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Revised May 2011 C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E Alain Bernard Labrique, MS, MHS, PhD, MACE PERSONAL DATA Home: 1107 Chatterleigh Circle Towson, MD 21286 Phone: (410) 853-7957 Office: Global Disease Epidemiology and Control Program Department of International Health Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University E5543, 615 N. Wolfe St. Baltimore, MD 21205-2103 Phone: +1 (443) 287-4744 Cell: +1 (443) 857-7332 Fax: +1 (410) 510 1055 Email: [email protected] EDUCATION PhD / 2007 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, Maryland Epidemiology / Infectious Diseases MHS / 1999 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore, Maryland Epidemiology MS / 1997 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Molecular Biology BS / 1996 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Biology With commendation for Undergraduate Research BIOGRAPHIC DETAILS Belgian Citizen / US Resident (H1B) Birthplace: Bangladesh Wife: Kimberly Labrique Children: David (age 7 years) Natalie (age 3 years)
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C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E

Alain Bernard Labrique, MS, MHS, PhD, MACE

PERSONAL DATA Home: 1107 Chatterleigh Circle Towson, MD 21286 Phone: (410) 853-7957 Office: Global Disease Epidemiology and Control Program

Department of International Health Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University E5543, 615 N. Wolfe St.

Baltimore, MD 21205-2103 Phone: +1 (443) 287-4744 Cell: +1 (443) 857-7332 Fax: +1 (410) 510 1055 Email: [email protected] EDUCATION

PhD / 2007 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Baltimore, Maryland Epidemiology / Infectious Diseases MHS / 1999 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Baltimore, Maryland Epidemiology

MS / 1997 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Molecular Biology BS / 1996 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Biology With commendation for Undergraduate Research

BIOGRAPHIC DETAILS Belgian Citizen / US Resident (H1B) Birthplace: Bangladesh Wife: Kimberly Labrique Children: David (age 7 years) Natalie (age 3 years)

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Revised May 2011 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor Joint Appointments in: Department of International Health Department of Epidemiology Global Disease Epidemiology and Control 2007 to present Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University 2007 to present

Center Appointments International Injury Research Unit 2010 to present Center for Global Health 2006 to present Center for Human Nutrition 2001 to present

Visiting Professor (10/2010-9/2013) National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development Xiamen University Xiamen, Fujian, China Director (8/2010 – present) Board of Directors, and Founding Member-Secretary Johns Hopkins Bangladesh, Ltd Research Associate (2001 to 2007) Department of International Health Human Nutrition Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University JHU Project Scientist / Country Representative (2001 to 2007) Johns Hopkins-JiVitA Research Program Rangpur / Gaibandha, Bangladesh

Teaching and Research Assistant (1999-2001) Department of Epidemiology Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University Epidemiology Consultant (1999-2001) Distance Education Division Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University

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Internet Services Consultant (2000-2001) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Genotyping Center / JHMI DNA Diagnostic Lab Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Harm Reduction Technician (1999) Needle Exchange Program Baltimore City Department of Health Baltimore, MD Internet and Technical Support (Webmaster) (1998-2000) Hopkins Population Center Computing & Library and Information Services Core

Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins University

Research Assistant (1996-1997) Molecular Biology Laboratories (S. cerevisiae - K. Bloom) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Teaching Assistant (1996-1997) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina INTERNSHIPS

Rural Primary Health Care Assistant (May-July 1995) Oblate Father's Clinic Lokhipur, Bangladesh

Clinical Laboratory Technician / Leprosy Control Assistant (May-Aug 1994) Damien Leprosy and Tuberculosis Foundation

Jalchatra Hospital, Tangail, Bangladesh Leprosy Control Assistant (May - August 1993)

Mymensingh Leprosy Control Project Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Asst. Radiology Technician / Rural Health Educator / Physician Asst. (May-Aug 1992) Tangail Leprosy Control Project Tangail, Bangladesh

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Society Membership and Leadership – Active

Global mHealth Initiative at Johns Hopkins University – Founder and Chair (2011) American College of Epidemiology, Elected Member (2000 to present)

JHSPH Faculty Budget Advisory Committee – Chair (2010 to present) JHSPH GDEC Program Data Security Ad Hoc Committee – Chair (2010 to present) JHSPH Departmental Strategic Planning (SWOT) Committee – (2011)

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Revised May 2011 JHSPH Faculty Budget Advisory Committee – Member (2009 to 2010)

JHSPH Technology Transfer Committee – Member (2009 to present) Center for Global Health (2007 to present) Global Health Council – Associate Member (2006 to present) Global White Ribbon Alliance for Maternal Mortality Reduction (2005 to present) American College of Epidemiology – Member (2000 to present) International Society for Infectious Diseases (2000 to present) Society for Epidemiologic Research (1999 to present) Past

Tropical Medicine Dinner Club, Baltimore - Board Member (2000 to 2002) Students Teaching and Reaching Students (STARS) - Executive Committee (2001 to 2002) American Public Health Association (1998-2000) Epidemiology Student Organization - Coordinator (1999-2000), Member (1998-2002) JHSPH School-Wide Committee on Information Technology (1998 to 2000)

JHSPH Student Outbreak Response Team (1998 to 1999) JHSPH Special WWW Steering Committee (1998)

Participation on Advisory Panels 2012 – Speaker, Expert Workshop “Hepatitis E Virus Infection in the United States”,

NIH, Bethesda, MD., March 19. 2011 – Expert Panel “Mortality Reduction after Oral Azithromycin” Study Design

Meeting, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA. April 11-12. 2010 – Moderator / Presenter, “Building an mHealth Alliance in Bangladesh”, Dhaka,

Bangladesh. 2010 – Expert Panel “Using Mobile Technology for Improving Health Outcomes for

Health Services Delivery”, 2nd Annual mHealth Summit, Washington, D.C. 2010 – Expert Panel “Maternal and Child Health: Achieving Health Priority Needs

with ICT and mobile interventions”, 2nd Annual mHealth Summit, Washington, D.C.

2010 – Expert Panel “New Applications for Existing Technologies to Improve Maternal Health”, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C., October 27.

2010 – Harmonization Meeting on Maternal Data and Specimens, Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth (GAPPS), Seattle, WA

2010 – Expert Panel on Hidden Hunger Mapping, Sight and Life, DSM, Washington, D.C.

2010 – WHO Technical Advisory Group for Global Burden of Diseases (Hepatitis E) 2010 - Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group (CHERG) Meeting on Low

Birth Weight and Preterm Birth, Baltimore, MD 2009 – Expert Panel on Hidden Hunger, DSM, Bangkok 2009 – IMPAC Review Group, World Health Organization 2007 - Bangladesh Newborn Health Strategy Working Group 2007 - Scaling-Up FP-MNCH Best Practices in Asia and the Near East, Rapporteur 2006 - Commonwealth Association of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Session

Chair Consultancies

2011- AAAS – Research and Competitiveness, Saudi Arabia – Expert Reviewer

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Revised May 2011 2010-2011- Wellcome Trust- Technology Transfer – Expert Reviewer

2010- International Symposium on Hepatitis E Virus, IVI, Seoul, Korea 2009- Technical Consultation on Vitamin A in Newborn Health – Mechanistic

Studies. World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (December, 2009) 2000- Graphic Design – Design of ACE Materials / American College of

Epidemiology EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES Editorial Boards World Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases (2011 to present) Peer Review Activities

American Journal of Opthamology (2009 to present) Congress of Epidemiology, Montreal 2010, Reviewer (2010) Clinical Infectious Diseases (2011 to present) Environmental Research (2010 to present) Global Public Health Journal (2007 to present) Health Policy and Planning (2011 to present) International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (2009 to present) Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2009 to present) Journal of Global Infectious Diseases (2010 to present) Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (2006 to present) Journal of Infectious Diseases (2010 to present) Journal of Perinatology (2009 to present) WHO Bulletin – Reviewer (2006 to present)

