Publications: Dr Ruairi Robertson

Phiri TN, Weatherill JW, Monford-Sanchez E, Serrano-Contreras J-I, Melvin C, Kunaka M, Chisenga I, Ngalande P et al. ( 2024 ) . Novel gastrointestinal tools (GI Tools) for evaluating gut functional capacity in adults with environmental enteropathy in Zambia and Zimbabwe: A cross-sectional study protocol . F1000Research vol. 13 ,

Gough EK, Edens TJ, Carr L, Robertson RC, Mutasa K, Ntozini R, Chasekwa B, Geum HM et al. ( 2024 ) . Bifidobacterium longum Strains Modify a Nutrient Intervention for Stunting in Zimbabwean Infants . Current Developments in Nutrition vol. 8 ,

Bourke C, Robertson R ( 2023 ) . Severe acute malnutrition promotes bacterial binding over pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion by circulating innate immune cells . Science Advances vol. 9 , ( 44 ) Article eadh2284 ,

Phiri TN, Mutasa K, Rukobo S, Govha M, Mushayanembwa P, Mwakamui S, Haider T, Zyambo K et al. ( 2023 ) . Severe acute malnutrition promotes bacterial binding over proinflammatory cytokine secretion by circulating innate immune cells . Science Advances vol. 9 , ( 44 ) eadh2284 - eadh2284 .

Jones HJ, Bourke CD, Swann JR, Robertson RC ( 2023 ) . Malnourished Microbes: Host–Microbiome Interactions in Child Undernutrition . Annual Review of Nutrition vol. 43 , ( 1 ) 327 - 353 .

Sturgeon JP, Njunge JM, Bourke CD, Gonzales GB, Robertson RC, Bwakura-Dangarembizi M, Berkley JA, Kelly P et al. ( 2023 ) . Inflammation: the driver of poor outcomes among children with severe acute malnutrition? . Nutrition Reviews vol. 81 , ( 12 ) 1636 - 1652 .

Robertson RC, Edens TJ, Carr L, Mutasa K, Gough EK, Evans C, Geum HM, Baharmand I et al. ( 2023 ) . The gut microbiome and early-life growth in a population with high prevalence of stunting . Nature Communications vol. 14 , ( 1 )

Smith LE, Chagwena DT, Bourke C, Robertson R, Fernando S, Tavengwa NV, Cairns J, Ndhlela T et al. ( 2022 ) . Child Health, Agriculture and Integrated Nutrition (CHAIN): protocol for a randomised controlled trial of improved infant and young child feeding in rural Zimbabwe . BMJ Open vol. 12 , ( 12 )

Francis F, Robertson RC, Bwakura-Dangarembizi M, Prendergast AJ, Manges AR ( 2022 ) . Antibiotic use and resistance in children with severe acute malnutrition and human immunodeficiency virus infection . International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents vol. 61 , ( 1 )

Gonzales GB, Bourke CD, Sturgeon JP, Njunge JM, Robertson RC, Kelly PM, Berkley JA ( 2022 ) . Commentary: Mechanisms of kwashiorkor-associated immune suppression: Insights from human, mouse, and pig studies . Frontiers in Immunology vol. 13 ,

Bourke C ( 2021 ) . Recovery of children following hospitalization for complicated severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe and Zambia . Maternal and Child Nutrition Article MCN-06-21-OA-4922.R1 ,

Robertson RC, Church JA, Edens TJ, Mutasa K, Geum HM, Baharmand I, Gill SK, Ntozini R et al. ( 2021 ) . The fecal microbiome and rotavirus vaccine immunogenicity in rural Zimbabwean infants . Vaccine vol. 39 , ( 38 ) 5391 - 5400 .

