Research
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Latest papers
Creative and Adaptive Solutions for Early Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa.
American journal of hematology · 2026 · senior author
Impact of transcranial Doppler screening on stroke prevention in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Blood Reviews · 2025 · senior author
Point-of-care diagnostic test accuracy in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Blood Reviews · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $589,049
Empowering youth with sickle cell pain: National clinical implementation of an effective mHealth innovation
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $482,223
COVID-19 Vaccine Responses among African Canadian Children with and without Sickle Cell Disease
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
- $1,032,750
Understanding cognitive impairment in children with sickle cell anemia: Linking cerebrovascular impairment to brain activation
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
40 publications.
Creative and Adaptive Solutions for Early Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Smart LR, Segbefia CI, Odame I
Impact of transcranial Doppler screening on stroke prevention in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Guy D, Bagnall R, Morgan RL, Babatunde I, Nevière A, Friedrich G, Bennetts L, Irfan O, Odame I
Point-of-care diagnostic test accuracy in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Bagnall R, Guy D, Morgan RL, Babatunde I, Nevière A, Friedrich G, Bennetts L, Irfan O, Odame I
Corrigendum to “Impact of transcranial Doppler screening on stroke prevention in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis” [Blood Reviews (2024) 101253]
Guy D, Bagnall R, Morgan RL, Babatunde I, Nevière A, Friedrich G, Bennetts L, Irfan O, Odame I
Spirometry Interpretation in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: GLI Global Versus Race-Specific Normative Equations.
McCoy J, Wilson D, Kirby-Allen M, Odame I, Grasemann H
Early Engraftment and Immune Kinetics Following Allogeneic Transplant Using a Novel Reduced-Toxicity Transplant Strategy in Children/Adolescents with High-Risk Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia: Early Results of the ThalFAbS Trial.
Raffa EH, Harris TM, Choed-Amphai C, Kirby-Allen M, Odame I, Ali M, Krueger J, Hermans KG, Tole S, Seelisch J, Klaassen RJ, Abbott L, Chopra YR, Wall DA, Chiang KY
Th role of counselling to reduce parental fears and anxiety about newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Northern Ghana.
Duah E, Chatio ST, Ababio LO, Lister N, Egbujo O, Marfo K, Odame I, Ansah P
The Global Fund should extend its mandate to include universal access to hydroxyurea.
Odame I, Tshilolo L, Makani J, Nnodu O, Adekile A, Inusa B
Barriers and facilitators to community acceptability of integrating point-of-care testing to screen for sickle cell disease in children in primary healthcare settings in rural Upper East Region of Northern Ghana.
Chatio ST, Duah E, Ababio LO, Lister N, Egbujo O, Marfo K, Aborigo R, Ansah P, Odame I
Worldwide Newborn Screening and Early Immunizations: Aligning Advances in Preventive Pediatrics.
Grob F, Odame I, Van Vliet G
Empowering youth with sickle cell pain: National clinical implementation of an effective mHealth innovation
Principal investigators: Stinson, Jennifer N; Lalloo, Chitra
Keywords: Adolescents; Clinical Implementation; Digital Health; Disease Self-Management; Implementation Science; Pain Self-Management; Pediatric Pain; Sickle Cell Disease; Transition; Vulnerable Population
COVID-19 Vaccine Responses among African Canadian Children with and without Sickle Cell Disease
Principal investigators: Allen, Upton D
Keywords: African Canadians; Children; Immune Response; Sars-Cov-2; Sickle Cell Disease; Vaccines
Understanding cognitive impairment in children with sickle cell anemia: Linking cerebrovascular impairment to brain activation
Principal investigators: Kassner, Andrea; Mabbott, Donald J
Keywords: Brain Activation; Brain Development; Cerebrovascular; Children; Cognitive Impairment; Meg; Mri; Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle cell disease as a disease of hypoxia: new directions for predicting stroke risk in the context of hydroxyurea
Principal investigators: Kassner, Andrea; Sled, John G
Keywords: Arterial Spin Labeling; Cerebral Physiology; Cerebrovascular Reactivity; Children; Hydroxyurea; Mouse Model; Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Sickle Cell Disease; Silent Infarct; Stroke
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.
