Igor Burstyn, PhD
Associate Professor
13-103E Clinical Sciences Building
Telephone: (780) 492-3240
Email: Igor.Burstyn@ualberta.ca

Occupational hygienist and epidemiologist Dr. Burstyn studied occupational health at Utrecht University (former Wageningen University research group) in the Netherlands and at the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France (PhD, 2001). He also holds degrees in occupational hygiene (MSc, 1996) and microbiology (BSc, 1993) from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Dr. Burstyn holds both CIHR New Investigator and AHFMR Population Health Investigator Awards.

Dr. Burstyn has been involved in research projects set in and around different industries in Europe and Canada. This research ranges from exposure measurement surveys to the design, execution and analysis of epidemiological studies. He has a particular interest in occupational and environmental exposure assessment and modeling, with growing interesting in application of Bayesian methodology. Thus, he has been active in creating exposure databases, constructing job-exposure matrices for multi-center studies, conducting assessment of exposure to complex mixtures, developing of new statistical methods for exposure assessment, and exploring the implications of assumptions made in exposure assessment for exposure-response modeling. Dr. Burstyn has track record of research in epidemiology of major cancers, obstructive lung diseases, injuries, ischemic heart disease and birth defects. Beyond that, Dr. Burstyn is ready to take part in tackling any occupational health problems that the public or his colleagues bring to his attention.

Dr. Burstyn holds an appointment equivalent to Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, in the Netherlands (http://www.iras.uu.nl ).

Announcement:

Dr. Burstyn is actively recruiting MSc and PhD students interested in the following research themes.

  • Occupational/environmental exposure assessment and modeling.

  • Effects of in utero environmental exposure on child health and pregnancy outcomes.

Post-doctoral opportunities may also be available.

Prospective trainees should contact Dr. Burstyn directly before formally applying to the University/Department.