Gough EK, Edens TJ, Geum HM, Baharmand I, Gill SK, Robertson RC, Mutasa K, Ntozini R et al. ( 2021 ) . Maternal fecal microbiome predicts gestational age, birth weight and neonatal growth in rural Zimbabwe . EBioMedicine vol. 68 ,

Thompson A, Bourke C, Roberston R, Shivakumar N, Edwards C, Preston T, Holmes E, Kelly M et al. ( 2021 ) . Understanding the role of the gut in undernutrition: what can technology tell us? . Gut

Althaus T, Chasekwa B, Robertson RC, Ntozini R, Greenland K, Humphrey JH, Prendergast AJ ( 2021 ) . Associations between maternal obesity and infectious morbidity in Zimbabwean infants . European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Gharpure R, Mor SM, Viney M, Hodobo T, Lello J, Siwila J, Dube K, Robertson RC et al. ( 2021 ) . A One Health Approach to Child Stunting: Evidence and Research Agenda . American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene vol. 104 , ( 5 ) 1620 - 1624 .

Bwakura-Dangarembizi M, Dumbura C, Amadi B, Ngosa D, Majo FD, Nathoo KJ, Mwakamui S, Mutasa K et al. ( 2021 ) . Risk factors for postdischarge mortality following hospitalization for severe acute malnutrition in Zimbabwe and Zambia . American Journal of Clinical Nutrition vol. 113 , ( 3 ) 665 - 674 .

Nadimpalli ML, Bourke CD, Robertson RC, Delarocque-Astagneau E, Manges AR, Pickering AJ ( 2020 ) . Can breastfeeding protect against antimicrobial resistance? . BMC Medicine vol. 18 , ( 1 )

Robertson RC ( 2020 ) . The Gut Microbiome in Child Malnutrition . Global Landscape of Nutrition Challenges in Infants and Children , vol. 93 , Karger Publishers

Prendergast AJ, Gharpure R, Mor S, Viney M, Dube K, Lello J, Berger C, Siwila J et al. ( 2019 ) . Putting the “A” into WaSH: a call for integrated management of water, animals, sanitation, and hygiene . Lancet Planetary Health vol. 3 , ( 8 ) e336 - e337 .

BOURKE CD, PRENDERGAST A, ROBERTSON R ( 2019 ) . Health Outcomes, Pathogenesis and Epidemiology of Severe Acute Malnutrition (HOPE-SAM): rationale and methods of a longitudinal observational study . BMJ Open

Robertson RC, Manges AR, Finlay BB, Prendergast AJ ( 2018 ) . The Human Microbiome and Child Growth – First 1000 Days and Beyond . Trends in Microbiology vol. 27 , ( 2 ) 131 - 147 .

Robertson RC, Kaliannan K, Strain CR, Ross RP, Stanton C, Kang JX ( 2018 ) . Maternal omega-3 fatty acids regulate offspring obesity through persistent modulation of gut microbiota . Microbiome vol. 6 , ( 1 )

Robertson RC, Seira Oriach C, Murphy K, Moloney GM, Cryan JF, Dinan TG, Ross RP, Stanton C ( 2017 ) . Deficiency of essential dietary n-3 PUFA disrupts the caecal microbiome and metabolome in mice . Br J Nutr vol. 118 , ( 11 ) 959 - 970 .

Robertson RC, Oriach CS, Murphy K, Moloney GM, Cryan JF, Dinan TG, Ross RP, Stanton C ( 2016 ) . Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids critically regulate behaviour and gut microbiota development in adolescence and adulthood . Brain Behavior and Immunity vol. 59 , 21 - 37 .

Oriach CS, Robertson RC, Stanton C, Cryan JF, Dinan TG ( 2016 ) . Food for thought: The role of nutrition in the microbiota-gut–brain axis . Clinical Nutrition Experimental vol. 6 , 25 - 38 .

Pusceddu MM, Nolan YM, Green HF, Robertson RC, Stanton C, Kelly P, Cryan JF, Dinan TG ( 2015 ) . The Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Reverses Corticosterone-Induced Changes in Cortical Neurons . The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology vol. 19 , ( 6 )

Ordovás JM, Robertson R, Cléirigh EN ( 2011 ) . Gene–gene and gene–environment interactions defining lipid-related traits . Current Opinion in Lipidology vol. 22 , ( 2 ) 129 - 136 .