Frequent collaborators
- Jennifer Stinson and Chitra Lalloo: 95 shared papers
- Jennifer Stinson and Fiona Campbell: 69 shared papers
- Fiona Campbell and Chitra Lalloo: 25 shared papers
- Muhammad Ali and Joerg Krueger: 18 shared papers
- Joseph Beyene and Yigal Dror: 13 shared papers
- Gareth Seaward and Greg Ryan: 13 shared papers
- Joseph Beyene and Uma Athale: 8 shared papers
- Andrea Kassner and Indra Narang: 6 shared papers
- Uma Athale and Yigal Dror: 4 shared papers
- Jennifer Stinson and Annie Dupuis: 4 shared papers
- Catherine Birken and Carolyn Beck: 4 shared papers
- Joseph Beyene and Rebecca Morgan: 3 shared papers
- Joseph Beyene and Greg Ryan: 3 shared papers
- Rebecca Morgan and Isaac Odame: 3 shared papers
- Uma Athale and Isaac Odame: 3 shared papers
- Catherine Birken and Indra Narang: 3 shared papers
- Joseph Beyene and Annie Dupuis: 2 shared papers
- Uma Athale and John Waye: 2 shared papers
- Donald Mabbott and Jennifer Stinson: 2 shared papers
- Yigal Dror and Isaac Odame: 2 shared papers
- Isaac Odame and Hartmut Grasemann: 2 shared papers
- Joseph Beyene and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Uma Athale and Gareth Seaward: 1 shared paper
- Uma Athale and Greg Ryan: 1 shared paper
- John Waye and Gareth Seaward: 1 shared paper
- John Waye and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Donald Mabbott and Indra Narang: 1 shared paper
- Donald Mabbott and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Donald Mabbott and Melanie Kirby: 1 shared paper
- Jennifer Stinson and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Birken and Annie Dupuis: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Birken and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Catherine Birken and Michelle Lee: 1 shared paper
- Andrea Kassner and Daniel Kapustin: 1 shared paper
- Andrea Kassner and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Fiona Campbell and Indra Narang: 1 shared paper
- Fiona Campbell and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Chitra Lalloo and Annie Dupuis: 1 shared paper
- Chitra Lalloo and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Indra Narang and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Geetha Mukerji and Brooke Allemang: 1 shared paper
- Geetha Mukerji and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Brooke Allemang and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Annie Dupuis and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Annie Dupuis and Michelle Lee: 1 shared paper
- Daniel Kapustin and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Gareth Seaward and Isaac Odame: 1 shared paper
- Isaac Odame and Greg Ryan: 1 shared paper
- Isaac Odame and Muhammad Ali: 1 shared paper
- Isaac Odame and Carolyn Beck: 1 shared paper
- Isaac Odame and Melanie Kirby: 1 shared paper
- Isaac Odame and Joerg Krueger: 1 shared paper
- Isaac Odame and Michelle Lee: 1 shared paper
- Department of Paediatrics
- Institute of Medical Science
- Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
- Department of Medicine
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Medical Imaging
- Other
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Uma Athale
Department of Pediatrics
3 shared papers, latest 2021
Rebecca Morgan
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
3 shared papers, latest 2025
Hartmut Grasemann
Institute of Medical Science
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Yigal Dror
Institute of Medical Science
2 shared papers, latest 2009
Suhail Al-Saleh
Department of Paediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Muhammad Ali
Department of Paediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Carolyn Beck
Department of Paediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2014
Suzan Williams
Department of Paediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Melanie Kirby
Department of Paediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2011
Joerg Krueger
Department of Paediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Greg Ryan
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Michelle Lee
Department of Paediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2013
Suman Behera
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Donald Mabbott
Department of Psychology
1 shared papers, latest 2011
Jennifer Stinson
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Nadine Shehata
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Elysa Widjaja
Department of Medical Imaging
1 shared papers, latest 2011
Catherine Birken
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
1 shared papers, latest 2013
Andrea Kassner
Department of Medical Imaging
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Pranesh Chakraborty
Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2013
Fiona Campbell
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Patricia Parkin
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
1 shared papers, latest 2013
Chitra Lalloo
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
1 shared papers, latest 2018
Reshma Amin
Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Indra Narang
Institute of Medical Science
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Geetha Mukerji
Department of Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Brooke Allemang
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Zihang Lu
Translational Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Robert Klaassen
Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2008
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