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Nawaid Usmani

ResearcherElectrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Alberta

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Nawaid Usmani

Researcher

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Health Sciences

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
28 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2017.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2009.

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Research

Breast Brachytherapy Mechatronics Assistance Ultrasound Guidance Colorectal Cancer Mems Photoacoustic Imaging Prostate Cancer Transducer Technology

Latest papers

Polygenic risk score with KLK3 SNP-SNP interaction pairs for predicting prostate cancer aggressiveness.
Communications medicine · 2026
Metformin modifies hormone changes associated with androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.
Endocrine oncology (Bristol, England) · 2026
Germline polygenic score for prostate cancer aggressiveness.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026

All 87 publications

Latest funding

Computer-Integrated Ultrasound Guidance and Mechatronics Assistance for Breast Brachytherapy
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$247,500
Computer-Integrated Ultrasound Guidance and Mechatronics Assistance for Breast Brachytherapy
CIHR · 2017 · Principal investigator
$219,829
Physical Activity and Cancer Outcomes: Generating Practice-Changing Evidence
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$1,200,111

All 8 grants and awards

87 publications.

Polygenic risk score with KLK3 SNP-SNP interaction pairs for predicting prostate cancer aggressiveness.

Lin HY, Sarkar I, Mazumder H, Huang PY, Muir KR, Schleutker J, Pashayan N, Batra J, Neal DE, Grönberg H, Nielsen SF, Nordestgaard BG, Tangen CM, MacInnis RJ, Wolk A, Albanes D, Travis RC, Stanford JL, Mucci LA, Kibel AS, Cussenot O, Berndt SI, Koutros S, Sørensen KD, Cybulski C, Grindedal EM, Hoegel J, Maier C, Hamilton RJ, Rosenstein BS, Vega A, Kogevinas M, Wiklund F, Penney KL, Teixeira MR, Brenner H, John EM, Kaneva R, Logothetis CJ, Neuhausen SL, De Ruyck K, Ost P, Gamulin M, Usmani N, Claessens F, Castelao JE, Townsend PA, UKGPCS collaborators, APCB BioResource (Australian Prostate Cancer BioResource), Kote-Jarai Z, Haiman CA, Eeles RA, PRACTICAL consortium, Park JY

Communications medicine2026

DOI: 10.1038/s43856-026-01645-z PMID: 42204244

Metformin modifies hormone changes associated with androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.

Gorman M, Usmani N, Pollak MN, Ghosh S, Elangovan A, Kim J, Thoms J, Bouchard M, Peacock M, Wang Y, Fleshner NE, Campbell H, Vigneault E, Vincent F, So A, Cury FL, Quon HC, Carlson RG, Lambert C, Klotz L, Chi K, Brundage M, Courneya KS, Eigl BJ

Endocrine oncology (Bristol, England)2026

DOI: 10.1530/eo-25-0114 PMID: 42395839

Germline polygenic score for prostate cancer aggressiveness.

Xu G, Karunamuni R, Dornisch AM, Brunette CA, Danowski ME, Desai H, Dochtermann D, Garraway IP, Hauger RL, Kibel AS, Lynch JA, Pyarajan S, Rose BS, Teerlink CC, Andreassen OA, Dale AM, Donovan JL, Hamdy F, Kachuri L, Lane A, Martin RM, Mills IG, Neal DE, Turner EL, Witte JS, Schleutker J, Pashayan N, Batra J, Australian Prostate Cancer BioResource (APCB), Nordestgaard BG, Hamilton RJ, Wolk A, Albanes D, Atkins J, Blot WJ, Mucci LA, Nielsen SF, Cussenot O, Berndt SI, Koutros S, Sørensen KD, Cybulski C, Menegaux F, Park JY, MacInnis RJ, Rosenstein BS, Lu YJ, Watya S, Vega A, NC-LA PCaP Investigators, IMPACT Study Steering Committee and Collaborators, Kogevinas M, Wiklund F, Plym A, Teixeira MR, Multigner L, Leach RJ, Brenner H, John EM, Kaneva R, Logothetis CJ, Neuhausen SL, Ost P, Razack A, Fowke JH, Gamulin M, Usmani N, Claessens F, Castelao JE, Petrovics G, Parent MÉ, Hu JJ, Zheng W, Profile Study Steering Committee, UKGPCS collaborators, Kote-Jarai Z, Eeles RA, PRACTICAL Consortium, VA Million Veteran Program, Maxwell KN, Vassy JL, Seibert TM

