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My program of research focuses on precision medicine and risk for type 2 diabetes in high risk racial groups. Specifically, I am studying the utility of epigenetic biomarkers for risk detection and prediction of response to risk-reduction interventions. Current studies include investigation of microRNA expression in individuals who are insulin resistant, and prediction of response to both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions.
Publications
Defining Genetic Ancestry: Implications for Nurses.
Biological research for nursing
The expression of insulin signaling and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor genes in areas of gray matter atrophy is associated with cognitive function in type 2 diabetes.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD
The expression of insulin signaling and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor genes in areas of gray matter atrophy is associated with cognitive function in type 2 diabetes.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Body Composition Differentiates Prediabetes Phenotype Clusters in the Diabetes Prevention Program Study.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Differential gene expression in response to AWARENESS: A randomized controlled trial of an intersectional minority stress intervention.
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
Addressing Cross-Specialty Clinical Genetics Education Needs.
The Journal of continuing education in the health professions
Longitudinal associations between microRNAs and weight in the diabetes prevention program.
Frontiers in endocrinology
The experiences of sexual and gender minority participants with a remote biospecimen collection protocol.
Annals of LGBTQ public and population health
MicroRNAs Associated with Metformin Treatment in the Diabetes Prevention Program.
International journal of molecular sciences
Multi-Tiered Assessment of Gene Expression Provides Evidence for Mechanisms That Underlie Risk for Type 2 Diabetes.
Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy
MicroRNA Biomarkers Target Genes and Pathways Associated with Type 2 Diabetes.
Diabetes research and clinical practice
MicroRNAs Associated with Incident Diabetes in the Diabetes Prevention Program.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Review of databases for experimentally validated human microRNA-mRNA interactions.
Database : the journal of biological databases and curation
Behavioral Analytics for Myopic Agents.
European journal of operational research
Systematic review of transcriptome and microRNAome associations with gestational diabetes mellitus.
Frontiers in endocrinology
Prediction Performance of Feature Selectors and Classifiers on Highly Dimensional Transcriptomic Data for Prediction of Weight Loss in Filipino Americans at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes.
Biological research for nursing
Healthcare Mistreatment, State-Level Policy Protections, and Healthcare Avoidance Among Gender Minority People.
Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP
The Role of Racial and Ethnic Factors in MicroRNA Expression and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes.
Frontiers in genetics
Co‑expressed microRNAs, target genes and pathways related to metabolism, inflammation and endocrine function in individuals at risk for type 2 diabetes.
Molecular medicine reports
Risk of early birth by body mass index in a propensity score-matched sample: A retrospective cohort study.
BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Serine, N-acetylaspartate differentiate adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis compared with healthy controls: a metabolomics cross-sectional study.
Pediatric rheumatology online journal
Consideration of social determinants of health in preterm birth risk and resiliency scoring.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Circulating microRNAs are associated with variability in fasting blood glucose over 12-months and target pathways related to type 2 diabetes: A pilot study.
Diabetes & vascular disease research
Circulating MicroRNAs predict glycemic improvement and response to a behavioral intervention.
Biomarker research
The association of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy with preterm birth: A retrospective cohort study in California.
Lancet Regional Health. Americas
77-OR: Circulating MicroRNAs Predict Glycemic Improvement and Response to a Behavioral Intervention.
Diabetes
Socioeconomic status, diabetes, and gestation length in Native American and White women.
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
Circulating microRNAs associated with prediabetes and geographic location in Latinos.
International journal of diabetes in developing countries
Pregnancy after bariatric surgery in women with rheumatic diseases and association with adverse birth outcomes.
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
Nonstationary Bandits with Habituation and Recovery Dynamics.
Operations Research
Alterations in Patterns of Gene Expression and Perturbed Pathways in the Gut-Brain Axis Are Associated With Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea.
Journal of pain and symptom management
855: Risk of adverse birth outcome among Black women with post-traumatic stress disorder.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Socioeconomic Status, Preeclampsia Risk and Gestational Length in Black and White Women.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
2429-PUB: Circulating microRNAs Are Associated with Glycemic Variability over a 12-Month Period.
