About Me
Anita Kozyrskyj is Principal Investigator of SyMBIOTA (Synergy in Microbiota), one of 7 CIHR funded Canadian human microbiome team grants, which is studying the impact of maternal and infant antibiotic use, birth mode and breastfeeding on the composition of the intestinal microbiota in 3,500 infants enrolled in the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD, PI: Malcolm Sears) cohort at 4 sites across Canada. Co-lead by James Scott, the team will determine whether changes in infant gut microbiota are associated with the development of overweight, allergy and asthma in children. Study objectives will be achieved through the linkage of detailed data on antibiotic use from prescription databases and birth records to microbiota profiles. Preliminary data on 24 infants was published in February 2013 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23401405). The team are now evaluating microbiota profiles of over 200 infants at the Winnipeg, Vancouver and Edmonton CHILD sites.
Teaching
Co-Principal Investigator, SyMBIOTA: James Scott, University of Toronto
SyMBIOTA coordinator: Sarah Bridgman
Postdoctoral fellow: Meghan Azad
Research associate: Angela Chow
Research assistant: Farzana Yasmin
MSc student: Rose Kalu
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Doctor of Philosophy
- University Of Manitoba
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Master of Science
- University Of Manitoba
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Bachelor of Science
- University Of Toronto
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Development of an antenatal pathway
- Funding Source: Alberta Health Services
- Year Granted: 2018
- Research Role: Co-Principal Investigator
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Exposure to household furry pets influences the gut microbiota of infants
- Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Year Granted: 2018
- Research Role: Co-Principal Investigator
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Infant sleep duration and gut microbiota
- Funding Source: Medical Sciences Graduate Program FoMD
- Year Granted: 2018
- Research Role: Co-Principal Investigator
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Vitamin supplementation and the infant gut microbiome
- Funding Source: Department of Pediatrics
- Year Granted: 2018
- Research Role: Co-Principal Investigator
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Allergy Brain Connection
- Funding Source: AllerGen Network of Centres of Excellence
- Year Granted: 2017
- Research Role: Principal Investigator
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Exposure to household furry pets influences the gut microbiota of infants
- Funding Source: AIHS
- Year Granted: 2017
- Research Role: Co-Principal Investigator
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Gene and environment effects on lung health and risk for chronic respiratory disease,
asthma & COPD
- Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Year Granted: 2017
- Research Role: Co-Investigator
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Programmatic research to understand how modifiable environmental factors interact with the genome in the development of asthma
- Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Year Granted: 2017
- Research Role: Co-Investigator
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Research Advancement through Cohort Catalouging and Harmonization(ReACH)
- Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Year Granted: 2017
- Research Role: Co-Investigator
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Sino-Canada HeLTi: A Multifacted Maternal-Child Health Intervention Cohort Study for the Prevention of Childhood Obesity
- Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Year Granted: 2017
- Research Role: Co-Investigator
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SyMBIOTA (Synergy in Microbiota)
- Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Year Granted: 2017
- Research Role: Principal Investigator