Sumantra Ghosh, University of Alberta

Research

Harm Reduction Overdose Addiction Drug Alert System Drug Surveillance Epidemiology Implementation Science Quality Improvement

Latest funding

Implementation of a national drug surveillance dashboard and co-creation of a national drug alert system.
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$748,244
Impacts of the National Overdose Response Service
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$10,000
Elevating wastewater surveillance into an advanced, diverse and inclusive platform for population health
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$699,255

All 5 grants and awards

Implementation of a national drug surveillance dashboard and co-creation of a national drug alert system.

Nominated PICIHR2026Team Grant: Strength.Resilient/Equitable Public Health Systems- Community Sector

Principal investigators: Ghosh, Sumantra M; Davidson, Sara; Grandy, Cameron A; Kent, Pamela

Keywords: Addiction; Drug Alert System; Drug Surveillance; Epidemiology; Harm Reduction; Implementation Science; Quality Improvement

$748,244

Impacts of the National Overdose Response Service

Nominated PICIHR2026Health Services and Policy Research Impact Award

Principal investigators: Ghosh, Sumantra M

Keywords: Overdose; Prevention; Supervised Consumption Sites

$10,000

Elevating wastewater surveillance into an advanced, diverse and inclusive platform for population health

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Hubert, Casey CRJ

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; bacteria; epidemiology; genomics; one health; opioids and other chemicals; public health; viruses; wastewater

$699,255

Disseminating findings around Virtual Overdose Prevention Services (VOPS) and determining and addressing knowledge gaps around these services.

Nominated PICIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Ghosh, Sumantra M

Keywords: Drug Poisoning/ Overdose Mitigation; Virtual Harm Reduction Care

$10,000

An Examination of Key Aspects to Operating and Delivering Remote Opioid Overdose Monitoring Supports.

Nominated PICIHR2021Catalyst Grant: Quadruple Aim and Equity

Principal investigators: Ghosh, Sumantra M

Keywords: Harm Reduction; Opioid Epidemic; Overdose; Poisoning; Substance Misuse; Supervised Consumption; Virtual Health

$99,390

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Harm Reduction Dear Professor Ghosh, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on harm reduction connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Implementation of a national drug surveillance dashboard and co-creation of a national drug alert system." (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]