HONORS AND AWARDS 2011 Johns Hopkins University President’s Award for Excellence in Advising (Global Health) 2011 Fellow, NIH mHealth Summer Institute, La Jolla, CA 2011 Johns Hopkins Faculty Innovation Fund Awardee 2010 Inaugural Member, International Consortium for Control and Prevention of Viral Hepatitis E 2010 Elected Faculty Member, Delta Omega Society, Alpha Chapter 2010 Elected Member, American College of Epidemiology 2010 Listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America, 64th Edition 2010 19th International Congress of Nutrition Distinguished Poster 2009 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Technology Transfer SEED Awardee 2008 Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health Awardee 2006 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Technology Transfer SEED Awardee 2002 The David and Elinor Bodian Scholarship (JHU SPH) 2001 Ruth Rice Puffer Award for International Students (JHU SPH) 2001 Charlotte Silverman Award for Outstanding Community Service (JHU SPH) 2001 Delta Omega (Alpha Chapter) Scholarship Recipient 1999-2001 JHSPH Infectious Disease Program (Epidemiology) Tuition Scholarship 1998 JHSPH Student Volunteer InterAction Certificate for Exemplary Service 1996 University of North Carolina Dean's List 1994 Office of North Carolina Fellows Leadership Program PUBLICATIONS

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Revised May 2011 Book Chapters

1. AB Labrique, MH Kuniholm, KE Nelson. The global impact of Hepatitis E – new horizons for an emerging virus. In: Scheld WM, Murray BE, Hughes JM, editors. Emerging Infections. 9th Edition. Virginia: ASM Press; 2010.

Patents 2. AB Labrique, KP West, Jr. A. Sommer. A Portable Field Dark Adaptometer. July

30, 2010. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. Provisional Patent Number 61/369,283.

3. AB Labrique. Automatic, Digital MUAC (Mid-Upper Arm Circumference) Measurement. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. Provisional Patent Number 61/424,369 .

4. AB Labrique, S Shaikh, KP West, Jr. Portable Acrylic Infant Length Board. February, 2011. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. Provisional Patent Number 61/450,949.

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles*1

1. AB Labrique, MW Merritt, LA Bartlett., Cultural and contextual challenges to validating consent to research. 2011. (JAMA, In Press).

2. AB Labrique, K Zaman, M Yunus, Z Hossain, A Hossain, T Azim, J Ticehurst, KE

Nelson. Epidemiology of acute hepatitis E illness in a rural population – a case control study. 2011. (PLOS One, In Press).

3. AB Labrique, BL Kmush, KE Nelson. The emerging threat of Hepatitis E virus infections in developed countries and among immunocompromised populations. (Expert Reviews of Anti-infective Therapy, 2011, in Press)

4. RD Merrill, AA Shamim, H Ali, N Jahan, AB Labrique, K Schulze, P Christian, KP West, Jr., Iron Status of Women Is Associated with the Iron Concentration of Potable Groundwater in Rural Bangladesh. Journal of Nutrition, 2011. jn.111.138628

5. AB Labrique, RW Klemm, M Rashid, AA Shamim, A Massie, J Katz, P Christian, KP West Jr. A Cluster-Randomized Maternal Vitamin A or Beta-Carotene Supplementation Trial in Bangladesh: Design and Methods. Trials, 2011. 12:102 (21 April 2011)

6. KP West, Jr., P Christian, AB Labrique, M Rashid, AA Shamim, RDW Klemm, A Massie, S Mehra, K Schulze, H Ali, B Ullah, L Wu, J Katz, H Banu, A Sommer. Vitamin A or beta-carotene supplementation and mortality related to pregnancy: A cluster-randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled trial in Bangladesh. 2010. (JAMA, In Press).

1 * Primary Faculty Mentor for Student or Trainee Author for this manuscript

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7. KP West Jr., P Christian, J Katz, AB Labrique, R Klemm, A Sommer. Effect of vitamin A supplementation on maternal survival. The Lancet. 2010; 376(9744); 873-874.

8. *J Sugimoto, AB Labrique, S Ahmad, M Rashid, AA Shamim, B Ullah, RDW Klemm, P Christian, KP West, Jr. Epidemiology of a tornado in rural northern Bangladesh: Risk factors for death and injury. Disasters 2011; 35(2); 329-345.

9. AB Labrique, KE Nelson. Hepatitis E Virus Infections Among U.S. Military Personnel Deployed to Afghanistan. JID. 2010; 202(9); 1297-9.

10. RD Merrill, AA Shamim, H Ali, N Jahan, AB Labrique, P Christian, KP West, Jr. Groundwater iron assessment and consumption by women in rural northwestern Bangladesh. IJVNR. 2010. Accepted.

11. S Shaikh, KJ Schulze, H Ali, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, M Rashid, S Mehra, P Christian, KP West, Jr.. Bioelectrical impedance among Rural Bangladeshi Women during Pregnancy and in the Postpartum Period. EJCN. 2010. Accepted.

12. AA Shamim, P Christian, KJ Schulze, H Ali, A Kabir, M Rashid, AB Labrique, Q Salamatullah, KP West Jr. Iodine status in pregnancy and household salt iodine content in rural Bangladesh. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 2010. In Press.

13. AB Labrique, K Zaman, Z Hossain, P Saha, M Yunus, A Hossain, J Ticehurst, KE Nelson. Epidemiology and Risk Factors of Incident Hepatitis E Virus Infections in Rural Bangladesh. AJE. 2010 Aug; 172(8): 952-961.

14. * S Gunnsteinsson, AB Labrique, KP West Jr., P Christian, S Mehra, AA Shamim, M Rashid, J Katz, RDW Klemm. Constructing indices of rural living standards in Northwestern Bangladesh. JHPN. 2010 Oct; 28(5):509-519.

15. MW Merritt, AB Labrique, J Katz, KP West, Jr., J Pettit. A Field Training Guide for Human Subjects Research Ethics. PLoS Med. 2010; 7 (10). e1000349.

16. AB Labrique, WK Pan. Diagnostic Tests: Understanding results, assessing utility and predicting performance (Editorial).. Am J Opthalmol. 2010 Jun; 149(6):878-881.e2.

17. * RD Merrill, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, K Schulze, P Christian, RK Merrill, KP West, Jr. Elevated and variable groundwater iron in rural northwest Bangladesh. Journal of Water and Health. 8: 818-825. 2010.

18. * MH Kuniholm, AB Labrique, KE Nelson. Should HIV-Infected Patients with Unexplained Chronic Liver Enzyme Elevations Be Tested For Hepatitis E Virus ? Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2010 Jun 1; 50(11): 1545-6.

19. JH Rah, AA Shamim, UT Arju, AB Labrique, RDW Klemm, M Rashid, P Christian. Difference in ponderal growth and body composition among pregnant versus never-

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pregnant adolescents varies by birth outcomes. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 6(1). 27-37(11). January 2010.

20. AB Labrique, K Zaman, M Yunus, Z Hossain, A Hossain, T Azim, J Ticehurst, KE Nelson. Seroprevalence of HEV antibodies in rural Bangladesh. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 81(5). p875-881. 2009.

21. JH Rah, AA Shamim, UT Arju, AB Labrique, M Rashid, P Christian. Age of Onset and Nutritional and Seasonal Variations in Menarche in Rural Bangladesh. JHPN 2009 Dec; 27(6). 802-807.

