Kozeta Miliku

Dr. Miliku's lab research bridges clinical and nutritional epidemiology to investigate how diet and lifestyle influence multimorbidity risk across the life course. Miliku lab program focuses on critical periods of development, the prenatal period - including both maternal and paternal health - as well as early childhood and adolescence, aiming to identify windows for preventive interventions. The ultimate goal is to generate high-quality evidence that informs public health policies and clinical guidelines to support lifelong health.

Lab website: https://www.milikulab.ca/home

Dr. Kozeta Miliku obtained her Medical Doctorate in 2013 at the Medical University of Tirana in Albania. She received her doctoral degree in Clinical Epidemiology in May 2017 at the Erasmus University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. Her PhD thesis entitled: “Early life nutrition, growth and kidney function in children” studied the role of genetics, maternal health and nutritional factors on fetal growth and childhood kidney function in children. Dr. Miliku’s postdoctoral research at the University of Manitoba (2017-2020) and McMaster (2020-2022) focused on understanding the role of nutrition and genetics in the developmental origins of chronic disease, including cardiometabolic health, asthma and allergies among Canadian children. At the University of Toronto, Dr. Miliku’s lab will continue to study the impact of nutrition through a life course perspective. The main two focuses will be preconception nutrition with a specific focus on the paternal diet; and nutrition during puberty and adolescence, a critical window of development. Dr. Miliku is also the Clinical Science Officer of the CHILD Cohort Study, one of the largest Canadian birth cohorts. She is the co-chair of DOHaD Canada – EDII committee.

Dr. Miliku teaches the NFS382 course "Vitamin & Mineral Metabolism Throughout the Life-Cycle".

Chair, Sears Undergraduate Studentship Committee, CHILD Cohort Study