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Brian Laird

ResearcherPublic Health and Health Systems, School ofUniversity of Waterloo

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Brian Laird

Researcher

Public Health and Health Systems, School of

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (1 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2018.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Bioaccessibility Cardiovascular In vitro In vivo Mercury n-3 Fatty Acid Neurodevelopment Selenium

Latest papers

Nutrition biomarker assessment and exploration of the role of country foods to improve food security in the Sahtú Region, Canada.
International journal of circumpolar health · 2025
Human health and environmental risk assessment of metals in community gardens of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Environmental Science and Pollution Research · 2024
Levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants in human populations living in the Arctic.
International journal of circumpolar health · 2024

All 20 publications

Latest funding

Multi-level collaboration to improve the security, consumption and governance of water with northern Indigenous communities of the Sahtú region, Northwest Territories, Canada.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$363,376
Assessing environmental exposures, socio-cultural vulnerability, and health impacts of contaminants from industrial pollution in northern First Nation communities.
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$105,000
Enhancing food sovereignty and nutrition in the context of intersecting social-ecological crises: Partnership building and planning in Guatemala and El Salvador
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$20,000

All 11 grants and awards

20 publications.

Nutrition biomarker assessment and exploration of the role of country foods to improve food security in the Sahtú Region, Canada.

Ratelle M, Phillipps B, Skinner K, Lamers Y, Melo L, Laird B, Andrew L, Yakeleya J, Bougie A, Jensen K, Simmons D

International journal of circumpolar health2025

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2438434 PMID: 39702984

Human health and environmental risk assessment of metals in community gardens of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Senderewich T, Goltz D, Rodriguez-Gil JL, Laird B, Prosser RS, Hanson ML

Environmental Science and Pollution Research20242 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32196-2

Levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants in human populations living in the Arctic.

Adlard B, Bonefeld-Jørgensen EC, Dudarev AA, Olafsdottir K, Abass K, Averina M, Ayotte P, Berner J, Byrne S, Caron-Beaudoin É, Drysdale M, Dumas P, Garcia-Barrios J, Gyllenhammar I, Laird B, Lemire M, Aker A, Lignell S, Long M, Norström K, Packull-McCormick S, Petersen MS, Ratelle M, Rautio A, Timmerman A, Toft G, Weihe P, Nøst TH, Wennberg M

International journal of circumpolar health2024

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2392405 PMID: 39288300

Levels and trends of metals in human populations living in the Arctic.

Adlard B, Bonefeld-Jørgensen EC, Dudarev AA, Olafsdottir K, Abass K, Ayotte P, Caron-Beaudoin É, Drysdale M, Garcia-Barrios J, Gyllenhammar I, Laird B, Lemire M, Lignell S, Long M, Norström K, Packull-McCormick S, Petersen MS, Ratelle M, Rautio A, Timmerman A, Weihe P, Wennberg M

International journal of circumpolar health2024

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2386140 PMID: 39169885

Awareness and perceptions of contaminants in the Dehcho and sahtú regions of the Northwest Territories.

Skinner K, Ratelle M, Brandow D, Furgal C, Boyd A, Laird B

International journal of circumpolar health2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2387381 PMID: 39097940

Environmental stressors and zoonoses in the Arctic: Learning from the past to prepare for the future.

Andersen-Ranberg E, Nymo IH, Jokelainen P, Emelyanova A, Jore S, Laird B, Davidson RK, Ostertag S, Bouchard E, Fagerholm F, Skinner K, Acquarone M, Tryland M, Dietz R, Abass K, Rautio A, Hammer S, Evengård B, Thierfelder T, Stimmelmayr R, Jenkins E, Sonne C

The Science of the total environment2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176869 PMID: 39423885

Micro-distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.

Christensen JR, LaBine GO, Cheung JS, Rosol R, Mohapatra AK, Laird B, Chan HM

Environmental monitoring and assessment2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12360-4 PMID: 38246977

Sources of exposure to lead in Arctic and subarctic regions: a scoping review.

Stalwick JA, Ratelle M, Gurney KEB, Drysdale M, Lazarescu C, Comte J, Laird B, Skinner K

International journal of circumpolar health2023

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2208810 PMID: 37196187

Mercury bioaccessiblity in freshwater fish species from northern Canada.

Packull-McCormick S, Cowan A, Stark KD, Low M, Gamberg M, Swanson H, Laird B

The Science of the total environment2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165624 PMID: 37478927

Contributions and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples to the study of mercury in the Arctic.

