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Osvaldo Espin Garcia

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Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsWestern University

Osvaldo Espin Garcia

Assistant Professor

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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30 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 SSHRC), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2024.

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Latest papers

Genetically Proxied Inhibition of Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Targets and Survival in HPV-Positive and Non-HPV-Driven Head and Neck Cancer: A Multicentre MR Study.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2026
Responders vs. non-responders to mesenchymal stromal cells in knee osteoarthritis: Mechanistic correlates of donor cell and patient features.
Stem cell reports · 2026
Understanding Motor Adaptation in the Transition to Sustained Pain: Protocol for a Longitudinal Experimental Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2026

All 30 publications

Latest funding

Unmet healthcare needs in aging Canadians: Characterizing trajectories to address gaps in access and equity
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$70,000
The role of immune responses to citrullinated and homocitrullinated proteins in rheumatoid arthritis-associated atherosclerosis
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$780,300
The Mobility, Exercise, and Cognition (MEC) Team: A Novel Approach to Dementia Prediction and Prevention by Integrating Cognitive, Mobility, and Exercise Interventions to Combat Neurodegeneration in Aging
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,070,656

All 7 grants and awards

30 publications.

Genetically Proxied Inhibition of Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Targets and Survival in HPV-Positive and Non-HPV-Driven Head and Neck Cancer: A Multicentre MR Study.

Cheng D, Hueniken K, Hou T, Shu T, Espin-Garcia O, Dudding T, Gormley M, McKay JD, de Almeida JR, Hope AJ, Spreafico A, Huang SH, Schroeder L, Waterboer T, Hayes DN, Virani S, Brennan P, Pring M, Olshan AF, Diergaarde B, Macfarlane GJ, Lagiou P, Lagiou A, Polesel J, Agudo A, Alemany L, Ahrens W, Healy CM, Conway DI, Canova C, Holcatova I, Ren J, Zhao Y, Hung RJ, Mondul AM, Xu W, Liu G

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2026

DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-26-0066 PMID: 42390334

Responders vs. non-responders to mesenchymal stromal cells in knee osteoarthritis: Mechanistic correlates of donor cell and patient features.

Robb KP, Rabani R, Vohra S, Singh S, Chahal J, Audet J, Perruccio AV, Naraghi A, Gandhi R, Espin-Garcia O, Viswanathan S

Stem cell reports2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2026.103024 PMID: 42561945

Understanding Motor Adaptation in the Transition to Sustained Pain: Protocol for a Longitudinal Experimental Study.

Duport A, Phylactou P, Diotalevi G, Arseneau D, Ngoc Minh Pham T, Lowndes A, Espin-Garcia O, Seminowicz DA, Schabrun SM

JMIR research protocols2026

DOI: 10.2196/99833 PMID: 42313885

Cardiovascular disease incidence among aging patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

Hajiesmaeili Y, Espin Garcia O, Azarpazhooh MR, Stranges S, Barra L

Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2026.104845 PMID: 42321103

Methods for classifying physical activities using accelerometer data: a scoping review.

Sadeghi Janbahan K, Espin-Garcia O

NPJ digital medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41746-026-02694-3 PMID: 42091626

Predicting Dementia Risk: Progress, Pitfalls, and Priorities.

Nistor P, Espin-Garcia O, Merali Z, Ali S

International journal of public health2026

DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2026.1609520 PMID: 41658423

IL23R genetic variants associate with Crohn's disease risk and microbiome changes in healthy first-degree relatives

Leibovitzh H, Neustaeter A, Lee S-H, Xue M, Espin-Garcia O, Olivera PA, Huynh HQ, Griffiths AM, Turner D, Madsen KL

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2026.05.011

Childhood exposure to a sibling with Crohn's disease alters gut microbiome and Crohn's disease susceptibility.

Chen R, Kim HJ, Bushra M, Phi Dang C, Li Q, Espin-Garcia O, Huynh HQ, Jacobson K, Bitton A, Panaccione R

Gut2026

DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2026-339257

Identification of Ephrin type-B receptor 4 as a critical mediator of tissue fibrosis.

Wu B, Lively SS, Vohra S, Fine N, Pastrello C, Maglaviceanu A, Espin-Garcia O, Pollock-Tahiri E, Nakamura S, Kaur P, Delos Santos K, Rockel JS, Potla P, Gupta H, Datta P, Tang L, Kwon J, Nakamura A, Buechler MB, Gandhi R, Wu J, Hinz B, Jurisica I, Kapoor M

JCI insight2025

DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.189156 PMID: 41424388

Association Between Pre-Diagnostic Delay and Survival Among Patients With Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Treated With Curative Intent During the COVID19 Pandemic.

