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Elizabeth Gunn

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Senior Research AdvisorMcMaster University

Elizabeth Gunn

Senior Research Advisor

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

gunne@mcmaster.ca (905) 525-9140

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No graduate courses on record.
9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.

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Publications

881

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Collaborators

Publications by year

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Roles and appointments

Senior Research Advisor, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University
Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University (2013 - 2023)
Research Coordinator, Department of Medicine, McMaster University (2011 - 2013)
Research Coordinator, School of Nursing, McMaster University (2001 - 2011)

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Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Cardiac Health and Mental HealthMedicine
Gut microbiota and healthBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine
Infant Nutrition and HealthNursing
Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine

Research areas are derived from OpenAlex topics of their publications.

Latest papers

Hyperglycemia worsens gut bacterial infection through intestinal Wnt, but independent of endotoxemia or obesity
American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2025
Family stress and child BMIz during the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the mediating effects of cortisol
International Journal of Obesity · 2025
Characteristics of Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue, Metabolic Health and the Gut Microbiome in Adults
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) · 2024

All 33 publications

Researchers with similar interests

Jonathan Schertzer

Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences

Gut microbiota and health, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Michael McGillion

Nursing

Cardiac Health and Mental Health

Jeremy Walsh

Kinesiology

Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology

Paul Lysecki

Surgery

Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Gut microbiota and health

Shaunattonie Henry

Nursing

Cardiac Health and Mental Health

Sarah Kinzie

Family Medicine

Cardiac Health and Mental Health

33 publications.

Hyperglycemia worsens gut bacterial infection through intestinal Wnt, but independent of endotoxemia or obesity

Bhatwa A, Lau TC, McPhee JB, Anhê FF, Anhê GF, Fang H, Barra NG, Li Y, Duggan BM, Chan DY

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism20254 citations

DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00251.2025

Family stress and child BMIz during the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the mediating effects of cortisol

Douglas S, Laila A, Tremblay PF, Buchholz AC, Miller AL, Pare SM, Gunn E, Duncan AM, Ma DWL, Vallis LA

International Journal of Obesity2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41366-025-01802-9

Characteristics of Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue, Metabolic Health and the Gut Microbiome in Adults

U-Din M, Ahmed BA, Syed SA, Ong FJ, Oreskovich SM, Gunn E, Surette MG, Punthakee Z, Steinberg GR, Morrison KM

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM)202440 citations

DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad604

Testing a Biobehavioral Model of Chronic Stress and Weight Gain in Young Children (Family Stress Study): Protocol and Baseline Demographics for a Prospective Observational Study

Pare SM, Gunn E, Morrison KM, Miller AL, Duncan AM, Buchholz AC, L DW, Tremblay PF, Vallis LA, Mercer NJ

JMIR Research Protocols20242 citations

DOI: 10.2196/48549

Family Stress and Child BMIz during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring the Mediating Effects of Cortisol

Douglas S, Laila A, Tremblay P, Buchholz A, Miller A, Pare S, Gunn E, Duncan A, Ma D, Vallis L

2024

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5417244/v1

Attrition from paediatric weight management impacts anthropometric outcomes at 2 years, but not health‐related quality of life

Morrison KM, Gunn E, Schwindt S, Hu L, Tarnopolsky M

Clinical Obesity20231 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/cob.12606 PMID: W4380576559

Testing a Biobehavioral Model of Chronic Stress and Weight Gain in Young Children (Family Stress Study): Protocol and Baseline Demographics for a Prospective Observational Study (Preprint)

Pare SM, Gunn E, Morrison KM, Miller AL, Duncan AM, Buchholz AC, Ma DWL, Tremblay PF, Vallis LA, Mercer NJ

2023

DOI: 10.2196/preprints.48549

Impaired Cold-Stimulated Supraclavicular Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Young Boys With Obesity.

Ahmed BA, Varah N, Ong FJ, Blondin DP, Gunn E, Konyer NB, Singh NP, Noseworthy MD, Haman F, Carpentier AC

Diabetes202210 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.2337/db21-0799 PMID: W4220990200

Growth and body composition trajectories in infants meeting the WHO growth standards study requirements

Yousuf EI, Rochow N, Li J, Simioni J, Gunn E, Hutton EK, Morrison KM

Pediatric Research20228 citations

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-022-02005-y

Infants’ First Solid Foods: Impact on Gut Microbiota Development in Two Intercontinental Cohorts

Homann C-M, Rossel CAJ, Dizzell S, Bervoets L, Simioni J, Li J, Gunn E, Surette MG, de Souza RJ, Mommers M

Nutrients202190 citations

DOI: 10.3390/nu13082639

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Elizabeth Gunn

Research

Latest papers

Researchers with similar interests

Jonathan Schertzer

Michael McGillion

Jeremy Walsh

Paul Lysecki

Shaunattonie Henry

Sarah Kinzie

Hyperglycemia worsens gut bacterial infection through intestinal Wnt, but independent of endotoxemia or obesity

Family stress and child BMIz during the COVID-19 pandemic: exploring the mediating effects of cortisol

Characteristics of Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue, Metabolic Health and the Gut Microbiome in Adults

Testing a Biobehavioral Model of Chronic Stress and Weight Gain in Young Children (Family Stress Study): Protocol and Baseline Demographics for a Prospective Observational Study

Family Stress and Child BMIz during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring the Mediating Effects of Cortisol

Attrition from paediatric weight management impacts anthropometric outcomes at 2 years, but not health‐related quality of life

Testing a Biobehavioral Model of Chronic Stress and Weight Gain in Young Children (Family Stress Study): Protocol and Baseline Demographics for a Prospective Observational Study (Preprint)

Impaired Cold-Stimulated Supraclavicular Brown Adipose Tissue Activity in Young Boys With Obesity.

Growth and body composition trajectories in infants meeting the WHO growth standards study requirements

Infants’ First Solid Foods: Impact on Gut Microbiota Development in Two Intercontinental Cohorts

Frequent collaborators

Katherine Morrison

Gregory Steinberg

Michael Surette

Eileen Katherine Hutton

Andrea Buchholz

Jonathan Schertzer

Zubin Punthakee

Alison Holloway

Robert McKelvie

Nina Singh

Michael Noseworthy

Steven Bray

Hertzel Gerstein

Madhu Natarajan

Mark Tarnopolsky

Louis Schmidt

Lehana Thabane

Saroj Saigal

Michael McGillion

Elyanne Ratcliffe