22. JH Rah, AA Shamim, UT Arju, AB Labrique, RDW Klemm, M Rashid, P Christian. Predictors of stunting and thinness in post-menarcheal adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh. Public Health Nutrition. 12(12), 2400-2409. 2009.

23. RD Merrill, AA Shamim, AB Labrique, H Ali, K Schulze, M Rashid, P Christian, K.P. West, Jr. Validation of Two Portable Instruments to Measure Iron Concentration in Groundwater in Rural Bangladesh. JPHN 2009; 27(3):414-8.

24. JH Rah, P Christian, AA Shamim, UT Arju, AB Labrique, M Rashid. Pregnancy and Lactation Hinder Growth and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls in Rural Bangladesh. J Nutr. 2008; 138: 1505-1511.

25. RW Klemm, AB Labrique, P Christian, M Rashid, AA Shamim, J Katz, A Sommer, KP West Jr. Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation Reduced Infant Mortality in Rural Bangladesh, Pediatrics 2008; 122; e242-e250.

26. * JD Sugimoto, AB Labrique, S Ahmad, M Rashid, RW Klemm, P Christian, KP West Jr. Development and Management of a Geographic Information System for Health Research in a Developing-country Setting: A Case Study from Bangladesh. JHPN 2007: 25(4):436-447.

27. * JD Sugimoto, S Ahmad, M Rashid, AA Shamim, AB Labrique. A Low-cost Method to Identify Tubewells for Longitudinal Research on Arsenic in Groundwater. JHPN 2007: 25(3):377-381.

28. KP West Jr, P Christian, R Klemm, AB Labrique, M Rashid, AA Shamim, J Katz, A Sommer. The JiVitA Bangladesh Project: Research to improve nutrition and health among mothers and infants in rural South Asia. Sight and Life, Newsletter 1/2006. PO box 2116, 4002 Basel, Switzerland. http://sightandlife.org

29. C Beyrer, MH Razak, AB Labrique, R Brookmeyer. Assessing the magnitude of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Burma. J AIDS 2003;32:311-317.

30. AB Labrique, DL Thomas, SK Stoszek, KE Nelson. Hepatitis E: An Emerging Infectious Disease. Epidemiologic Reviews. Vol.21(2): 162-179. 1999.

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31. AB Labrique, HE Elnaggar. The Grameen Experience, 1992. Grameen Bank: Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Journal Articles Submitted / Under Review

1. * S Sikder, P Christian, B Ullah, S Mehra, M Rashid, KP West Jr, AB Labrique, Beyond the numbers: Accounts of obstetric near miss experiences in rural Bangladesh. 2010. (Soc Sci Medicine, Submitted).

2. P Christian, AB Labrique, H Ali, M Richman, L Wu, M Rashid, KP West, Jr., Maternal vitamin A and beta-carotene supplementation and risk of bacterial vaginosis. A randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh. 2010. (Journal of Nutrition, Submitted).

3. AB Labrique, P Christian, M Rashid, S Sikder, B Ullah, H Ali, A Shamim, S Mehra, N Jahan, R Klemm KP West, Jr,. Beyond maternal mortality: non pregnancy-related deaths in rural Bangladeshi women of reproductive age. 2010. (NEJM, Internal Review).

4. * M Al-Saeidan, P Christian, B Ullah, H Ali, M Rashid, KP West Jr, AB Labrique, Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy is protective of pregnancy loss. 2010. (IJGO, Internal review).

5. * Z Hossain, K Zaman, P Saha, M Yunus, AB Labrique. Community perceptions and traditional treatment of jaundice in rural Bangladesh. 2011. (JHPN, Internal review).

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

1. AB Labrique, B Kmush, RE Engle, K Schulze, KP West, Jr., RH Purcell, KE Nelson. Seroincidence of intrapartum hepatitis E virus infections declines in pregnant Bangladeshi women between 2001 and 2010. 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology, June 21-24, 2011. Montreal, Canada.

2. AB Labrique, B Kmush, H Ali, RE Engle, K Schulze, KP West, Jr., RH Purcell, KE Nelson. Seroincidence of intrapartum hepatitis E virus infections in pregnant Bangladeshi women between 2001 and 2010. 2011 DMID International Research in Infectious Diseases (IRID) Annual Meeting, May 31-June 2, 2011, Bethesda, MD.

3. AB Labrique. P Christian. H Ali, M Richman, L Wu, M Rashid, KP West, Jr.

Maternal vitamin A and beta-carotene supplementation and risk of bacterial vaginosis: A randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh. 2011 DMID International Research in Infectious Diseases (IRID) Annual Meeting, May 31-June 2, 2011, Bethesda, MD.

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4. AB Labrique, S Sikder, L Wu, N Jahan, P Christian, R Klemm, KP West, Jr. Mobile phone ownership and use during emergency obstetric crises in rural Bangladesh. Seamlessly Mobile ICA Pre-Conference, May 2011, Cambridge, MA, USA.

5. R Paul, RD Merrill, AB Labrique, M Rashid, AA Shamim, RW Klemm, P Christian, KP West, Jr. (2011) Labor events and breastfeeding initiation in rural Bangladesh as recorded by families on Home-based Delivery Cards. Annual Scientific Conference of ICDDR,B, Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 14 – 17.

6. H Ali, M Barkat, AA Shamim, P Christian, KP West, Jr, RW Klemm, AB Labrique. (2011) Causes and timing of infant death in rural northwestern Bangladesh. Annual Scientific Conference of ICDDR,B, Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 14 – 17.

7. RD Merrill, AA Shamim, H Ali, AB Labrique, K Schulze, P Christian, KP West, Jr (2011) Anemia interventions in Bangladesh should consider iron in groundwater and thalassemia. Annual Scientific Conference of ICDDR,B, Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 14 – 17.

8. ME Sundaram, AA Shamim, H Ali, N Jahan, A Kabir, P Christian, KP West, Jr. AB Labrique. Early newborn feeding is associated with demographic characteristics and breastfeeding practices in rural Bangladesh Presentation. Bangladesh Pediatric Association Conference, January 2010. Rangpur, Bangladesh.

9. H Ali, A Massie, R Klemm, AA Shamim, A Huq, M Rashid, M Barkat, P Christian, KP West Jr. AB Labrique. The “Baby Square” - A Low-Cost Screening Tool to Identify High-Risk Neonates in Rural Communities. Presentation.Bangladesh Pediatric Association Conference, January 2010. Rangpur, Bangladesh.

10. AA Shamim, K Schulze, A Kabir, H Ali, M Rashid, P Christian, AB Labrique, R Klemm, K Salamatullah, KP West, Jr. Iodine insufficiency during pregnancy in rural Bangladesh and its association with size at birth. Presentation.Bangladesh Pediatric Association Conference, January 2010. Rangpur, Bangladesh

11. AB Labrique, S Sikder, L Wu, N Jahan, P Christian, RDW Klemm, KP West, Jr. Mobile phone ownership and use during emergency obstetric crises in rural Bangladesh. 2nd Annual mHealth Summit. November 2010. Washington, DC, USA.

12. AB Siddique, H Ali, B Ullah, AA Shamim, S Sikder, P Christian, R Klemm, AB Labrique. Using GPS data timestamps and other mobile ICT methods to improve community-based worker accountability: a rural Bangladesh experience. 2nd Annual mHealth Summit. November 2010. Washington, DC, USA.

13. A Kabir, AA Shamim, M Rashid, AB Labrique, P Christian, R Klemm, KP West, Jr, M Nasser. Canonical correlation analysis of infant’s size at birth and maternal socio-demographic factors: A study in rural northwest Bangladesh. 1st international Conference on Theory and Application of Statistics. December 2010. University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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14. S Sikder, P Christian, M. Rashid, B. Ullah, KP West, Jr, R Klemm, AB Labrique. Beyond maternal mortality: A qualitative study of non-pregnancy related deaths in rural Bangladeshi women of reproductive age. Presentation at 138th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. September 2010. Denver, CO, USA.

