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Crystal Karakochuk
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Research
Latest papers
Getting back on track to meet global anaemia reduction targets: a Lancet Haematology Commission.
The Lancet. Haematology · 2025
Latest funding
- $6,000
Assesing health system readiness for scaling antenatal MMS in Cambodia: A mixed-methods study
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
- $120,000
OPTImizing Maternal Iron STatus in Cambodia (OPTIMIST) - A double-blind randomized non-inferiority supplementation trial to inform national nutrition policy
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
- $918,000
Understanding the impact of maternal folic acid intake on gestational diabetes and offspring pancreatic islet cell development
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
1 publications.
Getting back on track to meet global anaemia reduction targets: a Lancet Haematology Commission.
Atkinson SH, Suchdev PS, Bode M, Carducci B, Cerami C, Mwangi MN, Namaste S, Winichagoon P, Leung S, Mutua AM, Abuga KM, Angeles-Agdeppa I, Blythe R, Carvalho N, Cepeda-Lopez A, Cross JH, de Pee S, Di Ruggiero E, Fanzo J, Gentilini U, Gichohi-Wainaina WN, Glover-Wright C, Gomes F, Hess S, Holloway-Brown J, Joof F, Karakochuk C, Kassebaum NJ, Larson L, Mettananda S, Muriuki JM, Mwangome M, Ohuma EO, Oliver V, Perumal N, Phiri K, Samuel F, Sinharoy S, Tizifa T, Valleriani G, van Zutphen-Küffer KG, Vasta F, Verhoef H, Wang Y, Yadav K, Yang Z, Young M, Zimmermann MB, Pasricha SR
Assesing health system readiness for scaling antenatal MMS in Cambodia: A mixed-methods study
Principal investigators: Pei, Lulu
Keywords: Antenatal Mms; Cambodia; Health System; Mixed-Methods
OPTImizing Maternal Iron STatus in Cambodia (OPTIMIST) - A double-blind randomized non-inferiority supplementation trial to inform national nutrition policy
Principal investigators: Farrell, Colleen C
Keywords: Antenatal Care; Antenatal Guidelines; Cambodia; Ferritin; Iron And Folic Acid Supplement; Iron Deficiency; Maternal Health; Multiple Micronutrient Supplement; Pregnancy; Randomized Controlled Trial
Understanding the impact of maternal folic acid intake on gestational diabetes and offspring pancreatic islet cell development
Principal investigators: Devlin, Angela M
Keywords: Beta Cell; Folic Acid; Insulin; Mouse; Pregnancy; Suckling; Type 2 Diabetes
Trial of Improved Practices (TIPS) to Improve Adherence to Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) during pregnancy in Cambodia
Principal investigators: Sauer, Cassi
Keywords: Antenatal Care; Cambodia; Iron And Folic Acid; Maternal Anemia; Multiple Micronutrient; Pregnancy; Trial Of Improved Practices
Non-inferiority of (6S)-5-MTHF as compared to synthetic folic acid in increasing maternal folate status during pregnancy: A randomized controlled trial
Principal investigators: Karakochuk, Crystal D
Keywords: Folate; Folic Acid; Metabolism; Micronutrients; Pregnancy; Supplementation
Evaluating the non-inferiority of ferrous bisglycinate as compared to standard ferrous fumarate in prenatal micronutrient supplements for improving newborn iron status measured using umbilical cord and placental tissue iron content
Principal investigators: Pei, Lulu
Keywords: Anemia; Clinical Trial; Fetal Nutrition And Health; Iron Deficiency; Maternal Nutrition And Health; Pregnancy; Prenatal Supplementation
HEmoglobin MEasurement (HEME) Laboratory Validation Study in Cambodia
Principal investigators: Williams, Brock A
Keywords: Capillary Vs. Venous Blood; Hemocue 201+ And 301 Device Models; Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration; Low- And Middle-Income Lmic
Canada Research Chair - Tier 2
Principal investigators: Karakochuk, Crystal D
Keywords: Crc
Is 5-methyltetrahydrofolate as effective as folic acid in increasing serum and red blood cell folate during pregnancy and lactation, while resulting in reduced unmetabolized folic acid in maternal blood and breastmilk?
Principal investigators: Cochrane, Kelsey
Keywords: Breastmilk; Folate; Folic Acid; Micronutrient Supplementation; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Randomized Clinical Trial; Women'S Health
s iron supplementation harmful in populations where iron deficiency is not the cause of anemia? A 12 week RCT in Cambodia
Principal investigators: Fischer, Jordie
Keywords: Anemia; Cambodia; Deficiency; Iron; Rct; Supplementation
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