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Cheryl Peters

ResearcherPreventative OncologyUniversity of Calgary

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Cheryl Peters

Researcher

Preventative Oncology

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (2 CIHR, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Carcinogen Exposures Occupational Cancer Occupational Disease Occupational Hazards Sex And Gender Science Air Pollution Cancer Canue

Latest papers

Occupational radiation exposure and cause-specific mortality in a cohort of Canadian medical workers.
International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2026
Short-term changes in meteorological conditions and suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Environmental research · 2022
Screening-level assessment of cancer risk associated with ambient air exposure in Aamjiwnaang First Nation.
International journal of environmental health research · 2022 · senior author

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Radioactive Air Pollutant Induced Disease (RAPID) Prevention - Understanding and preventing health risks from particle radiation-emitting radioisotope inhalation, as modified by genetic ancestry and mixed exposure with combustion particulates.
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,000,000
Towards Data Symmetry for a Balanced Understanding of Canadian residential housing radon gas exposure
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Addressing rising Canadian radon gas-induced lung cancer risk due to COVID-19 pandemic-linked lung injury, disability, and behaviour change
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$455,834

All 8 grants and awards

Radioactive Air Pollutant Induced Disease (RAPID) Prevention - Understanding and preventing health risks from particle radiation-emitting radioisotope inhalation, as modified by genetic ancestry and mixed exposure with combustion particulates.

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention - General External Exposome

Principal investigators: Goodarzi, Aaron; Mekarski, Pawel; Aristizabal, Maria J; Brenner, Darren M; Ezeife, Doreen; Jirik, Frank R; Wallace, Alison M

Keywords: 1.Radon Gas; 10.Early Detection; 2.Combustion Particulates; 3.Lung Cancer Risk; 4.Genetic Ancestry; 5.Low Dose Radiation; 6.Dna Repair Capacity; 7.Risk Communication; 8.Primary Prevention; 9.Exposome

$1,000,000

Towards Data Symmetry for a Balanced Understanding of Canadian residential housing radon gas exposure

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Op. Gr.: Data Anal. Using Existing Data./Cohorts - HC Interv. Res. General Pool

Principal investigators: Goodarzi, Aaron

Keywords: Built Environment; Cancer Prevention; Data Symmetry; Healthy Cities; Indoor Air Quality; Lung Cancer; Population Health; Radiation Dosimetry; Radon; Urban Design

$100,000

Addressing rising Canadian radon gas-induced lung cancer risk due to COVID-19 pandemic-linked lung injury, disability, and behaviour change

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.: Addr. Wider Impacts of COVID-Imp. on social/econ/pop iss/pbl outcomes

Principal investigators: Goodarzi, Aaron

Keywords: Behaviour Change; Built Environment; Covid-19; Disability; Healthy Cities; Lung Cancer; Lung Injury; Radiation Dosimetry; Radon Gas; Telecommuting

$455,834

Investigating COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Strategies for Marginalized Newcomer Communities

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Gr.:Emerg. COVID Res. Gaps/Priorities - Vaccine Distribution Models

Principal investigators: Fabreau, Gabriel; Teare, Gary F; Pottie, Kevin; Spitzer, Denise L

Keywords: Covid-19; Immigrants And Refugees; Marginalized Communities; Occupational Health; Public Health; Social Determinants Of Health; Temporary Foreign Workers; Undocumented Migrants; Vaccine Delivery Models; Vaccines

$469,235

The impact of sex and gender in occupational disease prevention

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Peters, Cheryl E

Keywords: Carcinogen Exposures; Occupational Cancer; Occupational Disease; Occupational Hazards; Sex And Gender Science

$359,549

Assessing Canadians' awareness of risk factors and belief in myths about what causes cancer

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants

Principal investigators: Peters, Cheryl E.

Keywords: myths; misinformation; cancer risk factors; cancer prevention; survey

$21,500

The Anatomy, Determinants and Impacts of the Cargill COVID-19 Outbreak Among Newcomers and their Families in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Social Policy and Public Health Responses

Principal investigators: Fabreau, Gabriel; Hinshaw, Deena; Pottie, Kevin

Keywords: Cargill Meat Processing Facility; Community Engaged Research; Covid-19 Outbreak; Covid-19 Transmission Dynamics And Determinants; Immigrant, Refugee And Temporary Foreign Worker Health; Infectious Disease Outbreak; Primary Healthcare Response; Public Health Outbreak Response

$364,913

Assessing exposure to air pollution and non-lung cancers in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2019Op Gr: Data Analysis Using Existing Databases n Cohorts-Cancer Prevention n Ctrl

Principal investigators: Peters, Cheryl E

Keywords: Air Pollution; Cancer; Canue

$100,000

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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Cheryl Peters

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Occupational radiation exposure and cause-specific mortality in a cohort of Canadian medical workers.

Short-term changes in meteorological conditions and suicide: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Screening-level assessment of cancer risk associated with ambient air exposure in Aamjiwnaang First Nation.

Social Jetlag and Prostate Cancer Incidence in Alberta's Tomorrow Project: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Occupational Physical Activity and Lung Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Radioactive Air Pollutant Induced Disease (RAPID) Prevention - Understanding and preventing health risks from particle radiation-emitting radioisotope inhalation, as modified by genetic ancestry and mixed exposure with combustion particulates.

Towards Data Symmetry for a Balanced Understanding of Canadian residential housing radon gas exposure

Addressing rising Canadian radon gas-induced lung cancer risk due to COVID-19 pandemic-linked lung injury, disability, and behaviour change

Investigating COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach Strategies for Marginalized Newcomer Communities

The impact of sex and gender in occupational disease prevention

Assessing Canadians' awareness of risk factors and belief in myths about what causes cancer

The Anatomy, Determinants and Impacts of the Cargill COVID-19 Outbreak Among Newcomers and their Families in Canada

Assessing exposure to air pollution and non-lung cancers in Canada

Frequent collaborators

Cheryl Peters

Darren Brenner

Lin Yang

Kristian Larsen

Éric Lavigne

Ian Colman