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2026

DOI: 10.64898/2026.05.07.26352488 PMID: 42145622

Combining External Beam Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Le C, Abraham AG, Tankel K, Usmani N, Joseph K, Severin D, AlFaraj F, Dawson LA

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2026

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol33040226 PMID: 42041745

18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT Demonstrates Higher Accuracy for Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer Compared to Contemporary Conventional Imaging.

Stanton Z, Woloschuk B, Tamm A, Hung R, Trivedi A, Kolinsky M, Usmani N, Rowe L, Moore R, Wuest F, Abele J

Advances in urology2026

DOI: 10.1155/aiu/8550174 PMID: 42440684

2025 Canadian Urological Association-Canadian Uro-oncology Group Guideline: Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (Update)

Saad F, So AI, Aprikian A, Finelli A, Fleshner NE, Gleave ME, Hamilou Z, Niazi T, North SA, Pouliot F

Journal of the Canadian Urological Association20252 citations

DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.9341

A Randomized Phase 3 Trial of Metformin in Patients Initiating Androgen Deprivation Therapy as Prevention and Intervention of Metabolic Syndrome: The PRIME Study.

Eigl BJ, Elangovan A, Ghosh S, Kim JO, Thoms J, Bouchard M, Peacock M, Fleshner N, Campbell H, Vigneault E, Vincent F, So A, Cury F, Quon H, Carlson R, Lambert C, Klotz L, Chi K, Brundage M, Pollak M, Rebane L, Chiu L, Courneya KS, Usmani N

The Journal of urology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000004695 PMID: 40711960

Reply: A Randomized Phase 3 Trial of Metformin in Patients Initiating Androgen Deprivation Therapy as Prevention and Intervention of Metabolic Syndrome: The PRIME Study.

Usmani N, Eigl BJ, Elangovan A

The Journal of urology2025First author

DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000004732 PMID: 40928028

Reply by Authors.

The Journal of urology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000004731 PMID: 40928018

A Polygenic Risk Score for Late Bladder Toxicity Following Radiotherapy for Non-Metastatic Prostate Cancer.

Farazi M, Yang X, Gehl CJ, Barnett GC, Burnet NG, Chang-Claude J, Parker CC, Dunning AM, Azria D, Choudhury A, Rancati T, De Ruysscher D, Seibold P, Sperk E, Talbot CJ, Veldeman L, Webb AJ, Elliott R, Aguado-Barrera ME, Carballo AM, Fuentes-Ríos O, Gómez-Caamaño A, Peleteiro P, Vega A, Ostrer H, Rosenstein BS, Saito S, Parliament M, Usmani N, Marples B, Chen Y, Morrow G, Messing E, Janelsins MC, Hall W, West CML, Auer PL, Kerns SL

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2025

DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-24-1228 PMID: 40029246

Computer-Integrated Ultrasound Guidance and Mechatronics Assistance for Breast Brachytherapy

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Tavakoli, Mahdi

$247,500

Computer-Integrated Ultrasound Guidance and Mechatronics Assistance for Breast Brachytherapy

Principal investigatorCIHR2017Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Tavakoli, Mahdi; Kelley, Kevin; Husain, Siraj; Meyer, Tyler S; Sloboda, Ronald S; Usmani, Nawaid

Keywords: Breast Brachytherapy; Mechatronics Assistance; Ultrasound Guidance

$219,829

Physical Activity and Cancer Outcomes: Generating Practice-Changing Evidence

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Courneya, Kerry S

Keywords: Body Composition; Cancer Patients; Cancer Survivors; Cardiovascular Fitness; Exercise; Muscular Strength; Physical Activity; Recurrence; Sedentary Behavior; Survival

