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Dan Werb

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Dan Werb

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
epidemiologist, musician, author
Affiliations
British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, International Centre for Science in Drug Policy, School of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego
Nominations
Shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction (2019)

Awards

Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
2022
Work: The Invisible Siege: The Rise of Coronaviruses and the Search for a Cure
Organization: Writers' Trust of Canada
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

City of Omens: A Search for the Missing Women of the Borderlands

2019 non-fiction

An examination of the complex factors threatening the safety of poor women in the Tijuana area of Mexico.

The Invisible Siege: The Rise of Coronaviruses and the Search for a Cure

2022 non-fiction

The rise of coronaviruses and the search for a cure.

Legacy

Canadian epidemiologist and author known for nonfiction works that won literary prizes.