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Harvard School of Public Health: Boston, MA, US

2021-09 to present
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Zhila Semnani-Azad

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2016 to 2021 | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (Nutritional Sciences)
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Zhila Semnani-Azad

University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2010 to 2014 | Honours Bachelor of Science
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Funding (3)

Circulating Plasma Metabolites as Mediators of Metabolic Health Status and Type 2 Diabetes Incidence: Prospective Data from the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study

2022-09-01 to 2025-08-31 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, CA)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.12909468
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The role of soluble CD163, a marker of adipose tissue macrophage activation, in the etiology of type 2 diabetes.

2018-09-01 to 2021-08-31 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, CA)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.8456627
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Soluble CD163, a marker of adipose tissue macrophage activation, in the etiology of type 2 diabetes

2016-05-01 to 2017-04-30 | Grant
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, CA)
URL: https://app.dimensions.ai/details/grant/grant.8456626
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Works (33)

Plasma metabolomic profile of adiposity and body composition in childhood: The Genetics of Glucose regulation in Gestation and Growth cohort

Pediatric Obesity
2024-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.13149
Contributors: Zhila Semnani‐Azad; Mohammad L. Rahman; Melina Arguin; Myriam Doyon; Patrice Perron; Luigi Bouchard; Marie‐France Hivert
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Reporting guidelines for precision medicine research of clinical relevance: the BePRECISE checklist

Nature Medicine
2024-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03033-3
Contributors: Siew S. Lim; Zhila Semnani-Azad; Mario L. Morieri; Ashley H. Ng; Abrar Ahmad; Hugo Fitipaldi; Jacqueline Boyle; Christian Collin; John M. Dennis; Claudia Langenberg et al.
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Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids And Adipose Tissue Inflammation: Longitudinal Analysis in the PROMISE Cohort

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
2024-06-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgae445
Contributors: Ji-Eun Chon; Zhila Semnani-Azad; Kira Zhi Hua Lai; Phillip W Connelly; Ravi Retnakaran; Stewart B Harris; Adam H Metherel; David J A Jenkins; Richard P Bazinet; Anthony J Hanley
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Plasma metabolite predictors of metabolic syndrome incidence and reversion

Metabolism
2024-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2023.155742
Part of ISSN: 0026-0495
Contributors: Zhila Semnani-Azad; Estefanía Toledo; Nancy Babio; Miguel Ruiz-Canela; Clemens Wittenbecher; Cristina Razquin; Fenglei Wang; Courtney Dennis; Amy Deik; Clary B. Clish et al.
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Urinary Vitamin D Binding Protein: A Marker of Kidney Tubular Dysfunction in Patients at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Journal of the Endocrine Society
2024-01-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvae014
Contributors: Zhila Semnani-Azad; Windy Z N Wang; David E C Cole; Luke W Johnston; Betty Y L Wong; Lei Fu; Ravi Retnakaran; Stewart B Harris; Anthony J Hanley
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Precision stratification of prognostic risk factors associated with outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review

Communications Medicine
2024-01-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-023-00427-1
Part of ISSN: 2730-664X
Contributors: Zhila Semnani-Azad; Romy Gaillard; Alice E. Hughes; Kristen Boyle; Deirdre K. Tobias; Deirdre K. Tobias; Jordi Merino; Abrar Ahmad; Catherine Aiken; Jamie L. Benham et al.
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Zhila Semnani-Azad

Olive oil consumption, plasma metabolites, and risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular Diabetology
2023-12-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12933-023-02066-1
Part of ISSN: 1475-2840
Contributors: Jesús F. García-Gavilán; Nancy Babio; Estefanía Toledo; Zhila Semnani-Azad; Cristina Razquin; Courtney Dennis; Amy Deik; Dolores Corella; Ramón Estruch; Emilio Ros et al.
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Disease-modifying therapies and features linked to treatment response in type 1 diabetes prevention: a systematic review.

Communications medicine
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-023-00357-y
PMID: 37794169
Contributors: Felton JL; Griffin KJ; Oram RA; Speake C; Long SA; Onengut-Gumuscu S; Rich SS; Monaco GSF; Evans-Molina C; DiMeglio LA et al.
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Zhila Semnani-Azad via Europe PubMed Central

Genotype-stratified treatment for monogenic insulin resistance: a systematic review.

