Behzad Heibati, PhD
Contact
TRAS Research Associate, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept
- heibati@ualberta.ca
- Address
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Heritage Medical Research Centre
11207 - 87 Ave NWEdmonton ABT6G 2S2
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Epidemiology Global health Climate change and health Respiratory health Environmental and occupational epidemiology Wildfire exposure Public health
About
I am an environmental and occupational health researcher specializing in epidemiology, air pollution, respiratory health, and cancer prevention. My research combines population-based data, exposure assessment, and statistical analysis to better understand environmental and social determinants of health. I am passionate about interdisciplinary collaboration and translating scientific evidence into effective public health policies and preventive strategies.
Awards
European Respiratory Society (ERS) Short-Term Research Fellowship, 2024, Impact of wildfire smoke on underlying mechanisms in respiratory health.
Featured Publications
Behzad Heibati, Amanpreet Gill, Jalal Moolji & Adil Adatia
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology. 2026 July; 10.1186/s13223-026-01045-x
Behzad Heibati, Paige Lacy, Konstantinos C Makris
Journal of the National Cancer Center. 2026 May; 10.1016/j.jncc.2026.04.007
Jamil N. Kanji, Behzad Heibati, Nathan Zelyas, Hong Yuan Zhou, Gregory J. Tyrrell, Adil Adatia
PLoS One. 2025 November; 10.1371/journal.pone.0336690
Behzad Heibati, Georgia Soursou, Samuel Abimbola, Pantelis Charisiadis, Lygia Eleftheriou, Leon AM Berge, Jo S Stenehjem, Konstantinos C Makris
Journal of the National Cancer Center. 2025 October; 5 (5):537-546 10.1016/j.jncc.2025.01.006
Behzad Heibati, Jo S Stenehjem, Elisabeta Pletea, Michelle C Turner, Eva S Schernhammer, Damien M McElvenny, Tom Loney, Kurt Straif, Irina Guseva Canu
Cancer Epidemiology. 2025 August; 97 10.1016/j.canep.2025.102820
Behzad Heibati, Jack Borle, Bruce Ritchie, Adil Adatia
Frontiers in Immunology. 2025 July; 16 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1631448
Behzad Heibati, Harald Renz, Paige Lacy
Environmental Research. 2025 May; 272 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121153
Inês Paciência, Needhi Sharma, Timo T Hugg, Aino K Rantala, Behzad Heibati, Wael K Al-Delaimy, Maritta S Jaakkola, Jouni JK Jaakkola
Environmental Health Perspectives. 2024 June; 132 (6):066001 10.1289/EHP13948
Behzad Heibati, Maritta S Jaakkola, Taina K Lajunen, Alan Ducatman, Rahmat Veysi, Ali Karimi, Jouni JK Jaakkola
BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 2022 August; 22 (303) 10.1186/s12890-022-02098-5
Samuel Olushola Abimbola, Christina Xeni, Amrit Kaur Sakhi, Behzad Heibati, Trine Husøy, Hubert Dirven, Konstantinos C Makris
Toxics. 2022 April; 10 (4):181 10.3390/toxics10040181
Behzad Heibati, Maritta S Jaakkola, Taina K Lajunen, Alan Ducatman, Zahra Bamshad, Samira Eslamizad, Fatemeh Shafee, Ali Karimi, Jouni JK Jaakkola
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2021 July; 94 (5):877-887 10.1007/s00420-020-01645-z
Behzad Heibati, Maritta S Jaakkola, Taina K Lajunen, Alan Ducatman, Zinat Zafari, Marzieh Yekkalam, Ali Karimi, Jouni JK Jaakkola
Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2021 April; 78 (4):262-268 10.1136/oemed-2020-106829
Behzad Heibati, Wenge Wang, Niilo RI Ryti, Francesca Dominici, Alan Ducatman, Zhijie Zhang, Jouni JK Jaakkola
Frontiers in public health. 2021 February; 8 10.3389/fpubh.2020.605128