# overview
My research focuses on evaluating exposure to air pollutants in susceptible populations, such as pregnant women and children, and investigating mechanisms underlying prenatal air pollution exposure and offspring respiratory dysfunction.

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2.2 Factors Relating To The Physical Environment

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Johns Hopkins University - (Baltimore, Maryland, United States)

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Abstract 1083: Temporal trends in microRNAs during subchronic aflatoxin dosing and modulation by the chemopreventive oleane triterpenoid, CDDO-Im

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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

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Decreasing trend in passive tobacco smoke exposure and association with asthma in U.S. children.

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Maternal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in South Texas, evaluation of silicone wristbands as personal passive samplers.

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Houston Parks After Hurricane Harvey.

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Genetic or pharmacologic activation of Nrf2 signaling fails to protect against aflatoxin genotoxicity in hypersensitive GSTA3 knockout mice.

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Neurocognitive Effects of Pesticides in Children

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Development of broad-acting clays for the tight adsorption of benzo[a]pyrene and aldicarb.

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Functionality-based formation of secondary organic aerosol from m-xylene photooxidation

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PAH exposure in a Ghanaian population at high risk for aflatoxicosis.

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Exposure to Ultrafine Particulate Matter During Gestation Potentially Disrupts Placental Function

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Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure and Offspring Pulmonary Immunosupression

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Maternal exposure to PM2.5 in south Texas, a pilot study.

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Profound changes in miRNA expression during cancer initiation by aflatoxin B1 and their abrogation by the chemopreventive triterpenoid CDDO-Im.

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Arsenic exposure and Measles Antibody Titers in the US Children: NHANES 2003-2004 and 2009-2010.

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Characterization and Safety of Uniform Particle Size NovaSil Clay as a Potential Aflatoxin Enterosorbent.

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Application of the Navigation Guide systematic review methodology and meta-analysis to evaluate the association between prenatal particulate matter air pollution exposure and birth weight

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Association between fine particulate matter chemical constituents and airway inflammation: A panel study among healthy adults in China.

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In vitro evaluation of ferrihydrite as an enterosorbent for arsenic from contaminated drinking water.

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Serum miR-182 is a predictive biomarker for dichotomization of risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in rats.

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Serotonin modulates worker responsiveness to trail pheromone in the ant Pheidole dentata.

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NRF2-Dependent Placental Effects Vary by Sex and Dose following Gestational Exposure to Ultrafine Particles.

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In utero ultrafine particulate matter exposure causes offspring pulmonary immunosuppression.

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Abstract 4448: Elevated levels of circulating miR-34a-5p and miR-181c-3p during cancer initiation by aflatoxin B1

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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

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Academic and Psychosocial Impact of Air Pollution on Children

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Time-varying testosterone level and risk of myocardial infarction and stroke among hypogonadal men: a longitudinal study in Germany

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P17 Maternal Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution Across Different Microenvironments

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Application of the navigation guide systematic review methodology to evaluate prenatal exposure to particulate matter air pollution and infant birth weight.

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HIV and hepatocellular and esophageal carcinomas related to consumption of mycotoxin-prone foods in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Biomarkers of Exposure to Foodborne and Environmental Carcinogens: Enterosorbent Intervention in a High Risk Population

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In vitro and in vivo characterization of mycotoxin-binding additives used for animal feeds in Mexico.

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Air pollution and children's health-a review of adverse effects associated with prenatal exposure from fine to ultrafine particulate matter.

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Aflatoxin B1 Sorption and Safety of Dietary Sodium Bentonite in Sprague-Dawley Rats

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Reducing human exposure to aflatoxin through the use of clay: a review.

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Quantifying changes in respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalizations among children in Texas during COVID-19 pandemic using records from 2006 to 2021.

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Recent testosterone drop-off and risk of cardiovascular events.

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In Utero Ultrafine Particulate Exposure Yields Sex- and Dose-Specific Responses to Neonatal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection.

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Complete protection against aflatoxin B(1)-induced liver cancer with a triterpenoid: DNA adduct dosimetry, molecular signature, and genotoxicity threshold.

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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

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Chapter 9 Established and emerging effects of traffic-related air pollution

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Ozone Exposure, Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin Resistance in the U.S.A.

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Asthma prevalence and school-related hazardous air pollutants in the US-Mxico border area.

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Reduction in the urinary aflatoxin M1 biomarker as an early indicator of the efficacy of dietary interventions to reduce exposure to aflatoxins.

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Aflatoxin and PAH exposure biomarkers in a U.S. population with a high incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma.

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Association between prenatal exposures to ambient air pollution and birthweight

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NovaSil clay does not affect the concentrations of vitamins A and E and nutrient minerals in serum samples from Ghanaians at high risk for aflatoxicosis.

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NRF2 Protects against Altered Pulmonary T Cell Differentiation in Neonates Following In Utero Ultrafine Particulate Matter Exposure.

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Gestational Exposure to Ultrafine Particles Reveals Sex- and Dose-Specific Changes in Offspring Birth Outcomes, Placental Morphology, and Gene Networks.

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Calcium montmorillonite clay reduces urinary biomarkers of fumonisin B exposure in rats and humans.

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Gestational exposure to particulate air pollution exacerbates the growth phenotypes induced by preconception paternal alcohol use: a multiplex model of exposure.

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Maternal exposure to ultrafine particles enhances influenza infection during pregnancy.

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Dysregulated microRNAs in aflatoxin-induced hepatocellular carcinoma: Serum miR-182 as a potential predictive biomarker

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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

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Establishing the exposure-outcome relation between airborne particulate matter and children's health.

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Lactational transfer of sulforaphane-N-acetylcysteine in vivo and in human breast milk.

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In vivo efficacy of ferrihydrite as an enterosorbent for arsenic: short-term evaluation in rodents.

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A review of the influence of treatment strategies on antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes.

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NovaSil clay intervention in Ghanaians at high risk for aflatoxicosis. I. Study design and clinical outcomes.

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NovaSil clay intervention in Ghanaians at high risk for aflatoxicosis: II. Reduction in biomarkers of aflatoxin exposure in blood and urine.

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Exposure to Ultrafine Particulate Matter During Gestation Potentially Disrupts Placental Function

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Mycotoxins in a changing global environment--a review.

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Regulatory Science in Environmental Health and Toxicology

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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - (Durham, North Carolina, United States)

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DHHS-NIH-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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Mechanisms of Particulate Matter Driven Infant Respiratory Disease

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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - (Durham, North Carolina, United States)

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DHHS-NIH-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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Interdisciplinary Research Leaders Cohort five - 2020

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - (Princeton, New Jersey, United States)

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The MENTORS (Model Education Networks to Optimize Rural Science) Project

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National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

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DHHS-NIH-National Institute of General Medical Science

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Maternal and Child Health Public Health Training Program

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United States Department of Health and Human Services - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

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The MENTORS (Model Education Networks to Optimize Rural Science) Project

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National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States)

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DHHS-NIH-Office of Director-Office of Research Infrastructure Programs

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Texas A&M Center for Environmental Health Research

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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - (Durham, North Carolina, United States)

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DHHS-NIH-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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Texas A&M Health Science Center; Environmental And Occupational Health; 1266 TAMUS

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A&M researchers developing wristbands to protect pregnant women from pollutants

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Neighborhood group calls for more area testing after lead is found at former Shingle Mountain site

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Pulczinski, Jairus Cyril (2016-08). Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution among Pregnant Women in South Texas. Master's Thesis.

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Rychlik, Kristal Ann (2017-05). Prenatal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution and Effects on Postnatal Immune Response. Doctoral Dissertation.