Kristin Connor, University of Toronto

Research

Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease Child Health And Development Outcomes Childhood Adiposity Clinical Trial Maternal-Child Health Non-Communicable Disease Preconception, Pregnancy And Infancy Intervention Child Growth And Development

Latest papers

Glucocorticoids, 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase: mother, fetus, or both?
Endocrinology · 2009 · senior author
Fetal signals and parturition.
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research · 2005

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - South Africa - Bukhali
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$2,500,000
Programming the gut microbiome for child growth and development: a multi-national intervention study.
CIHR · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Pregnancy Complications and Developmental Health: Mechanisms, Diagnostics and Therapeutics.
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$5,575,713

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Glucocorticoids, 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase: mother, fetus, or both?

Challis JR, Connor K

Endocrinology2009Senior author

DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-1577 PMID: 19240262

02

Fetal signals and parturition.

Challis JR, Bloomfield FH, Bocking AD, Casciani V, Chisaka H, Connor K, Dong X, Gluckman P, Harding JE, Johnstone J, Li W, Lye S, Okamura K, Premyslova M

The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2005.00342.x PMID: 16343248

Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - South Africa - Bukhali

Principal investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - South Africa

Principal investigators: Lye, Stephen J; Clinton, Jean M; Lule, Elizabeth L; Connor, Kristin L; Draper, Catherine E; Hung, Rayjean; Norris, Shane A

Keywords: Child Health And Development Outcomes; Childhood Adiposity; Clinical Trial; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Maternal-Child Health; Non-Communicable Disease; Preconception, Pregnancy And Infancy Intervention

$2,500,000

Programming the gut microbiome for child growth and development: a multi-national intervention study.

Principal investigatorCIHR2018Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams - LOI

Principal investigators: Comelli, Elena M; Connor, Kristin L

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

$25,000

Pregnancy Complications and Developmental Health: Mechanisms, Diagnostics and Therapeutics.

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Foundation Grant

Principal investigators: Lye, Stephen J

Keywords: Fetal/Child Development; Human Development; Labour; Maternal/Child Health; Myometrium; Placenta; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Preterm Birth; Progesterone

$5,575,713

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Stephen Lye

Endocrinology and Metabolism

1 shared papers, latest 2005

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease Dear Professor Connor, 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 "Glucocorticoids, 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase: mother, fetus, or both?" (2009), 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 "Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - South Africa - Bukhali" (2021), 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]