Mario Swampy, University of Calgary

Research

Community Epidemiology Covid-19 First Nations Indigenous Knowledge Indigenous Peoples Rural And Remote Communities Sars-Cov2 Sewage

Latest funding

Identifying and addressing barriers to cross-sectoral and community-based wastewater surveillance for the mitigation of secondary infections in rural and remote First Nations
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$250,000

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Identifying and addressing barriers to cross-sectoral and community-based wastewater surveillance for the mitigation of secondary infections in rural and remote First Nations

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Operating Grant - Indigenous COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Research

Principal investigators: Black, Kerry; Swampy, Mario; Henderson, Rita I; Hubert, Casey; Parkins, Michael D; Sarin, Christopher

Keywords: Community Epidemiology; Covid-19; First Nations; Indigenous Knowledge; Indigenous Peoples; Rural And Remote Communities; Sars-Cov2; Sewage; Social Determinants Of Health; Wastewater

$250,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community Epidemiology Dear Professor Swampy, 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 community epidemiology 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 "Identifying and addressing barriers to cross-sectoral and community-based wastewater surveillance for the mitigation of secondary infections in rural and remote First Nations" (2021), 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]