{"id":2266,"date":"2019-01-28T17:45:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T22:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.atlanticpath.ca\/?page_id=2266"},"modified":"2025-02-03T12:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T16:48:05","slug":"approved-research-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/approved-research-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Approved Research Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>2025<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Evaluating the Impact of Including Virtual Dietary Education Within an Electronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome Pathway.\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Jennifer Jones, Dalhousie University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2024<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Effect of Environmental Factors on Mental Health in Nova Scotia.\u00a0<\/em>PI: Alexandra Del Favero, Dalhousie University (Supervisor: Dr. Kelvin Fong)<\/li>\n<li><em>Sweating the Small Stuff: The Biomonitoring and Elimination of Fireground Carcinogens in the Sweat of Firefighters.\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Crystal Sweeney, Dalhousie University.<\/li>\n<li><em>Prospective Recovery of Quality of Life in Young Adults Diagnosed with Cancer,\u00a0<\/em>PI: Geoff Eaton, Young Adult Cancer Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2022<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Clinical Study and Identification of Muscle Atrophy Biomarkers.\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Rafaela Andrade-Vieira, Dalhousie University.<\/li>\n<li><em>Identifying and Understanding the Gaps in Dementia Care.\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Paula McLaughlin, Nova Scotia Health<\/li>\n<li><em>Predictive Modeling and Geographical Analysis of Cancer Incidence in the Atlantic Region.\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Cindy Feng, Dalhousie University.<\/li>\n<li><em>Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence based Platform for Early Chronic Disease Risk Assessment and Prediction to Improve Population Health.\u00a0<\/em>Dr. Samina Abidi, Dalhousie University.<\/li>\n<li><em>Examining the Effects of Isolation on anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Levels during the Early Pandemic.\u00a0<\/em>PI: Megan Smith, Dalhousie University (Research in Medicine (RIM) \/ Student Project).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2021<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>EXCEL: Exercise for Cancer to Enhance Living Well Study.\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Melanie Keats, Dalhousie University<\/li>\n<li><em>A Randomized Controlled Trial of Online Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and Perceived Cognitive Impairment (PCI) in Cancer Survivors. <\/em>PI: Dr. Sheila Garland, Memorial University<\/li>\n<li><em>SunFit Project: Investigating Sun Safety Behaviours, Beliefs and Skin Cancer- Related Knowledge and Risk Factors in the Canadian Population. <\/em>PI: Dr. Ivan Litvinov, McGill University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2020<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Sex Hormones and Women&#8217;s Health: Do Sex Hormones Increase the Risk of Hearing Loss, Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease, Depression, and Anxiety among Women?<\/em> PI: Dr. Ashlyn Swift-Gallant, Memorial University<\/li>\n<li><em>Interactions between environmental factors, low-penetrant genetic susceptibilities, and colorectal cancer risk in Atlantic Canada. <\/em>PI: Dr. Derrick Lee, St. Francis Xavier University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>2019<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Investigating the roles of radon exposure, air pollution, and diet on lung cancer risk in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project<\/em>. PI: Dr. Vicki Kirsh, University of Toronto.<\/li>\n<li><em>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\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>PI: Kalli Hood, Dalhousie University (supervised by Dr. Jong Sung Kim)<\/li>\n<li><em>Inflammation, Microbiome, and Alimentation: Gastro-Intestinal and Neuropsychiatric Effects: the IMAGINE-SPOR chronic disease\u00a0network\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Jennifer Jones, Dalhousie University<\/li>\n<li><em>Current Management and Health Care Quality for Patients with Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis<\/em> PI: Dr. Cheryl Kozey<\/li>\n<li><em>Psychosocial factors and cancer incidence: a pre-planned meta-analysis of the PSYchosocial factors and CAncer (PSY-CA) consortium.