Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate In Research
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Scaling malaria interventions: bottlenecks to malaria elimination.
Journal Article BMJ global health · November 2023 The slow progress in malaria control efforts and increasing challenges have prompted a need to accelerate the research and development (R&D), launch and scaling of effective interventions for malaria elimination. This research, including desk research and ... Full text Open Access CitePredictors of mitochondrial DNA copy number and damage in a mercury-exposed rural Peruvian population near artisanal and small-scale gold mining: An exploratory study.
Journal Article Environmental and molecular mutagenesis · March 2019 Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number (CN) and damage in circulating white blood cells have been proposed as effect biomarkers for pollutant exposures. Studies have shown that mercury accumulates in mitochondria and affects mitochondrial function and integ ... Full text CiteMercury Exposure and Poor Nutritional Status Reduce Response to Six Expanded Program on Immunization Vaccines in Children: An Observational Cohort Study of Communities Affected by Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon.
Journal Article Int J Environ Res Public Health · February 21, 2019 Background: Poor nutritional status combined with mercury exposure can generate adverse child health outcomes. Diet is a mediator of mercury exposure and evidence suggests that nutritional status modifies aspects of mercury toxicity. However, health impact ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Improving Response to Malaria Outbreaks in Amazon-Basin Countries
ResearchProgram Manager · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2021 - 2026USAID Philippines Improved Health for Underserved Filipinos
ResearchSr. Project Manager · Awarded by Research Triangle Institute International · 2018 - 2023Measurement of new EED biomarkers in MAL-ED Trial specimens
ResearchAssociate in Research · Awarded by Johns Hopkins University · 2016 - 2018View All Grants