Research Projects

Project Title Investigators Funding Source Duration
Research Program in Occupational and Environmental Respiratory Injury Silverman FS, Holness DL National Sanitarium Association 2000-2008
Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease Holness DL, Corey P, House R, Liss GM, Purdham J, Sass-Kortsak A, Scott J, Silverman F, Tarlo SM, Verma DK Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 2003-2008
Effects of cleaning agents in asthma among professional cleaners Tarlo SM, Liss GM, Holness DL, Purdham J, Sass-Kortsak A Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 2003-2007
Occupational exposure to ultrafine particles and the relationship to early indicators of cardiopulmonary effects Purdham J, Sass-Kortsak A, Liss G, Silverman F, Tarlo S Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 2003-2007
Centre for Urban Health Research Initiatives (CUHI) Myles J, Armrhein C, Asbridge M, Charles J, Cole D, Diamond M, Glazier R, Jackson S, Korsasky T, Luginaah I, Magee B, Maarouf A, Polanyj M, Ross N, Silverman F, Wheaton B, Wakefield S Canadian Institutes of Health Research 2004-2009
Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research (SOCAAR) Evans G, Silverman F, Brook J, Abbatt J, Donaldson J Canada Foundation for Innovation 2004-2007
Mortality Study of Hydro One Forestry Workers Green L, House R Hydro One 2004-2008
AllerGen Denburg J (Theme 2 Leaders: Silverman F, Hogg J) (T2.7 Project Leader: Tarlo S) (T2.7 Network Investigator: Holness L) Network of Centres of Excellence 2005-2010
Cardiovascular Toxicity of Concentrated Ambient Fine, Ultrafine and Coarse Particles in Controlled Human Exposures Silverman F, Urch B, Corey P, Gold D, Brook J, Brook R, Kovach J, Scott J U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Research. STAR-H1. Particulate Matter Research Centers 2005-2010
Review of trends in work-related asthma claims and possible role of medical surveillance Tarlo SM, Liss GM Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 2005-2007
Characterization of microbial contaminants in metalworking fluids Scott JA, Purdham J, Verma D, Krajden S Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 2005-2007
Cardiopulmonary consequences of air pollution in a murine model of allergic asthma Scott JA AllerGen 2005-2007
Three little pigs Bartlett M, Scott JA Canada Foundation for Innovation 2005-2009
The relationship between mortality and silica exposure in Vermont granite workers Verma D Crystalline Silica Panel of the American Chemistry Council 2005-2008
Study of career choices in young adults with asthma Tarlo S Ontario Thoracic Society 2006-2007
Key exposures causing work-related allergic contact dermatitis and evidence for dual causation of occupational asthma Holness DL, Liss GM, Tarlo SM, Pratt M, Sasseville D, Kudla I Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 2006-2008
Identifying possible work-related lung cancer in the clinical setting - getting started Kudla I, Holness DL, Liss GM, Shargall Y, Hoffstein V WorkSafeBC 2006-2007
Biophysical characteristics of influenza bioaerosols in healthcare institutions Scott JA, Sass-Kortsak A, Krajden S, McGeer A, Holness DL Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 2006-2009
A Pilot Implementation and Evaluation of an Occupational Asthma Surveillance System in Ontario To T, Holness L, Lougheed D, Cicutto L, Haines T Ministry of Health and Long Term Care - Occupational Asthma Surveillance Phase II 2006-2008
Use of a chemiluminescent assay for endotoxin to assess occupational exposure Tarlo SM, Liss GM, Romaschin A, Scott J, Scott J Ontario Thoracic Society 2006-2008
The prevalence of chronic beryllium disease among sarcoidosis patients in Ontario Tarlo SM, Liss GM, Al-Musaed AM, Balter M, Mazer B, Hoffstein V Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 2006-2008
Prostate Cancer and Occupational Whole-Body Vibration Exposure Purdham J, Salmoni A, Kreiger N, Sass-Kortsak A, Parent ME, Siemiatyci Workplace Safety and Insurance Board 2006-2008
Role of L-arginine metabolism in allergic asthma Scott JA Ontario Thoracic Society/Glaxo Smith-Kline Award 2006-2007
Hand and upper extremity function in workers with occupational contact dermatitis Switzer-McIntyre SL, Holness DL, Beaton D Workplace Safety and Insurance Board - Bridging the Gap 2006-2008
Why is occupational disease under-reported? House R, Eakin J, Holness DL Workplace Safety and Insurance Board - Bridging the Gap 2006-2008