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Kevan Jacobson

ResearcherPediatricsUniversity of British Columbia

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Kevan Jacobson

Researcher

Pediatrics

Natural Sciences

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.
56 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 11 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (3 CIHR, 3 NSERC), most recently in 2026.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2008.

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132

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1,855

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Research

Diet Fiber immune cells intestinal epithelial cells mucus

Latest papers

β-Glucan and Inulin Estimated Intake Are Associated With Reduced Risk of Crohn's Disease, Improved Gut Barrier and Systemic Inflammation Markers, and Multi-Omic Signatures in a High-Risk Cohort
Gastroenterology · 2026
Pre-Crohn’s Disease Stool From Discordant Siblings Promotes the Development of Colitis in Germ-Free Mice
Gastroenterology · 2026
Serum thiol redox-related alterations in asymptomatic first-degree relatives are associated with future Crohn's disease
Redox Biology · 2026

All 132 publications

Latest funding

Microbial and immune drivers of adverse intestinal responses to ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in paediatric Crohn disease.
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$10,000
Defining the molecular mechanisms underlying how consumption of specific ultra processed foods impacts disease progression, risk of surgery and post-operative recurrence in the CIDsCaNN Canadian national pediatric Crohn's disease cohort
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$10,000
Identifying novel mechanisms by which fermentable fibers modulate intestinal structure and function
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$84,000

All 11 grants and awards

132 publications.

β-Glucan and Inulin Estimated Intake Are Associated With Reduced Risk of Crohn's Disease, Improved Gut Barrier and Systemic Inflammation Markers, and Multi-Omic Signatures in a High-Risk Cohort

Xue M, McShane C, Kim J, Khorasaniha R, Leibovitzh H, Shao J, Chen R, Jeong S, Madsen KL, Griffiths AM

Gastroenterology20263 citations

DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2026.05.006

Pre-Crohn’s Disease Stool From Discordant Siblings Promotes the Development of Colitis in Germ-Free Mice

Dang CP, Chen-Liaw A, Xue M, Luchak A, Mu K, Li Q, Ren MY, Lee S-H, Moayyedi P, Griffiths AM

Gastroenterology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2026.03.023

Serum thiol redox-related alterations in asymptomatic first-degree relatives are associated with future Crohn's disease

Mu K, Xue M, Huynh HQ, Griffiths AM, Turner D, Moayyedi P, Steinhart AH, Dieleman LA, Deslandres C, Bitton A

Redox Biology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2026.104207

IL23R genetic variants associate with Crohn's disease risk and microbiome changes in healthy first-degree relatives

Leibovitzh H, Neustaeter A, Lee S-H, Xue M, Espin-Garcia O, Olivera PA, Huynh HQ, Griffiths AM, Turner D, Madsen KL

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2026.05.011

Childhood exposure to a sibling with Crohn's disease alters gut microbiome and Crohn's disease susceptibility.

Chen R, Kim HJ, Bushra M, Phi Dang C, Li Q, Espin-Garcia O, Huynh HQ, Jacobson K, Bitton A, Panaccione R

Gut2026

DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2026-339257

Using machine learning to predict clinical remission with exclusive enteral nutrition in pediatric Crohn disease.

Suarez RGS, McClement DG, Vega R, Huynh HQ, Shaikh A, Otley A, Jacobson K, Sherlock M, Mack DR, Deslandres C, El-Matary W, Crowley E, deBruyn J, Walters T, Griffiths AM, Greiner R, Eytan Wine, Canadian Children IBD Network

Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition2026

DOI: 10.1002/jpn3.70299 PMID: 41318965

Preclinical stages of Crohn's disease defined by faecal calprotectin in asymptomatic first-degree relatives: screening framework for prevention trials.

Turner D, Kenigsberg S, Focht G, Turpin W, Ledder O, Griffiths AM, Huynh HQ, Plotkin L, Aharoni-Frutkoff Y, El-Matary W, Otley AR, Avni-Biron I, Jacobson K, Panaccione R, Torres J, Lee SH, Croitoru K

Gut2026

DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2025-336368 PMID: 41381180

Primary infliximab failure in pediatric colonic inflammatory bowel disease: Development of a proteomics predictive model using a prospective Canadian cohort.

