Research Bio
As an environmental epidemiologist, Dr. Jusko's research interests concern the environmental causes of human disease. Within this broad area, Dr. Jusko's research primarily focuses on how environmental chemicals contribute to adverse immunological development over the entire lifespan. He is interested in the immune system as both a disease outcome (e.g., asthma, lowered vaccine response, development of autoimmunity), and as a mechanism of susceptibility for other disease outcomes, such as neurobehavioral development.
Dr. Jusko is exploring these questions in a diverse set of populations. For instance, he is investigating whether in utero and early postnatal exposure to persistent pollutants is associated with measures of immune system function in a cohort of children in eastern Slovakia. In adults, he is examining whether chemical exposures are associated with antinuclear antibodies (ANA), autoantibodies frequently observed in individuals with systemic autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). He is also a longtime collaborator on the Rochester Lead Study, which examines the potential neurobehavioral effects of early life lead exposure in a cohort of children in Rochester NY, and an NIEHS-led project examining neurodevelopment in a birth cohort of approximately 10,000 mother-infant pairs (the Generation R Study) in relation to in utero exposure to organophosphate pesticide metabolites.
2015 Jan
Lancz K, Murínová L, Patayová H, Drobná B, Wimmerová S, Sov?íková E, Ková? J, Farkašová D, Hertz-Picciotto I, Jusko TA, Trnovec T. "Ratio of cord to maternal serum PCB concentrations in relation to their congener-specific physicochemical properties." International journal of hygiene and environmental health. 2015 Jan; 218(1):91-8. Epub 2014 Sep 06. |
2015 Jan
Lancz K, Hertz-Picciotto I, Jusko TA, Murínová L, Wimmerová S, Sov?íková E, Dedík L, Strémy M, Drobná B, Farkašová D, Trnovec T. "Duration of breastfeeding and serum PCB 153 concentrations in children." Environmental research. 2015 Jan; 136:35-9. Epub 2014 Nov 20. |
2014 Nov
Jusko TA, Sisto R, Iosif AM, Moleti A, Wimmerová S, Lancz K, Tihányi J, Sov?íková E, Drobná B, Palkovi?ová L, Jure?ková D, Thevenet-Morrison K, Verner MA, Sonneborn D, Hertz-Picciotto I, Trnovec T. "Prenatal and postnatal serum PCB concentrations and cochlear function in children at 45 months of age." Environmental health perspectives. 2014 Nov; 122(11):1246-52. Epub 2014 Jul 22. |
2014 Nov
Parks CG, Miller FW, Satoh M, Chan EK, Andrushchenko Z, Birnbaum LS, Jusko TA, Kissling GE, Patel MD, Rose KM, Weinberg C, Zeldin DC, Sandler DP. "Reproductive and hormonal risk factors for antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in a representative sample of U.S. women." Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2014 Nov; 23(11):2492-502. Epub 2014 Aug 01. |
2014 Apr 15
Dinse GE, Jusko TA, Ho LA, Annam K, Graubard BI, Hertz-Picciotto I, Miller FW, Gillespie BW, Weinberg CR. "Accommodating measurements below a limit of detection: a novel application of Cox regression." American journal of epidemiology. 2014 Apr 15; 179(8):1018-24. Epub 2014 Mar 04. |
