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Mark Janko

Assistant Research Professor of Global Health
Duke Global Health Institute

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Research Professor of Global Health · 2024 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Disentangling social, environmental, and zoonotic transmission pathways of a gastrointestinal protozoan (Blastocystis spp.) in northeast Madagascar.

Journal Article American journal of biological anthropology · November 2024 ObjectivesUnderstanding disease transmission is a fundamental challenge in ecology. We used transmission potential networks to investigate whether a gastrointestinal protozoan (Blastocystis spp.) is spread through social, environmental, and/or zoo ... Full text Cite

Tuberculosis Is Associated with Chronic Hypoxemia among Kenyan Adults (CHAKA): A Case-Control Study.

Journal Article Ann Am Thorac Soc · August 2024 Rationale: Data on risk factors for chronic hypoxemia in low- and middle-income countries are lacking. Objectives: We aimed to quantify the association between potential risk factors and chronic hypoxemia among adults hospitalized in Kenya. Methods: A hosp ... Full text Link to item Cite

Infectious disease responses to human climate change adaptations.

Journal Article Global change biology · August 2024 Many recent studies have examined the impact of predicted changes in temperature and precipitation patterns on infectious diseases under different greenhouse gas emissions scenarios. But these emissions scenarios symbolize more than altered temperature and ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


US-Israel Collab: Market Integration, Land Use, and Pathogen Transmission in Rural Madagascar

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2028

Effectively Linking Molecular Informatics and Network Analytics to Reduce Malaria (ELIMINAR-Malaria)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2028

Improving Response to Malaria Outbreaks in Amazon-Basin Countries

ResearchResearch Scientist · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2021 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2017 Ph.D.