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Christopher Tomlinson

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Associate ProfessorDepartment of PaediatricsUniversity of Toronto

Christopher Tomlinson

Associate Professor

Department of Paediatrics

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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19 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.

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Latest papers

Dietary Tryptophan Requirements in Adults Aged Over 60 Years is not Affected by Sex or Decades of Age.
The Journal of nutrition · 2026
Utility of multi-echo MRI for differentiating neonatal hemochromatosis from other causes of neonatal liver failure.
European radiology · 2026
Parental experiences of decision-making in the grey zones of neonatal intensive care: a multicentre mixed methodology phenomenological study.
Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition · 2026

All 31 publications

Latest funding

The amino acid requirements of older adults >60 years is different from young adults.
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$1,399,950
To complement or not complement- Is protein complementation at each meal necessary when consuming plant-based diets?
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,422,900
High Pressure Processing of Donor Human Milk to Improve Fat Absorption in Preterm Infants (The HiPP Study)
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$898,875

All 11 grants and awards

31 publications.

Dietary Tryptophan Requirements in Adults Aged Over 60 Years is not Affected by Sex or Decades of Age.

Wang Z, Tomlinson C, Pencharz P, Li B, Kong D, Elango R, Courtney-Martin G

The Journal of nutrition2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101827 PMID: 42727854

Utility of multi-echo MRI for differentiating neonatal hemochromatosis from other causes of neonatal liver failure.

Veiga-Canuto D, Miserachs M, Siddiqui I, Tomlinson C, Vidarsson L, Chavhan GB

European radiology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00330-026-12553-0 PMID: 42050293

Parental experiences of decision-making in the grey zones of neonatal intensive care: a multicentre mixed methodology phenomenological study.

Turley J, Foo G, Jewitt N, Kates Rose J, Stoopler M, Bartholomew B, Tomlinson C, Greenberg RA, Moore GP, Prentice TM

Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition2026

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2025-329757 PMID: 41558857

MaxiMoM InForM: individualised fortification of human milk for very low birthweight infants— protocol of a three-arm randomised clinical trial

Beggs MR, Pichardo D, Chrzaniecki A, Kotsopoulos K, Bishara R, Ng E, Tomlinson C, Campbell D, Vaz S, Kiss A

BMJ Open20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105609

Mother's milk microbiota is associated with the developing gut microbial consortia in very-low-birth-weight infants.

Shama S, Asbury MR, Kiss A, Bando N, Butcher J, Comelli EM, Copeland JK, Greco A, Kothari A, Sherman PM, Stintzi A, Taibi A, Tomlinson C, Unger S, Wang PW, OptiMoM Feeding Group, O'Connor DL

Cell reports. Medicine202423 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101729 PMID: 39243753

Organ Donation in Canadian PICUs: A Cross-Sectional Survey, 2021-2022.

Lee LA, Martin DA, Mahoney M, James L, Avitzur Y, Carroll A, Piggott B, Tomlinson C, Urschel S, Hamiwka L

Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies20246 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003404 PMID: 37966310

Protein intake affects erythrocyte glutathione synthesis in young healthy adults in a repeated-measures trial.

Szwiega S, Xu L, Rafii M, Pencharz PB, Kong D, Tomlinson C, Elango R, Courtney-Martin G

The American journal of clinical nutrition20245 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.11.008 PMID: 37992970

Early nutritional influences on brain regions related to processing speed in children born preterm: A secondary analysis of a randomized trial.

Bando N, Sato J, Vandewouw MM, Taylor MJ, Tomlinson C, Unger S, Asbury MR, Law N, Branson HM, O'Connor DL

JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition20245 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/jpen.2669 PMID: 39007723

Variability in pediatric and neonatal organ offering, acceptance and utilization: a survey of Canadian pediatric transplant programs and organ donation organizations.

Lee LA, Okpere A, Martin DA, Mahoney M, James L, Avitzur Y, Piggott B, Tomlinson C, Urschel S, Hamiwka L

Frontiers in transplantation20244 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/frtra.2024.1458563 PMID: 39398972

Leucine requirement determined in healthy young adult males using the indicator amino acid oxidation method.

Szwiega S, Pencharz PB, Xu L, Kong D, Tomlinson C, Elango R, Courtney-Martin G

The American journal of clinical nutrition20243 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.08.022 PMID: 39209155

The amino acid requirements of older adults >60 years is different from young adults.

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Courtney-Martin, Glenda

Keywords: Ageing; Amino Acid Requirement; Indicator Amino Acid Oxidation Method; Older Adults

$1,399,950

To complement or not complement- Is protein complementation at each meal necessary when consuming plant-based diets?