15. AB Labrique, M Kuniholm, R E Engle, RH Purcell, M Rashid, H Ali, KE Nelson. Intrapartum Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections in rural Bangladesh elicit a pro-inflammatory cytokine response and may contribute to an unrecognized high maternal mortality. Poster. 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 18-22, 2009. Washington D.C., USA.

16. RD Merrill, AA Shamim, AB Labrique, P Christian, KP West. Iron consumed through groundwater is associated with iron status of women of reproductive age in rural Bangladesh. American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 7 – 11, 2009. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

17. AB Labrique, KP West Jr, P Christian, A Sommer. An advanced portable dark Adaptometer for assessing functional vitamin A deficiency. Poster. 19th International Congress of Nutrition (ICN), October 4-9, 2009. Bangkok, Thailand.

18. K. Schulze, Cui H, Cheng T-Y, Klemm R, Christian P, Labrique AB, Wu L, Rashid M, Ali H, West KP Jr. Maternal, not newborn Vitamin A (VA) supplementation improved vitamin A status of 3 month old infants. 19th International Congress of Nutrition (ICN), October 4-9, 2009. Bangkok, Thailand.

19. AB Labrique, M Khalequzzaman, Z Hossain, M Yunus, J Ticehurst, KE Nelson. Prevalence, Incidence, Risk Factors and Genotype of Hepatitis E Virus Infections in Southern Bangladesh. Presentation. 13th International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, March 20-24, 2009. Washington D.C.

20. AB Labrique, M Kuniholm, R E Engle, RH Purcell, M Rashid, H Ali, KE Nelson, Seroprevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) and HEV Incidence in Pregnant Women in Northwest Rural Bangladesh. Presentation. 13th International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, March 20-24, 2009. Washington D.C.

21. AB Labrique, KP West Jr, P Christian, A Sommer. An advanced portable dark Adaptometer for assessing functional vitamin A deficiency. Poster. 2nd Micronutrient Forum, 12-15 May, 2008. Beijing, China.

22. R Klemm, M Rashid, AB Labrique, Z Mahmud, S Ahmed, S Faillace, KP West Jr., Research to Policy: Early Experiences in Moving Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation to National Policy in Bangladesh. Poster. 2nd Micronutrient Forum, 12-15 May, 2008. Beijing, China.

23. RD Merrill, AA Shamim, AB Labrique, M Rashid, H Ali, P Christian, KP West Jr. Can consuming iron rich groundwater affect iron stores of women in rural northwestern Bangladesh? Poster. 2nd Micronutrient Forum, 12-15 May, 2008.

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Beijing, China.

24. M Rashid, KP West Jr., K Schulze, A Kabir, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, R Klemm, P Christian, M Rashid. Bleeding Disorders in Early Infancy in Rural Bangladesh and Maternal Vitamin K Status. Poster. 2nd Micronutrient Forum, 12-15 May, 2008. Beijing, China.

25. KP West Jr, P Christian, J Katz, S Khatry, M Rashid, S LeClerq, AB Labrique, L Wu, A Sommer. Regional variation in nutrition, health and mortality may modify impact of vitamin A interventions on pregnancy-related mortality: Case studies from trials in rural Bangladesh and Nepal. Poster. 2nd Micronutrient Forum, 12-15 May, 2008. Beijing, China.

26. C Coles, R Klemm, SK Saha, H Ali, AB Labrique, M Rashid, P Christian, KP West Jr., Vitamin A supplementation at birth protects against pneumococcal carriage in Bangladeshi infants. Poster. 2nd Micronutrient Forum, 12-15 May, 2008. Beijing, China.

27. H Jing, AB Labrique, K Schulze, P Christian, AA Shamim, M Rashid, L-Murray-Kolb, KP West Jr., Categorization of Gestational Iodine Status by Multiple Indicators. Poster. 2nd Micronutrient Forum, 12-15 May, 2008. Beijing, China.

28. AA Shamim, K Schulze, AB Labrique, H Ali, M Rashid, P Christian, KP West Jr., Q Salamatullah. Iodine Deficiency During Pregnancy in Rural Bangladesh: Extent and Association with Iodized Salt Use. Poster. 2nd Micronutrient Forum, 12-15 May, 2008. Beijing, China.

29. M Rashid, KP West, Jr. K Schulze, A Kabir, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, R Klemm, P Christian, M Rashid. Bleeding disorders in early infancy in rural Bangladesh and maternal vitamin K status. 16th Bangladesh Pediatric Association Conference, 20-21 March, 2008. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

30. RD Merrill, RK Merrill, AA Shamim, AB Labrique, H Ali, M Rashid, KP West Jr., Hydrogeology and Human Health: An intersection for nutrition research in Bangladesh. 3rd International Professional Geology Conference, September 20-24, 2008, Flagstaff, AZ (USA).

31. KJ Schulze, S Shaikh, AB Labrique, A Kurpad, MH Ali, M Rashid, AA Shamim, L F-S Wu, P Christian,KP West Jr., Maternal Body Composition of Postpartum Women in Rural Bangladesh by Deuterium Oxide Dilution and Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, Experimental Biology, April 4-9, 2008, San Diego, CA.

32. R Klemm, AB Labrique, M Rashid, AA Shamim, P Christian, KP West Jr. Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation: A Promising New Way to Reduce Infant Mortality in Southern Asia. Presentation. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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33. AB Labrique, R Klemm, M Rashid, AA Shamim, S Mehra, P Christian, KP West, Jr. Size at Birth, Prematurity and Neonatal Mortality in a Large Rural Population in Northwestern Bangladesh. Presentation. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

34. KP West Jr, P Christian, AB Labrique, R Klemm, M Rashid, AA Shamim, S Mehra, The JiVitA Project: A National Resource on Infant and Maternal Health, Nutrition and Survival in Bangladesh. Presentation. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

35. M Rashid, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, R Klemm, P Christian, KP West, Jr. Bleeding Disorders in Early Infancy in Rural Bangladesh: Due to Vitamin K Deficiency? Presentation. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

36. C Coles, M Hossain, M Rashid, M Shirin, AB Labrique. A randomized trial to assess the clinical efficacy of vitamin A supplementation in the treatment of neonatal sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

37. S Mehra, AB Labrique, R Klemm, M Rashid, AA Shamim, P Christian, KP West, Jr. Can Mother’s Perception of Infant’s Size at Birth be a Proxy for Birth Weight? Poster. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

38. M Rashid, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, A Kabir, R Klemm, KP West, Jr., P Christian. Newborn Care Practices and Risk of Neonatal Mortality in Rural Northwestern Bangladesh. Presentation. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

39. AA Shamim, AB Labrique, M Rashid, S Mehra, A Kabir, RW Klemm, P Christian, KP West, Jr. Newborn Prelacteal Feeding and Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation in Rural Bangladesh. Poster. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

40. AB Labrique, S Mehra, R Klemm, M Rashid, AA Shamim, KP West, Jr, P Christian. Perception of Evil Spirits being the Cause of Infant Death in Rural Bangladesh. Poster. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

41. B Ullah, H Ali, M Rashid, A.A. Shamim, AB Labrique, S Mehra, R Klemm, P Christian, KP West, Jr. Community-based Birth Notification for Newborn Care and Anthropometry in rural Bangladesh. Poster. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

42. H Ali, B Ullah, M Rashid, AA Shamim, AB Labrique, P Christian, KP West, Jr., R Klemm. Low Risk of Bulging Fontanel Following Newborn Vitamin A Supplementation. Poster. Bangladesh Neonatal Forum, February 6-8, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

