Fairlie has published papers relating to nuclear issues, dating back to at least 1992, in Annual Review of Public Health,[1] International Journal of Cancer, and Radiation Protection Dosimetry.
[3][4] Fairlie studied chemistry at the University of Western Ontario in Canada and radiobiology at Barts Medical College in London.
[2] He conducted a detailed epidemiological research study of childhood leukemia cases near nuclear facilities and the hazards of working with tritium.
Both Fairlie and Sumner are members of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, an organization awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985.
[3][4] Fairlie's publications include: He has published 17 papers (as of June 2020) which are listed in the Web of Knowledge database, his h-index is six.