BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250510T223334EDT-19473BLJCo@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250511T023334Z DESCRIPTION:Jointly funded by the Steinberg Fund for Interdisciplinary Glob al Health Research and a gift to TISED from our benefactor Ram Panda\, the TISED/GHP Innovative Solutions for Planetary Health Seed Grants program p rovides seed funding for research at the interface of global health and su stainable development. Research projects are led by one researcher from th e Faculty of Medicine and one researcher from the Faculty of Engineering. The program funds bold and high-risk research projects at the nexus betwee n disease\, rapid environmental degradation and climate change.\n \n Join us to hear more about the first two grants on water pollution and another on air pollution\, respectively:\n High speed\, portable PCR system for rapid and in-situ water quality testing\n Dr. Andrew Kirk\, Department of Electr ical and Computer Engineering\, Faculty of Engineering\n Dr. Mark Trifiro\, Department of Endocrinology in the Faculty of Medicine\n \n A pilot study o f the acute cardiovascular impacts of exposure to traffic-related air poll ution and its oxidative potential among adults in urban Colombia\n Dr. Jill Baumgartner\, Department of Epidemiology\, Biostatistics and Occupational Health in the Faculty of Medicine\n Dr. Omid Rouhani\, Department of Civil Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering\n \n The presentations will be fo llowed by an expert panel discussion on the challenges at the nexus of env ironmental degradation and human health.\n\n \n\nPlease Register here: htt ps://mcgill.ca/tised/events/20181119\n DTSTART:20181119T220000Z DTEND:20181120T000000Z LOCATION:Billiard Room\, 3rd Floor\, Faculty Club\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3 A 0E5\, 3450 rue McTavish SUMMARY:Innovative Solutions for Planetary Health Seed Grant Reception URL:/tised/TISED-GHP-Reception END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR