Meet the Canadi an researcher cutting cancer risk
- one home at a time
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by: Destination Canada Category: Thought Leadership
What happens when you put a radiation researcher and an architect in the same room? You get bold, imaginative collaborations that lead to global breakthroughs. This kind of cross‐disciplinary teamwork lies at the heart of Canada’ s research ecosystems and industry partnerships— connecting fields far beyond traditional life sciences.
A prime example is Dr. Aaron Goodarzi, Professor at the
University of Calgary, whose work on radon gas exposure could prevent tens of thousands of potentially deadly cancers over the next decade.
Radon, a radioactive gas that arises naturally underground, was discovered in 1899 at McGill
University in Montréal and is a leading cause of lung cancer.
As Scientific Directorr of the Evict
Radon National Study, Goodarzi leads a multifaceted team investigating how people are exposed to radon— and how to prevent radon‐induced cancers.