Assistant Research Fellow
BBiomedSc(Hons), PhD (Otago)
Email masuma.zawari@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 378 6159
Research interests
Dr Masuma Zawari is investigating vitamin C and other biomarkers in different patient cohorts. She is also assessing the redox status of peroxiredoxins in human blood samples.
Publications
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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.
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.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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
Awarded Doctoral Degree
