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Jumana Samara
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Latest papers
Exploring the Early-Life Microbiomes of Preterm Infants and Their Childhood Health Outcomes (The BLOOM Study): Protocol for a Prospective, Observational Cohort Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2026
Multi-strain probiotics for extremely preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial.
Pediatric research · 2022
Supplementation with a probiotic mixture accelerates gut microbiome maturation and reduces intestinal inflammation in extremely preterm infants.
Cell host & microbe · 2022 · first author
4 publications.
Exploring the Early-Life Microbiomes of Preterm Infants and Their Childhood Health Outcomes (The BLOOM Study): Protocol for a Prospective, Observational Cohort Study.
Asbury MR, Guedez A, Lee J, Mercer EM, Kasaba F, Rangipour Z, Kellner JD, Lacaze-Masmonteil T, Samara J, Leijser LM, Lebel C, Zein H, Hendson L, Murguía Favela L, McNagny K, Giesbrecht GF, Sycuro L, Alshaikh B, Arrieta MC
Multi-strain probiotics for extremely preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial.
Alshaikh B, Samara J, Moossavi S, Ferdous T, Soraisham A, Dersch-Mills D, Arrieta MC, Amin H
Supplementation with a probiotic mixture accelerates gut microbiome maturation and reduces intestinal inflammation in extremely preterm infants.
Samara J, Moossavi S, Alshaikh B, Ortega VA, Pettersen VK, Ferdous T, Hoops SL, Soraisham A, Vayalumkal J, Dersch-Mills D, Gerber JS, Mukhopadhyay S, Puopolo K, Tompkins TA, Knights D, Walter J, Amin H, Arrieta MC
Intestinal fungi are causally implicated in microbiome assembly and immune development in mice.
van Tilburg Bernardes E, Pettersen VK, Gutierrez MW, Laforest-Lapointe I, Jendzjowsky NG, Cavin JB, Vicentini FA, Keenan CM, Ramay HR, Samara J, MacNaughton WK, Wilson RJA, Kelly MM, McCoy KD, Sharkey KA, Arrieta MC
Frequent collaborators
- Belal Alshaikh and Amuchou Soraisham: 4 shared papers
- Belal Alshaikh and Jumana Samara: 3 shared papers
- Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil and Leonora Hendson: 2 shared papers
- Belal Alshaikh and Leonora Hendson: 2 shared papers
- Jumana Samara and Amuchou Soraisham: 2 shared papers
- Kelly McNagny and Catherine Lebel: 1 shared paper
- Kelly McNagny and Laura Sycuro: 1 shared paper
- Kelly McNagny and Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil: 1 shared paper
- Kelly McNagny and Leonora Hendson: 1 shared paper
- Kelly McNagny and Jumana Samara: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Lebel and Laura Sycuro: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Lebel and Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Lebel and Jumana Samara: 1 shared paper
- Laura Sycuro and Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil: 1 shared paper
- Laura Sycuro and Jumana Samara: 1 shared paper
- Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil and Jumana Samara: 1 shared paper
- Belal Alshaikh and Joseph Vayalumkal: 1 shared paper
- Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe and Jumana Samara: 1 shared paper
- Leonora Hendson and Jumana Samara: 1 shared paper
- Jumana Samara and Joseph Vayalumkal: 1 shared paper
- Amuchou Soraisham and Joseph Vayalumkal: 1 shared paper
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Pediatrics | Newborn Critical Care
- Department of Radiology
- Département de Biologie
- Biomedical Engineering
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Belal Alshaikh
Department of Pediatrics | Newborn Critical Care
3 shared papers, latest 2026
Amuchou Soraisham
Department of Pediatrics | Newborn Critical Care
2 shared papers, latest 2022
Joseph Vayalumkal
Department of Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Catherine Lebel
Department of Radiology
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Laura Sycuro
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Kelly McNagny
Biomedical Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe
Département de Biologie
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Leonora Hendson
Department of Pediatrics | Newborn Critical Care
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil
Department of Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2026
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