Pawel Mekarski, University of Calgary

Research

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

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 · Principal investigator
$1,000,000

All 1 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.

Principal 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

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: 1.Radon Gas Dear Professor Mekarski, 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 1.radon gas 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 "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." (2025), 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]