Faculty profile
Patrick McGowan
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Research
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
Latest funding
- $2,190,000
Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN)
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
- $100,000
Biological mechanisms mediating the beneficial effects of immediate mother-infant contact in preterm birth
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
- $768,825
Using Precision Medicine to Study Maternal Inflammation in Pregnancy as a Cause of Early Childhood Depression
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
4 publications.
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
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
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
Kumaran K, Krishnaveni GV, Suryanarayana KG, Prasad MP, Belavendra A, Atkinson S, Balasubramaniam R, Bandsma RHJ, Bhutta ZA, Chandak GR
Parent-offspring transaction: Mechanisms and the value of within family designs.
Jenkins JM, McGowan P, Knafo-Noam A
Early Interventions to Support Trajectories for Healthy Life in India (EINSTEIN)
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
Biological mechanisms mediating the beneficial effects of immediate mother-infant contact in preterm birth
Principal investigators: McGowan, Patrick O
Keywords: Biomarkers; Breastfeeding; Dna Methylation Modifications; Endocrinology; Neurodevelopment; Parental Care; Preterm Birth; Stress Response
Using Precision Medicine to Study Maternal Inflammation in Pregnancy as a Cause of Early Childhood Depression
Principal investigators: Levitan, Robert D; Matthews, Stephen G
Keywords: Biomarkers; Childhood Depression; Fetal Neurodevelopment; Maternal Inflammation; Pregnancy Cohort
Prenatal predator stress and brain function
Principal investigators: McGowan, Patrick
Keywords: animal behaviour; development; endocrine stress response; epigenetics; gene expression; individual differences; maternal stress; neuroendocrinology; predator; rodent
Role of cortical CCK-GABA cells in cognition and cognitive impairments of schizophrenia
Principal investigators: Kim, Junchul
Keywords: Behavioural Neuroscience; Cck; Chemogenetics; Cognition; Gaba; Optogenetics; Prefrontal Cortex; Recombinase; Schizophrenia; Working Memory
Early INterventions to Support Trajectories for healthy lifE in INdia (EINSTEIN)
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
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
Principal investigators: Krzyzanowska, Monika K; Moody, Lesley; Howell, Doris M
Keywords: Cancer; Chemotherapy; Education; Ehealth; Health Coaching; Implementation Science; Self-Management
An early Post-Natal Model of G X E Effects in Chronic Obesity based on Maternal Sensitivity and Reward System Genes
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
Principal investigators: Herrera Monroy, Santiago
Keywords: Chronic Fatigue Syndromeenvironment Influences; Complex Disease; Environment Influences; Epigenetics; Genetics
The impact of a home visitation intervention on biological outcomes in infants exposed to psychosocial adversity: A longitudinal evaluation.
Principal investigators: Gonzalez, Andrea; Macmillan, Harriet L; McGowan, Patrick O
Keywords: Biological Embedding; Biological Mechanisms; Child And Maternal Health; Epigenetics; Hpa Function; Prenatal Adversity; Preventive Interventions; Psychosocial Adversity
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Stephen Lye and Cindy-Lee Dennis: 6 shared papers
- Stephen Lye and Kellie Murphy: 5 shared papers
- Cindy-Lee Dennis and Mark Wade: 5 shared papers
- Stephanie Atkinson and Stephen Lye: 3 shared papers
- Stephanie Atkinson and Cindy-Lee Dennis: 3 shared papers
- Stephen Lye and Rayjean Hung: 3 shared papers
- Stephen Lye and Patrick McGowan: 3 shared papers
- Stephen Lye and Daniel Sellen: 3 shared papers
- Stephanie Atkinson and Daniel Sellen: 2 shared papers
- Stephen Lye and Daphne Korczak: 2 shared papers
- Stephen Lye and Mark Wade: 2 shared papers
- Cindy-Lee Dennis and Kellie Murphy: 2 shared papers
- Cindy-Lee Dennis and Daniel Sellen: 2 shared papers
- Kellie Murphy and Rayjean Hung: 2 shared papers
- Kellie Murphy and Daphne Korczak: 2 shared papers
- Kellie Murphy and Mark Wade: 2 shared papers
- Kellie Murphy and Patrick McGowan: 2 shared papers
- Daphne Korczak and Mark Wade: 2 shared papers
- Daphne Korczak and Patrick McGowan: 2 shared papers
- Pablo Nepomnaschy and Daniel Sellen: 2 shared papers
- Mark Wade and Patrick McGowan: 2 shared papers
- Stephanie Atkinson and Jacquetta Trasler: 1 shared paper
- Stephanie Atkinson and Kang Lee: 1 shared paper
- Stephanie Atkinson and Prabhat Jha: 1 shared paper
- Stephanie Atkinson and Rayjean Hung: 1 shared paper
- Stephanie Atkinson and Pablo Nepomnaschy: 1 shared paper
- Stephanie Atkinson and Patrick McGowan: 1 shared paper
- Stephen Lye and Jacquetta Trasler: 1 shared paper
- Stephen Lye and Kang Lee: 1 shared paper
- Stephen Lye and Prabhat Jha: 1 shared paper
- Stephen Lye and Pablo Nepomnaschy: 1 shared paper
- Cindy-Lee Dennis and Jacquetta Trasler: 1 shared paper
- Cindy-Lee Dennis and Kang Lee: 1 shared paper
- Cindy-Lee Dennis and Prabhat Jha: 1 shared paper
- Cindy-Lee Dennis and Patrick McGowan: 1 shared paper
- Jacquetta Trasler and Patrick McGowan: 1 shared paper
- Kang Lee and Patrick McGowan: 1 shared paper
- Prabhat Jha and Patrick McGowan: 1 shared paper
- Rayjean Hung and Patrick McGowan: 1 shared paper
- Pablo Nepomnaschy and Patrick McGowan: 1 shared paper
- Patrick McGowan and Daniel Sellen: 1 shared paper
- Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Department of Applied Psychology & Human Development
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Department of Nutritional Sciences
- Department of Anthropology
- Pediatrics
- Other
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Stephen Lye
Endocrinology and Metabolism
3 shared papers, latest 2026
Daphne Korczak
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Kellie Murphy
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Mark Wade
Department of Applied Psychology & Human Development
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Daniel Sellen
Department of Anthropology
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Stephanie Atkinson
Department of Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Rayjean Hung
Endocrinology and Metabolism
1 shared papers, latest 2026
Pablo Nepomnaschy
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Prabhat Jha
Centre for Global Health Research
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Cindy-Lee Dennis
Department of Nutritional Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Jacquetta Trasler
Pediatrics
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Kang Lee
Department of Applied Psychology & Human Development
1 shared papers, latest 2021
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