Wang X, Bach Y, Lajkosz K, Espin-Garcia O, Aoyama H, Wang M, McLaughlin R, Ma L, Barron C, Rehman FA, Chen EX, Yeung JC, Swallow CJ, Brar S, Wong R, Mesci A, Kim J, Veit-Haibach P, Kalimuthu S, Jang RW, Elimova E

Cancer medicine2025

DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70939 PMID: 40347058

Unmet healthcare needs in aging Canadians: Characterizing trajectories to address gaps in access and equity

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data - IA Early Career Researchers

Principal investigators: Wong, Jessica

Keywords: Access To Care; Aging; Canadian Longitudinal Study On Aging; Healthcare Needs; Inequities; Older Adults; Population Health; Social Determinants; Trajectories; Unmet Healthcare Needs

$70,000

The role of immune responses to citrullinated and homocitrullinated proteins in rheumatoid arthritis-associated atherosclerosis

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Barra, Lillian

Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Autoantibodies; Biomarkers; Cytokines; Macrophages; Mouse Models; Post-Translational Modifications; Rheumatoid Arthritis; T Cells; Transcriptomics

$780,300

The Mobility, Exercise, and Cognition (MEC) Team: A Novel Approach to Dementia Prediction and Prevention by Integrating Cognitive, Mobility, and Exercise Interventions to Combat Neurodegeneration in Aging

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Team Grant: CCNA Phase III: Research Teams

Principal investigators: Montero Odasso, Manuel M; Barha, Cindy; Bartha, Robert; Belleville, Sylvie N; Bethell, Jennifer M; Bherer, Louis; Borrie, Michael J; Burhan, Amer M; Camicioli, J. Richard M; Edwards, Jodi D; Faria, Frederico P; Fraser, Sarah A; Li, Karen Zown-Hua; Liu-Ambrose, Teresa Y; Middleton, Laura E; Rajah, Maria N

Keywords: Aging; Clinical Guidelines; Cognition; Dementia; Exercise; Gait; Motor Biomarkers; Neurodegeneration

$1,070,656

Risk stratification algorithms to predict dementia.

SupervisorCIHR2024Summer Program in Aging

Principal investigators: Nistor, Patricia A

Keywords: Cognitive Impairment; Cost-Effectiveness; Dementia; Healthcare Utilization; Polygenetic Risk Scoring

$294

Unravelling the mechanistic architecture of motor behaviour in pain

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schabrun, Siobhan; Seminowicz, David A

Keywords: Cortex; Motor Behaviour; Pain

$546,976

Uncovering epigenetic regulators of genetic risk loci in osteoarthritis through deep phenotyping

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Espin Garcia, Osvaldo

Keywords: multivariate mixed data latent variable models joint trajectory models Bayesian modelling SNP array microRNA-sequencing genetic colocalization knee osteoarthritis osteoarthritis structure osteoarthritis symptoms

$125,000

Uncovering epigenetic regulators of genetic risk loci in osteoarthritis through deep phenotyping

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Espin Garcia, Osvaldo

Keywords: multivariate mixed data; latent variable models; joint trajectory models; Bayesian modelling; SNP array; microRNA-sequencing; genetic colocalization; knee osteoarthritis; osteoarthritis structure; osteoarthritis symptoms

$125,000

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Osvaldo Espin Garcia

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Latest funding

Genetically Proxied Inhibition of Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Targets and Survival in HPV-Positive and Non-HPV-Driven Head and Neck Cancer: A Multicentre MR Study.

Responders vs. non-responders to mesenchymal stromal cells in knee osteoarthritis: Mechanistic correlates of donor cell and patient features.

Understanding Motor Adaptation in the Transition to Sustained Pain: Protocol for a Longitudinal Experimental Study.

Cardiovascular disease incidence among aging patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).

Methods for classifying physical activities using accelerometer data: a scoping review.

Predicting Dementia Risk: Progress, Pitfalls, and Priorities.

IL23R genetic variants associate with Crohn's disease risk and microbiome changes in healthy first-degree relatives

Childhood exposure to a sibling with Crohn's disease alters gut microbiome and Crohn's disease susceptibility.

Identification of Ephrin type-B receptor 4 as a critical mediator of tissue fibrosis.

Association Between Pre-Diagnostic Delay and Survival Among Patients With Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Treated With Curative Intent During the COVID19 Pandemic.

Unmet healthcare needs in aging Canadians: Characterizing trajectories to address gaps in access and equity

The role of immune responses to citrullinated and homocitrullinated proteins in rheumatoid arthritis-associated atherosclerosis

The Mobility, Exercise, and Cognition (MEC) Team: A Novel Approach to Dementia Prediction and Prevention by Integrating Cognitive, Mobility, and Exercise Interventions to Combat Neurodegeneration in Aging

Risk stratification algorithms to predict dementia.

Unravelling the mechanistic architecture of motor behaviour in pain

Uncovering epigenetic regulators of genetic risk loci in osteoarthritis through deep phenotyping

Uncovering epigenetic regulators of genetic risk loci in osteoarthritis through deep phenotyping

Frequent collaborators

Osvaldo Espin Garcia

Mohit Kapoor

Wei Xu

Paul Moayyedi

Kenneth Croitoru

John Kenneth Marshall

Rajiv Gandhi

Divya Sharma

Geoffrey Liu

Michael Surette

Remo Panaccione

Alain Bitton

Saverio Stranges

Anna Spreafico

Igor Jurisica

Mark Speechley

Lillian Barra

Elena Elimova

Anand Ghanekar

Gonzalo Sapisochin

Melanie Powis