43. RD Merrill, AA Shamim, K Schulze, P Christian, AB Labrique, M Rashid, KP West. Dietary and socioeconomic factors unrelated to iron stores of women of reproductive

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age in rural Bangladesh. Poster. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Conference, April 29 - May 2, 2007, Washington, D.C., USA

44. JH Rah, AA Shamim, UT Arju, AB Labrique, M Rashid, KP West Jr., P Christian.

Pregnancy and lactation hinder growth and nutritional status of adolescent girls in rural Bangladesh. Presentation. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Conference, April 29 - May 2, 2007, Washington, D.C., USA

45. W Pan, AB Labrique, P Christian, R Klemm, S Ahmed, S Mehra, M Rashid, AA

Shamim, KP West Jr. Spatial distribution of high risk pregnancy and health care access in Bangladesh. Presentation. The 2007 Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, 19-21 April, 2007, San Francisco, CA, USA

46. M Rashid, H Ali, S Shaikh, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, RW Klemm, P Christian,

KP West Jr. Relationship between breastmilk fat and maternal adiposity in lactating rural Bangladeshi mothers. Presentation. 2nd National Conference on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding, 19-20 Aug, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh

47. AB Labrique, M Rashid, AA Shamim, S Mehra, M Barkat, RW Klemm, P Christian,

KP West Jr. When Is Breastfeeding Initiated in Rural Bangladesh? Poster. 2nd National Conference on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding, 19-20 Aug, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh

48. M Rashid, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, RW Klemm, P Christian, KP West Jr.

Complementary Feeding Begins Early in Rural Bangladesh. Poster. 2nd National Conference on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding, 19-20 Aug, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh

49. M Rashid, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, R Klemm, P Christian, KP West Jr. Early

Complementary Feeding is Associated with Increased Risk of Morbidity. Presentation. 2nd National Conference on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding, 19-20 Aug, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh

50. JH Rah, P Christian, AA Shamim, UT Arju, M Rashid, AB Labrique, RW Klemm,

KP West Jr. Menarche and its Relation to Nutritional Status in Rural Bangladesh. Presentation. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Conference, 1-4 April, 2006, San Francisco, USA

51. AB Labrique, H Ali, A Massie, R Klemm, AA Shamim, A Huq, M Rashid, M Barkat, P

Christian, KP West Jr., The “Baby Square” - A Low-Cost Screening Tool to Identify High-Risk Neonates in Rural Communities. Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

52. AB Labrique, P Christian, M Rashid, A Massie, AA Shamim, R Klemm, KP West Jr,

The effect of age, parity and previous outcome on pregnancy in rural Bangladesh. Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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53. AB Labrique, A Massie, M Rashid, P Christian, AA Shamim, R Klemm, KP West Jr, Community-based Estimation of Birth Defect Prevalence in Rural Bangladesh. Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

54. M Rashid, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, R Klemm, P Christian, KP West Jr, Prelacteal

feeding delays breastfeeding initiation in rural Bangladesh. Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

55. AA Shamim, AB Labrique, A Massie, A Huq, M Rashid, JH Rah, P Christian, R

Klemm, KP West Jr, Potential effects of socioeconomic status (SES) and seasonality on consumption of vitamin A (VA) and provitamin A-rich foods by pregnant women in NW Bangladesh. Poster. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

56. M Rashid, AB Labrique, AA Shamim, R Klemm, P Christian, KP West Jr., Newborn

Care Practices in Rural Gaibandha. Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

57. AC Hunt, AB Labrique, M Rashid, M Barkat, H Ali, AA Shamim, A Huq, P Christian,

R Klemm, KP West Jr, Optimizing the Verbal Autopsy Process for Community Trial or Program Use. Poster. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

58. M Barkat, AB Labrique, M Rashid, H Ali, A Huq, P Christian, R Klemm, KP West Jr.,

A Survey of Micronutrient Supplement Availability in Rural Northwest Bangladesh. Poster. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

59. S Ahmad, J Sugimoto, AA Shamim, AB Labrique, M Rashid, JH Rah, P Christian,

R Klemm, KP West Jr, Does proximity to market influence dietary diversity of pregnant women in rural Bangladesh? Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

60. JH Rah, AA Shamim, AB Labrique, M Rashid, P Christian, R Klemm, KP West Jr,

Maternal Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Change in Pregnancy as a Predictor of Low Birth Weight. Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

61. MZ Hossain, P Saha, K Zaman, AB Labrique, KE Nelson, Community Perceptions

of “Jaundice” in rural Bangladesh (Matlab) . Presentation. VIIIth CAPGAN Commonwealth Congress on Diarrhea and Malnutrition, 6-8 February, 2006, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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62. AB Labrique, K.P. West, Jr., A. Sommer, A prototype portable field dark Adaptometry device to detect vitamin A deficiency. Presentation. XXII IVACG, 15-19 November, 2004, Lima, Peru.

63. AB Labrique, AB Massie, M Rashid, AA Shamim, A Huq, P Christian, RW Klemm,

KP West, Jr., A Descriptive Analysis of Interpregnancy Intervals by Previous Pregnancy Outcome in Gaibandha, North Bangladesh. Presentation. Xth ASCODD, 7-9 December, 2003, Dhaka, Bangladesh

64. A.B. Massie, AB Labrique, A.A.Shamim, M. Rashid, A.Huq, P. Christian, R.W.

Klemm, K.P West, Jr., Parental education, socioeconomic status and gender as determinants of treatment seeking behavior in Gaibandha, Bangladesh. Poster. Xth ASCODD, 7-9 December, 2003, Dhaka, Bangladesh

65. M. Rashid, A.B. Massie, AB Labrique, A.A.Shamim, A.Huq, P. Christian, R.W.

Klemm, K.P West, Jr. Marriage, Fertility and Births in a Northern District of Bangladesh. Poster. Xth ASCODD, 7-9 December, 2003, Dhaka, Bangladesh

66. A.A.Shamim, A.B. Massie, AB Labrique, M. Rashid, A.Huq, P. Christian, R.W.

Klemm, K.P West, Jr., Home Based Delivery Cards. Is it an effective way to obtain birth information? Poster. Xth ASCODD, 7-9 December, 2003, Dhaka, Bangladesh

C U R I C U L U M V I T A E Alain B. Labrique

Part II TEACHING Advisees / Mentorship

(* Students advised and mentored, but was not principal Advisor.) Post-Doctoral: Cheng-Min (David) Huang*, MD, MHS. 2010-2011

Rebecca Merrill*, MPH, PhD. 2010-2011 Mark Richman*, MD, MPH. 2002-2004

Julia Kim*, MD, MPH. 2009-2010 Heather Peto*, MD, MPH, 2010-2011

Doctoral: Lisa Krain, MHS, 2011 (PhD, D of Epi)* Thesis Title – Hepatitis E Virus infections in Pregnancy in Rural Nepal Brittany Kmush, ScM, 2011 (PhD, DIH) Thesis Title – Micronutrient status and risk of HEV infection in Pregnancy

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Ian Craig, MHS, 2011 (PhD, DIH) Thesis Title – Spatial patterns of morbidity and mortality in rural Bangladesh Amanda Debes – Lane*, MHS, 2011 (PhD, DIH) Thesis Title – Immunopathology of HEV infections in Nepali Pregnant Women Rohit Ramchandani*, MPH, 2010- (DrPH) Thesis Title: TBN Shegufta Shefa Sikder, 2010 to present Thesis Title: Pathways to mortality for women of reproductive age in rural Bangladesh Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD Hinjoy Soawapak*, MD. 2010 to present Thesis title: Epidemiology of zoonotic hepatitis E virus infections in South Asia. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