\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Joost Dekker, Amsterdam University Medical Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>2018<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Comparative Analysis of Human Oral Microbiota associated with Chronic Disease Development in Participants of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project.\u00a0 <\/em>PI: Dr. Johan Van Limbergen and Dr. Morgan Langille, Dalhousie University<\/li>\n<li><em>Cadmium, Arsenic and other Metal Exposures as Determinants of Prostate Cancer in the Canadian Atlantic provinces\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Anil Adisesh, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick and Dr. Trevor Dummer, University of British Columbia<\/li>\n<li><em>Routine Collection of Patient Reported Outcomes in Prostate Cancer\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Gabriela Ilie, Dalhousie University<\/li>\n<li><em>Investigating the Association between Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Mental Health Outcomes in the Atlantic PATH Cohort Study\u00a0<\/em>PI: Chloe Blackman, Dalhousie University (supervised by Dr. Gabriela Ilie)<\/li>\n<li><em>Lifestyle Behaviours and Predictors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Atlantic Canadians: An Exploratory Study\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Daniel Stevens, Dalhousie University<\/li>\n<li><em>Measurement Methods for Lead in Toenails: Towards a Novel Biomonitoring of Occupational Exposure\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Anil Adisesh, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick and Dr. David Fleming, Mount Allison University<\/li>\n<li><em>Analysis of Human Biospecimens for Identification of Carcinogenic Pesticide-Derived N-Nitrosamines using a Semi-Targeted Approach\u00a0<\/em>PI: Crystal Sweeney, Dalhousie University (supervised by Dr. Jong Sung Kim)<\/li>\n<li><em>Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation and the Risk of Cancer Incidence: A Secondary Data Analysis of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow (CPTP) Cohort\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Will King, Queen\u2019s University<\/li>\n<li><em>Regional Comparisons of Associations between Physical Activity Levels and Cardiovascular Disease: The story of Atlantic Canada\u00a0<\/em>PI: Bartosz Orzel, Dalhousie University (supervised by Dr. Scott Grandy and Dr. Melanie Keats)<\/li>\n<li><em>Profiling contaminants in Nova Scotia drinking water\u00a0<\/em>PI: Gavin Kennedy, Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines<\/li>\n<li><em>Investigation of Biomarkers of Radiation Exposure in Radon Cohorts\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Vinita Chauhan, Health Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2017<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Occupational Physical Activity and Lung Cancer\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Vikki Ho, Centre de recherche du CHUM<\/li>\n<li><em>Occupational Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Colorectal Cancer Risk\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Vikki Ho, Centre de recherche du CHUM<\/li>\n<li><em>Toenail Biomarkers of Environmental Arsenic Exposure and Metabolism, and their Relation to Cervical Cancer\u00a0<\/em>PI: Nathan Smith and Dr. Jong Sung Kim, Dalhousie University<\/li>\n<li><em>Arsenic and Cancer Risk in Nova Scotia (Methods Detection Project: Laser Ablation ICP-MS, X-Ray Fluorescence and ICP-MS with speciation)\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Trevor Dummer, University of British Columbia and Dr. Anil Adisesh, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick<\/li>\n<li><em>Families Overcoming Risks Building Opportunities for Wellbeing (FORBOW)\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Rudolf Uher, Dalhousie University<\/li>\n<li><em>Factors Associated with Healthy Diets: A Population-Based Study in Atlantic Canada\u00a0<\/em>PI: Christina Gu, University of British Columbia (supervised by Dr. Rachel Murphy)<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>2016<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Adiponectin Levels in Atlantic Canadians with Cardiometabolic Risk\u00a0<\/em>PI:\u00a0Dr. Vanessa DeClercq, Atlantic PATH and Dr. Roger McLeod, Dalhousie University<\/li>\n<li><em>Comparison of Adipokines and Inflammatory Markers in Obesity-related Arthritis\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Vanessa