Niladri Basu
Academic title(s):
Canada Research Chair (Tier I) in Environmental Health Sciences;
Professor
Department:
Centre for Indigenous Peoples鈥� Nutrition and Environment
Natural Resource Sciences
Research areas:
Environment, ecology and sustainability
Soil, water and their sustainable management
Safe, nutritious and secure food supply
Human nutrition and One Health
Fields:
Animal models
Arctic and Northern
Biology
Contaminants
Ecology
Environment
Food safety
Food science
Gene-environment interactions
Health
Indigenous
Indigenous health
Regulatory frameworks
Water
Wildlife
Specialization:
- Environmental pollution
- Exposure of humans and wildlife to toxic environmental chemicals, such as mercury
- Development, validation, and application of new approaches to rapidly test chemicals/samples for toxicity
- Global health focused on policy, environmental justice and the extractive sector
Prizes and Awards:
Canada Research Chair