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Young-In Kim

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of Toronto

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Young-In Kim

Researcher

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.
2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2013.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2010.

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Publications

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Research

Aging Cancer Epigenetics Folate/Folic Acid Maternal Nutrition/Fetal Health Vitamins

Latest papers

Lifelong n-3 PUFA Consumption Reduces HER2+ Mammary Tumour Growth and Alters Immune Markers Compared to Safflower- or Corn Oil-Based Sources of n-6 PUFA.
Nutrients · 2026
Low-dose daily folic acid (400 μg) supplementation does not affect regulation of folate transporters found present throughout the terminal ileum and colon of humans: a randomized clinical trial.
The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2024
Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment: JACC Focus Seminar.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2021

All 50 publications

Latest funding

Developmental Pathways to Health and Disease: Fetal Programming and Protection
CIHR · 2015 · Co-investigator
$4,094,169
Epigenetic, molecular and cellular effects of folic acid supplementation in the susceptible periods of the life cycle
CIHR · 2013 · Nominated PI
$692,395
Effects of prenatal folate exposure on DNA methylation in the newborn infants
CIHR · 2010 · Nominated PI
$448,683

All 8 grants and awards

50 publications.

Lifelong n-3 PUFA Consumption Reduces HER2+ Mammary Tumour Growth and Alters Immune Markers Compared to Safflower- or Corn Oil-Based Sources of n-6 PUFA.

Ashraf R, Buchanan CDC, Hillyer LM, Ogloblina E, Wood GA, Bazinet RP, Subedi S, Edwards AM, Kim YI, Muller WJ, Monk JM, Robinson LE, Ma DWL

Nutrients2026

DOI: 10.3390/nu18040606 PMID: 41754124

Low-dose daily folic acid (400 μg) supplementation does not affect regulation of folate transporters found present throughout the terminal ileum and colon of humans: a randomized clinical trial.

Farrell CC, Khanna S, Hoque MT, Plaga A, Basset N, Syed I, Biouss G, Aufreiter S, Marcon N, Bendayan R, Kim YI, O'Connor DL

The American journal of clinical nutrition2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.12.018 PMID: 38157986

Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment: JACC Focus Seminar.

Jenkins DJA, Spence JD, Giovannucci EL, Kim YI, Josse RG, Vieth R, Sahye-Pudaruth S, Paquette M, Patel D, Blanco Mejia S, Viguiliouk E, Nishi SK, Kavanagh M, Tsirakis T, Kendall CWC, Pichika SC, Sievenpiper JL

Journal of the American College of Cardiology2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.09.619 PMID: 33509399

Maternal and Cord Blood Folate Concentrations Are Inversely Associated with Fetal DNA Hydroxymethylation, but Not DNA Methylation, in a Cohort of Pregnant Canadian Women.

Plumptre L, Tammen SA, Sohn KJ, Masih SP, Visentin CE, Aufreiter S, Malysheva O, Schroder TH, Ly A, Berger H, Croxford R, Lamers Y, Caudill MA, Choi SW, O'Connor DL, Kim YI

The Journal of nutrition2020Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxz232 PMID: 31562504

Formate concentrations in maternal plasma during pregnancy and in cord blood in a cohort of pregnant Canadian women: relations to genetic polymorphisms and plasma metabolites.

Brosnan JT, Plumptre L, Brosnan ME, Pongnopparat T, Masih SP, Visentin CE, Berger H, Lamers Y, Caudill MA, Malysheva OV, O'Connor DL, Kim YI

The American journal of clinical nutrition2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqz152 PMID: 31350902

Folic acid supplement use and breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: a case-control study.

Kim SJ, Zhang CXW, Demsky R, Armel S, Kim YI, Narod SA, Kotsopoulos J

Breast cancer research and treatment2019

DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-05118-3 PMID: 30603998

Fetal one-carbon nutrient concentrations may be affected by gestational diabetes.

Barzilay E, Moon A, Plumptre L, Masih SP, Sohn KJ, Visentin CE, Ly A, Malysheva O, Croxford R, Caudill MA, O'Connor DL, Kim YI, Berger H

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.)2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2018.04.010 PMID: 29914628

Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for CVD Prevention and Treatment.

Jenkins DJA, Spence JD, Giovannucci EL, Kim YI, Josse R, Vieth R, Blanco Mejia S, Viguiliouk E, Nishi S, Sahye-Pudaruth S, Paquette M, Patel D, Mitchell S, Kavanagh M, Tsirakis T, Bachiri L, Maran A, Umatheva N, McKay T, Trinidad G, Bernstein D, Chowdhury A, Correa-Betanzo J, Del Principe G, Hajizadeh A, Jayaraman R, Jenkins A, Jenkins W, Kalaichandran R, Kirupaharan G, Manisekaran P, Qutta T, Shahid R, Silver A, Villegas C, White J, Kendall CWC, Pichika SC, Sievenpiper JL

Journal of the American College of Cardiology2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.04.020 PMID: 29852980

Folate and cancer: a tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

Kim YI

The American journal of clinical nutrition2018First author

DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqx076 PMID: 29529163

Suboptimal maternal and cord plasma pyridoxal 5' phosphate concentrations are uncommon in a cohort of Canadian pregnant women and newborn infants.