Ricciuto A, Turinsky AL, Griffiths AM, Mack DR, Wine E, Benchimol EI, El-Matary W, Huynh HQ, Carman N, deBruyn JC, Otley AR, Church PC, Jacobson K, Low S, Broer E, Lawrence S, Sherlock M, Deslandres C, Walters TD, Canadian Children IBD Network

Inflammatory bowel diseases2026

DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaf329 PMID: 41671043

Machine Learning Predicts First Elective Bowel Resection in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Crohn Disease Patients.

Suarez Suarez RG, Parsaee A, Ahmed S, Huynh HQ, Shaikh A, Otley A, Jacobson K, Sherlock M, Mack DR, Deslandres C, El-Matary W, Crowley E, deBruyn J, Benchimol EI, Walters T, Griffiths AM, Greiner R, Wine E, Canadian Children IBD Network

Journal of pediatric surgery2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163488 PMID: 42767336

Biopsy-derived colonoid air-liquid interface monolayers reveal persistent mucosal defects in ulcerative colitis patients.

Gilliland A, Chen Y, Ng I, Han X, Sham HP, Kalisky I, Lévesque D, Jacobson K, Xiong W, Boisvert FM, Bressler B, Vallance BA

Inflammatory bowel diseases2026

DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaf318 PMID: 41589595

Microbial and immune drivers of adverse intestinal responses to ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in paediatric Crohn disease.

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods - In HDCYH -LOI

Principal investigators: Wine, Eytan; Danska, Jayne S; Riggioni, Carmen; Vallance, Bruce A

Keywords: Crohn Disease; Gut Microbes; Host-Microbe Interactions; Immune Response; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Ibd); Nutrition; Paediatrics; Ultra Processed Foods

$10,000

Defining the molecular mechanisms underlying how consumption of specific ultra processed foods impacts disease progression, risk of surgery and post-operative recurrence in the CIDsCaNN Canadian national pediatric Crohn's disease cohort

Principal investigatorCIHR2026Team Grant: Health Effects of Ultra-Processed Foods-Mechanisms of Health Eff-LOI

Principal investigators: Armstrong, Heather; Gibson, Deanna L; Jacobson, Kevan; Lunken, Genelle R; Perry, Troy

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Cidscann; Crohn'S Disease; Diet; Ethnicity; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Microbiome; Mucosal Immunology; Precision Medicine; Ultra Processed Foods

$10,000

Identifying novel mechanisms by which fermentable fibers modulate intestinal structure and function

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jacobson, Kevan

Keywords: diet; fiber; intestinal epithelial cells; mucus; immune cells

$84,000

Role of microbes in the pathogenesis of PIBD: From discovery, through causation, to novel treatments

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams - IHDCYH Pool

Principal investigators: Vallance, Bruce A; Griffiths, Anne Marie; Mack, David R; Muise, Aleixo M; Parkinson, John; Ricciuto, Amanda; Surette, Michael G; Tropini, Carolina; Wine, Eytan

Keywords: Children; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Microbiome; Mucus; Multi-Omics; Nutrition; Organoids; Pathobionts; Pediatrics; Therapeutic Interventions

$2,000,000

Role of microbes in the pathogenesis of PIBD: From discovery, through causation, to novel treatments

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams - LOI

Principal investigators: Vallance, Bruce A; Griffiths, Anne Marie; Mack, David R; Muise, Aleixo M; Parkinson, John; Tropini, Carolina; Wine, Eytan

Keywords: Children; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Mucus; Multiomics; Nutrition; Organoids; Pathobionts; Therapeutic Interventions

$25,000

The effects of early life exposure to dietary fat on intestinal ecology and function

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Jacobson, Kevan

$186,000

Canadian Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network

Principal investigatorCIHR2012CH.I.L.D.-CIHR Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network - LOI

