Bioavailability of Soil Pb in Humans
Mailman School of Public Health
We are determining the bioavailability (i.e., the fraction absorbed) of soil Pb in humans, using the technique of stable isotope dilution. The soils under investigation have been obtained from . . . More »
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Department of Environmental Health Sciences
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United States of America
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Biological Effectiveness of a Single Alpha Particle
College of Physicians and Surgeons
To help train graduate students (Ph.D. and M.Sc.) for the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Ion Beam Bioengineering, to be proficient in cellular and molecular biology. To collaborate in . . . More »
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Department of Radiation Oncology
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China
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Body Composition / Metabolism / Obesity: China
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Study of ethnicity, obesity, and their physiologic/metabolic features. . . . More »
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Department of Medicine
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China
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Body Composition / Metabolism / Obesity: South Korea
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Study of ethnicity, obesity, and their phyiologic/metabolic factors. . . . More »
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Department of Medicine
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Korea (south)
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Body Composition and Cardiovascular Risk-Factors in Korean Adults
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Using DXA as a body-composition measurement tool available to Dr. Park, we will compare fat distribution in relation to CV risk factors in Koreans versus our New York samples. . . . More »
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Department of Medicine
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Korea (south)
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Cross-Cultural Differences in the Report of Pain and Emotion: China
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Multidimensional Affect and Pain Survey (MAPS) is a 101-item questionnaire suitable for administration to patients with acute and chronic pain. To date, it has been administered to patients . . . More »
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Department of Psychiatry
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China
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Cross-Cultural Differences in the Report of Pain and Emotion: Italy
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Multidimensional Affect of Pain Survey (MAPS) is a 101-item questionnaire suitable for administration to patients with acute and chronic pain. To date, it has been administered to patients . . . More »
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Department of Psychiatry
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Italy
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Cross-Cultural Differences in the Report of Pain and Emotion: Russian Federation
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Multidimensional Affect and Pain Survey (MAPS) is a 101-item questionnaire suitable for administration to patients with acute and chronic pain. To date, it has been administered to patients . . . More »
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Department of Psychiatry
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Russian Federation (Europe)
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Effects of the Chernobyl Accident on Thyroid Cancer and Related Diseases
Mailman School of Public Health
This is a cohort study of risk of thyroid cancer and other thyroid disorders following exposure to radioactive isotopes of iodine among those exposed at ages 18 years or younger due to the accident . . . More »
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Department of Epidemiology
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Ukraine
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Environmental Arsenic, Pregnancy, and Children
Mailman School of Public Health
We are testing the hypotheses that arsenic exposure from drinking water may be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. This hypothesis is based on the fact that arsenic is a known teratogen in . . . More »
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Department of Environmental Health Sciences
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Bangladesh
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Epidemiology Research Consultations
Mailman School of Public Health
Dr. Susser is designated chief consultant to the South Africa Medical Research Council / Community Epidemiology Research. Consultation on a variety of research projects especially HIV epidemic. . . . More »
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Department of Epidemiology
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South Africa
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Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Activity of Various Environmental Agents; Development of Novel Assays
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Evaluation of carcinogenic activity of various environmental agents; development of novel assays. . . . More »
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Department of Medicine
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France
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Genetic Abnormalities in Esophageal Cancer
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Collaborative research on the causation and pathogenesis of esophageal cancer in a high-risk region of China. . . . More »
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Department of Medicine
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China
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Genetic Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease in Caribbean Hispanics
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We have recruited over three hundred families with one or more living relatives affected by Alzheimer's disease. Our goal is to identify genes that may contribute to Alzheimer's disease. We have held . . . More »
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Department of Neurology
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Dominican Republic
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Huntington's Disease and Other Studies (Maracaibo)
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Nancy Wexler's inexhaustible energy, effective leadership, and dedication have played a central role in recent progress toward a cure for Huntington's disease. Involved in public policy, individual . . . More »
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Department of Neurology
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Venezuela
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Incidence and Risk Factors for Epilepsy in Iceland
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Incidence and case control study of epilepsy.More »
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Department of Neurology
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Iceland
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Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: China
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are examining interactions between genetic and environmental factors as they influence quantitative trait variation by studying these traits in large families of overseas Koreans in Almaty and . . . More »
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Department of Psychiatry
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China
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Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: Multinational
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are examining interactions between genetic and environmental factors as they influence quantitative trait variation by studying these traits in large families of overseas Koreans in Almaty and . . . More »
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Department of Psychiatry
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Kazakhstan, China, Sweden, Korea (south)
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Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: Russian Federation (Europe)
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are examining interactions between genetic and environmental factors as they influence quantitative trait variation by studying these traits in large families of overseas Koreans in Almaty and . . . More »
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Department of Psychiatry
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Russian Federation (Europe)
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Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: South Korea
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are examining interactions between genetic and environmental factors as they influence quantitative trait variation by studying these traits in large families of overseas Koreans in Almaty and . . . More »
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Department of Psychiatry
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Korea (south)
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Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: Sweden
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are examining interactions between genetic and environmental factors as they influence quantitative trait variation by studying these traits in large families of overseas Koreans in Almaty and . . . More »
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Department of Psychiatry
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Sweden
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Light Visor Treatment for Jet Lag: Controlled Field Study
