Sara Mahdavi, University of Toronto

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Toronto profile.

Latest papers

Genetic modifiers of the Portfolio Diet Score and LDL cholesterol in young adults.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD · 2026
Klotho, Kidneys, and Micronutrient Signaling: A Promising Paradigm for Healthy Aging.
Lifestyle genomics · 2026 · first author
Prospective associations between the CKD-mineral bone disorder and metabolic acidosis.
International urology and nephrology · 2026

All 21 publications

Latest funding

Precision nutrition and metabolic health in a 20-year follow up of a multiethnic population living in Canada
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$512,550

All 1 grants and awards

21 publications.

01

Genetic modifiers of the Portfolio Diet Score and LDL cholesterol in young adults.

Chen V, Chiavaroli L, Glenn AJ, Kavanagh ME, Zeitoun T, Kendall CW, Jenkins DJ, Mahdavi S, El-Sohemy A, Sievenpiper JL

Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2026.104797 PMID: 42323221

02

Klotho, Kidneys, and Micronutrient Signaling: A Promising Paradigm for Healthy Aging.

Mahdavi S

Lifestyle genomics2026First author

DOI: 10.1159/000548666 PMID: 41036659

03

Prospective associations between the CKD-mineral bone disorder and metabolic acidosis.

Taskapan H, Mahdavi S, Bellasi A, Taskapan B, Tam P, Sikaneta T

International urology and nephrology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11255-025-04902-7 PMID: 41413369

04

Modeling Longitudinal Relationships Between CKD-MBD Biomarker Trajectories with Interpretable Machine Learning in a Large Prospective CKD Cohort.

Taskapan T, Taskapan H, Bellasi A, Mahdavi S, Ma H, Tam P, Sikaneta T

Journal of clinical medicine2026

DOI: 10.3390/jcm15103690 PMID: 42194651

05

Precision Nutritional Genomics, Gut Microbiota and Artificial Intelligence in Chronic Kidney Disease.

Mahdavi S

Journal of the American Nutrition Association2026First author

DOI: 10.1080/27697061.2025.2549893 PMID: 41056462

06

Portfolio diet and LDL-C in a young, multiethnic cohort: cross-sectional analyses with cumulative exposure modeling.

Chen V, Chiavaroli L, Glenn AJ, Kavanagh ME, Zeitoun T, Mahdavi S, Kendall CWC, Jenkins DJA, El-Sohemy A, Sievenpiper JL

BMC public health20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-22479-9 PMID: 40361017

07

Multiomics Analysis of a Micronutrient-Rich Dietary Pattern and the Aging Genotype 9p21 on the Plasma Proteome of Young Adults.

Mahdavi S, Rosychuk K, Jenkins DJA, Percy AJ, Borchers CH, El-Sohemy A

Nutrients20251 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/nu17081398 PMID: 40284261

08

Ethnic and immigrant disparities in dialysis prevalence and chronic kidney disease trajectories in Toronto.

Sikaneta T, Martin S, Mucsi I, Lofters AK, Taskapan H, Tam P, Mahdavi S

BMJ open2025Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105083 PMID: 41365591

09

Vitamin D and Muscle Function in a Diverse Hemodialysis Cohort.

Mahdavi S, Rosychuk K, Taskapan H, Tam PY, Sikaneta T

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/20543581251365363 PMID: 41024859

10

Perspective: Multiomics and Artificial Intelligence for Personalized Nutritional Management of Diabetes in Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis.

Mahdavi S, Anthony NM, Sikaneta T, Tam PY

Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2025.100378 PMID: 39842720

Precision nutrition and metabolic health in a 20-year follow up of a multiethnic population living in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: El-Sohemy, Ahmed

Keywords: Biomarkers; Cardiometabolic; Diet; Genetics; Metabolic Disease; Nutrigenetics; Nutrigenomics; Nutrition; Precision Nutrition; Proteomics

$512,550

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

David Jenkins and Laura Chiavaroli: 122 shared papers
David Jenkins and Ahmed El-Sohemy: 17 shared papers
Amber Molnar and Ron Wald: 15 shared papers
Catherine Clase and Rachel Holden: 11 shared papers
Amber Molnar and Gregory Knoll: 10 shared papers
Reem Adel Mustafa and Ron Wald: 9 shared papers
Ahmed El-Sohemy and Sara Mahdavi: 8 shared papers
Aisha Lofters and Marisa Battistella: 7 shared papers
Ron Wald and Fabrice Mac-Way: 6 shared papers
Tabo Sikaneta and Sara Mahdavi: 6 shared papers
Reem Adel Mustafa and Fabrice Mac-Way: 5 shared papers
David Jenkins and Aisha Lofters: 5 shared papers
David Jenkins and Sara Mahdavi: 5 shared papers
Gregory Knoll and Istvan Mucsi: 5 shared papers
Laura Chiavaroli and Ahmed El-Sohemy: 5 shared papers
Amber Molnar and Catherine Clase: 4 shared papers
Amber Molnar and Marisa Battistella: 4 shared papers
Ron Wald and Marisa Battistella: 4 shared papers
Amber Molnar and Rachel Holden: 3 shared papers
Reem Adel Mustafa and Marisa Battistella: 3 shared papers
Catherine Clase and Kailash Jindal: 3 shared papers
Ron Wald and Rachel Holden: 3 shared papers
Ron Wald and Gregory Knoll: 3 shared papers
Aisha Lofters and Laura Chiavaroli: 3 shared papers
Catherine Clase and Robert Alexander: 2 shared papers
Fabrice Mac-Way and Kailash Jindal: 2 shared papers
Istvan Mucsi and Tabo Sikaneta: 2 shared papers
Laura Chiavaroli and Sara Mahdavi: 2 shared papers
Amber Molnar and Robert Alexander: 1 shared paper
Amber Molnar and Kailash Jindal: 1 shared paper
Amber Molnar and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Reem Adel Mustafa and Robert Alexander: 1 shared paper
Reem Adel Mustafa and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Catherine Clase and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Jason Roberts and Paul Tam: 1 shared paper
Jason Roberts and Tabo Sikaneta: 1 shared paper
Jason Roberts and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Ron Wald and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Robert Alexander and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Rachel Holden and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Gregory Knoll and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Fabrice Mac-Way and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Aisha Lofters and Istvan Mucsi: 1 shared paper
Aisha Lofters and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Istvan Mucsi and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Kailash Jindal and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Marisa Battistella and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Kibar Yared and George Wu: 1 shared paper
Kibar Yared and Tabo Sikaneta: 1 shared paper
Kibar Yared and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
George Wu and Paul Tam: 1 shared paper
George Wu and Tabo Sikaneta: 1 shared paper
George Wu and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper
Paul Tam and Tabo Sikaneta: 1 shared paper
Paul Tam and Sara Mahdavi: 1 shared paper

Department of Medicine
Department of Nutritional Sciences
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Medicine
Medicine Dept
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Pediatrics
Other

Applying for

Paper to mention

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Mahdavi, 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 "Genetic modifiers of the Portfolio Diet Score and LDL cholesterol in young adults." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] 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]