Houde M, Krümmel EM, Mustonen T, Brammer J, Brown TM, Chételat J, Dahl PE, Dietz R, Evans M, Gamberg M, Gauthier MJ, Gérin-Lajoie J, Hauptmann AL, Heath JP, Henri DA, Kirk J, Laird B, Lemire M, Lennert AE, Letcher RJ, Lord S, Loseto L, MacMillan GA, Mikaelsson S, Mutter EA, O'Hara T, Ostertag S, Robards M, Shadrin V, Smith M, Stimmelmayr R, Sudlovenick E, Swanson H, Thomas PJ, Walker VK, Whiting A

The Science of the total environment2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156566 PMID: 35697218

Multi-level collaboration to improve the security, consumption and governance of water with northern Indigenous communities of the Sahtú region, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ratelle, Mylène; Skinner, Kelly

Keywords: Drinking Water; First Nations; Indigenous Governance; Public Health; Water; Water Quality; Water Security; Water Sovereignty; Water Stewardship

$363,376

Assessing environmental exposures, socio-cultural vulnerability, and health impacts of contaminants from industrial pollution in northern First Nation communities.

SupervisorCIHR2023Doctoral Research Award -PA: Research in First Nations, Métis &/or Inuit Health

Principal investigators: Nahwegahbow, Amy J

Keywords: Biomarkers Of Exposure; Community-Based Research Method; Environmental Contaminants; Environmental Exposures; First Nations Health; Knowledge Translation; Mixed Methodologies; Social Determinants Of Health; Socio-Cultural Vulnerabilities; Traditional Ecological Knowledge

$105,000

Enhancing food sovereignty and nutrition in the context of intersecting social-ecological crises: Partnership building and planning in Guatemala and El Salvador

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Dodd, Warren H

Keywords: Central America; Climate Change; Community-Based Research; Covid-19 Pandemic; Emergency Preparation And Response; Food Sovereignty; Global Health; Nutrition; Partnership Formation; Poverty

$20,000

Learning from and enhancing Community Capacity for Climate Change and Food Security (C4FS) action in the NWT

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North

Principal investigators: Skinner, Kelly; Fresque-Baxter, Jennifer A; Spring, Andrew; Wesche, Sonia

Keywords: Agriculture; Capacity Building; Climate Change Impacts; Country Food; Food Processing; Food Security; Governance; Market Food; Northwest Territories; Traditional Knowledge

$1,500,000

State-of-the-art multi-electrode array recording system for a core facility serving twelve plus faculty members from eight departments at the University of Waterloo

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Spafford, JDavid

$118,004

Food Security and Resiliency in the Face of Climate Change: From Assessment to Improvement in the Sahtu Region, NWT.

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North

Principal investigators: Simmons, Deborah; Andrew, Leon; Bezha, Walter; Laird, Brian D; Ratelle, Mylène; Skinner, Kelly

Keywords: Biomonitoring; Country Food; Food Security; Indigenous Health; Nutrition; Traditional Food; Vitamin; Wellbeing

$150,000

Enhancing community capacity for climate change and food security planning and policy in the NWT

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant: Food Security and Climate Change in the Canadian North - LOI

Principal investigators: Skinner, Kelly; Fresque-Baxter, Jennifer A; Spring, Andrew; Wesche, Sonia

Keywords: Adaptation; Agriculture; Climate Change Impacts; Food Processing; Food Security; Harvester Support Programs; Informal Economy; Infrastructure; Knowledge Sharing; Northwest Territories

$15,000

Participatory research to assess how diet contributes to health, well-being and contaminant exposure in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Canada.

SupervisorCIHR2017Fellowship - PA: First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health

Principal investigators: Ostertag, Sonja K

Keywords: Contaminants; Culture; Food Security; Health; Inuit; Nutrients; Participatory; Postnatal; Prenatal; Risk Assessment

$135,000

A field-portable ultra-trace mercury analysis system

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Swanson, Heidi

$94,462

Exploring the role of developmental life stage on nutrient-toxicant interactions between methylmercury, selenium, and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Laird, Brian

Keywords: Bioaccessibility; Cardiovascular; In vitro; In vivo; Mercury; n-3 Fatty Acid; Neurodevelopment; Selenium; Speciation; Toxicity

$224,000

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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Brian Laird

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Nutrition biomarker assessment and exploration of the role of country foods to improve food security in the Sahtú Region, Canada.