DeClercq, Atlantic PATH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Toenail Biomarkers of Environmental Arsenic Exposure and Metabolism, and their Relation to Skin, Lung, Bladder, and Kidney Cancer, and Type II Diabetes Mellitus\u00a0<\/em>PI: Nathan Smith, Dalhousie University (supervised by Dr. Jong Sung Kim)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>2015<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds: Development of Community Health and Health Services Profiles\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Jack Tu, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Dr. Sonia Amand, McMaster University, and Dr. Matthias Friedrich, McGill University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>2014<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Variation in DNA Methylation in relation to Arsenic Exposure, Obesity and Smoking: Atlantic PATH Epigenetics Study\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Ian Weaver, Dalhousie University and Dr. Trevor Dummer, University of British Columbia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>2013<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Pregnancy Characteristics and Maternal Long-Term Weight-Related Outcomes: A Cohort Study\u00a0<\/em>PI: Dr. Christy Woolcott, Dalhousie University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 Evaluating the Impact of Including Virtual Dietary Education Within an Electronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome Pathway.\u00a0PI: Dr. Jennifer Jones, Dalhousie University 2024 The Effect of Environmental Factors on Mental Health in Nova Scotia.\u00a0PI: Alexandra Del Favero, Dalhousie University (Supervisor: Dr. Kelvin Fong) Sweating the Small Stuff: The Biomonitoring and Elimination of Fireground Carcinogens in the Sweat of Firefighters.\u00a0PI: Dr. Crystal Sweeney, Dalhousie University. Prospective Recovery of Quality of Life in Young Adults Diagnosed with Cancer,\u00a0PI: Geoff Eaton, Young Adult Cancer Canada 2022 Clinical Study and Identification of Muscle Atrophy Biomarkers.\u00a0PI: Dr. Rafaela Andrade-Vieira, Dalhousie University. Identifying and Understanding the Gaps in Dementia Care.\u00a0PI: Dr. Paula McLaughlin, Nova Scotia Health Predictive Modeling and Geographical Analysis of Cancer Incidence in the Atlantic Region.\u00a0PI: Dr. Cindy Feng, Dalhousie University. Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence based Platform for Early Chronic Disease Risk Assessment and Prediction to Improve Population Health.\u00a0Dr. Samina Abidi, Dalhousie University. Examining the Effects of Isolation on anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Levels during the Early Pandemic.\u00a0PI: Megan Smith, Dalhousie University (Research in Medicine (RIM) \/ Student Project). 2021 EXCEL: Exercise for Cancer to Enhance Living Well Study.\u00a0PI: Dr. Melanie Keats, Dalhousie University A Randomized Controlled Trial of Online Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and Perceived Cognitive Impairment (PCI) in Cancer Survivors. PI: Dr. Sheila Garland, Memorial University SunFit Project: Investigating Sun Safety Behaviours, Beliefs and Skin Cancer- Related Knowledge and Risk Factors in the Canadian Population. PI: Dr. Ivan Litvinov, McGill University 2020 Sex Hormones and Women&#8217;s Health: Do Sex Hormones Increase the Risk of Hearing Loss, Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease, Depression, and Anxiety among Women? PI: Dr. Ashlyn Swift-Gallant, Memorial University Interactions between environmental factors, low-penetrant genetic susceptibilities, and colorectal cancer risk in Atlantic Canada. PI: Dr. Derrick Lee, St. Francis Xavier University 2019 Investigating the roles of radon exposure, air pollution, and diet on lung cancer risk in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project. PI: Dr. Vicki Kirsh, University of Toronto. 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\u00a0\u00a0PI: Kalli Hood, Dalhousie University (supervised by Dr. Jong Sung Kim) Inflammation, Microbiome, and Alimentation: Gastro-Intestinal and Neuropsychiatric Effects: the IMAGINE-SPOR chronic disease\u00a0network\u00a0\u00a0PI: Dr. Jennifer Jones, Dalhousie University Current Management and Health Care Quality for Patients with Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis PI: Dr. Cheryl Kozey Psychosocial factors and cancer incidence: a pre-planned meta-analysis of the PSYchosocial factors and CAncer (PSY-CA) consortium.\u00a0PI: Dr. Joost Dekker, Amsterdam University Medical Center 2018 Comparative Analysis of Human Oral Microbiota associated with Chronic Disease Development in Participants of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project.