Carlos Sousa Passos

Research

Amazon Ecosystem Approach To Health Environmental Contaminants Global Health Health Effects Health Equity Heavy Metals Human Exposure

Latest funding

Multiple exposures to environmental pollutants in the Brazilian Amazon: an ecosystem approach to health and well-being at a new agricultural frontier
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$19,990
Development and implementation of an integrated primary prevention plan for neglected populations facing health deterioration attributable to deforestation in the Amazon: the SLUBH project (Sustainable Land Use, Better Health)
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
$15,000

All 2 grants and awards

Multiple exposures to environmental pollutants in the Brazilian Amazon: an ecosystem approach to health and well-being at a new agricultural frontier

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Fillion, Myriam; Sousa Passos, Carlos José

Keywords: Amazon; Ecosystem Approach To Health; Environmental Contaminants; Global Health; Health Effects; Health Equity; Heavy Metals; Human Exposure; Intervention; Pesticides

$19,990

Development and implementation of an integrated primary prevention plan for neglected populations facing health deterioration attributable to deforestation in the Amazon: the SLUBH project (Sustainable Land Use, Better Health)

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants to tackle health and health equity - LOI

Principal investigators: Lucotte, Marc M

Keywords: Amazon; Chagas Disease; Deforestation; From Science To Action; Health Plan; Intersectoral Research; Mercury Exposure; Neglected Populations; Participatory Research; Primary Prevention

$15,000

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: Amazon Dear Professor Sousa Passos, 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 amazon connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]