Human health and environmental risk assessment of metals in community gardens of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants in human populations living in the Arctic.

Levels and trends of metals in human populations living in the Arctic.

Awareness and perceptions of contaminants in the Dehcho and sahtú regions of the Northwest Territories.

Environmental stressors and zoonoses in the Arctic: Learning from the past to prepare for the future.

Micro-distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.

Sources of exposure to lead in Arctic and subarctic regions: a scoping review.

Mercury bioaccessiblity in freshwater fish species from northern Canada.

Contributions and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples to the study of mercury in the Arctic.

Multi-level collaboration to improve the security, consumption and governance of water with northern Indigenous communities of the Sahtú region, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Assessing environmental exposures, socio-cultural vulnerability, and health impacts of contaminants from industrial pollution in northern First Nation communities.

Enhancing food sovereignty and nutrition in the context of intersecting social-ecological crises: Partnership building and planning in Guatemala and El Salvador

Learning from and enhancing Community Capacity for Climate Change and Food Security (C4FS) action in the NWT

State-of-the-art multi-electrode array recording system for a core facility serving twelve plus faculty members from eight departments at the University of Waterloo

Food Security and Resiliency in the Face of Climate Change: From Assessment to Improvement in the Sahtu Region, NWT.

Enhancing community capacity for climate change and food security planning and policy in the NWT

Participatory research to assess how diet contributes to health, well-being and contaminant exposure in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Canada.

A field-portable ultra-trace mercury analysis system

Exploring the role of developmental life stage on nutrient-toxicant interactions between methylmercury, selenium, and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids

Frequent collaborators

Kelly Skinner

Mylène Ratelle

Heidi Swanson

Shannon Majowicz

Sonja Ostertag

Mélanie Lemire

Steffanie Scott

Arshi Shaikh

Ryan Prosser

Emily Jenkins

Susan Elliott

Linda Van Pelt

Yvonne Lamers

Christopher Furgal

Brian Laird

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Nutrition biomarker assessment and exploration of the role of country foods to improve food security in the Saht&#xfa; Region, Canada.

Human health and environmental risk assessment of metals in community gardens of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants in human populations living in the Arctic.

Levels and trends of metals in human populations living in the Arctic.

Awareness and perceptions of contaminants in the Dehcho and saht&#xfa; regions of the Northwest Territories.

Environmental stressors and zoonoses in the Arctic: Learning from the past to prepare for the future.

Micro-distribution of arsenic in toenail clippings using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry: implications for biomonitoring.

Sources of exposure to lead in Arctic and subarctic regions: a scoping review.

Mercury bioaccessiblity in freshwater fish species from northern Canada.

Contributions and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples to the study of mercury in the Arctic.

Multi-level collaboration to improve the security, consumption and governance of water with northern Indigenous communities of the Sahtú region, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Assessing environmental exposures, socio-cultural vulnerability, and health impacts of contaminants from industrial pollution in northern First Nation communities.

Enhancing food sovereignty and nutrition in the context of intersecting social-ecological crises: Partnership building and planning in Guatemala and El Salvador

Learning from and enhancing Community Capacity for Climate Change and Food Security (C4FS) action in the NWT

State-of-the-art multi-electrode array recording system for a core facility serving twelve plus faculty members from eight departments at the University of Waterloo

Food Security and Resiliency in the Face of Climate Change: From Assessment to Improvement in the Sahtu Region, NWT.

Enhancing community capacity for climate change and food security planning and policy in the NWT

Participatory research to assess how diet contributes to health, well-being and contaminant exposure in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Canada.

A field-portable ultra-trace mercury analysis system

Exploring the role of developmental life stage on nutrient-toxicant interactions between methylmercury, selenium, and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids

Frequent collaborators

Kelly Skinner

Mylène Ratelle

Heidi Swanson

Shannon Majowicz

Sonja Ostertag

Mélanie Lemire

Steffanie Scott

Arshi Shaikh

Ryan Prosser

Emily Jenkins

Susan Elliott

Linda Van Pelt

Yvonne Lamers

Christopher Furgal

Nutrition biomarker assessment and exploration of the role of country foods to improve food security in the Sahtú Region, Canada.

Awareness and perceptions of contaminants in the Dehcho and sahtú regions of the Northwest Territories.