Concentrations of urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine and 8-isoprostane in women exposed to woodsmoke in a cookstove intervention study in San Marcos,... (Publications)
Nearly half of the world's population is exposed to household air pollution (HAP) due to long hours spent in close proximity to unvented cooking fires. The effect of woodsmoke exposure on oxidative st
Genomic analysis identifies targets of convergent positive selection in drug-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
M. tuberculosis is evolving antibiotic resistance, threatening attempts at tuberculosis epidemic control. Mechanisms of resistance, including genetic changes favored by selection in resistant isolates
A pilot study characterizing real time exposures to particulate matter and carbon monoxide from cookstove related woodsmoke in rural Peru (Publications)
Nearly half of the world's population is exposed to household air pollution (HAP) due to long hours spent in close proximity to unvented cooking fires. We aimed to use PM2.5 and CO measurements to cha
Synthesis and in vitro and in vivo evaluation of antimalarial polyamines (Publications)
We recently reported that 1,14-diphenylacetamide derivatives of spermine exhibit potent nM in vitro growth inhibition properties of Plasmodium falciparum. In an effort to expand the structure-activity
Economics of brucellosis impact and control in low-income countries (Publications)
Most data and evidence on the economic burden of brucellosis and the benefits of its control are from high-income and middle-income countries. However, the burden of brucellosis is greatest in low-inc
High throughput multiplex assay for species identification of Papua New Guinea malaria vectors: members of the <em>Anopheles punctulatus</em>... (Publications)
Malaria and filariasis are transmitted in the Southwest Pacific region by Anopheles punctulatus sibling species including An. punctulatus, An. koliensis, the An. farauti complex 1-8 (includes An. hine
Air pollution and lung cancer incidence in 17 European cohorts: prospective analyses from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Ambient air pollution is suspected to cause lung cancer. We aimed to assess the association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and lung cancer incidence in European popula
Household survey of pesticide practice, deliberate self-harm and suicide in the Sundarban region of west Bengal, India (Publications)
The toxicological impact and intentional ingestion of pesticides are major public health concerns globally. This study aimed to estimate the extent of deliberate self-harm (DSH) and suicides (suicidal