Payam Sharifan MD, PhD

Dr. Payam Sharifan, MD, PhD, is a researcher and postdoctoral fellow at the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan (Vatanparast Nutritional Epidemiology Lab). He is currently working on engaging youth in type 2 diabetes prevention through a community-led initiative with Cowessess First Nation. His research background focuses on clinical nutrition, with a particular emphasis on vitamin D supplementation and its effects on cardiometabolic health. Payam has contributed to large-scale cohort studies and randomized clinical trials, resulting in over 40 publications. He also holds a patent for the preparation of encapsulated vitamin D3 and has extensive teaching experience in clinical nutrition.

Engaging youth in type 2 diabetes prevention: a community-led initiative with Cowessess First Nation

• Sharifan, P., Sahranavard, T., Rashidmayvan, M. et al. Effect of dairy products fortified with vitamin d₃ on restless legs syndrome in women with premenstrual syndrome, abdominal obesity and vitamin d deficiency: a pilot study. BMC Women's Health 24, 434 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-024-03159-z
• Sharifan P, Khorasanchi Z, Sharifan A, Ghazizade H, Ekhteraee Toosi M, Shakeri B, Moosavi P, Keikhay Moghadam H, Abdollahpour M, Assaran Darban R, Ferns G.A, Ghayour-Mobarhan M. Nutrition and immunity during COVID-19 pandemic. J Cardiothorac Med. 2024; 12(1): 1279-1289. Doi:10.22038/jctm.2024.70705.1412
• Araste, A., Moghadam, M.R.S.F., Mohammadhasani, K. et al. Adherence to the nordic diet is associated with anxiety, stress, and depression in recovered COVID-19 patients, a case-control study. BMC Nutr 10, 38 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-024-00845-x