Research
AllerGen Research Accomplishments
AllerGen Researcher, Dr. Ryan Allen, Wins Prestigious Young Scientist Award
Dr. Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University, has been awarded The Joan M. Daisey Outstanding Young Scientist Award at the annual International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) meeting in Seoul South Korea this month. This prestigious, international award is in recognition of outstanding contributions to the science of human exposure analysis by a young scientist.
Ryan Allen has a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering and a PhD in Environmental Health from the University of Washington in Seattle. His doctoral research focused on air pollution exposure assessment among susceptible populations and the development of techniques for modeling the infiltration of outdoor air pollution into residences. His current research interests include the cardiovascular health effects of residential wood smoke, evaluation of new methods for assessing chronic exposure to traffic-related air pollution, community noise exposure and health effects, and environmental determinants of childhood asthma. Dr. Allen is currently a co-investigator on a Gene-Environment Interactions (Programme A) AllerGen funded research project entitled “Traffic-related air pollution as a risk factor for the development of childhood asthma”.
AllerGen Researcher Success Story: Dr. Allan Becker, Programme C, Co-Leader, AllerGen NCE Inc.
Research Profile - Year One
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AllerGen Researcher Success Story: Dr. Denise Daley, Programme A, Investigator, AllerGen NCE Inc.
Knowledge to Action: An end-of-Grant Knowledge Translation Casebook.
New knowledge emerging from research holds great potential to expand horizons and create significant impact. Knowledge translation (KT) is about harnessing that potential and bridging the gap between what we know and what we do.