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Patrick McGowan

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Patrick McGowan

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (2 NSERC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2014.

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Research

Biomarkers Breastfeeding Dna Methylation Modifications Endocrinology Neurodevelopment Parental Care Preterm Birth Stress Response

Latest papers

Seasonal moderators of maternal CRP levels during pregnancy.
Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026
Independent effects of depression and elevated body mass index on maternal CRP levels in pregnancy.
Journal of affective disorders · 2026
Protocol for a cluster randomised trial evaluating a multifaceted intervention starting preconceptionally—Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN): a Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) Study
BMJ Open · 2021

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN)
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$2,190,000
Biological mechanisms mediating the beneficial effects of immediate mother-infant contact in preterm birth
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Using Precision Medicine to Study Maternal Inflammation in Pregnancy as a Cause of Early Childhood Depression
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$768,825

All 14 grants and awards

Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN)

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Team Grant: Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - India

Principal investigators: Matthews, Stephen G; Sellen, Daniel W; CHANDAK, GIRIRAJ R; Comelli, Elena M; Krishnaveni, Ghattu V; Kumaran, Kalyanaraman; Shah, Prakeshkumar; Suryanarayana, Kumar G; Wade, Mark

Keywords: Cardiometabolic Outcome; Child; Cohort Studies; Dohad; India; Intervention; Lifecourse; Mental Health Outcome; Preconception; Pregnancy

$2,190,000

Biological mechanisms mediating the beneficial effects of immediate mother-infant contact in preterm birth

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant - PA: Mental Health and Resilience In The Early Years

Principal investigators: McGowan, Patrick O

Keywords: Biomarkers; Breastfeeding; Dna Methylation Modifications; Endocrinology; Neurodevelopment; Parental Care; Preterm Birth; Stress Response

$100,000

Using Precision Medicine to Study Maternal Inflammation in Pregnancy as a Cause of Early Childhood Depression

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Levitan, Robert D; Matthews, Stephen G

Keywords: Biomarkers; Childhood Depression; Fetal Neurodevelopment; Maternal Inflammation; Pregnancy Cohort

$768,825

Prenatal predator stress and brain function

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mcgowan, Patrick

$282,000

Role of cortical CCK-GABA cells in cognition and cognitive impairments of schizophrenia

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Kim, Junchul

Keywords: Behavioural Neuroscience; Cck; Chemogenetics; Cognition; Gaba; Optogenetics; Prefrontal Cortex; Recombinase; Schizophrenia; Working Memory

$742,050

Early INterventions to Support Trajectories for healthy lifE in INdia (EINSTEIN)

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Team Grant - Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) - India

Principal investigators: Matthews, Stephen G; Kumaran, Kalyanaraman; Lye, Stephen J; Shah, Prakeshkumar; Suryanarayana, Kumar G; Yajnik, Chittaranjan

Keywords: Cardiometabolic Outcome; Child; Cohort Studies; Dohad; India; Infant; Intervention; Mental Health Outcome; Preconception; Pregnancy

$2,493,350

Decreasing Cancer Burden: Testing a Proactive Model of Care to Improve the Quality of Toxicity Management through Patient Activation for Cancer Self-Management during the Active Treatment Phase

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Operating Grant: PHSI for Cancer Control

Principal investigators: Krzyzanowska, Monika K; Moody, Lesley; Howell, Doris M

Keywords: Cancer; Chemotherapy; Education; Ehealth; Health Coaching; Implementation Science; Self-Management

$961,492

An early Post-Natal Model of G X E Effects in Chronic Obesity based on Maternal Sensitivity and Reward System Genes

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Environments, Genes and Chronic Disease - LOI

Principal investigators: Levitan, Robert D; Hamilton, Jill K; Meaney, Michael J

Keywords: Attention Deficit Disorder Genes; Dopamine System Genes; Gene By Environment Interaction; Impulsivity; Maternal Sensitivity; Obesity

Genotypic Influences on Epigenetic Variability in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

SupervisorCIHR2014Fellowship - PA: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/CFS/FM

Principal investigators: Herrera Monroy, Santiago

Keywords: Chronic Fatigue Syndromeenvironment Influences; Complex Disease; Environment Influences; Epigenetics; Genetics

$135,000

Perinatal stress and brain function

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: McGowan, Patrick

$186,000

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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Patrick McGowan

Research

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Latest funding

Seasonal moderators of maternal CRP levels during pregnancy.

Independent effects of depression and elevated body mass index on maternal CRP levels in pregnancy.

Protocol for a cluster randomised trial evaluating a multifaceted intervention starting preconceptionally—Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN): a Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) Study

Parent-offspring transaction: Mechanisms and the value of within family designs.

Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN)

Biological mechanisms mediating the beneficial effects of immediate mother-infant contact in preterm birth

Using Precision Medicine to Study Maternal Inflammation in Pregnancy as a Cause of Early Childhood Depression

Prenatal predator stress and brain function

Role of cortical CCK-GABA cells in cognition and cognitive impairments of schizophrenia

Early INterventions to Support Trajectories for healthy lifE in INdia (EINSTEIN)

Decreasing Cancer Burden: Testing a Proactive Model of Care to Improve the Quality of Toxicity Management through Patient Activation for Cancer Self-Management during the Active Treatment Phase

An early Post-Natal Model of G X E Effects in Chronic Obesity based on Maternal Sensitivity and Reward System Genes

Genotypic Influences on Epigenetic Variability in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

Perinatal stress and brain function

Frequent collaborators

Stephen Lye

Mark Wade

Kellie Murphy

Daphne Korczak

Mark Wade

Prabhat Jha

Pablo Nepomnaschy

Rayjean Hung

Stephanie Atkinson

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Jacquetta Trasler

Kang Lee