Communications medicine
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-023-00368-9
PMID: 37794082
Contributors: Semple RK; Patel KA; Auh S; ADA/EASD PMDI; Brown RJ
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Zhila Semnani-Azad via Europe PubMed Central

Impact of individual and environmental factors on dietary or lifestyle interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes development: a systematic review.

Communications medicine
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-023-00363-0
PMID: 37794109
Contributors: Bodhini D; Morton RW; Santhakumar V; Nakabuye M; Pomares-Millan H; Clemmensen C; Fitzpatrick SL; Guasch-Ferre M; Pankow JS; Ried-Larsen M et al.
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Zhila Semnani-Azad via Europe PubMed Central

Participant characteristics in the prevention of gestational diabetes as evidence for precision medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Communications medicine
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-023-00366-x
PMID: 37794119
Contributors: Lim S; Takele WW; Vesco KK; Redman LM; Hannah W; Bonham MP; Chen M; Chivers SC; Fawcett AJ; Grieger JA et al.
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Zhila Semnani-Azad via Europe PubMed Central

Precision gestational diabetes treatment: a systematic review and meta-analyses.

Communications medicine
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-023-00371-0
PMID: 37794196
Contributors: Benham JL; Gingras V; McLennan NM; Most J; Yamamoto JM; Aiken CE; Ozanne SE; Reynolds RM; ADA/EASD PMDI
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The use of precision diagnostics for monogenic diabetes: a systematic review and expert opinion.

Communications medicine
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-023-00369-8
PMID: 37794142
Contributors: Murphy R; Colclough K; Pollin TI; Ikle JM; Svalastoga P; Maloney KA; Saint-Martin C; Molnes J; ADA/EASD PMDI; Misra S et al.
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Treatment effect heterogeneity following type 2 diabetes treatment with GLP1-receptor agonists and SGLT2-inhibitors: a systematic review.

Communications medicine
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-023-00359-w
PMID: 37794166
Contributors: Young KG; McInnes EH; Massey RJ; Kahkoska AR; Pilla SJ; Raghavan S; Stanislawski MA; Tobias DK; McGovern AP; Dawed AY et al.
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Utility and precision evidence of technology in the treatment of type 1 diabetes: a systematic review.

Communications medicine
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-023-00358-x
PMID: 37794113
Contributors: Jacobsen LM; Sherr JL; Considine E; Chen A; Peeling SM; Hulsmans M; Charleer S; Urazbayeva M; Tosur M; Alamarie S et al.
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Second international consensus report on gaps and opportunities for the clinical translation of precision diabetes medicine

Nature Medicine
2023-10-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02502-5
Part of ISSN: 1078-8956
Part of ISSN: 1546-170X
Contributors: Deirdre K. Tobias; Jordi Merino; Abrar Ahmad; Catherine Aiken; Jamie L. Benham; Bodhini Dhanasekaran; Amy L. Clark; Kevin Colclough; Rosa Corcoy; Sara J. Cromer et al.
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Association of serum very long-chain saturated fatty acids with changes in insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function: the PROspective Metabolism and Islet cell Evaluation (PROMISE) cohort.

Diabetes
2023-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2337/db22-1050
PMID: 37586083
Contributors: Lai KZH; Semnani-Azad Z; Boucher BA; Retnakaran R; Harris SB; Malik V; Bazinet RP; Hanley AJ
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Association of circulating branched chain fatty acids with insulin sensitivity and beta cell function in the PROMISE cohort

Lipids
2023-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/lipd.12373
Contributors: Nagam A. Yehia; Liridona Isai; Zhila Semnani‐Azad; Kira Zhi Hua Lai; Ravi Retnakaran; Stewart B. Harris; Jacqueline L. Beaudry; Richard P. Bazinet; Anthony J. Hanley
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Predictors and risk factors of short-term and long-term outcomes among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and their offspring: Moving toward precision prognosis?

