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William Fraser

ResearcherEndocrinology and MetabolismUniversité de Sherbrooke

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William Fraser

Researcher

Endocrinology and Metabolism

Health Sciences

Université de Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

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15 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2022.

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Research

Childhood Obesity Epigenetic Mechanisms Randomized Clinical Trial Sex And Gender Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease Metabolic Syndrome Microbiome Obesity Prevention

Latest papers

Gender-related perceptions among healthcare providers and mothers in a pregnancy and early childhood obesity prevention intervention in Shanghai, China.
International journal for equity in health · 2026
Gestational exposure to environmental chemical mixtures and cognitive abilities in children: A pooled analysis of two North American birth cohorts.
Environment international · 2025
Migrant-friendly maternity care in Montreal, Canada: A cross-sectional study on migrant women's care perspectives.
PloS one · 2025

All 39 publications

Latest funding

Fit-for-Fertility: A Lifestyle Intervention to Improve Reproductive and Gestational Outcomes of Women with Obesity and Infertility; A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
En santé pour bébé- Essai randomisé contrôlé multicentrique sans insu évaluant l'efficacité d'une intervention clinique et technologique pour améliorer les habitudes de vie des femmes en surpoids et de leurs partenaires en préconception.
CIHR · 2022 · Supervisor
$105,000
HeLTI cooperative research project: A Multifaceted Maternal-Child Health Intervention Cohort Study for the prevention of childhood obesity
CIHR · 2021 · Principal investigator
$2,500,000

All 15 grants and awards

39 publications.

Gender-related perceptions among healthcare providers and mothers in a pregnancy and early childhood obesity prevention intervention in Shanghai, China.

Christianson K, Jiang H, Zeng F, Yin A, Li X, Fan J, Baillargeon JP, Mâsse LC, González OD, Abdelouahab N, Fraser W, Huang H, Herba CM, Van Hulst A

International journal for equity in health2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-026-02878-z PMID: 42192446

Gestational exposure to environmental chemical mixtures and cognitive abilities in children: A pooled analysis of two North American birth cohorts.

Puvvula J, Hwang WT, McCandless L, Xie C, Braun JM, Vuong AM, Oulhote Y, Schisterman EF, Shinohara RT, Booij L, Bouchard MF, Linn K, Borghese MM, Seguin JR, Zidek A, Till C, Fraser W, Yolton K, Cecil KM, Ashley-Martin J, Arbuckle TE, Lanphear B, Chen A

Environment international2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109298 PMID: 39893913

Migrant-friendly maternity care in Montreal, Canada: A cross-sectional study on migrant women's care perspectives.

Baltzan I, Merry L, Fraser W, Semenic S, Pelaez S, Edington A, Baig A, Gagnon A

PloS one2025

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330830 PMID: 40839699

Maternal and Neonatal Consequences of Early Augmentation of Labor Among Women With Spontaneous Onset of Labor: A National Population-Based Study.

Girault A, Blondel B, Fraser W, Goffinet F, Le Ray C

Birth (Berkeley, Calif.)2025

DOI: 10.1111/birt.12883 PMID: 39350465

Exosomal miR-152-5p promotes trophoblast apoptosis by inhibiting the PI3K/AKT/FOXO3a signaling pathway via targeting VAMP3 in gestational diabetes mellitus.

Zhang Y, Ren J, Yu T, Zhang Q, Liu X, Wu W, Li Y, Huang Z, Lyu S, Zhang Y, Fraser W, Baillargeon JP, Fan J

Placenta2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2025.10.002 PMID: 41124982

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

Association between the Mode of Delivery and Vertical Transmission of Human Papillomavirus.

Nantel É, Mayrand MH, Audibert F, Niyibizi J, Brassard P, Laporte L, Lacaille J, Zahreddine M, Fraser W, Francoeur D, Bédard MJ, Girard I, Lacroix J, Carceller AM, Coutlée F, Trottier H, HERITAGE Study Group

Viruses2024

DOI: 10.3390/v16020303 PMID: 38400078

Stress and anxiety during pregnancy and length of gestation: a federated study using data from five Canadian and European birth cohorts

Bergeron J, Avraam D, Calas L, Fraser W, Harris JR, Heude B, Mandhane P, Moraes TJ, Muckle G, Nader J

European Journal of Epidemiology (EJE)202412 citations

DOI: 10.1007/s10654-024-01126-4

Developing Policy for the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative: Going from National to International.

Patrinos D, Kleiderman E, Fraser W, Zawati MH, HeLTI Consortium

Biopreservation and biobanking2023

DOI: 10.1089/bio.2022.0198 PMID: 37192471

Human Papillomavirus Transmission and Persistence in Pregnant Women and Neonates.

Khayargoli P, Niyibizi J, Mayrand MH, Audibert F, Monnier P, Brassard P, Laporte L, Lacaille J, Zahreddine M, Bédard MJ, Girard I, Francoeur D, Carceller AM, Lacroix J, Fraser W, Coutlée F, Trottier H, HERITAGE Study Group

JAMA pediatrics2023

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.1283 PMID: 37213128

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Childhood Obesity Dear Professor Fraser, 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 "Gender-related perceptions among healthcare providers and mothers in a pregnancy and early childhood obesity prevention intervention in Shanghai, China." (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.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "HeLTI cooperative research project: A Multifaceted Maternal-Child Health Intervention Cohort Study for the prevention of childhood obesity" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. 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]

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William Fraser

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Gender-related perceptions among healthcare providers and mothers in a pregnancy and early childhood obesity prevention intervention in Shanghai, China.

Gestational exposure to environmental chemical mixtures and cognitive abilities in children: A pooled analysis of two North American birth cohorts.

Migrant-friendly maternity care in Montreal, Canada: A cross-sectional study on migrant women's care perspectives.

Maternal and Neonatal Consequences of Early Augmentation of Labor Among Women With Spontaneous Onset of Labor: A National Population-Based Study.

Exosomal miR-152-5p promotes trophoblast apoptosis by inhibiting the PI3K/AKT/FOXO3a signaling pathway via targeting VAMP3 in gestational diabetes mellitus.

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

Association between the Mode of Delivery and Vertical Transmission of Human Papillomavirus.

Stress and anxiety during pregnancy and length of gestation: a federated study using data from five Canadian and European birth cohorts

Developing Policy for the Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative: Going from National to International.

Human Papillomavirus Transmission and Persistence in Pregnant Women and Neonates.

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Patricia Monnier

William Fraser

William Fraser

Mandy Fisher

Paul Brassard

Helen Trottier

Lise Dubois

Isabel Fortier

Jean-Patrice Baillargeon

Anne-Sophie Morisset

Jacques Lacroix

Bruce Lanphear

Linda Dodds

Gina Muckle

Isabelle Marc

Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil

Linda Booij

Linda Booij

Linda Booij

Zhong-Cheng Luo

Brigitte Lemyre

Emile Levy

Stephanie Atkinson

Andraea Van Hulst

Sangeeta Mehta

Ma'n Zawati

Flavia Marini

Beth Potter

Mark Walker

Catherine Birken

Padmaja Subbarao

Ryan Van Lieshout

Anita Kozyrskyj

Khrista Boylan

Padmaja Subbarao

Martin Lepage

Bartha Knoppers

Michel Lucas

Stephen Lye

Anita Gagnon