\u00a0 PI: Dr. Johan Van Limbergen and Dr. Morgan Langille, Dalhousie University Cadmium, Arsenic and other Metal Exposures as Determinants of Prostate Cancer in the Canadian Atlantic provinces\u00a0PI: Dr. Anil Adisesh, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick and Dr. Trevor Dummer, University of British Columbia Routine Collection of Patient Reported Outcomes in Prostate Cancer\u00a0PI: Dr. Gabriela Ilie, Dalhousie University Investigating the Association between Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Mental Health Outcomes in the Atlantic PATH Cohort Study\u00a0PI: Chloe Blackman, Dalhousie University (supervised by Dr. Gabriela Ilie) Lifestyle Behaviours and Predictors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Atlantic Canadians: An Exploratory Study\u00a0PI: Dr. Daniel Stevens, Dalhousie University Measurement Methods for Lead in Toenails: Towards a Novel Biomonitoring of Occupational Exposure\u00a0PI: Dr. Anil Adisesh, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick and Dr. David Fleming, Mount Allison University Analysis of Human Biospecimens for Identification of Carcinogenic Pesticide-Derived N-Nitrosamines using a Semi-Targeted Approach\u00a0PI: Crystal Sweeney, Dalhousie University (supervised by Dr. Jong Sung Kim) Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation and the Risk of Cancer Incidence: A Secondary Data Analysis of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow (CPTP) Cohort\u00a0PI: Dr. Will King, Queen\u2019s University Regional Comparisons of Associations between Physical Activity Levels and Cardiovascular Disease: The story of Atlantic Canada\u00a0PI: Bartosz Orzel, Dalhousie University (supervised by Dr. Scott Grandy and Dr. Melanie Keats) Profiling contaminants in Nova Scotia drinking water\u00a0PI: Gavin Kennedy, Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines Investigation of Biomarkers of Radiation Exposure in Radon Cohorts\u00a0PI: Dr. Vinita Chauhan, Health Canada &nbsp; 2017 Occupational Physical Activity and Lung Cancer\u00a0PI: Dr. Vikki Ho, Centre de recherche du CHUM Occupational Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Colorectal Cancer Risk\u00a0PI: Dr. Vikki Ho, Centre de recherche du CHUM Toenail Biomarkers of Environmental Arsenic Exposure and Metabolism, and their Relation to Cervical Cancer\u00a0PI: Nathan Smith and Dr. Jong Sung Kim, Dalhousie University Arsenic and Cancer Risk in Nova Scotia (Methods Detection Project: Laser Ablation ICP-MS, X-Ray Fluorescence and ICP-MS with speciation)\u00a0PI: Dr. Trevor Dummer, University of British Columbia and Dr. Anil Adisesh, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick Families Overcoming Risks Building Opportunities for Wellbeing (FORBOW)\u00a0PI: Dr. Rudolf Uher, Dalhousie University Factors Associated with Healthy Diets: A Population-Based Study in Atlantic Canada\u00a0PI: Christina Gu, University of British Columbia (supervised by Dr. Rachel Murphy)\u00a0 2016 Adiponectin Levels in Atlantic Canadians with Cardiometabolic Risk\u00a0PI:\u00a0Dr. Vanessa DeClercq, Atlantic PATH and Dr. Roger McLeod, Dalhousie University Comparison of Adipokines and Inflammatory Markers in Obesity-related Arthritis\u00a0PI: Dr. Vanessa DeClercq, Atlantic PATH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toenail Biomarkers of Environmental Arsenic Exposure and Metabolism, and their Relation to Skin, Lung, Bladder, and Kidney Cancer, and Type II Diabetes Mellitus\u00a0PI: Nathan Smith, Dalhousie University (supervised by Dr. Jong Sung Kim) 2015 Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds: Development of Community Health and Health Services Profiles\u00a0PI: Dr. Jack Tu, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Dr. Sonia Amand, McMaster University, and Dr. Matthias Friedrich, McGill University 2014 Variation in DNA Methylation in relation to Arsenic Exposure, Obesity and Smoking: Atlantic PATH Epigenetics Study\u00a0PI: Dr. Ian Weaver, Dalhousie University and Dr. Trevor Dummer, University of British Columbia 2013 Pregnancy Characteristics and Maternal Long-Term Weight-Related Outcomes: A Cohort Study\u00a0PI: Dr. Christy Woolcott, Dalhousie University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2266","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2266"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3939,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2266\/revisions\/3939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlanticpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}