Pardis Pedram

 Journal Publication

(https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=KuBCMKYAAAAJ&hl=en)

1.      Pedram P, Patten S, Williams J, Dimitropoulos G. Self-Reported Lifetime History of Eating Disorders and Mortality in the General Population, Nutrients 13.10 (2021): 3333 (invited for the special issue of Dietary Influence on Nutritional Epidemiology, Public Health and Our Lifestyle).

2.      Wiens K , Bhattarai A, Pedram P, Dores A, Williams J, Bulloch A, Patten S. A growing need for youth mental health services in Canada: Examining trends in youth mental health from 2011 to 2018.Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 29, 2020.

3.      Wiens K, Bhattarai A, Dores A, Pedram P, Williams J, Bulloch A, Patten S. Mental health among Canadian post-secondary students: a mental health crisis?. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2019 65 (1), 30-35.

4.      Pedram P, Aref-Eshghi E, Mariathas H, Hurley O, Godwin M, Duke P, Mahdavian M, Asghari Sh; Six-year time-trend analysis of dyslipidemia among adults in Newfoundland and Labrador: findings from the laboratory information system between 2009 and 2014. Lipids in Health and Disease, 2018 May 2; 17(1):99. doi: 10.1186/s12944-018-0752-2.

5.      Wang Y, Lin M, Gao X, Pedram P, Du J, Vikram C, et al. High dietary selenium intake is associated with less insulin resistance in the Newfoundland population. PLOS one. 2017; 12(4):e0174149.

6.      Pedram, P, Nutritional, hormonal and genetic factors in the development of overeating tendency toward food addiction. 2017, the Memorial University of Newfoundland (my thesis was awarded distinction).

7.      Pedram P, Zhai G, Gulliver W, Zhang H, Sun G; Two novel candidate genes identified in adults from the Newfoundland population with addictive tendencies towards food. Appetite (invited for the special issue of food addiction), 2017 Aug 1;115:71-79. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.01.004.

8.      Gao X, Wang Y, Randell E, Pedram P, Yi Y, Gulliver W, and Sun G. Higher dietary choline and betaine intakes are associated with better body composition in the adult population of Newfoundland, Canada. PLOS ONE. 2016 May 11; 11(5):e0155403.

9.      Gao X, Zhang W, Wang Y, Pedram P, Cahill F, Zhai G, Randell E, Gulliver W, Sun G. Serum metabolic biomarkers distinguish metabolically healthy peripherally obese from unhealthy centrally obese individuals. Nutrition & metabolism. 2016 Jan; 13 (1), 33

10.   Wang Y, Gao X, Pedram P, Shahidi M, Du J, Yi Y, Gulliver W, Zhang H, Sun G. Significant Beneficial Association of High Dietary Selenium Intake with Reduced Body Fat in the CODING Study. 2016 Jan 04; Nutrients 8 (1), 24.

11.   Pedram P, Sun G. Hormonal and Dietary Characteristics in Obese Human Subjects with and without Food Addiction. Nutrients (invited for the special issue of food addiction). 2014 Dec 31;7(1):223-38. doi: 10.3390/nu7010223.

12.   Amini P, Cahill F, Wadden D, Ji Y, Pedram P, Vidyasankar S, Yi Y, Gulliver W, Paterno G, Zhang H, Rideout A, Sun G. Beneficial association of serum ghrelin and peptide YY with bone mineral density in the Newfoundland population. BMC Endocr Disord. 2013 Sep 23; 13(1):35.

13.   Pedram P, Wadden D, Amini P, Gulliver W, Randell E, Cahill F, Vasdev S, Goodridge A, Carter JC, Zhai G, Ji Y, Sun G. Food addiction: its prevalence and significant association with obesity in the general population. PLoS One. 2013 Sep; 4;8(9):e74832. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074832. eCollection 2013.

14.   Antle MC, van Diepen HC, Deboer T, Pedram P, Pereira RR, Meijer JH. Methylphenidate Modifies the Motion of the Circadian Clock. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2012 Jul 4. doi: 10.1038/npp.2012.103.

15.   Noordam R, de Craen AJ, Pedram P, Maier AB, Mooijaart SP, van Pelt J, Feskens EJ, Streppel MT, Slagboom PE, Westendorp RG, Beekman M, van Heemst D. Levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in familial longevity: the Leiden Longevity Study. CMAJ. 2012 Dec 11;184(18):E963-8. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.120233.

16.   Pedram P, Tajari HR, Keshtkar AA, Ghazi Moghadam B, Amidi A. Comparison between efficacy of Tamsulosin and Terazosinin alpha-adrenergic blockers in spontaneous passage of ureter stones after ESWL (A double blind clinical trial). Medical Journal of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Summer 2009; 52(2):87-94.

17.   Moradzadeh K, Larijani B, Keshtkar AA, Rajabian R, Hossein Nezhad A, Pedram P, Gouya M, Bahrami A, Omrani GH, Delavari A,Biglarzadeh M. The normal values of vitamin D and prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Iranian people. Scientific journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services.2009; 14(4):44-22.

18.   Larijani B, Sheikh Al Eslam R, Adibi H, Pedram P, Nezhad H, Mohmmad Zadeh N. The effect of fortified milk with vitamin D in increasing the serum level of this vitamin. Quarterly Journal of Payesh(scientific journal of Jahad Daneshgahi Research Institute).2008; 3(1):27-38.

