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Hind Sbihi

ResearcherUniversity of British Columbia

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Hind Sbihi

Researcher

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
45 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervisor on 2 trainee awards (2 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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1,215

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Research

Cohort Studies Equity Hospitalization Severe Disease Variants Of Concern

Latest papers

Breastfeeding may lessen socioeconomic disparities in child health through differences in the infant gut microbiome
Cell Reports Medicine · 2026
Mobility between communities can reduce the impact of measles intervention during an outbreak: a mathematical modeling study.
Frontiers in public health · 2026 · senior author
Trends of incident stimulant use disorder diagnoses before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia (2013-2024): a population-based study.
Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026

All 74 publications

Latest funding

Subsequent to LEEP Evaluation of Disease Recurrence - Systemic and Comprehensive Pan-optic Exploration (SLEEPER-SCOPE 360) - A Comprehensive Exploration of post-LEEP HPV Infection and Cervical Dysplasia Recurrence and its Associated Factors
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
The utilization of environmental genomic data in the prediction of emerging and endemic pathogen dynamics
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$108,500
Health disparities in long COVID among racialized populations in British Columbia: Synthesizing evidence from linked health administrative data
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$108,500

All 11 grants and awards

74 publications.

Breastfeeding may lessen socioeconomic disparities in child health through differences in the infant gut microbiome

Dai DLY, Manus MB, Hoskinson C, Jiang J, Sbihi H, Miliku K, Campisi SC, Korczak DJ, Duan Q, Moraes TJ

Cell Reports Medicine20263 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2026.102755

Mobility between communities can reduce the impact of measles intervention during an outbreak: a mathematical modeling study.

Irvine MA, Harder K, Patel P, Jassem A, Edwards MR, Chan E, Hu J, Vines J, Corneil T, Nguyen T, Sbihi H

Frontiers in public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1794929 PMID: 42221632

Trends of incident stimulant use disorder diagnoses before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia (2013-2024): a population-based study.

Desai R, Hu K, Zhao B, Au S, Chen X, Flynn M, Irvine M, Sbihi H, Kinniburgh B, Sedgemore KO, Marchand K, Bartlett S, Janjua N, Crabtree A, Palis H

Frontiers in psychiatry2026

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1682481 PMID: 42179987

RSV Antibody Prophylaxis Needs for Extremely Preterm Infants in Their Second RSV Season.

Viñeta Paramo M, Watts A, Solimano A, Seaton C, Sadarangani M, Sbihi H, Lavoie PM

JAMA pediatrics2026

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2026.0035 PMID: 41801208

Neighborhood playability and early childhood development: a population-based birth cohort study.

Jarvis I, Gemmell E, Cavanaugh A, Davis Z, Guhn M, Sbihi H, Oberlander TF, van den Bosch M, Brauer M

Environmental research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124124 PMID: 41786116

A national atlas to improve the study of Canadians living with long COVID (post-COVID-19 condition).

Ahmad A, Janjua NZ, Lix LM, Warda N, Fung DLX, Bhéreur A, Bobos P, Carazo S, Décary S, Goulding S, Graves L, Groot G, Gross DP, Manhas KP, McNaughton CD, Rahme E, Sander B, Sbihi H, Verma AA, Quinn KL

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01083-9 PMID: 40900297

Prediction of SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics based on population-level cycle threshold values: An epidemic transmission and machine learning modeling study.

Khan AA, Sbihi H, Irvine MA, Jassem AN, Joffres Y, Klaver B, Janjua N, Bharmal A, Ng CH, Fjell CD, Imperial M, Roman S, Charles MK, Wilmer A, Galbraith J, Romney MG, Henry B, Hoang LMN, Krajden M, Hogan CA

eLife2026

DOI: 10.7554/elife.95666 PMID: 41697249

Social inequalities in COVID-19 death by area-level income in 11.2 million people in Ontario, Canada: patterns over time and the mediating role of vaccination.

Wang L, Swayze S, Bodner K, Calzavara A, Harrigan SP, Siddiqi A, Baral SD, Austin PC, Smylie J, Koh M, Sbihi H, Sander B, Kwong JC, Mishra S

American journal of epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaf051 PMID: 40069958

Serological evaluation of coronavirus IgA and IgG antibodies in a repeated cross-sectional cohort of unvaccinated and vaccinated pregnant individuals over three months following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Tanunliong G, Márquez AC, Sbihi H, Pidduck T, Chang Y, Li FF, Luk D, Forward L, McClymont E, Elwood C, Krajden M, Jassem AN, Money D, Sekirov I

Microbiology spectrum2026

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02167-25 PMID: 41347502

Examining the interaction between area-level immunity coverage and individual-level immunity to help quantify indirect herd benefits: a population-based retrospective cohort study of COVID-19 diagnoses and deaths.