Plumptre L, Masih SP, Sohn KJ, Kim D, Visentin CE, Ly A, Berger H, Croxford R, O'Connor DL, Kim YI

Maternal & child nutrition2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12467 PMID: 28544455

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Young-In Kim

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Lifelong n-3 PUFA Consumption Reduces HER2+ Mammary Tumour Growth and Alters Immune Markers Compared to Safflower- or Corn Oil-Based Sources of n-6 PUFA.

Low-dose daily folic acid (400 μg) supplementation does not affect regulation of folate transporters found present throughout the terminal ileum and colon of humans: a randomized clinical trial.

Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment: JACC Focus Seminar.

Maternal and Cord Blood Folate Concentrations Are Inversely Associated with Fetal DNA Hydroxymethylation, but Not DNA Methylation, in a Cohort of Pregnant Canadian Women.

Formate concentrations in maternal plasma during pregnancy and in cord blood in a cohort of pregnant Canadian women: relations to genetic polymorphisms and plasma metabolites.

Folic acid supplement use and breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: a case-control study.

Fetal one-carbon nutrient concentrations may be affected by gestational diabetes.

Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for CVD Prevention and Treatment.

Folate and cancer: a tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

Suboptimal maternal and cord plasma pyridoxal 5' phosphate concentrations are uncommon in a cohort of Canadian pregnant women and newborn infants.

Developmental Pathways to Health and Disease: Fetal Programming and Protection

Epigenetic, molecular and cellular effects of folic acid supplementation in the susceptible periods of the life cycle

Effects of prenatal folate exposure on DNA methylation in the newborn infants

The in vivo and in vitro effect of folic acid supplementation on the progression of breast cancer

The effect of maternal folic acid supplementation provided in utero and postnatally on site and gene-specific DNA methylation of the colorectum in the offspring in a rat model.

Characterization of Intestinal Microbiota and its Interaction with Diet in Diabetes Type 2, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Colon Cancer

Epigenetic, molecular and cellular effects of folic acid supplementation: In vitro and preclinical studies to elucidate potential adverse effects of folic acid supplementation on human health and disease

The Role of Vitamins Consumed During Pregnancy by the Wistar Rat in the Development of Food Intake and Metabolic Regulation of the Offspring

Frequent collaborators

Howard Berger

Joanne Kotsopoulos

Yvonne Lamers

Anish Kirpalani

Paul Dorian

Guangyong Zou

Ahmed El-Sohemy

Andrea Eisen

Richard C Austin

Jeffrey Dickhout

Andrea Eisen

Reina Bendayan

Young-In Kim

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Lifelong n-3 PUFA Consumption Reduces HER2+ Mammary Tumour Growth and Alters Immune Markers Compared to Safflower- or Corn Oil-Based Sources of n-6 PUFA.

Low-dose daily folic acid (400 &#x3bc;g) supplementation does not affect regulation of folate transporters found present throughout the terminal ileum and colon of humans: a randomized clinical trial.

Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and&#xa0;Treatment: JACC Focus Seminar.

Maternal and Cord Blood Folate Concentrations Are Inversely Associated with Fetal DNA Hydroxymethylation, but Not DNA Methylation, in a Cohort of Pregnant Canadian Women.

Formate concentrations in maternal plasma during pregnancy and in cord blood in a cohort of pregnant Canadian women: relations to genetic polymorphisms and plasma metabolites.

Folic acid supplement use and breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers: a case-control study.

Fetal one-carbon nutrient concentrations may be affected by gestational diabetes.

Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for&#xa0;CVD Prevention and Treatment.

Folate and cancer: a tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

Suboptimal maternal and cord plasma pyridoxal 5' phosphate concentrations are uncommon in a cohort of Canadian pregnant women and newborn infants.

Frequent collaborators

Howard Berger

Joanne Kotsopoulos

Yvonne Lamers

Anish Kirpalani

Paul Dorian

Guangyong Zou

Ahmed El-Sohemy

Andrea Eisen

Richard C Austin

Jeffrey Dickhout

Andrea Eisen

Reina Bendayan

Low-dose daily folic acid (400 μg) supplementation does not affect regulation of folate transporters found present throughout the terminal ileum and colon of humans: a randomized clinical trial.

Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment: JACC Focus Seminar.

Supplemental Vitamins and Minerals for CVD Prevention and Treatment.