Padmaja Subbarao, University of Manitoba

Research

Child Cohort Study Covid-19 Pandemic Data Integration Epidemiology Immunology Mental Health And Wellbeing Pediatrics Sars-Cov-2 Infection Susceptibility And Severity

Latest papers

Phthalates, bisphenols, and childhood allergic Phenotypes: Findings from two birth cohort studies
Environmental Pollution · 2026

All 1 publications

Latest funding

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
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$1,589,795
CHILDhood Asthma and Puberty: Understanding the Sex Shift in Asthma to Female Predominance
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$1,220,940

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Phthalates, bisphenols, and childhood allergic Phenotypes: Findings from two birth cohort studies

Boissiere-O'Neill T, Lazarevic N, Ponsonby A-L, Sly PD, Chen A, Blake TL, Brook JR, Du Berry C, King L, Mandhane PJ

Environmental Pollution20263 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127401

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

Principal 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

CHILDhood Asthma and Puberty: Understanding the Sex Shift in Asthma to Female Predominance

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Becker, Allan B; Azad, Meghan

Keywords: Adolescence; Airway Responsiveness; Allergy; Asthma; Gender; Hormones; Inflammation; Obesity; Pulmonary Function; Sex

$1,220,940

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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Pediatrics and Child Health
Medicine
Epidemiology Division

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Padmaja Subbarao

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Padmaja Subbarao

Epidemiology Division

1 shared papers, latest 2026

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Child Cohort Study Dear Professor Subbarao, 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 "Phthalates, bisphenols, and childhood allergic Phenotypes: Findings from two birth cohort studies" (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 "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" (2020), 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]