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Meghan Azad

ResearcherTranslational MedicineUniversity of Toronto

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Meghan Azad

Researcher

Translational Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
No publications since 2021.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Publications

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Research

Asthma Microbiome Childhood Asthma Infection Birth Cohort Epidemiology Genetics Patient Engagement

Latest papers

The hygiene hypothesis, the COVID pandemic, and consequences for the human microbiome
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Let's be precise: harnessing the diversity of the child study to improve asthma outcomes for all
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$1,999,593
Let's Be Precise: Harnessing the diversity of the CHILD study to improve asthma outcomes for all.
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$19,995
Optimizing Nutrition and Milk for the Very Preterm Infant-Gut Brain Axis (Opti-NuM Gut)
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$841,500

All 10 grants and awards

Let's be precise: harnessing the diversity of the child study to improve asthma outcomes for all

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Gr.: Embr. Diversity to Achieve Precision/Health Equity-Infection/Immunity

Principal investigators: Subbarao, Padmaja; Azad, Meghan; Gadermann, Anne M; Lu, Zihang; Turvey, Stuart E

Keywords: Childhood Asthma; Infection; Microbiome; Social Determinants Of Asthma; Youth Engagement

$1,999,593

Let's Be Precise: Harnessing the diversity of the CHILD study to improve asthma outcomes for all.

Principal investigatorCIHR2024Team Gr.: Emb. Diversity to Achieve Precision/Health Eq-Infection & Immunity-LOI

Principal investigators: Subbarao, Padmaja; Azad, Meghan; Gadermann, Anne M; Miliku, Kozeta; Turvey, Stuart E

Keywords: Childhood Asthma; Infection; Patient Engagement; Puberty; Social Determinants

$19,995

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

Understanding Dynamics of Risk and Protective Factors and Children's Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op Gr:Understanding/mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on children, youth & families

Principal investigators: Aitken, Madison; Henderson, Jo

Keywords: Children; Covid-19; Ecological Momentary Assessment; Mental Health; Network Analysis; Parents; Physical Activity; Screen Time; Sleep; Social Connections

$141,613

Understanding the Common CHILDhood Inflammatory Origins of Asthma and Atherosclerosis

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Subbarao, Padmaja

Keywords: Asthma; Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors; Cohort Study; Developmental Origins; Immune Responses; Inflammation; Lung Function; Puberty

$1,262,288

Causational Roles of the Gut Microbiome in Childhood Asthma: Leveraging the CHILD Cohort Study

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: Canadian Microbiome Initiative 2: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Subbarao, Padmaja; Azad, Meghan; Duan, Qingling; Hirota, Jeremy A; Kozyrskyj, Anita L; Lou, Wen-Yi W; McNagny, Kelly M; Surette, Michael G; Turvey, Stuart E

Keywords: Asthma; Bioinformatics; Birth Cohort; Epidemiology; Gut Microbiome; Human Milk; Immunology; Mechanistic Studies; Murine Asthma Models; Translational Science

$1,999,401

Causational Roles of the Microbiome in Childhood Asthma: Leveraging the CHILD Study

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

Principal investigators: Subbarao, Padmaja; Azad, Meghan; Duan, Qingling; Hirota, Jeremy A; Kozyrskyj, Anita L; Surette, Michael G; Turvey, Stuart E

Keywords: Airway Epithelial Cells; Animal Models; Asthma; Breastmilk; Genetics; Microbiome; Pediatrics

$24,875

CANadian Urban Environmental (CANUE) Health Research Consortium

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Operating Grant: Canadian Environmental Urban Health Research Consortium

Principal investigators: Brook, Jeffrey R; Stieb, David M; Awadalla, Philip; Brauer, Michael; Hu, Howard; McGrail, Kimberlyn M; Subbarao, Padmaja

Keywords: Air Quality; Climate Change; Cohorts; Environmental Exposure; Greenness; Noise; Urban Form; Walkability

$4,165,000

Genes by environment interactions in the development of non-communicable chronic respiratory diseases, asthma and COPD.

Principal investigatorCIHR2015Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease - LOI

Principal investigators: Subbarao, Padmaja; Azad, Meghan; Brook, Jeffrey R; de Souza, Russell J; Kozyrskyj, Anita L; Lou, Wen-Yi W; Paré, Guillaume; Sears, Malcolm R; Surette, Michael G

Keywords: Asthma; Birth Cohort; Chronic Respiratory Disease; Copd; Epidemiology; Genetics; Indoor Environment; Lung Function; Nutrition; Respiratory Infection

Gene and environment effects on lung health and risk for chronic respiratory disease, asthma & COPD

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease - Reproduction, Fetal and/or ECD

Principal investigators: Subbarao, Padmaja; Brook, Jeffrey R; de Souza, Russell J; Duan, Qingling; Kozyrskyj, Anita L; Lou, Wen-Yi W; Surette, Michael G

Keywords: Asthma; Environment; Genes; Infections; Longitudinal Cohort Studies; Lung Function; Microbiome; Nutrition

$1,953,002

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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Meghan Azad

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The hygiene hypothesis, the COVID pandemic, and consequences for the human microbiome

Let's be precise: harnessing the diversity of the child study to improve asthma outcomes for all

Let's Be Precise: Harnessing the diversity of the CHILD study to improve asthma outcomes for all.

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

Understanding Dynamics of Risk and Protective Factors and Children's Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Understanding the Common CHILDhood Inflammatory Origins of Asthma and Atherosclerosis

Causational Roles of the Gut Microbiome in Childhood Asthma: Leveraging the CHILD Cohort Study

Causational Roles of the Microbiome in Childhood Asthma: Leveraging the CHILD Study

CANadian Urban Environmental (CANUE) Health Research Consortium

Genes by environment interactions in the development of non-communicable chronic respiratory diseases, asthma and COPD.

Gene and environment effects on lung health and risk for chronic respiratory disease, asthma & COPD

Frequent collaborators

Meghan Azad

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Philippe Gros