Dr Masuma Zawari

2026

Journal - Research Article

Shahid, A., Chambers, S., Scott-Thomas, A., Zawari, M., & Bhatia, M. (2026). Anti-inflammatory effects of alpha-lipoic acid modulate cystathionine-γ-lyase expression in RAW 264.7 macrophages. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27(2), 949. doi: 10.3390/ijms27020949

2025

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Scott-Thomas, A., Zawari, M., Anderson, T., Chernysheva, E., Chambers, S. T., Maze, M., & Storer, M. (2025). Development of a urine-based bacterial cell-free DNA test for Legionnaires' disease. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 61-62). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com

Scott-Thomas, A., Chernysheva, E., Zawari, M., Miller, A., Chambers, S., Maze, M., Storer, M., & Kennedy, M. (2025). Detection of Legionella cell-free DNA in blood for the non-invasive diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 62). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com

Scott-Thomas, A., Zawari, M., Chernysheva, E., Wolf, K., Anderson, T., Miller, A., Maze, M., Storer, M., Kennedy, M., Douglas, N., Faatoese, A., & Chambers, S. (2025). Microbial cell-free DNA: A non-invasive approach to diagnosing infectious diseases. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 49). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com

2024

Journal - Research Article

Carr, A. C., Vlasiuk, E., Zawari, M., & Lunt, H. (2024). Understanding the additional impact of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus on vitamin C requirements in people living with obesity. Nutrition Research, 130, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2024.08.001

Vlasiuk, E., Zawari, M., Whitehead, R., Williman, J., & Carr, A. C. (2024). A high vitamin C micronutrient supplement is unable to attenuate inflammation in people with metabolic syndrome but may improve metabolic health indices: A randomised controlled trial. Antioxidants, 13(4), 404. doi: 10.3390/antiox13040404

Vlasiuk, E., Zawari, M., Storer, M., Maze, M. J., Williman, J., Chambers, S. T., & Carr, A. C. (2024). SunGold kiwifruit consumption restores adequate to optimal vitamin C status in people with a history of severe respiratory infections. Antioxidants, 13, 272. doi: 10.3390/antiox13030272

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Scott-Thomas, A., Zawari, M., Henry-Albert, S., Wolfe, K., Chernysheva, E., & Chambers, S. T. (2024, September). Developing a non-invasive diagnostic test for Legionnaires’ disease using cell-free DNA in urine. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Research Week (QRW) Pathogen Genomics Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2023

Journal - Research Article

Carr, A. C., Vlasiuk, E., Zawari, M., Scott-Thomas, A., Storer, M., Maze, M., & Chambers, S. T. (2023). Low vitamin C concentrations in patients with community-acquired pneumonia resolved with pragmatic administration of intravenous and oral vitamin C. Antioxidants, 12, 1610. doi: 10.3390/antiox12081610

Lunt, H., Carr, A. C., Heenan, H. F., Vlasiuk, E., Zawari, M., Prickett, T., & Frampton, C. (2023). People with diabetes and hypovitaminosis C fail to conserve urinary vitamin C. Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology, 31, 100316. doi: 10.1016/j.jcte.2023.100316

Journal - Research Other

Carr, A. C., & Zawari, M. (2023). Does aging have an impact on vitamin C status and requirements? A scoping review of comparative studies of aging and institutionalisation. Nutrients, 15, 915. doi: 10.3390/nu15040915

2022

Journal - Research Article

Carr, A. C., Vlasiuk, E., Zawari, M., Meijer, N., Lauren, C., MacPherson, S., Williman, J., & Chambers, S. T. (2022). Supplementation with oral vitamin C prior to and during myeloablative chemotherapy and autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A pilot study. Antioxidants, 11(10), 1949. doi: 10.3390/antiox11101949

2021

Journal - Research Other

Holford, P., Carr, A. C., Zawari, M., & Vizcaychipi, M. P. (2021). Vitamin C intervention for critical COVID-19: A pragmatic review of the current level of evidence. Life, 11, 1166. doi: 10.3390/life11111166

2020

Journal - Research Article

Pearson, A. G., Zawari, M., Pearson, J. F., & Hampton, M. B. (2020). Quantifying mitochondrial respiration in human lymphocytes and monocytes challenged with hydrogen peroxide. Free Radical Research, 54(4), 271-279. doi: 10.1080/10715762.2020.1753722

2019

Journal - Research Article

Zawari, M., Poller, B., Walker, G., Pearson, A., & Carr, A. C. (2019). Formulation of broccoli sprout powder in gastro-resistant capsules protects against the acidic pH of the stomach in vitro but does not increase isothiocyanate bioavailability in vivo. Antioxidants, 8(9), 359. doi: 10.3390/antiox8090359

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Zawari, M. (2019). Bioavailability and biological effects of isothiocyanates from broccoli sprout powder (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/9479

2017

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pearson, A. G., Zawari, M., & Hampton, M. B. (2017, September). Assessing mitochondrial activity and response to oxidative stress in human monocyte and lymphocytes. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

O'Connor, K. M., Konigstorfer, A., Zawari, M., Betz, A., Heath, S., Hildebrand, J. M., … Hampton, M. (2017, September). MLKL-dependent disruption of mitochondrial function and redox homeostasis during the initiation of TNF-mediated necroptosis. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Pearson, A., Zawari, M., & Hampton, M. B. (2017, July). Assessment of mitochondrial metabolism in immune cells. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Branch of the Australasian Society for Immunology (NZ ASI) Annual Scientific Meeting, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2016

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Pearson, A. G., Moran, S. M., Zawari, M., & Hampton, M. B. (2016). Peroxiredoxins as markers of oxidative stress in circulating blood cells. Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 100(Suppl.), (pp. S106). doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2016.10.270