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We have recently concluded a field study of the efficacy of bright-light administration in facilitating circadian rhythm adaptation to a new time zone after westward transmeridian travel. Circadian . . . More »
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Department of Psychiatry
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Switzerland
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Malignant Transformation of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells by Tobacco Nitrosamine and Radon Alpha Particles
College of Physicians and Surgeons
To examine the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neoplastic transformation of immortalized human bronchial cells by the tobacco-specific nitrosamine NNK, either alone, or in combination with radon . . . More »
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Department of Radiation Oncology
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China
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Manganese Occupational Exposure: Biological Monitoring, Prevention, and Mechanism Investigation
Mailman School of Public Health
Manganese has replaced lead as an additive to gasoline in Europe and North America. Environmental exposure to this toxic metal has recently become a major public-health concern. Occupational exposure . . . More »
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Department of Environmental Health Sciences
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China
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Mechanisms of Environmental Carcinogensis
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Provide training opportunity for junior staff of the Laboratory of Industrial Hygiene in molecular carcinogenesis studies. . . . More »
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Department of Radiation Oncology
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China
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Metabolism of Intravenous Lipid Emulsions
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Studies on the effects of varying the lipid composition of intravenous lipid emulsions or their metabolism in cultured cells, animal models, and humans. . . . More »
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Department of Pediatrics
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Belgium
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Molecular Biomarks of Carcinogen Exposure
Mailman School of Public Health
This project has evaluated the utility of biomarkers based on mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in individuals exposed to carcinogen vinyl chloride in France. . . . More »
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Department of Environmental Health Sciences
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France
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Molecular Genetics of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: France
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Current research activities include efforts to identify genes (and relevant allelic variants) related to obesity and/or type 2 diabetes in mice and humans. The lab has particular interest in the . . . More »
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Department of Medicine
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France
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Molecular Genetics of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: United Kingdom
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Current research activities include efforts to identify genes (and relevant allelic variants) related to obesity and/or type 2 diabetes in mice and humans. The lab has particular interest in the . . . More »
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Department of Medicine
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United Kingdom
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Predicting Tumor Response by 31-P Spectroscopy
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This multi-institutional project will examine localized 31-P MR spectra from the tumors of patients prior to their undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL). The spectra are quantitated . . . More »
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Department of Radiology
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Netherlands, United Kingdom
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Professeur Invite
College of Physicians and Surgeons
ElectrophysiologyMore »
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Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
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France
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Protease Inhibitor Related Atherosclerosis in HIV
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Collaborating RO1s as part of an NIH-funded study on protease-inhibitor-related atherosclerosis in HIV. Collaboration regarding clinical studies on lipoprotein metabolsim and insulin resistance. . . . More »
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Department of Medicine
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Australia
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Rakai Project: Uganda
Mailman School of Public Health
Population-based HIV/STD / infectious disease cohort, currently covering all consenting adults in 44 villages in rural Rakai District, southwestern Uganda. Cohort established in 1998. Annual . . . More »
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Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health
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Uganda
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Regulation of Calcium Release Channels
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Characterize the structure and function of calcium-release channels that control muscle contraction. . . . More »
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Department of Medicine
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Slovakia
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Remodeling of Gap Junction in Reentrant Circuits
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Immunolocalization of cerinexin 43 gap junction protein in arrhythmogenic regions of canine model of myocardial infarction. . . . More »
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Department of Pharmacology
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United Kingdom
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Risk Factors for Epilepsy in Ecuador
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Case-control study of epilepsy of newly diagnosed epilepsy.More »
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Department of Neurology
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Ecuador
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Spatial Dynamics of Chagas Disease
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Chagas disease (American Trypanosomiasis), caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by triatomine bugs, is the most important vector-borne disease in Latin America. Despite an ongoing eradication . . . More »
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Laboratory of Populations
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Argentina
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The Function of the Mammalian Rad-9 Checkpoint Control Gene
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Investigating the function of human orthologenes at the fission yeast s. poumbe rad-9 checkpoint control gene. . . . More »
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Department of Radiation Oncology
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Canada
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The Ukrainian / American Chernobyl Ocular Study (UACOS)
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The ocular-radiation protection standards formulated by National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP) and the International Council on Radiation Protection (ICRP) are all predicated on the . . . More »
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Department of Opthomology
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Ukraine
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U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research Program in Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis.
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Joint U.S.-Japan yearly workshops in mutagenesis and carcinogenesis and a scientist-exchange research program plus sharing of reagents and research materials. . . . More »
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Department of Medicine
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Japan
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Women's Socioeconomic Development and Health
Mailman School of Public Health
Throughout the developing world, there is evidence of declining rates of mortality and fertility, yet no clear understanding of the factors driving this change, nor the extent to which these health . . . More »
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Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health
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Bangladesh
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WWWMeb (now GermOnline) Meeting and Web Site
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The purpose of the meeting was to bring together biologists and software developers working on construction of the World Wide MeB (Meiosis dataBase) to facilitate further programmatic development of . . . More »
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Department of Genetics and Development
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Korea (south), Israel, France, India
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Zambia Exclusive Breastfeeding Study (ZEBS)
Mailman School of Public Health
ZEBS is designed to evaluate whether short duration exclusive breastfeeding among HIV-positive women will be safe and effective to reduce the risk of postnatal HIV transmission. The study will test . . . More »
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Department of Epidemiology
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Zambia
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