$1,200,111

Modulation-Encoded Micromachined Transducer Arrays for Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging of Prostate and Colorectal Cancer

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Zemp, Roger

$274,000

An Intelligent Needle Adjustment Assistant for Prostate Brachytherapy

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Tavakoli, Mahdi

$147,327

Modulation-Encoded Micromachined Transducer Arrays for Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging of Prostate and Colorectal Cancer

Principal investigatorCIHR2013Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Zemp, Roger J; Moore, Ronald B; Usmani, Nawaid

Keywords: Colorectal Cancer; Mems; Photoacoustic Imaging; Prostate Cancer; Transducer Technology; Ultrasound Imaging

$274,000

An Intelligent Needle Adjustment Assistant for Prostate Brachytherapy

Principal investigatorCIHR2012Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Tavakoli, Mahdi; Sloboda, Ronald S; Usmani, Nawaid

Keywords: 1101 Human Health; 1102 Biomedical Engineering; 1901 Biomedical Technology; 2601 Robotic Control And Automation; Device Development; Needle Steering; Prostate Brachytherapy; Seed Misplacement; Surgeon Assistant

$147,327

Trans-Rectal Ultrasound Probe Induced Prostate Deformation and its Dosimetric Consequences for Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy

SupervisorCIHR2009Doctoral Award - Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Liu, Derek M

Keywords: Deformable Image Registration; Deformable Phantom; Image Guided Radiation Therapy; Low Energy Dosimetry; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy; Post-Implant Dosimetry; Ultrasound Imaging

$105,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Nawaid Usmani

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Polygenic risk score with KLK3 SNP-SNP interaction pairs for predicting prostate cancer aggressiveness.

Metformin modifies hormone changes associated with androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.

Germline polygenic score for prostate cancer aggressiveness.

Combining External Beam Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT Demonstrates Higher Accuracy for Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer Compared to Contemporary Conventional Imaging.

2025 Canadian Urological Association-Canadian Uro-oncology Group Guideline: Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (Update)

A Randomized Phase 3 Trial of Metformin in Patients Initiating Androgen Deprivation Therapy as Prevention and Intervention of Metabolic Syndrome: The PRIME Study.

Reply: A Randomized Phase 3 Trial of Metformin in Patients Initiating Androgen Deprivation Therapy as Prevention and Intervention of Metabolic Syndrome: The PRIME Study.

Reply by Authors.

A Polygenic Risk Score for Late Bladder Toxicity Following Radiotherapy for Non-Metastatic Prostate Cancer.

Computer-Integrated Ultrasound Guidance and Mechatronics Assistance for Breast Brachytherapy

Computer-Integrated Ultrasound Guidance and Mechatronics Assistance for Breast Brachytherapy

Physical Activity and Cancer Outcomes: Generating Practice-Changing Evidence

Modulation-Encoded Micromachined Transducer Arrays for Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging of Prostate and Colorectal Cancer

An Intelligent Needle Adjustment Assistant for Prostate Brachytherapy

Modulation-Encoded Micromachined Transducer Arrays for Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imaging of Prostate and Colorectal Cancer

An Intelligent Needle Adjustment Assistant for Prostate Brachytherapy

Trans-Rectal Ultrasound Probe Induced Prostate Deformation and its Dosimetric Consequences for Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy

Frequent collaborators

Antonio Finelli

Eric Vigneault

Mahdi Tavakoli

Alan So

Michael Peacock

Jihyun Yun

Bobby Shayegan

Michael Brundage

Martin Gleave

Kim Chi

Geoffrey Liu

Michael Kolinsky

Yuan Xu

Michael Pollak

Edith Pituskin

Neil Fleshner

Jacques Simard

Frank Wuest

Puneeta Tandon

Julian Kim

Siraj Husain

Tyler Meyer

Ronald Moore

Mike Paulden

Olga Kovalchuk

Christopher McCabe

Ronald Sloboda