Allan B. Massie*, MHS, PhD, Epidemiology, 2008 to 2010 Thesis title: Epidemiology of and Risk factors for hospital acquired infections in neonates in an urban Bangladeshi setting.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD Ye Mon Myint*, DrPH, Population, Family and Reproductive Health, 2008 to present Thesis title: Couple’s fertility management in Bangladesh Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD Hua Jing*, PhD, International Health, 2007 to present

Thesis title: Maternal Iodine Deficiency and Neurocognition of Children at Five Years of Age in Bangladesh

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

Jee Hyun Rah*, PhD, International Health, 2003 to 2007 Thesis title: Pregnancy, Linear Growth, and Nutritional Status of Adolescent Women in Rural Bangladesh Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

Rebecca Day Merrill*, PhD, International Health, 2006 to 2009 Thesis title: Consumption of Iron in Groundwater as a Determinant of Iron Status among Women Reproductive Age in Rural Bangladesh Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

Masters of Health Science (MHS) / Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH): Gaurav Varma*, 2011

Thesis Internship: Clinical testing and Validation of a novel Far-UV based sterilization method for hospital infection control

Chelsea Solmo*, 2011

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Nadi Nina Kaonga*, 2010 Thesis Internship: Mobile Health Network Analysis in Fishing Villages of Ghana.

Natasha Kulkarni, 2010

Maria Sundaram, 2009-2011 Thesis Internship: JiVitA Project: An analysis of the impact of early newborn feeding on immediate and exclusive breastfeeding in rural Bangladesh. (Global Health Awardee) Samantha Y. Wu, 2009-2011 Thesis Internship: WHO, Geneva, Switzerland: Project to improve the WHO global surveillance network for invasive bacterial diseases and rotavirus / Project to develop effective monitoring tools to assess HPV vaccine coverage. (Delta Omega Nominee) Shegufta Shefa Sikder, 2008-2010 Thesis Title: Revising the model of barriers to care for women of reproductive age in rural Bangladesh Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (Delta Omega Awardee, Global Health Experience Awardee, Baker-Reinke-Taylor Awardee), Accepted to JHSPH PhD Program

Adam Hunt*, 2005

Thesis Title: JiVitA Training Practicum in Design and Methods of Community Trials: A Model for Field Research Education.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD Masters of Public Health (MPH):

Pujita Vaidya, 2010-2011 Capstone Title: Hepatitis E and Pregnancy, Review of Risk Factors and Pathogenesis Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD Jonathan Ashworth, 2010-2011 Capstone Title: A Landscape Analysis of mHealth Technologies for Disaster Management Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD Mohammad Al-Saiedan, M.D., 2008-2009 Capstone Title: Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy (NVP) – NVP incidence and pregnancy outcome in Bangladesh

(Delta Omega Inductee) Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD

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Capstone Title: Spatial and seasonal variation in maternal and newborn nutritional status in rural Bangladesh

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD Heather Peto*, MD, 2008-2009

Capstone Title: Prevalence of Birth Defects in a Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial of Maternal Vitamin A and Beta Carotene Supplementation in Sarlahi District of Nepal, 1994-1997 Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD Monica Aggarwal*, 2002-2003 Thesis Title: Women’s Empowerment in rural Communities, A study of small stream income on women’s health and status in rural Bangladesh

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD Masters of Science (ScM)

Brittany Kmush*: Hepatitis E in Pregnancy – An analysis of micronutrient profiles in seroconverting women in Bangladesh.

Dept. of Epi., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD Masters of Public Health (MPH) Capstone Experience advisees:

2010-2011 Nasheed Amin (mHealth infrastructure analysis in Bangladesh) Erica Lessem

2009-2010 Luca Passerini Reynald Fleury

2008-2009 Mohammad Al-Saiedan, MD Naomi Kincler

Preliminary Oral Participation 2011 Monica Pajuelo, MPH International Health 2011 Maxwell Barffour, MPH International Health 2010 Melissa Opryszko, MPH RS Environmental Health Engineering 2010 Hinjoy Soawapak, MBBS Epidemiology 2010 Tisha Mitsunaga International Health 2010 Laveta Stewart, MPH, MSc International Health 2010 Alison Connor International Health 2008 Shama Ahuja, PhD Epidemiology Final Oral Participation / Thesis Reader 2010 Ananthram Murthy, PhD International Health 2009 Wilbert Panhuis, PhD Population, Family and Reproductive Health 2008 David Sintasath, MSc, PhD Epidemiology Hua Jing, MBBS International Health

Thesis Committees

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2010 Hinjoy Soawapak, MD Epidemiology Melissa Opryszko, MPH, RS Environmental Health Engineering Rohit Ramchandani, DrPH International Health Shegufta Sikder, PhD International Health 2009 Robert Thomas, MPH, PhD International Health 2008 Allan Massie, PhD Epidemiology

Ye Mon Myint, DrPH Population, Family, and Reproductive Health Hua Jing, PhD International Health External Examiner* / Advisory Team 2008 Mahbubur Rashid, MBBS, MPH, MBA PhD, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh / Thesis title: Bleeding disorders of infancy in rural Bangladesh 2010 Zia-ul Haque MPH, University of Manchester, UK 2009 Hasmot Ali, MBBS MPH, NIPSOM, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2007 Md. Shahabuddin MPH, NIPSOM, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2006 Md. Azaduzzaman MBA, South-East University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2006 Salahuddin Ahmad MPH, Northern University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2006 Umme Taslima Arju MPH, Northern University, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2006 Shofiul Alam, MBBS MPH, NIPSOM, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2005 Zakir Hossain MBA, South-East University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Classroom and other instruction Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

223.680 Global Disease Control Programs and Policies. Co-instructor, 2010-present 223. 664 Design and Conduct of Community Trials. Co-instructor, 2008-present

221.649.01 E-Health and M-Health: Using Technology to Improve Health in LMICs, Lecture on “mHealth Opportunities in Maternal and Neonatal Health”. 2011. 222.642 Assessment of Nutritional Status, Lecture on “Dark Adaptometry”. 2008-present

223.705.81 Clinical Vaccine Trials and GCP, Lecture on Vaccine Trials in Resource-Poor countries, 2008-present 340.651 Emerging Infections. Guest Lecture on “Hepatitis E Virus”. 2009, 2011 Lecture, Summer Institute in Tropical Medicine, Child and Public Health in the Tropics Course. Practical Issues in Public Health Practice, Aug 2009, Sept 2010

Lecture, JHU School of Nursing, Fundamentals for the Research Coordinator: Community Interfacing in Developing Countries, Jan 2009

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Departmental Seminar, Global Disease Epidemiology and Control, Case Studies of Ethics & Community Management, March 2009.

IH Student Review on Basic Principles of Epidemiology, Jan 2009 340.604 Epidemiology. Course Designer, conversion to digital format, Mar 2001 380.761 STDs: Their Epidemiology and Control. Teaching Assistant, Jan 2000 340.627 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases. Teaching Assistant, Nov 1999

340.601 Introduction to Epidemiology. Teaching Assistant, Sept 1999

Review for Epidemiology Comprehensive Exams: Outbreak Investigation. Apr 1997. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Introduction to Biology. Teaching Assistant, Jul 1996 – Aug 1997

Physiology Laboratory. Intern. Aug 1995 – Dec 1995

French Language. Tutor Levels 1-5. Aug 1992 – May 1996

Biology. Tutor. Aug 1994 – Dec 1995 Extramural Designed and taught a 6-month short course on Epidemiology and Biostatistics to JiVitA Research Project science officers, Rangpur, Bangladesh (2/ week)

Research (Basic Science)

Molecular and genetic analysis of centromere chromatin structure in mutant strains of S. cerevisiae, engineering unique centromere histone mutants and conditional dicentric strains. Bloom Laboratory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1994 – 1996.

RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANTS PARTICIPATION Current Title: Etiology of acute viral hepatitis in pregnancy in rural Nepal Dates: April 2011 – March 2013 Sponsoring Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Principal Investigator: Alain Labrique Funding Level: $405,479 Main Objective: Nested seroepidemiologic study of Hepatitis E virus incidence,

immunopathology, and neonatal consequences in rural Nepalese pregnant women.

Title: mCare: Enhancing survival of high-risk neonates in rural S. Asia Dates: July 2011 –August 2012 Sponsoring Agency: UBS Innovations Challenge Phase I

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Revised May 2011 Principal Investigator: Alain Labrique Funding Level: CHF 148,955 Main Objective: Development and piloting a simple mobile phone package,

which links a pregnant woman and information about her pregnancy to a local community health worker and an emergency neonatal care team

Title: Wireless technologies for drowning prevention in rural Bangladesh Dates: May 2011 – April 2012 Sponsoring Agency: JHSPH Faculty Innovations Fund Principal Investigator: Alain Labrique Funding Level: $31,383 Main Objective: Pilot-testing the feasibility and acceptability of a novel strategy

to prevent drowning in young children in rural Bangladesh, using wireless-enabled wristbands.

Title: Incidence and natural history of hepatitis E virus in pregnant Bangladeshi women Dates: 2010-2011 Sponsoring Agency: NIAID / NIH Principal Investigator: Alain Labrique Funding Level: $255,110 Principal Responsibilities: Principal Investigator Main Objective: To determine the incidence of HEV infections in a 2007-2010

cohort of pregnant women in rural Bangladesh and characterize the micronutrient and immunologic profiles of seroconverters compared to healthy controls.

Title: Evaluation of complementary food supplements for reducing childhood

undernutrition, USDA Food Aid and Nutrition Enhancement Program Dates: 2010-2014 Sponsoring Agency: USDA Principal Investigator: Parul Christian Funding Level: $2.73 million Principal Responsibilities: Co-investigator, study design and implementation, data

management Title: Benchtop agglomeration of soluble food-grade powder with live bacteria for

vaccine delivery Dates: 2009-2011 Sponsoring Agency: Johns Hopkins Technology Transfer Award Principal Investigator: David Sack, Alain Labrique Funding Level: $50,000 Main Objective: To design and test a benchtop agglomerator device for the

seeding of food-grade powder with live bacteria, and evaluate the stability and viability of strains as a potential novel vaccine delivery system.

Responsibilities: Co-PI, Design, Direction of teams, Supervision of experiments.

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Revised May 2011 Title: Tailored Rapid Interactive Mobile Messaging for Weight Control Among the

Underserved Dates: 4/1//2011-3/31/2012 Sponsoring Agency: McKesson Foundation Principal Investigator: Lawrence Cheskin Funding Level: $250,000 Main Objective: To study how mobile technology can help patients manage

weight and reduce risk of diabetes Responsibilities: Co-Investigator Title: Impact of maternal multiple micronutrient supplementation on infant mortality in

Bangladesh Dates: 2007-2011 Sponsoring Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Principal Investigator: Keith P. West Jr., Parul Christian Funding Level: Under “Protecting Children’s and Women’s Health Through

Global Control of Micronutrient Deficiency” Main Objective: A randomized community trial of 36,000 pregnancies to assess

the impact of a multiple micronutrient antenatal supplement on infant mortality.

Responsibilities: Co-Investigator, Data Management, Field Site management, Quality Control

Pending ------------------------------------------------------- Title: Characteristics, burden and sequelae of severe obstetric morbidity in Bangladesh Dates: Dec 1, 2011 - Nov 30, 2013 Sponsoring Agency: R03, National Institutes of Health (NICHD) Principal Investigator: Alain Labrique Funding Level: $161,068 Main Objective: A secondary data analysis of the consequences of near misses

on infant survival in rural Bangladesh

Title: Effects of newborn vitamin A on maturation and epigenetic regulation of immunity Dates: Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2014 Sponsoring Agency: R01, National Institutes of Health (NICHD) Principal Investigator: Alain Labrique Funding Level: $1,781,757 Main Objective: A randomized, controlled trial to evaluate the possible

epigenetic and immunologic consequences of newborn vitamin A supplementation, as pathways to improved survival.

Title: mCare: An integrated mobile phone care system to enhance the health of pregnant women and survival of neonates in low-resource settings Dates: May 2011 – April 2012 Sponsoring Agency: Gates Grand Challenges Exploration (Round 3) Principal Investigator: Alain Labrique Funding Level: $100,000

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Revised May 2011 Main Objective: Development and piloting a simple mobile phone package,

which links a pregnant woman and information about her pregnancy to a local community health worker and an emergency neonatal care team

Title: Wireless technologies for drowning prevention in rural Bangladesh Dates: May 2011 – April 2012 Sponsoring Agency: USAID DIV Grant Principal Investigator: Adnan Hyder / Alain Labrique Funding Level: $99,841 Main Objective: Pilot-testing the feasibility and acceptability of a novel strategy

to prevent drowning in young children in rural Bangladesh, using wireless-enabled wristbands.

Title: Exhaled breath condensate for the early detection, treatment and prognosis of nosocomial infections in neonates Dates: May 2011 – April 2012 Sponsoring Agency: ICTR Innovative Methodologies Grant (JHU) Principal Investigator: Alain Labrique / Christian Coles Funding Level: $199,192 Main Objective: Developing and testing novel biomarker-based assessments of

expressed breath condensate for detection of early neonatal sepsis.

Completed ------------------------------------------------------- Title: The Portable Field Dark Adaptometer: Validating a novel device for field-based

screening and detection of Vitamin A Deficiency and Night Blindneses, a debilitating condition associated with high maternal and child mortality

Dates: 2007 - 2009 Sponsoring Agency: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for

Global Health Award Principal Investigator: Alain Labrique Funding level: $50,000 Main Grant Objective: To pursue the validation and field testing of a portable dark

Adaptometer prototype as a proxy measure of subclinical VAD Principal Responsibilities: Principal investigator Title: Protecting Children’s and Women’s Health Through Global Control of

Micronutrient Deficiency Dates: 2000 - 2010 Sponsoring Agency: Gates Foundation Principal Investigator: Alfred Sommer Funding level: $16,810,022 Main Grant Objective: A comprehensive research program to understand the health

impact of micronutrient deficiencies Principal Responsibilities: Co-Investigator, study design, data management and analysis

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Revised May 2011 Title: The Portable Dark Adaptometer Dates: 2005 - 2006 Sponsoring Agency: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Technology Transfer Award Principal Investigator: Alain Labrique Funding level: $17,000 Main Grant Objective: To pursue the development of a portable dark Adaptometer

prototype as a proxy measure of subclinical VAD Principal Responsibilities: Principal investigator Title: Impact of newborn vitamin A supplementation on infant mortality in Bangladesh Dates: 2004 - 2007 Sponsoring Agency: United States Agency for International Development, Gates

Foundation Principal Investigator: Keith P West, Jr., Rolf Klemm Funding level: (under Global Research Activity Partnership) Main Grant Objective: A randomized community trial to assess the impact of a

newborn dose of vitamin A on infant mortality Principal Responsibilities: Co-Investigator, study design and implementation, data

management Title: Global Research Activity Partnership Dates: 2003-2007 Sponsoring Agency: USAID Principal Investigator: Robert Black Funding Level: $37,500,000 Main Grant Objective: Provide leadership in research to inform USAID policy and

programs in micronutrients and infectious diseases in developing countries.

