Approved Projects Using Atlantic PATH Data
The Atlantic PATH supports a wide range of health research studies that use our data and biosamples to explore chronic disease, environmental exposures, lifestyle factors, and more. Below is a list of approved research projects that have been granted access to Atlantic PATH resources. These projects represent the diverse and meaningful ways our cohort data contributes to scientific discovery and public health improvement.
We update this page regularly to reflect new studies and project milestones.
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| PROJECT TITLE | PRINCIPAL INVESTGATOR | INSTITUITION | YEAR APPROVED | PROJECT STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluating the Impact of Including Virtual Dietary Education Within an Electronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome Pathway | Dr. Jennifer Jones | Dalhousie University | 2025 | 🟡 |
| Prospective Recovery of Quality of Life in Young Adults Diagnosed with Cance | Geoff Eaton | Young Adult Cancer Canada | 2024 | 🟡 |
| The Effect of Environmental Factors on Mental Health in Nova Scotia | Alexandra Del Favero (Supervisor: Dr. Kelvin Fong) | Dalhousie University | 2024 | 🟡 |
| Sweating the Small Stuff: The Biomonitoring and Elimination of Fireground Carcinogens in the Sweat of Firefighters | Dr. Crystal Sweeney | Dalhousie University | 2024 | ⚫ |
| Clinical Study and Identification of Muscle Atrophy Biomarkers | Dr. Rafaela Andrade-Vieira | Dalhousie University | 2022 | 🟡 |
| Examining the Effects of Isolation on anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Levels during the Early Pandemic | Megan Smith (Student Project) | Dalhousie University | 2022 | 🟡 |
| Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence based Platform for Early Chronic Disease Risk Assessment and Prediction to Improve Population Health | Dr. Samina Abidi | Dalhousie University | 2022 | 🟡 |
| Identifying and Understanding the Gaps in Dementia Care | Dr. Paula McLaughlin | Nova Scotia Health | 2022 | ✅ |
| Predictive Modeling and Geographical Analysis of Cancer Incidence in the Atlantic Region | Dr. Cindy Feng | Dalhousie University | 2022 | 🟡 |
| A Randomized Controlled Trial of Online Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and Perceived Cognitive Impairment (PCI) in Cancer Survivors | Dr. Sheila Garland | Memorial University | 2021 | ✅ |
| EXCEL: Exercise for Cancer to Enhance Living Well Study | Dr. Melanie Keats | Dalhousie University | 2021 | 🟡 |
| SunFit Project: Investigating Sun Safety Behaviours, Beliefs and Skin Cancer- Related Knowledge and Risk Factors in the Canadian Population | Dr. Ivan Litvinov | McGill University | 2021 | ✅ |
| Investigating the Association between Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Mental Health Outcomes in the Atlantic PATH Cohort Study | Dr. Gabriela Ilie | Dalhousie University | 2020 | ✅ |
| Environmental Arsenic Cancer Risk, Toenails as a Novel Cancer Biomarker and Machine Learning | Dr. Jong Sung Kim | Dalhousie University | 2020 | 🟡 |
| Interactions between environmental factors, low-penetrant genetic susceptibilities, and colorectal cancer risk in Atlantic Canada | Dr. Derrick Lee | St. Francis Xavier University | 2020 | 🟡 |
| Sex Hormones and Women’s Health: Do Sex Hormones Increase the Risk of Hearing Loss, Alzheimer’s Disease, Depression, and Anxiety among Women? | Dr. Ashlyn Swift-Gallant | Memorial University | 2020 | ✅ |
| Investigating the roles of radon exposure, air pollution, and diet on lung cancer risk in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project | Dr. Vicki Kirsh | University of Toronto | 2019 | 🟡 |
| Evaluating the association between Cancer and Arsenic Exposure Using Toenail Speciation Biomarkers in the Atlantic PATH Cohort Study: Towards an Evidence-based Cancer Prevention and Control Strategy | Kalli Hood (supervised by Dr. Jong Sung Kim) | Dalhousie University | 2019 | ✅ |
| Inflammation, Microbiome, and Alimentation: Gastro-Intestinal and Neuropsychiatric Effects: the IMAGINE-SPOR chronic disease network | Dr. Jennifer Jones | Dalhousie University | 2019 | ✅ |
| Current Management and Health Care Quality for Patients with Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis | Dr. Cheryl Kozey | 2019 | ✅ | |
| Psychosocial factors and cancer incidence: a pre-planned meta-analysis of the PSYchosocial factors and CAncer (PSY-CA) consortium | Dr. Joost Dekker | Amsterdam University Medical Center | 2019 | ✅ |