Wang L, Swayze S, Siddiqi A, Baral SD, Sander B, Sbihi H, Kwong JC, Mishra S

American journal of epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwag047 PMID: 41791763

Subsequent to LEEP Evaluation of Disease Recurrence - Systemic and Comprehensive Pan-optic Exploration (SLEEPER-SCOPE 360) - A Comprehensive Exploration of post-LEEP HPV Infection and Cervical Dysplasia Recurrence and its Associated Factors

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention - General Pool

Principal investigators: Ogilvie, Gina S; Marquez, Ana Citlali; Sekirov, Inna

Keywords: Cervical Cancer; Colposcopy; Displasia; Human Papilloma Virus; Immunity; Loop-Mediated Electrosurgical Excision Procedure; Mcobiome; Metabolome; Microbiome; Virome

The utilization of environmental genomic data in the prediction of emerging and endemic pathogen dynamics

SupervisorCIHR2024Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Western Canada 2-year

Principal investigators: Cardim Falcao, Rebeca

Keywords: Mathematical Modelling; Predictive Modelling; Transmission Dynamics; Viral Respiratory Infections; Wastewater-Based Surveillance

$108,500

Health disparities in long COVID among racialized populations in British Columbia: Synthesizing evidence from linked health administrative data

SupervisorCIHR2024Health System Impact Fellowships - PostDoc Western Canada 2-year

Principal investigators: Jeong, Dahn

Keywords: Covid-19; Disease Burden; Epidemiology; Ethnic/Racial Disparities; Health Disparities; Healthcare Access/Utilization; Infection-Related Chronic Diseases; Linked Administrative Data; Long Covid; Population-Based Study

$108,500

Optimizing STBBI health outcomes through precision health

Co-investigatorCIHR2024T. Gr.: Embracing Diversity -HIV/AIDS/STBBI-Co-infections and Co-morbidities-LOI

Principal investigators: Janjua, Naveed Z; Wong, Jason; Bartlett, Sofia R; Krajden, Mel

Keywords: Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases; Co-Infections; Comorbidities; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Hiv; Implementation Science; Precision Public Health; Syndemics; Syphilis

$20,000

Optimizing STBBI health outcomes through precision health

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Gr.:Embracing Diversity-HIV/AIDS and STBBI Co-infections and Co-morbidities

Principal investigators: Janjua, Naveed Z; Wong, Jason; Bartlett, Sofia R; Krajden, Mel

Keywords: Community Collaborative; Disease Burden; Geospatial Modelling; Health Equity; Intervention Evaluation; Linked Administrative Data; Population And Public Health; Precision Health; Sexually Transmitted And Bloodborne Infections; Syndemics Framework

$1,997,416

Optimizing Mpox surveillance strategies and preventing epidemic resurgence: a three-province mathematical modeling study

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Mpox and zoonotic threats - Interventions and risk management

Principal investigators: Irvine, Michael A; Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu; Mishra, Sharmistha; Sbihi, Hind

Keywords: Evidence Synthesis; Mathematical Modeling; Outbreak Detection; Public Health Surveillance Indicators

$500,000

Long COVID Web: Pan-Canadian Post-COVID Condition Research Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant: Canadian Post COVID-19 Condition Research Network

Principal investigators: Cheung, Angela M; Goulding, Susie E; Graves, Donna Lorraine; Archambault, Patrick; Awadalla, Philip; Bakal, Jeffrey A; Bhéreur, Anne; Brotto, Lori Anne; Busse, Jason W; Cameron, Jill I; Churchill, Katie; Crawley, Angela M; Décary, Simon; Durand, Madeleine; Falcone, Emilia L; Fowler, Robert A; Gommerman, Jennifer L; Graham, Kathryn E; Graham, Simon J; Groot, Gary; Gross, Douglas P; Guyatt, Gordon H; Halas, Gayle; Ho, Chester; Hohl, Corinne M; Holroyd, Brian R; Janjua, Naveed Z; Johnson, Pauline; Juando Prats, Clara; Kashuba, Sherri; Katz, Alan; Kho, Michelle E; Lam, Grace Y; Lamontagne, Francois; Langlois, Marc-Andre; Lavis, John N; Law, Susan K; LeBlanc, Annie; Levin, Adeera; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Liu, Peter P; Lix, Lisa M; Mandhane, Piush; Mann, Balraj; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; McNagny, Kelly M; Miciak, Maxi A; Mishra, Sharmistha; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Mukherjee, Manali; Mushquash, Christopher J; Nacul, Luis; O'Brien, Kelly K; Osgood, Nathaniel D; Papathanasoglou, Elisavet; Penninger, Josef; Piche, Alain; Pinto, Andrew D; Quinn, Kieran L; Rafferty, Ellen; Raj, Satish R; Razak, Fahad; Russell, James A; Sander, Beate H; Sekuler, Allison B; Soares, Claudio D; Tailfeathers, Esther; Tomlinson, George A; Tricco, Andrea C; Valdez, Yanet; Verma, Amol; Vohra, Sunita; Walmsley, Sharon L; Walsh, Jillian; Weeks, Laura C; Williams, Kienan; Wu, Jianhong; Yeung, Rae S

