902-494-4551
jason.hicks@dal.ca
Mr. Jason Hicks, MSc, is the Executive Director of Atlantic PATH. He has a strong life science background and experience working on clinical trials focused on patient care. He has advanced IT experience and has also worked as the Director of Information Technology at Atlantic PATH.
902-494-7818
ellen.sweeney@dal.ca
Dr. Ellen Sweeney is the Director of Strategic Research Initiatives and a Research Scientist with Atlantic PATH, and has an adjunct appointment with Dalhousie University. Her primary research interests are in the areas of environmental and occupational health, women’s health, and sex- and gender-based analysis. Dr. Sweeney’s work at Atlantic PATH includes projects on cancer, shift work, and environmental exposures.
902-494-4135
Vanessa.De.Clercq@Dal.Ca
Dr. DeClercq is the Research Liaison Officer and a Research Scientist with Atlantic PATH and has an adjunct appointment at Dalhousie University. Her primary research interests are in the areas of nutrition, health risk factors, and the development of chronic disease. Dr. DeClercq’s work focuses on understanding the role of lifestyle behaviours such as diet and physical activity in those living with chronic conditions, as well as the relationship between adiposity and circulating biomarkers in disease.
902-494-7173
melanie.keats@dal.ca
Dr. Keats is an Associate Professor in the School of Health and Human Performance at Dalhousie University and the Director of Research at Atlantic PATH. Her primary research interests are physical activity and cancer survivorship. Her research focuses on how physical activity may help cancer survivors cope and recover from treatment, reduce co-morbid disease, extend survivorship, and improve health outcomes.
902-494-1145
scott.grandy@dal.ca
Dr. Grandy is an Assistant Professor in the School of Health and Human Performance (Kinesiology) and Pharmacology at Dalhousie University. His primary research interests focus on the relationship between cardiovascular disease and cancer. His research focuses on how cancer treatments lead to increased risk of cardiovascular disease in cancer survivors, and the protective effects of exercise in both pre-clinical models and human populations.
902-494-4135
yunsong.cui@dal.ca
Mr. Yunsong Cui, MSc, is a Data Analyst at Atlantic PATH who performs statistical analyses of health outcomes using data from patient registries and administrative databases, including MSI Physician Billings, CIHI Hospital DAD, and Vital Statistics. His primary research interests include physical activity, lifestyle, diet, and environmental factors related to cancer and comorbidities. His work at Atlantic PATH involves projects on cancer, cardiovascular disease, environmental exposures, and polypharmacy.