Association of branched chain fatty acids with cardiometabolic disorders in humans: a systematic review.
Yehia NA, Lai KZH, Semnani-Azad Z, Blanco Mejia S, Bazinet RP, Beaudry JL, Hanley AJ.
Nutr Rev. 2023 01 10. 81(2):180-190. PMID: 36029228
I am a research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health passionate about integrating epidemiological methods and precision approaches to better understand factors that impact human health.
My primary research interest focuses on the role of obesity and associated lifestyle factors and its impact on cardiometabolic health. Currently, my work incorporates high-throughput omics techniques, specifically metabolomics, into traditional epidemiological analyses to gain insights into underlying mechanisms that could explain the associations between obesity and cardiometabolic outcomes, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. My work spans the life course with projects focusing on early childhood and into older adulthood from cohort studies based in North America and Europe.
PhD, 08/2021
University of Toronto, Canada
CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral Award
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Scott Grundy Fellowship Award in Metabolic Research
American Heart Association Lifestyle Council
Yehia NA, Lai KZH, Semnani-Azad Z, Blanco Mejia S, Bazinet RP, Beaudry JL, Hanley AJ.
Nutr Rev. 2023 01 10. 81(2):180-190. PMID: 36029228
Lai KZH, Yehia NA, Semnani-Azad Z, Mejia SB, Boucher BA, Malik V, Bazinet RP, Hanley AJ.
Adv Nutr. 2023 01. 14(1):99-114. PMID: 36811597
Kaspy MS, Semnani-Azad Z, Malik VS, Jenkins DJA, Hanley AJ.
Proteomics. 2022 09. 22(18):e2100388. PMID: 35816426
Nolan JJ, Kahkoska AR, Semnani-Azad Z, Hivert MF, Ji L, Mohan V, Eckel RH, Philipson LH, Rich SS, Gruber C, Franks PW.
Diabetes Care. 2022 02 01. 45(2):261-266. PMID: 35050364
Semnani-Azad Z.
The Role of Soluble CD163, a Marker of Adipose Tissue Macrophage Activation, in the Etiology of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. 2021.
Lai KZH, Semnani-Azad Z, Retnakaran R, Harris SB, Hanley AJ.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2021 10 28. 31(11):3054-3063. PMID: 34518089
Semnani-Azad Z, Connelly PW, Bazinet RP, Retnakaran R, Jenkins DJA, Harris SB, Zinman B, Hanley AJ.
Diabetes Care. 2021 07. 44(7):1682-1691. PMID: 34001534
Semnani-Azad Z, Blanco Mejia S, Connelly PW, Bazinet RP, Retnakaran R, Jenkins DJA, Harris SB, Hanley AJ.
Obes Rev. 2021 09. 22(9):e13257. PMID: 33913230
Semnani-Azad Z, Khan TA, Blanco Mejia S, de Souza RJ, Leiter LA, Kendall CWC, Hanley AJ, Sievenpiper JL.
JAMA Netw Open. 2020 07 01. 3(7):e209993. PMID: 32644139
Semnani-Azad Z, Connelly PW, Johnston LW, Retnakaran R, Harris SB, Zinman B, Hanley AJ.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 03 01. 105(3). PMID: 31677389