Meghan Azad

Dr. Meghan Azad is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health at the University of Manitoba, Canada, with dual expertise in basic science (biochemistry and genetics) and clinical research (epidemiology and pediatrics). She co-leads the Manitoba site of the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study and holds leadership roles in the Manitoba Developmental Origins of Chronic Disease Network (DEVOTION) and the Canadian Urban Environmental Health Research Consortium (CANUE).

• Network(s): Health Inequality (HI)
• Discipline: Life Sciences
• Fields of Study: Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Microbiome, Maternal-Child Nutrition

Her research focuses on maternal nutrition, breastfeeding, and breast milk composition in childhood obesity, asthma, and allergic disease prevention. She explores:

• Human milk composition determinants and impacts
• Lactation support and education strategies
• Preterm infant nutrition outcomes
• Microbiome-immune system interactions

She collaborates with organizations like the Winnipeg Breastfeeding Centre and Youville Community Health Centre, with research platforms including the International Milk Composition (IMiC) Consortium and Multi-omic Milk (MuMi) Study.