19.   Heshmat R, Pedram P, Keshtkar AA, Larijani B. Assessment of the appropriateness of bone densitometry in the population covered by Health Insurance Organization in 8 provinces of Iran. Journal of Medical Insurance Organization. Summer 2009; 8(1):17-22.

20.   Keshtkar AA, Avestaii A, Heshmat R, Pedram P, Larijnai B. The prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in the population insured by the Health Insurance Organization in 8 provinces of Iran.     Journal of Medical Insurance Organization. Autumn 2009; 9(2): 40-45.

-          Oral Presentations

21.   A Candidate Gene Study of Obsessive-compulsive and Internalizing Behaviours in Childhood OCD, 2021 Owerko Centre Conference, Calgary, AB, Canada, June 2021.

22.   Two new candidate genes for food addiction were identified, at the 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society; New Orleans, LA, November 2016.

23.   Food Addiction: Its Prevalence and Significant Association with Obesity in the General Population", 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2013.

24.   Prevalence of food addiction and its association with obesity in the Newfoundland population, 3rd Canadian obesity summit, May.2013, Vancouver, Canada.

25.   The comparison between the efficacy of Tamsulosin and Terazosin in alpha-adrenergic blockers in the spontaneous passage of ureter stones after ESWL: 10th International Students’ Conference on Biomedical and Interdisciplinary Researches (SICOBAIR) May 2009, Iran University of Health and Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

-          Poster Presentations

26.   The Oxytocin Receptor Gene (OXTR) and Mental Health Disorders in Children and Youth: A Systematic Review. 2022 Owerko Centre Conference, Calgary, AB, Canada, June 2022.

27.   A Candidate Gene Study of Obsessive-compulsive and Internalizing Behaviours in Childhood OCD; 2020 virtual International Society of Psychiatric Genetics, October 2020.

28.   The Associations of Dietary Selenium Intake and Level of Serum Selenium with Childhood Obesity; 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society; New Orleans, LA, USA, November 2016.

29.   Negative associations of dietary and serum selenium with insulin resistance in children; 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society; New Orleans, LA, USA, November 2016.

30.   The Association between Food Addiction and Body Fat Distribution in Men and Women of the General Newfoundland Population; 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society; New Orleans, LA, USA, November 2016.

31.   Serum selenium level in response to short-term overfeeding in young men; 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society; New Orleans, LA, USA, November 2016.

32.   Serum GLP-1, PYY, ghrelin, amylin and TNFα are significantly associated with the severity of Childhood Obesity; 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society; Los Angeles, CA, USA, November 2015 (it has been selected as a top 10 abstract presentation in The Paediatric Obesity Section).

33.   Identifying candidate genes of food addiction by exome sequencing; 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society; Los Angeles, CA, USA, November 2015.

34.   Significantly beneficial association of dietary selenium intake with reduced body fat. 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society, 2015. Los Angeles, CA, USA, November 2-7, 2015

35.   Hormonal and Dietary Characteristics in Obese Human Subjects with and without Food Addiction; 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society; Boston, MA, USA, November 2014.

36.   Metabolomics Characteristics in Obese Human Subjects with Food Addiction; 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society; Boston, MA, November 2014.

37.   Hormonal, metabolic and dietary characteristics in food addicted obese. 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, November 2013.

38.   Serum Acylated Ghrelin Is Negatively Correlated with High Sensitivity C-reactive protein in the Newfoundland Population. 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, November 2013.

39.   High Dietary Selenium Intake Is Associated with a Low Percentage of Body Fat in the Newfoundland Population. 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, November 2013.

40.   Correlation of Gut Hormones with Body Composition Characteristics in Obese Children. 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, November 2013.

41.   Gut Hormones and Childhood Obesity in the Newfoundland Population. 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, November 2013.

1.      Fellow of School of Graduate Studies; 2017-04.

2.      Dean’s Award: Dean’s Building a Healthy Tomorrow Award; 2017-04.

3.      Medical Graduate Students’ Society Scholar and Community Involvement Award, 2017-04.

4.      Dean M. Ian Bowmer Graduate Travel Award; 2016-04.

5.      The Graduate Students' Union Excellent Award in the category of research; 2016-03.

6.      Excellent award: 33^rd Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society; 2015-11.

7.      Colman Graduate Student Award, 2015-03.

8.      Medical Graduate Students’ Society (MGSS) Scholar and Community Involvement Award, 2014-04.

9.      Pat Simons Travel Award: 31^st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society; 2013-11.

10.   Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS); 2010-09.

1.Title: Investigate the role of gastrointestinal hormones play in the development of childhood obesity

Agency: Janeway Foundation Research Award.

Grant period: 2013-2014

Role: Principle Investigator

2.Title: The Association of Dietary Selenium Intake and Level of Serum Selenium with Childhood Obesity

Agency: Janeway Foundation Research Award.

Grant period: 2015-2016

Role: Principle Investigator

3.Title: Association of Dietary Calcium Intake and Level of Serum Calcium with Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Newfoundland and Labrador Children

Agency: Janeway Foundation Research Award.

Grant period: 2016-2017

Role: Principle Investigator