Diabetes
Pairing pedagogical and genomic advances to prepare advanced practice nurses for the era of precision health.
BMC medical education
Body Composition and Diabetes Risk in South Asians: Findings From the MASALA and MESA Studies.
Diabetes care
Abstract # 2036 Recent stimulant use and leukocyte gene expression in methamphetamine users with treated HIV infection.
Brain Behavior and Immunity
A Pilot Study Using a Multistaged Integrated Analysis of Gene Expression and Methylation to Evaluate Mechanisms for Evening Fatigue in Women Who Received Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer.
Biological research for nursing
695: Recurrence of early preterm, late preterm, and early term birth by race/ethnicity and insurance status.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Second trimester inflammatory and metabolic markers in women delivering preterm with and without preeclampsia.
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
Behavioral Modeling in Weight Loss Interventions.
European journal of operational research
Risk Factors Associated With Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea in the Week Before the Next Cycle and Impact of Nausea on Quality of Life Outcomes.
Journal of pain and symptom management
Mechanisms and Measurement of Changes in Gene Expression.
Biological research for nursing
Recent stimulant use and leukocyte gene expression in methamphetamine users with treated HIV infection.
Brain, behavior, and immunity
Minority stress and leukocyte gene expression in sexual minority men living with treated HIV infection.
Brain, behavior, and immunity
Personalizing Mobile Fitness Apps using Reinforcement Learning.
CEUR workshop proceedings
Evaluating Machine Learning-Based Automated Personalized Daily Step Goals Delivered Through a Mobile Phone App: Randomized Controlled Trial.
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
A review of the literature on the relationships between genetic polymorphisms and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology
Preliminary evidence supports circulating microRNAs as prognostic biomarkers for type 2 diabetes.
Obesity science & practice
Serum BDNF Is Positively Associated With Negative Symptoms in Older Adults With Schizophrenia.
Biological research for nursing
Differential expression of genes and differentially perturbed pathways associated with very high evening fatigue in oncology patients receiving chemotherapy.
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Circulating micrornas associated with glycemic impairment and progression in Asian Indians.
Biomarker research
Circulating microRNA-320a and microRNA-486 predict thiazolidinedione response: Moving towards precision health for diabetes prevention.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental
Abstract P300: Circulating MicroRNAs Associated with Glycemic Impairment and Progression in Asian Indians.
Circulation
Use of plasma triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio to identify increased cardio-metabolic risk in young, healthy South Asians.
The Indian journal of medical research
MicroRNAs associated with exercise and diet: a systematic review.
Physiological genomics
The relationship of lipoprotein(a), C-reactive protein and homocysteine with metabolic syndrome in South Asians.
Journal of Indian College of Cardiology
Effectiveness of a community screening program for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk factor identification in young South Asians adults.
Diabetes & metabolic syndrome
Hyperglycemia is associated with corrected QT prolongation and mortality in acutely ill patients.
The Journal of cardiovascular nursing
SCREENING FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN YOUNG SOUTH ASIANS: A COMMUNITY BASED STUDY.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
MicroRNA associated with dyslipidemia and coronary disease in humans.
Physiological genomics
Adiposity and cardiovascular risk clustering in South Asians.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders
MicroRNA associated with atherogenic dyslipidemia in South Asian men.
International journal of cardiology
A culturally specific health coaching program targeting cardiovascular disease risk in South Asians: rationale, design, and baseline data.
Ethnicity & disease
MicroRNA regulation of lipid metabolism.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental
Gene-environment interactions in cardiovascular disease.
European journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology
Measurement of MicroRNA: a regulator of gene expression.
Biological research for nursing
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in South Asians residing in the United States.
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIPOPROTEIN(A), HOMOCYSTEINE, AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND METABOLIC SYNDROME IN SOUTH ASIAN PATIENTS.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology