Anita Kozyrskyj is professor of pediatrics at the University of Alberta, Canada. She leads the SyMBIOTA research program on environmental shaping of the infant gut microbiome, and development of child overweight and atopic disease in the CHILD Cohort Study. SyMBIOTA was funded by one of seven team grants from the 2010 CIHR Microbiome Initiative and is now part of 2019 CIHR IMPACTT microbiome research network. Prof. Kozyrskyj’s SyMBIOTA program has generated 55 papers and two book chapters. One of these papers was a first report on the impact of household cleaning products on infant gut microbiota. Her other papers have received awards for being the most influential publication and were presented to policy makers such as the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Food Allergy. She is associate editor of Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease and was co-editor of the 2016 special issue on “The Gut Microbiome and Immunity: How it is Shaped in Early Life.” She is on the executive board of the inVIVO Planetary Health network.
Publications
Matenchuk BA et al (2020). Sleep, circadian rhythm, and gut microbiota. Sleep Med Rev;53:101340.
Kang LJ et al (2020). Maternal psychological distress before birth influences gut immunity in mid-infancy. Clin Exp Allergy;50(2):178-188.
Drall KM et al (2019).Clostridioides difficile Colonization Is Differentially Associated With Gut Microbiome Profiles by Infant Feeding Modality at 3-4 Months of Age. Front Immunol;10:2866.
Ho NT et al (2018). Meta-analysis of effects of exclusive breastfeeding on infant gut microbiota across populations. Nature communications;9(1):4169.
Tun MH et al (2018). Postnatal exposure to household disinfectants, infant gut microbiota and subsequent risk of overweight in children. CMAJ;190(37):E1097-e107.
Gay MCL et al (2018). Worldwide Variation in Human Milk Metabolome: Indicators of Breast Physiology and Maternal Lifestyle? Nutrients;10(9).
Entz R et al (2018). Regional Caesarean Delivery Practices, the Maternal-Infant Microbiome, and Risk for Asthma. Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada;40(8):1061-65.
Forbes JD et al (2018). Association of Exposure to Formula in the Hospital and Subsequent Infant Feeding Practices With Gut Microbiota and Risk of Overweight in the First Year of Life. JAMA pediatrics; 172(7):e181161.
Tun HM et al (2018). Roles of Birth Mode and Infant Gut Microbiota in Intergenerational Transmission of Overweight and Obesity From Mother to Offspring. JAMA pediatrics;172(4):368-77.
Koleva PT et al (2017). Sex-specific impact of asthma during pregnancy on infant gut microbiota. The European respiratory journal;50(5).
Tun HM et al (2017). Exposure to household furry pets influences the gut microbiota of infant at 3-4 months following various birth scenarios. Microbiome;5(1):40.
Kumari M & Kozyrskyj AL (2017). Gut microbial metabolism defines host metabolism: an emerging perspective in obesity and allergic inflammation. Obesity reviews;18(1):18-31.
Kozyrskyj et al (2017). Chapter 4. The impact of birth and postnatal medical interventions on infant gut microbiota in Microbiota in Health and Disease: From Pregnancy to Childhood. Pamela D. Browne, Eric Claassen, Michael D. Cabana (eds).
Azad MB et al (2016). Impact of maternal intrapartum antibiotics, method of birth and breastfeeding on gut microbiota during the first year of life: a prospective cohort study. BJOG;123(6):983-93.
Bridgman SL et al (2016). Gut microbiota and allergic disease in children. Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology;116(2):99-105.
Koleva PT et al (2015). The infant gut microbiome: evidence for obesity risk and dietary intervention. Nutrients;7(4):2237-60.
Azad MB et al. (2015). Infant gut microbiota and food sensitization: associations in the first year of life. Clin Exp Allergy;45(3):632-643.
Konya T et al (2014). Associations between bacterial communities of house dust and infant gut. Environmental research;131:25-30.
Azad MB et al (2013). Gut microbiota of healthy Canadian infants: profiles by mode of delivery and infant diet at 4 months. CMAJ;185(5):385-394.
