Alvaro Osornio-Vargas

Alvaro Osornio-Vargas’ (PhD, MD) research interest is in air pollution and related health effects. Specifically, he has focused on the effects of pollutant mixtures at the experimental and population level. He obtained his Medical, Master's and Ph.D. Degrees from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and had two postdoctoral experiences, one at University of Maryland and another at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. He previously worked as a researcher in the Mexican National Cancer Institute and on the Advisory Board for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation on Children’s Environmental Health. In 2009, he joined the Department of Paediatrics, University of Alberta to develop the research segment of a Children’s Environmental Health initiative. 

Email: osornio[at]ualberta.ca