James Harynuk, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Air Pollution Eposomics Exposure Indigenous Health Metabolomics Wellness

Latest funding

Gwekaanimad (A Change in the Wind): Transdisciplinary Health Research on Environmental Inequities and Exposures
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$2,838,150
Exploring the Physiology of Lactose Intolerance Through Breath-Based GC×GC-TOFMS Metabolomics
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
$105,000

Gwekaanimad (A Change in the Wind): Transdisciplinary Health Research on Environmental Inequities and Exposures

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Liberda, Eric N; Arrandale, Victoria H; Haines, Sarah; Harynuk, James; Plain, Sara; Resch, Gabby; Spence, Nicholas D

Keywords: Air Pollution; Eposomics; Exposure; Indigenous Health; Metabolomics; Wellness

$2,838,150

Exploring the Physiology of Lactose Intolerance Through Breath-Based GC×GC-TOFMS Metabolomics

SupervisorCIHR2022Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Giebelhaus, Ryland T

Keywords: Breath Analysis; Breath Metabolomics; Dietary Exposures; Food Intolerances; Gut Microbiome; Human Metabolomics; Lactose Intolerance; Metabolomics; Metabolomics Guided Investigation

$105,000

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: Air Pollution Dear Professor Harynuk, 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 air pollution 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 "Gwekaanimad (A Change in the Wind): Transdisciplinary Health Research on Environmental Inequities and Exposures" (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]