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Dan Werb is a Canadian epidemiologist and former musician.[1]
Musical career
[edit]As a musician he is best known for his work with the dance-punk band Woodhands,[2] and his collaboration with Maylee Todd in the project Ark Analog.[3] In 2011 he also participated in the National Parks Project, collaborating with musicians Sebastien Grainger and Jennifer Castle and filmmaker Catherine Martin to produce and score a short documentary film about Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve in Quebec.[4]
Scientific research
[edit]As an epidemiologist, he has been associated with the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy and the UC San Diego School of Medicine.[1] In 2015, he received a research grant for work in HIV/AIDS and drug addiction prevention.[1]
In 2019, he published the book City of Omens: A Search for the Missing Women of the Borderlands, an examination of the complex factors threatening the safety of poor women in the Tijuana area of Mexico.[5] The book was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 2019 Governor General's Awards.[6]
His 2022 book, The Invisible Siege: The Rise of Coronaviruses and the Search for a Cure, was the winner of the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.[7]
His 2026 book Our Wild Familiars: How Animals Are Adapting to Cities and Reshaping the Natural World is based on three years of research into wild animals in human communities, otherwise known as synanthropes.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Hudson, Alex (July 7, 2015). "Dan Werb of Woodhands Awarded $1.5 Million Grant for HIV/AIDS Research". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 2025-06-13. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ Rayner, Ben (2010-03-11). "Canadian Music Week: Woodhands could use a few more". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ Hudson, Alex (August 26, 2013). "Maylee Todd and Woodhands' Dan Werb Unveil New Ark Analog Single, Book Canadian Tour Dates". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ Gillis, Carla (2011-05-18). "A trip through the National Parks Project". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ Davidson, Denise (2019-06-16). "In 'City of Omens,' author shares women's tales of survival in Tijuana". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ "Michael Crummey among fiction finalists for Governor General's Literary Awards". CityNews Vancouver. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ Dundas, Deborah (2022-11-02). "Writers' Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
- ↑ Lyons, Noah (2026-07-04). "'Our Wild Familiars': New book explores human-animal relationships in city spaces". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
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