| Analysis of Human Biospecimens for Identification of Carcinogenic Pesticide-Derived N-Nitrosamines using a Semi-Targeted Approach | Crystal Sweeney (supervised by Dr. Jong Sung Kim) | Dalhousie University | 2018 | ✅ |
| Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation and the Risk of Cancer Incidence: A Secondary Data Analysis of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow (CPTP) Cohort | Dr. Will King | Queen’s University | 2018 | ✅ |
| Comparative Analysis of Human Oral Microbiota associated with Chronic Disease Development in Participants of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project | Dr. Johan Van Limbergen & Dr. Morgan Langille | Dalhousie University | 2018 | 🟡 |
| Cadmium, Arsenic and other Metal Exposures as Determinants of Prostate Cancer in the Canadian Atlantic provinces | Dr. Anil Adisesh & Dr. Trevor Dummer | Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick & University of British Columbia | 2018 | ✅ |
| Investigation of Biomarkers of Radiation Exposure in Radon Cohorts | Dr. Vinita Chauhan | Health Canada | 2018 | 🟡 |
| Investigating the Association between Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Mental Health Outcomes in the Atlantic PATH Cohort Study | Chloe Blackman (supervised by Dr. Gabriela Ilie) | Dalhousie University | 2018 | ✅ |
| Measurement Methods for Lead in Toenails: Towards a Novel Biomonitoring of Occupational Exposure | Dr. Anil Adisesh & Dr. David Fleming | Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick & Mount Allison University | 2018 | ✅ |
| Lifestyle Behaviours and Predictors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Atlantic Canadians: An Exploratory Study | Dr. Daniel Stevens | Dalhousie University | 2018 | ✅ |
| Regional Comparisons of Associations between Physical Activity Levels and Cardiovascular Disease: The story of Atlantic Canada | Bartosz Orzel (supervised by Dr. Scott Grandy and Dr. Melanie Keats) | Dalhousie University | 2018 | ✅ |
| Profiling contaminants in Nova Scotia drinking water | Gavin Kennedy | Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines | 2018 | 🟡 |
| Routine Collection of Patient Reported Outcomes in Prostate Cancer | Dr. Gabriela Ilie | Dalhousie University | 2018 | ✅ |
| Toenail Biomarkers of Environmental Arsenic Exposure and Metabolism, and their Relation to Cervical Cancer | Nathan Smith (Supervisor: Dr. Jong Sung Kim) | Dalhousie University | 2017 | ✅ |
| Methods Detection Project: Laser Ablation ICP-MS, X-Ray Fluorescence and ICP-MS with speciation | Dr. David Fleming, Dr. Chris McFarlane, Dr. Trevor Dummer & Dr. Anil Adisesh | University of British Columbia & Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick | 2017 | ✅ |
| Factors Associated with Healthy Diets: A Population-Based Study in Atlantic Canada | Christina Gu (supervised by Dr. Rachel Murphy) | University of British Columbia | 2017 | ✅ |
| Occupational Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Colorectal Cancer Risk | Dr. Vikki Ho | Centre de recherche du CHUM | 2017 | 🟡 |
| Families Overcoming Risks Building Opportunities for Wellbeing (FORBOW) | Dr. Rudolf Uher | Dalhousie University | 2017 | ✅ |
| Occupational Physical Activity and Lung Cancer | Dr. Vikki Ho | Centre de recherche du CHUM | 2017 | 🟡 |
| Adiponectin Levels in Atlantic Canadians with Cardiometabolic Risk | Dr. Vanessa DeClercq & Dr. Roger McLeod | Atlantic PATH & Dalhousie University | 2016 | ✅ |
| Comparison of Adipokines and Inflammatory Markers in Obesity-related Arthritis | Dr. Vanessa DeClercq | Atlantic PATH | 2016 | ✅ |
| Toenail Biomarkers of Environmental Arsenic Exposure and Metabolism, and their Relation to Skin, Lung, Bladder, and Kidney Cancer, and Type II Diabetes Mellitus | Nathan Smith (supervised by Dr. Jong Sung Kim) | Dalhousie University | 2016 | ✅ |
| Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds: Development of Community Health and Health Services Profiles | Dr. Jack Tu, Dr. Sonia Amand & Dr. Matthias Friedrich | Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, McMaster University & McGill University | 2015 | ✅ |
| Variation in DNA Methylation in relation to Arsenic Exposure, Obesity and Smoking: Atlantic PATH Epigenetics Study | Dr. Ian Weaver & Dr. Trevor Dummer | Dalhousie University & University of British Columbia | 2014 | ✅ |
| Pregnancy Characteristics and Maternal Long-Term Weight-Related Outcomes: A Cohort Study | Christy Woolcott | Dalhousie University | 2013 | ✅ |
Last Updated on July 3, 2025