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Benita Hosseini

PhD

Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

Email: benita.hosseini@unityhealth.to
Tel: 416-864-6060 X76148

Biography

Dr. Banafshe (Benita) Hosseini is a Research Scientist at the Upstream Lab, MAP/Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. Dr. Hosseini received her PhD in Nutrition Science from the University of Newcastle, Australia. Prior to joining the Upstream lab, she completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Montreal, where she contributed to several projects addressing the impact of dietary intervention on respiratory illnesses in children and adults. Her research focuses on nutritional approaches to managing respiratory diseases, this includes exploring the association between food insecurity, malnutrition and severity of acute respiratory infections and how dietary intervention can enhance immune responses to respiratory infections. She is also interested in investigating therapies for manipulating the Gut-Lung axis in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Currently, Dr. Hosseini is mainly working within the CanTreatCOVID research group. She has been directly involved in the rapid roll-out of the CanTreatCOVID study, which is a nation-wide adaptive platform trial designed to identify effective and affordable medications for COVID-19 so they can be made readily available in community settings.

Recent Publications

  1. Hosseini, B, Dasari, H, Smyrnova, A, Bourassa, C, Leng, J, Renaud, C et al.. Concordance in COVID-19 serology, bone mineralization, and inflammatory analytes between venous and self-collected capillary blood samples exposed to various pre-analytical conditions. Ann Clin Biochem. 2023; :45632231159279. doi: 10.1177/00045632231159279. PubMed PMID:36750422 PubMed Central PMC10030887.
  2. Hosseini, B, El Abd, A, Ducharme, FM. Reply to Leong et al. Comment on "Hosseini et al. Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on COVID-19 Related Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients 2022, 14, 2134". Nutrients. 2022;15 (1):. doi: 10.3390/nu15010060. PubMed PMID:36615718 PubMed Central PMC9823289.
  3. Hosseini, B, Tremblay, CL, Longo, C, Glochi, S, White, JH, Quach, C et al.. Oral vitamin D supplemental therapy to attain a desired serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration in essential healthcare teams. Trials. 2022;23 (1):1019. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06944-z. PubMed PMID:36527143 PubMed Central PMC9756469.
  4. Hosseini, B, Berthon, BS, Starkey, MR, Collison, A, McLoughlin, RF, Williams, EJ et al.. Children With Asthma Have Impaired Innate Immunity and Increased Numbers of Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Compared With Healthy Controls. Front Immunol. 2021;12 :664668. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.664668. PubMed PMID:34220812 PubMed Central PMC8248177.
  5. Berthon, BS, McLoughlin, RF, Jensen, ME, Hosseini, B, Williams, EJ, Baines, KJ et al.. The effects of increasing fruit and vegetable intake in children with asthma: A randomized controlled trial. Clin Exp Allergy. 2021;51 (9):1144-1156. doi: 10.1111/cea.13979. PubMed PMID:34197676 .
  6. Jafarnejad, S, Boccardi, V, Hosseini, B, Taghizadeh, M, Hamedifard, Z. A Meta-analysis of Randomized Control Trials: The Impact of Vitamin C Supplementation on Serum CRP and Serum hs-CRP Concentrations. Curr Pharm Des. 2018;24 (30):3520-3528. doi: 10.2174/1381612824666181017101810. PubMed PMID:30332942 .
  7. Hosseini, B, Berthon, BS, Saedisomeolia, A, Starkey, MR, Collison, A, Wark, PAB et al.. Effects of fruit and vegetable consumption on inflammatory biomarkers and immune cell populations: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2018;108 (1):136-155. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy082. PubMed PMID:29931038 .
  8. Hosseini, B, Nourmohamadi, M, Hajipour, S, Taghizadeh, M, Asemi, Z, Keshavarz, SA et al.. The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids, EPA, and/or DHA on Male Infertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Diet Suppl. 2019;16 (2):245-256. doi: 10.1080/19390211.2018.1431753. PubMed PMID:29451828 .
  9. Moradi, S, Khorrami-Nezhad, L, Maghbooli, Z, Hosseini, B, Keshavarz, SA, Mirzaei, K et al.. Vitamin D Receptor Gene Variation, Dietary Intake and Bone Mineral Density in Obese Women: A Cross Sectional Study. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 2017;63 (4):228-236. doi: 10.3177/jnsv.63.228. PubMed PMID:28978869 .
  10. Hosseini, B, Berthon, BS, Wark, P, Wood, LG. Effects of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption on Risk of Asthma, Wheezing and Immune Responses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 2017;9 (4):. doi: 10.3390/nu9040341. PubMed PMID:28353635 PubMed Central PMC5409680.
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Upstream Lab, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto