. I know individual professors cannot guarantee my acceptance
since Hong has told me that. Your advice helps me a lot and I’d like to keep in touch
with you!
Enjoy your summer!
Lina
(10) Xuedong Liu
U of Colorado-Boulder
http://www.colorado.edu/chem/people/liux.html
E-mail: Xuedong.Liu@colorado.edu
Dear Prof. Liu:
I have visited your homepage on the internet and discovered that we are schoolfellow
of Shandong University. It’s luck for me because you are really the pride of our
university. Now I am a graduate student at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of
Sciences. I am preparing for the application for Biochemistry of Colorado. I have
participated in several national research programs and published related papers since I
was in Shandong University. TGF-β signaling is very interesting and I’d like to do
cancer research in the Ph.D program. If permitted I hope to send my CV to you. I will
wait and appreciate your reply.
Enjoy your summer!
Ding, Lina
E-mail: dingln@ioz.ac.cn
(11) Peng Jin http://www.genetics.emory.edu/FACULTY/faculty_bio_jin.php
pjin@genetics.emory.edu
Emory
Dear Dr. Jin:
I am a graduate student in Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. I know
you from Dr. Zhao Xinyu, who came here and gave us a wonderful report last month.
I am impressed by your project of small non-coding RNAs in epigenetic regulation.
Therefore I am preparing for applying to Department of Human Genetics at Emory. I
have participated in several national research programs, published related papers and
mastered all-around experimental skills in molecular biology and biochemistry. I
believe I am a competitive Ph.D. candidate. If permitted I hope to send my CV to you.
I will wait and appreciate your reply.
Sincerely yours,
Ding, Lina
(12) 08/07/29
https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/facultydata/php_files/part_dept/show_part.php?i
d3=10706
Guoqiang Gu Vandy
Email Address: guoqiang.gu@vanderbilt.edu
Dear Prof. Gu,
I am a graduate student in Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. After
looking through your Web, I am very interested in your research about the
development of pancreas. Thus I begin to prepare for the application for IGP of
Vandy graduate school. My major is molecular biology and toxicology. I have
participated in several national research programs, published related papers and
mastered all-around experimental skills in molecular biology and biochemistry. I
believe I am a competitive Ph.D. candidate. Please find attached file of my CV. Could
you please kindly look it over and see if I am qualified for Vandy? Thank you for your
time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Ding, Lina
Email: dingln@ioz.ac.cn
(13) http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/findfac/research/0,2357,10894,00.html
Michael Brown, UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER 08/07/29
Email: mike.brown@utsouthwestern.edu
Dear Prof. Brown:
I am a graduate student at Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. I have
visited your web and I am impressed by your research on the mechanism by which the
SREBP pathway regulates cholesterol metabolism. Now I am doing similar research
on lipid homeostasis and discover different mechanism of PFCs induced liver
steatosis with system approach. This paper will be submitted to Molecular Systems
Biology recently. Moreover, I am familiar with microarray and NMR-based
metabonomics technology and data analysis, especially the integration of -omics data
from different biological levels.
Since I am hoping to pursue a Ph.D. degree in this field, I would like to know if there
is a chance for me to further my study under you. I have participated in many
important national programs and mastered all-around experimental skills in molecular
biology and biochemistry. If permitted I hope to send my CV to you. Thank you for
your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Ding, Lina
Email: dingln@ioz.ac.cn
gkuleck@lmu.edu
Dear Gary,
Robin has sent my resume to you and let me contact you because I am preparing for
application for PhD in the US. Robin said I have ability to get offer, but during
application everything is possible. Your field is close to me, thus your advice is more
forceful. Please find my CV in the attached file. Could you please kindly look it over
and see where will fit me the best? By the way, the following are universities I plan to
apply. I am wondering if you have friends there or in other universities.
1．Johns Hopkins University
2．Princeton University
3．Columbia University
4．Duke University
5．University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center-Dallas
6．University of California-Los Angeles
7．Northwestern University
8．Emory University
9．Vanderbilt University
10．University of Colorado-Boulder
11. Pennsylvania State University
12. University of Alabama-Birmingham
13. Iowa State University
Sincerely,
Lina Ding
Institute of Zoology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China
Dear Lina Ding,
My apologies for responding slowly. Unfortunately, I have limited contacts at the a couple of
large universities and could send your information to them. This would be at UCLA and the
University of Pennsylvania. If you have your resume, I could forward to my contacts at those
universities.
Thanks,
Gary
Gary Kuleck, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biology Dept., MS-8220
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045
(310) 338-7496
Dear Gary,
Thank you so much for your reply and help. I feel very excited at the hearing of
UCLA and Pennsylvania. Please find my material in the attached file that
includes my resume, personal statement, abstract of my research and
transcripts. Could you please kindly send it to your friends and introduce me
to them? If they feel I am competitive, please let me contact them and I will
take serious of these opportunities. Now I am doing online application. I will
have a positive attitude forever.
It’s really hard to express my appreciation in a letter. If I could fortunately go to
the US next year, I hope to visit you and Robin and give my sincere
thankfulness.
All the best!
Lina
03/09/2008
Dear Yanming,
I am glad to tell you my application materials have almost been finished. Now I am
busy at online application. Next month I will send my formal application to your
department. Personal statement is very important for applicants. Would you please
kindly look my PS over and give me some advice? Then I must have more chance to
be accepted by your university.
Thank you very much! I hope to meet you in the US as early as possible.
Sincerely,
Lina