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Courtney-Martin, Glenda

Keywords: 15n-Glycine; Humans; Plant-Based Diet; Protein Complementation; Protein Nutrition; Protein Quality; Whole Body Protein Metabolism

$1,422,900

High Pressure Processing of Donor Human Milk to Improve Fat Absorption in Preterm Infants (The HiPP Study)

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: O'Connor, Deborah L; Pitino, Michael A; Unger, Sharon

Keywords: Donor Human Milk; Human Milk; Infant Nutrition; Pasteurization; Very Low Birth Weight Infant

$898,875

Optimizing Nutrition and Milk for the Very Preterm Infant-Gut Brain Axis (Opti-NuM Gut)

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: O'Connor, Deborah L; Unger, Sharon

Keywords: Human Milk; Infant Nutrition; Microbiome; Very Low Birth Weight Infant

$841,500

Individualized Fortification of Human Milk to Improve Neurodevelopment of Infants Born <1250 grams

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: O'Connor, Deborah L; Unger, Sharon

Keywords: Human Milk; Individualized Fortification; Infant Nutrition; Neurodevelopment; Very Low Birthweight Infant

$940,950

The Amino Acid Requirements of Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Fed Human Neonates.

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Courtney-Martin, Glenda; Pencharz, Paul B

Keywords: Amino Acid Requirements; Human Neonates; Indicator Amino Acid Oxidation Method; Stable Isotopes; Total Parenteral Nutrition

$860,625

Use of indicator acid oxidation to determine amino acid requirement

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Pencharz, Paul B; Elango, Rajavel

Keywords: Amino Acids; Elderly; Indicator Amino Acid Oxidation; Lactation; Pregnancy; Protein; Requirements; Stable Isotopes

$731,560

Necrotizing Enterocolitis Research Program: introducing innovative therapies to halt the disease progression and promote recovery

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Pierro, Agostino

Keywords: Necrotizing Enterocolitis; Neonate; Pediatric Surgery; Prematurity

$3,637,274

Optimizing Mothers' Milk for Preterm Infants

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants in Food and Health - Full application

Principal investigators: O'Connor, Deborah L; Unger, Sharon

Keywords: Body Composition; Donor Milk; Feeding Tolerance; Gastrointestinal Health; Human Milk; Human Milk Fortifiers; Infant Nutrition; Neurodevelopment; Protein; Very Low Birth Weight Infants

$1,999,675

Optimizing Mothers' Milk for Preterm Infants

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants in Food and Health - LOI

Principal investigators: O'Connor, Deborah L; Unger, Sharon

Keywords: Development; Donor Milk; Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiome; Growth; Human Milk; Infant Nutrition; Morbidity; Protein; Very Low Birth Weight Infants

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Christopher Tomlinson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Dietary Tryptophan Requirements in Adults Aged Over 60 Years is not Affected by Sex or Decades of Age.

Utility of multi-echo MRI for differentiating neonatal hemochromatosis from other causes of neonatal liver failure.

Parental experiences of decision-making in the grey zones of neonatal intensive care: a multicentre mixed methodology phenomenological study.

MaxiMoM InForM: individualised fortification of human milk for very low birthweight infants— protocol of a three-arm randomised clinical trial

Mother's milk microbiota is associated with the developing gut microbial consortia in very-low-birth-weight infants.

Organ Donation in Canadian PICUs: A Cross-Sectional Survey, 2021-2022.

Protein intake affects erythrocyte glutathione synthesis in young healthy adults in a repeated-measures trial.

Early nutritional influences on brain regions related to processing speed in children born preterm: A secondary analysis of a randomized trial.

Variability in pediatric and neonatal organ offering, acceptance and utilization: a survey of Canadian pediatric transplant programs and organ donation organizations.

Leucine requirement determined in healthy young adult males using the indicator amino acid oxidation method.

Frequent collaborators

Deborah O'Connor

Sharon Unger

Rajavel Elango

Glenda Courtney-Martin

Paul Pencharz

Dehan Kong

Iram Siddiqui

Alain Stintzi

Elena Comelli

Philip Sherman

Eu-gene Ng

Kyong-Soon Lee

Margot Taylor

Binita Kamath

Lorraine Hamiwka

Laurie Lee

Simon Urschel

Joao Amaral

Alan Daneman

Caroline Rutten

Prakesh Shah

Jennifer Russell

Natalie Jewitt

Janet Brunton

Rebecca Hoban

Megan Beggs