Meet the 2025 Winner: Christopher Carlsten, MD, MPH
As a clinician-scientist, Dr. Carlsten focuses on how air pollution affects our lungs and immune system in a public health context. He leads a team of healthcare professionals, researchers, and trainees conducting human exposure studies to common air pollutants, such as diesel exhaust. They use clinical and laboratory techniques to understand how air pollution exposures impact lung diseases, and leverage this knowledge via integrated knowledge translation and stakeholder engagement to develop approaches that reduce health impacts in Canada and beyond.
Description
The award is given for outstanding contributions to environmental, occupational, or population health through leadership in research, education, and/or public health. The award will be presented at the ATS International Conference. The awardee will receive a plaque and a monetary award of up to $500. Nominations of diverse candidates (by gender, race/ethnicity, country, area of focus and primary occupation) are highly encouraged
Criteria
- Associate or full professor (or equivalent, i.e., 15 or more years from their first faculty/investigator appointment)
- Outstanding contributions to environmental or occupational health as evidence by major leadership in research directly relevant to prevention; and/or major leadership in education or public health practice.
- The relevance of the contribution to preventing and decreasing the morbidity and mortality of respiratory disorders caused by environmental or occupational exposures.
- ATS membership is desirable but not required
- Nominee's curriculum vitae must also be included along with a list of the nominee’s publications
Note: Award nominations will be carried over for 3 years and the Planning Committee may choose to move nominees to a different award category for optimal review.