2023-04-19 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.14.23288199
Contributors: Zhila Semnani-Azad; Romy Gaillard; Alice E Hughes; Kristen E. Boyle; Deirdre K. Tobias; Wei Perng
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Association of branched chain fatty acids with cardiometabolic disorders in humans: a systematic review.

Nutrition reviews
2023-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuac051
PMID: 36029228
Contributors: Yehia NA; Lai KZH; Semnani-Azad Z; Blanco Mejia S; Bazinet RP; Beaudry JL; Anthony Hanley
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Lifestyle Factors Associated with Circulating Very Long-Chain Saturated Fatty Acids in Humans: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.

Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)
2022-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2022.10.004
PMID: 36811597
PMC: PMC10102996
Contributors: Lai KZH; Yehia NA; Semnani-Azad Z; Mejia SB; Boucher BA; Malik V; Bazinet RP; Hanley AJ
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Metabolomic profile of combined healthy lifestyle behaviours in humans: A systematic review.

Proteomics
2022-07-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/pmic.202100388
PMID: 35816426
Contributors: Kaspy MS; Semnani-Azad Z; Malik VS; Jenkins DJA; Hanley AJ
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ADA/EASD Precision Medicine in Diabetes Initiative: An International Perspective and Future Vision for Precision Medicine in Diabetes.

Diabetes care
2022-02-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2337/dc21-2216
PMID: 35050364
PMC: PMC8914425
Contributors: John Nolan; Anna Kahkoska; Semnani-Azad Z; Marie-France Hivert; Linong Ji; Viswanathan Mohan; Eckel RH; Philipson LH; Stephen Rich; Gruber C et al.
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Changes in adiposity mediate the associations of diet quality with insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
2021-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2021.07.025
Contributors: Kira Zhi Hua Lai; Zhila Semnani-Azad; Ravi Retnakaran; Stewart B. Harris; Anthony J. Hanley
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The association of soluble CD163, a novel biomarker of macrophage activation, with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its underlying physiological disorders: A systematic review

Obesity Reviews
2021-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/obr.13257
Contributors: Zhila Semnani‐Azad; Sonia Blanco Mejia; Philip W. Connelly; Richard P. Bazinet; Ravi Retnakaran; David J. A. Jenkins; Stewart B. Harris; Anthony J. Hanley
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Adipose Tissue Insulin Resistance Is Longitudinally Associated With Adipose Tissue Dysfunction, Circulating Lipids, and Dysglycemia: The PROMISE Cohort

Diabetes Care
2021-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2337/dc20-1918
Part of ISSN: 0149-5992
Part of ISSN: 1935-5548
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Association of Major Food Sources of Fructose-Containing Sugars With Incident Metabolic Syndrome

JAMA Network Open
2020-07-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.9993
Part of ISSN: 2574-3805
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Determinants of longitudinal change in insulin clearance: the Prospective Metabolism and Islet Cell Evaluation cohort

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
2019-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2019-000825
Part of ISSN: 2052-4897
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The macrophage activation marker soluble CD163 is longitudinally associated with insulin sensitivity and β-cell function

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
2019-11-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgz166
Part of ISSN: 0021-972X
Part of ISSN: 1945-7197
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Changing Sodium Knowledge, Attitudes and Intended Behaviours Using Web-Based Dietary Assessment Tools: A Proof-Of-Concept Study

Nutrients
2019-09-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/nu11092186
Contributors: Katherine Jefferson; Zhila Semnani-Azad; Christina Wong; Mary R. L’Abbé; JoAnne Arcand
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Kids’ meals from Canadian chain restaurants are exceedingly high in calories, fats, and sodium: a cross-sectional study

BMC Nutrition
2016-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s40795-016-0056-8
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Added sugars in kids' meals from chain restaurants

Preventive Medicine Reports
2016-06-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2014.11.003
Contributors: Mary J. Scourboutakos; Zhila Semnani-Azad; Mary R. L'Abbé
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Restaurant meals: almost a full day's worth of calories, fats, and sodium.

2013-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.6159
PMID: 23699985
Contributors: Scourboutakos MJ; Semnani-Azad Z; L'Abbe MR
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Peer review (5 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for International journal of obesity. (1)
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