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Stephen Lye

ResearcherEndocrinology and MetabolismUniversity of Toronto

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Stephen Lye

Researcher

Endocrinology and Metabolism

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.
22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 16 research grants (16 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 4 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2011.

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272

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Research

Pregnancy Cardiometabolic Risk Preconception Dohad Intervention Diabetes Insulin Resistance Lifestyle Intervention

Latest papers

Independent effects of depression and elevated body mass index on maternal CRP levels in pregnancy.
Journal of affective disorders · 2026
Somatostatin and its type 2 receptor expression in the pregnant and labouring myometrium.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2026 · senior author
Seasonal moderators of maternal CRP levels during pregnancy.
Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026

All 72 publications

Latest funding

Intervening across the first 2000 Days of Life to Transform a Lifetime
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$930,874
Elucidation of the Individualized Response to an 8-year Lifestyle Intervention aimed at Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk in Young Women before, during and after Pregnancy
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$20,000
A pragmatic, individualized, e-health lifestyle intervention to optimize cardiometabolic health in pregnancy planning women and their partners: setting the stage for improved intergenerational health across diverse Canadian communities.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000

All 36 grants and awards

72 publications.

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

Levitan RD, Korczak D, Wade M, McGowan P, Zhang CXW, Knight JA, Hung RJ, Bertoni K, Wong J, Murphy K, Lye S, Matthews SG

Journal of affective disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.120720 PMID: 41260363

Somatostatin and its type 2 receptor expression in the pregnant and labouring myometrium.

Shynlova O, Boros-Rausch A, Baishnob A, Dorogin A, Aguiar-Cabeza E, Nadeem L, Lye S

American journal of physiology. Cell physiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00050.2026 PMID: 42747790

Seasonal moderators of maternal CRP levels during pregnancy.

Zhang CXW, Levinsky J, Korczak D, McGowan P, Wade M, Knight JA, Hung R, Bertoni K, Murphy K, Lye S, Matthews SG, Levitan RD

Brain, behavior, & immunity - health2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2026.101326 PMID: 42633115

Preconception mental health (Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative): Identifying factors associated with probable anxiety and depression among young women living in urban-poor South Africa.

Norris SA, Hart C, Nyati LH, Taljaard W, Hung RJ, Retnakaran R, Lye S, Draper CE, Craig A

PLOS mental health2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000578 PMID: 41875168

Prevalence and correlates of depressive and anxiety symptoms among pregnant women from an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: a community-based cross-sectional study.

Mulupi S, Abubakar A, Nyongesa MK, Angwenyi V, Kabue M, Mwangi PM, Odhiambo R, Marangu J, Njoroge E, Mokaya MM, Obulemire EK, Ombech E, Ssewanyana D, Moran G, Martin MC, Proulx K, Marfo K, Lye S

BMC pregnancy and childbirth2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12884-025-07339-z PMID: 40011816

Retention in the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa: a qualitative analysis using self-determination theory.

Draper CE, Tshetu N, Nkosi N, Lye S, Norris SA

BMJ global health2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017729 PMID: 39929537

Prospective harmonisation of four international randomised controlled trials in Canada, China, India and South Africa: the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative

Bergeron J, Nechba A, Tiali SEB, Atkinson S, Birken C, Draper C, Krishnaveni GV, Fraser W, Dennis CL, Abdelouahab N

BMJ Open20251 citations

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086233

A qualitative exploration of the reasons and influencing factors for pregnancy termination among young women in Soweto, South Africa: a Socio-ecological perspective.

Mabetha K, Soepnel LM, SSewanyana D, Draper CE, Lye S, Norris SA

Reproductive health2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12978-024-01852-8 PMID: 39044292

Caregiving experiences and practices: qualitative formative research towards development of integrated early childhood development interventions targeting Kenyans and refugees in Nairobi's informal settlements.

Angwenyi V, Abubakar A, Kabue M, Njoroge E, Nasambu C, Ssewanyana D, Mulupi S, Marangu J, Ombech E, Mokaya MM, Obulemire EK, Zhang L, Moran G, Proulx K, Malti T, Martin MC, Lye S, Marfo K

BMC public health2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20018-6 PMID: 39333986

A qualitative analysis of community health worker perspectives on the implementation of the preconception and pregnancy phases of the Bukhali randomised controlled trial.

Soepnel LM, Norris SA, Mabetha K, Motlhatlhedi M, Nkosi N, Lye S, Draper CE

PLOS global public health2024

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002578 PMID: 38483881

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Stephen Lye

Research

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

Somatostatin and its type 2 receptor expression in the pregnant and labouring myometrium.

Seasonal moderators of maternal CRP levels during pregnancy.

Preconception mental health (Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative): Identifying factors associated with probable anxiety and depression among young women living in urban-poor South Africa.

Prevalence and correlates of depressive and anxiety symptoms among pregnant women from an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: a community-based cross-sectional study.

Retention in the Bukhali trial in Soweto, South Africa: a qualitative analysis using self-determination theory.

Prospective harmonisation of four international randomised controlled trials in Canada, China, India and South Africa: the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative

A qualitative exploration of the reasons and influencing factors for pregnancy termination among young women in Soweto, South Africa: a Socio-ecological perspective.

Caregiving experiences and practices: qualitative formative research towards development of integrated early childhood development interventions targeting Kenyans and refugees in Nairobi's informal settlements.

A qualitative analysis of community health worker perspectives on the implementation of the preconception and pregnancy phases of the Bukhali randomised controlled trial.

Frequent collaborators

Oksana Shynlova

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Kellie Murphy

Laurent Briollais

Tina Malti

Xuesen Dong

Catherine Birken

Chun Peng

Rayjean Hung

Patrick McGowan

Stephanie Atkinson

Hala Kufaishi

Daphne Korczak

Donna Slater

Jean-Patrice Baillargeon

Flavia Marini

Rohan D'Souza

Mark Wade

Mark Wade

Stephen Scherer

Rohan D'Souza

John Kingdom

Prabhat Jha

Anick Bérard

Zulfiqar Bhutta

Suzanne Tough

Joel Ray

Zdenka Pausova

Astrid Guttmann

Nicole Letourneau

Robyn Stremler

Jennifer Jenkins

Deborah Da Costa

Andrea Feller

Patricia Li

Peter Szatmari

Magdalena Janus

Deborah Sloboda

Alison Holloway

Ravi Retnakaran