Keywords: Biobanking; Knowledge Translation; Long Covid; Mechanism Of Disease; National Network; Patient Engagement; Patient Registries; Post-Covid Condition; Research Communications; Social Determinants Of Health

$19,999,614

Teasing apart the differential impact of variants of concern on COVID-19 severity and health inequities: a population-based genomic epidemiological investigation in Ontario and British Columbia.

Nominated PICIHR2021Operating Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps and Priorities - Variants

Principal investigators: Sbihi, Hind; Hogan, Catherine; Irvine, Michael A; Janjua, Naveed Z; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Mishra, Sharmistha; Sander, Beate H

Keywords: Cohort Studies; Equity; Hospitalization; Severe Disease; Variants Of Concern

$451,188

Predictors and burden of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (long-COVID) with a focus on equity

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Op Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps & Priorities - Post COVID-19 condition

Principal investigators: Sander, Beate H; Janjua, Naveed Z; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Mishra, Sharmistha; Sbihi, Hind

Keywords: Burden Of Disease; Cost; Covid-19; Determinants Of Health; Disease Progression; Equity; Long-Term Effects; Population Health; Resource Use; Sequelae

$499,645

Rapid research in the CHILD Cohort to inform Canada's response to the COVID-19 pandemic: investigating the prevalence and predictors of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the health and psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian families

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Social Policy and Public Health Responses

Principal investigators: Azad, Meghan; Mandhane, Piush; Moraes, Theo; Subbarao, Padmaja; Turvey, Stuart E

Keywords: Child Cohort Study; Covid-19 Pandemic; Data Integration; Epidemiology; Immunology; Mental Health And Wellbeing; Pediatrics; Sars-Cov-2 Infection Susceptibility And Severity; Seroprevalence; Viral Infection History

$1,589,795

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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Hind Sbihi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Breastfeeding may lessen socioeconomic disparities in child health through differences in the infant gut microbiome

Mobility between communities can reduce the impact of measles intervention during an outbreak: a mathematical modeling study.

Trends of incident stimulant use disorder diagnoses before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia (2013-2024): a population-based study.

RSV Antibody Prophylaxis Needs for Extremely Preterm Infants in Their Second RSV Season.

Neighborhood playability and early childhood development: a population-based birth cohort study.

A national atlas to improve the study of Canadians living with long COVID (post-COVID-19 condition).

Prediction of SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics based on population-level cycle threshold values: An epidemic transmission and machine learning modeling study.

Social inequalities in COVID-19 death by area-level income in 11.2 million people in Ontario, Canada: patterns over time and the mediating role of vaccination.

Serological evaluation of coronavirus IgA and IgG antibodies in a repeated cross-sectional cohort of unvaccinated and vaccinated pregnant individuals over three months following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Examining the interaction between area-level immunity coverage and individual-level immunity to help quantify indirect herd benefits: a population-based retrospective cohort study of COVID-19 diagnoses and deaths.

Frequent collaborators

Michael Brauer

Padmaja Subbarao

Malcolm Sears

Sharmistha Mishra

Beate Sander

Natalie Prystajecky

Mel Krajden

Martin Guhn

Matilda Van Den Bosch

Mawuena Binka

Adeera Levin

Mieke Koehoorn

Manish Sadarangani

Lorien Nesbitt

Naveed Janjua

Inna Sekirov

Agatha Jassem

Qingling Duan

Mathieu Maheu-Giroux

Bonnie Henry

Terri Zhang

Wendy Lou

Sonia Anand

Kozeta Miliku

Christopher Carlsten

Deborah Money

Danuta Skowronski

Pavlos Bobos

Herveen Sachdeva

Sofia Bartlett

Elisabeth McClymont

Kirsten Marchand

Rita Shahin

Gaston De Serres

Heather Palis

Karen Tran

Leilei Zeng

Kali-olt Sedgemore

Rafal Kustra