Diego Bassani, University of Toronto

Research

Clinical Trial Global Health Infants Interventions Microbiome Neonatal Diseases Probiotics Regulations

Latest funding

Newborn intestinal microbiome and risk of infections in the first 60 days of life: a nested study in an observational birth cohort in Dhaka, Bangladesh
CIHR · 2020 · Supervisor
$105,000
Allometric scaling of health status with population settlement size
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$243,984
An application of Super-Imposition by Translation And Rotation (SITAR) modelling to population-level child height trajectories of children aged 0-5 years using data from 145 Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) from 64 countries between 2000 and 2018
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
$340,426

All 5 grants and awards

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Newborn intestinal microbiome and risk of infections in the first 60 days of life: a nested study in an observational birth cohort in Dhaka, Bangladesh

SupervisorCIHR2020Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Loutet, Miranda G

Keywords: Child Health; Epidemiology; Global Health; Infectious Disease; Microbiome

$105,000

Allometric scaling of health status with population settlement size

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Bassani, Diego

$243,984

An application of Super-Imposition by Translation And Rotation (SITAR) modelling to population-level child height trajectories of children aged 0-5 years using data from 145 Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) from 64 countries between 2000 and 2018

Nominated PICIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Bassani, Diego G; Roth, Daniel E

Keywords: Child Growth, Growth Modelling, Dhs, Sdgs, Who 2025 Targets

$340,426

BUilding Knowledge and a foundation for HeALthy lIfe trajectories: BUKHALI Trial.

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Team Grant: Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - South-Africa

Principal investigators: Lye, Stephen J; Matthews, Stephen G; Norris, Shane A; Richter, Linda

Keywords: Child Cognitive Development; Child Development; Cohort Studies; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Nutrition; Obesity; Pregnancy

$2,478,000

The scale-up of a newborn care kit in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Morris, Shaun K

Keywords: Afghanistan; Community Health Workers; Health Equity; Newborn Care Kit; Newborn Mortality; Pakistan; Planning Scale-Up; Scale-Up Interventions; Stakeholder Consultation; Women Empowerment

$20,000

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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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Clinical Trial Dear Professor Bassani, 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]. Your research on clinical trial 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 SSHRC-funded project "Allometric scaling of health status with population settlement size" (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]