Keck School of Medicine of USC, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

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Keck School of Medicine of USC, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences

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Obesity and Diabetes with Richard Watanabe, PhD 13.06.2023 7:40

Richard Watanabe, PhD is a professor of population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and associate dean for health and population science programs at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. His primary research interest is in the pathophysiology and genetics of type 2 diabetes mellitus. His research program focuses on genetics, pathophysiology (and t...

Mind and Body Practices and Diabetes with Fatimata Sanogo, PhD 06.06.2023 6:59

Fatimata Sanogo, PhD, graduated in May 2023 from the PhD in Epidemiology program in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. Her research focuses on understanding the benefits of mind and body practices for patients living with Type 2 Diabetes and those at risk for Type 2 Diabetes. She investigates the physiological pathways through which such practices affect insulin resistance. F...

Nicotine Gummies with Alyssa F. Harlow, PhD, MPH 30.05.2023 6:47

Alyssa F. Harlow, PhD, MPH is an epidemiologist and postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the University of Southern California and the USC Health, Emotion, and Addiction Laboratory . Harlow’s research applies novel epidemiologic methods and causal inference to better understand the determinants and health effects of tobacco-product and substance use be...

Air Pollution and Pregnancy with Carrie Breton, ScD and Zhongzheng Jason Niu, PhD 24.05.2023 6:35

Carrie Breton, ScD is a professor of population and public health sciences and co-director of the Maternal And Developmental Risks from Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) Center for Environmental Health Disparities . Breton is interested in understanding how prenatal environmental exposures and stressors affect epigenetic pathways and maternal and child health outcomes. Zhongzheng Niu, Ph...

Electric Vehicle Adoption with Sandrah Eckel, PhD 04.04.2023 7:32

Sandrah Eckel, PhD is an associate professor of population and public health sciences, and director of the PhD in Biostatistics program. Her latest research documents the actual impact of electric vehicle adoption in the first study to use real-world data to link electric cars, air pollution and health. Leveraging publicly available datasets, the researchers analyzed a “natural experiment” occurri...

Trailer 04.04.2023 0:57

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