Dr Mariana Dineva
Research Fellow
PhD, BSc
Academic and research departments
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Biosciences, Discipline: Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences.About
My qualifications
2020
Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences
University of Surrey
2016
B.Sc. in Nutrition & Public Health
University of Huddersfield
Previous roles
2020 - 2021
Research Assistant (projects on iodine)
University of Surrey
2020 - 2021
Research Assistant (projects in the School of Veterinary Medicine)
University of Surrey
2014 - 2015
Research Assistant (student placement year)
University of Huddersfield
Affiliations and memberships
Nutrition Society
Graduate member of the Nutrition Society
Brookwood Global Introduction to Clinical Research & Good Clinical Practice course (2021)
Imperial College London Intermediate Statistics Using SPSS course (2016)
Imperial College London Data Management & Statistical Analysis Using SPSS course (2016)
ResearchResearch interests
My current research interest is focused on iodine intake/status during pregnancy and the consequences of iodine deficiency for child development.
Research projects
EUthyroid research project - Towards the elimination of iodine deficiency and preventable thyroid-related diseases in Europe 2015-2018
Research interests
My current research interest is focused on iodine intake/status during pregnancy and the consequences of iodine deficiency for child development.
Research projects
EUthyroid research project - Towards the elimination of iodine deficiency and preventable thyroid-related diseases in Europe 2015-2018
Publications
Dineva, M., Rayman, M.P., and Bath, S.C. (2020) Iodine status of consumers of milk-alternative drinks v. cows’ milk: data from the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey. British Journal of Nutrition 126 (1), 28-36.
Dineva, M., Fishpool, H., Rayman, M.P., Mendis, J., and Bath, S.C. (2020) Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of iodine supplementation on thyroid function and child neurodevelopment in mildly-to-moderately iodine-deficient pregnant women. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 112 (2), 389–412.
Dineva, M., Rayman, M.P., Levie, D., Guxens, M., Peeters, R.P., Vioque, J., González, L., Espada, M., Ibarluzea, J., Sunyer, J., Korevaar, T.I.M., and Bath, S.C. (2019) Similarities and differences of dietary and other determinants of iodine status in pregnant women from three European birth cohorts. European Journal of Nutrition 59 (1), 371–387.
Levie, D., Bath, S.C., Guxens, M., Korevaar, T. I. M., Dineva, M., Fano, E., Ibarluzea, J.M., Llop, S., Murcia, M., Rayman, M.P., Sunyer, J., Peeters, R.P., and Tiemeier, H. (2020) Maternal iodine status during pregnancy is not consistently associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or autistic traits in children. The Journal of Nutrition 150 (6), 1516-1528.
Levie, D., Korevaar, T.I.M., Mulder, T.A., Bath, S.C., Dineva, M., Lopez-Espinosa, M., Basterrechea, M., Santa-Marina, L., Rebagliato, M., Sunyer, J., Rayman, M.P., Tiemeier, H., Peeters, R.P., and Guxens, M. (2019) Maternal thyroid function in early pregnancy and child attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: an individual-participant meta-analysis. Thyroid 29 (9), 1316–1326.
Levie, D., Korevaar, T.I.M., Bath, S.C., Murcia, M., Dineva, M., Llop, S., Espada, M., van Herwaarden, A.E., de Rijke, Y.B., Ibarluzea, J.M., Sunyer, J., Tiemeier, H., Rayman, M.P., Guxens, M., and Peeters, R.P. (2019) Association of maternal iodine status with child IQ: a meta-analysis of individual-participant data. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 104 (12), 5957–5967.
Levie, D., Korevaar, T.I.M., Bath, S.C., Dalmau-Bueno, A., Murcia, M., Espada, M., Dineva, M., Ibarluzea, J.M., Sunyer, J., Tiemeier, H., Rebagliato, M., Rayman, M.P., Peeters, R.P., and Guxens, M. (2018) Thyroid function in early pregnancy, child IQ, and autistic traits: a meta-analysis of individual participant data. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 103 (8), 2967–2979.