Principal investigators: Griffiths, Anne Marie; Benchimol, Eric I; Jacobson, Kevan; Kaplan, Gilaad G; Mack, David R; Muise, Aleixo M; Otley, Anthony R; Seidman, Ernest G; Vallance, Bruce A; Walters, Thomas D; Waterhouse, Christopher C; Wine, Eytan

Keywords: Inception Cohort; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Longitudinal Prospective; Multicenter Network; Pediatrics

$15,000

Canadian Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network: A Joint Partnership of CIHR and the C.H.I.L.D. Foundation

Principal investigatorCIHR2012CH.I.L.D.-CIHR Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network

Keywords: Environment; Genetic Susceptibility; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Microbiome; Outcomes; Pediatrics

Diet and exercise modulation of the intestinal microbiome and protection against inflammatory bowel diseases

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Canadian Microbiome Initiative - LOI

Principal investigators: Gibson, Deanna L; Ghosh, Sanjoy; Laher, Ismail; Sly, Laura M

Keywords: Enteric Microbes; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Innate Immunity; Intestinal Microbiome; Intestinal Vasvular Function; Nutrition

The Effect of Dietary n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Intestinal Mucosal Integrity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

SupervisorCIHR2008Doctoral: Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Ryz, Natasha R

Keywords: Bacteria; Citrobacter Rodentium; Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Innate Immunity; Intestinal Epithelial Cells; Mucosal Integrity; N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids; Nutrition; Toll-Like Receptors

$100,000

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Diet Dear Professor Jacobson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "β-Glucan and Inulin Estimated Intake Are Associated With Reduced Risk of Crohn's Disease, Improved Gut Barrier and Systemic Inflammation Markers, and Multi-Omic Signatures in a High-Risk Cohort" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Defining the molecular mechanisms underlying how consumption of specific ultra processed foods impacts disease progression, risk of surgery and post-operative recurrence in the CIDsCaNN Canadian national pediatric Crohn's disease cohort" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Kevan Jacobson

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Latest papers

Latest funding

β-Glucan and Inulin Estimated Intake Are Associated With Reduced Risk of Crohn's Disease, Improved Gut Barrier and Systemic Inflammation Markers, and Multi-Omic Signatures in a High-Risk Cohort

Pre-Crohn’s Disease Stool From Discordant Siblings Promotes the Development of Colitis in Germ-Free Mice

Serum thiol redox-related alterations in asymptomatic first-degree relatives are associated with future Crohn's disease

IL23R genetic variants associate with Crohn's disease risk and microbiome changes in healthy first-degree relatives

Childhood exposure to a sibling with Crohn's disease alters gut microbiome and Crohn's disease susceptibility.

Using machine learning to predict clinical remission with exclusive enteral nutrition in pediatric Crohn disease.

Preclinical stages of Crohn's disease defined by faecal calprotectin in asymptomatic first-degree relatives: screening framework for prevention trials.

Primary infliximab failure in pediatric colonic inflammatory bowel disease: Development of a proteomics predictive model using a prospective Canadian cohort.

Machine Learning Predicts First Elective Bowel Resection in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Crohn Disease Patients.

Biopsy-derived colonoid air-liquid interface monolayers reveal persistent mucosal defects in ulcerative colitis patients.

Identifying novel mechanisms by which fermentable fibers modulate intestinal structure and function

The effects of early life exposure to dietary fat on intestinal ecology and function

Frequent collaborators

Alain Bitton

Remo Panaccione

Kenneth Croitoru

Paul Moayyedi

Eytan Wine

Osvaldo Espin Garcia

Anthony Otley

John Kenneth Marshall

Wei Xu

Michael Surette

David Mack

Harminder Singh

Herbert Brill

Amanda Ricciuto

Thomas Walters

Robert Malcolm Issenman

Johan Van Limbergen

Iwona Wrobel

Bruce Vallance

Russell Greiner

Prévost Jantchou

Rob Deardon