Mrs Maryam Makanvand
BA, Msc
Current positions
Senior Research Associate in Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
Maryam Makanvand is a Senior Research Associate in Epidemiology at the University of Bristol, exploring how environmental exposures influence cardiometabolic health. With a background in Air Pollution and Air Quality Consultancy, her research has examined the effects of air pollution on various health-related outcomes, including respiratory, cerebrovascular and ischaemic heart diseases, as well as daily mortality and eye-related conditions.
Publications
Selected publications
02/12/2022The impact of the first United Kingdom COVID-19 lockdown on environmental air pollution, digital display device use and ocular surface disease symptomatology amongst shielding patients
Scientific Reports
Recent publications
21/02/2025Lifetime air pollution exposure from prenatal to 18 years and cardiovascular health in young adulthood: findings from a UK birth cohort
The impact of the first United Kingdom COVID-19 lockdown on environmental air pollution, digital display device use and ocular surface disease symptomatology amongst shielding patients
Scientific Reports
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