Principal Responsibilities: Epidemiological and Field support Title: Epidemiology of Hepatitis E Virus infections in Rural Bangladesh Dates: 2003-2007 Sponsoring Agency: NIH / NIAID (RO1-AI051636-02) Principal Investigator: Kenrad E. Nelson Funding level: $415,000 Main Grant Objective: A multi-stage epidemiologic study to assess the prevalence,

incidence and risk factors for population-based HEV infections in rural Bangladesh

Principal Responsibilities: Co-Investigator, In-country Project Scientist, Implementation, data management, Quality Control and Assurance, and Analysis

Title: Impact of maternal supplementation on maternal mortality in Bangladesh Dates: 1999 - 2006 Sponsoring Agency: United States Agency for International Development, Gates

Foundation Principal Investigator: Keith P West, Jr.

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Revised May 2011 Funding level: $4,500,000 (under agreement DAN0045-A-5094 and Global

Research Activity Partnership) Main Grant Objective: A randomized community trial to assess the impact of vitamin

A and beta-carotene supplementation on maternal mortality Principal Responsibilities: Co-Investigator, In-country Project Scientist, Implementation,

data management, Quality Control and Assurance, and analysis

Title: Cooperative agreement for micronutrients for Health Dates: 1997-2003 Sponsoring Agency: United States Agency for International Development Principal Investigator: Keith P West, Jr. Funding level: $21,613,189 (agreement DAN0045-A-5094) Main Grant Objective: Research, policy, advocacy, technical assistance and training to

prevent micronutrient malnutrition Principal Responsibilities: Co-Investigator, field support, data management and analysis ACADEMIC SERVICE Johns Hopkins University Department of International Health 2011 – Departmental Self Study Committee (SWOT Group) 2011 – 50th Anniversary Dept. Commemoration (Departmental & Program Committees) 2010-2011 JHSPH GDEC Program Data Security Ad Hoc Committee – Chair 2009-2011 – Faculty Budget Advisory Committee, Chair 2010- SBI Program Faculty Search Committee 2007-2010 – Global Disease Epidemiology and Control Admissions Committee (MHS) Department of Epidemiology 1999 – Departmental 80th Anniversary Commemoration – Organizer 1999-2001 Infectious Disease Journal Club Moderator 1998-2001 Epidemiology Student Mentor Program School of Public Health 2011 – School Web Redesign Committee 2009-2012 – Technology Transfer Committee 2009 – 2011 - Assistant Professor Luncheon (under Dean’s Office) – Coordinator 2009 – School Health Advisory Board (HAB) Travel Committee – Bangladesh Coordinator 2008-9 – Human Subject Research Ethics Field Training Guide Committee 2008-9 – International Society Events Committee 2008-9 – International Society Newcomer’s Committee, Founder JHSPH International

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Revised May 2011 Extramural 1997-2001 Board Member, The Tropical Medicine Dinner Club of Baltimore, Maryland 1999-2000 Communications Consultant. Perry Hall High School, Perry Hall, Baltimore, MD 1999-2000 French Language Medical Translation. Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1994-1996 Student Government, President, Stacy Dormitory PRESENTATIONS Invited Lectures Labrique AB. Disrupting Pathways to Mortality with Technology – Opportunities for Resource-limited settings. Global Health and Innovation Conference, Yale University, New Haven, CT. April 2012. Labrique AB. Compressing Time Between Crisis and Care: Opportunities and Challenges for mHealth in Resource-Limited Settings. Management Sciences for Health. Arlington, VA, April 9, 2011. Labrique AB. mHealth – Novel Windows of Opporunity for Maternal and Newborn Health. JHSPH Health Advisory Board. Baltimore, MD. March 5, 2011. Labrique AB. Opportunities and Challenges for mHealth in Resource-limited Settings. Dean’s Alumni Advisory Council (DAAC). Baltimore, MD. March 1, 2011. Labrique AB. Hepatitis E Virus Epidemiology in South Asia. 1st International Symposium on Hepatitis E. International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Seoul, Korea. September 15, 2010. Labrique AB. H1N1 Influenza: Separating fact from fiction. Kiwanis Club of Cleveland County, North Carolina., August 13, 2009. Labrique AB. Hepatitis E Virus Epidemiology in South Asia. Tropical Medicine Dinner Club of Baltimore, The Hopkins Club. November 5, 2008. Labrique AB. Hepatitis E Virus Epidemiology in Rural Bangladesh. Viral Hepatitis Group. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA., August 14, 2008. Labrique AB. Maternal and Child Health Research in the JiVitA Project. LAMB Hospital Doctor’s Group, Parbatipur, Dinajpur, Bangladesh. December 10, 2007. Labrique AB. Hepatitis E Virus Epidemiology in South Asia. Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. December 2006. Labrique AB. Challenges of Conducting Micronutrient Trials in the Developing World. Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, May 2006.

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Revised May 2011 Labrique AB. An overview of research activities of the JiVitA Maternal and Child Health Project. Obstetric and Gynecologic Society of Bangladesh. March 8, 2006. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VOLUNTEERISM Boy Scouts of America: Assistant Den Leader, Baltimore Council, Pack 828, Den 1 (Dulaney) SKILLS Languages: English (fluent), French (fluent), Bangla (spoken/read), Spanish (basic comprehension), Hindi/Urdu (Basic)

Computers: MS-DOS/Windows, MacOS. Stata v.10, EpiInfo2000, PASS, Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, Frontpage, Powerpoint, Publisher), Graphics (Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Pagemaker), Web Publishing (Adobe GoLive, Allaire Homesite, WS-FTP), GIS Data Analysis (ArcView), Scanning, OCR, & Image Enhancement software, Shockwave/Flash animation, Video Capture, Teleconferencing, SQL, SQL Server. Laboratory and Molecular Techniques: Molecular manipulation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and E.coli, yeast plasmid transformation, restriction enzyme digestions, gel electrophoresis and Southern blot, DNA isolation and purification, indirect end labeling (Nick Translation, Hybridization, Autoradiography), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), digital microscopy and real-time imaging. Gram staining and microscopy for bacterial vaginosis. PERSONAL STATEMENT OF RESEARCH My research is focused on understanding the mechanisms, both at the disease and behavioral levels, that lead to maternal and neonatal mortality. Building on this understanding, I seek to build multi-disciplinary partnerships within and outside the department, sometimes bridging institutions across the University, to develop strategies of early identification of disease, and for cost-effective mitigation of the risk factors leading to morbidity and mortality. The population focus of my research has been largely underserved populations in South Asia, with a concentration on Bangladesh. The underlying discipline bases for this research are infectious disease epidemiology, molecular biology and biostatistics, often supporting the conduct of large community-based epidemiologic studies. Areas of research concentration include (1) the interface of micronutrient deficiency and maternal / infant mortality, with a focus on the role of infections, (2) the role of maternal physiologic conditions, as modified by infection, on neonatal outcomes including prematurity and IUGR, (3) prevention of nosocomial infections through mechanistic or nutritional interventions, (4) elucidating the pathophysiology of specific infectious agents which have deleterious effects in pregnancy and on the neonate, such as Hepatitis E or Bacterial Vaginosis, with a target of building momentum to introduce control strategies (eg. vaccines). I am also interested in identifying and developing appropriate technologies that may assist in early detection of disease, and have invented a device for the non-invasive detection, through pupillary response measurement, of pre-clinical vitamin A deficiency. Other ongoing projects include the use of breath biomarkers for early identification of neonatal sepsis, colorimetric indicators of infant hypothermia / fever, and methods for bacterial agglomeration in dry transport media for vaccine delivery. Keywords: Epidemiology, micronutrients, vitamin A, neonatal mortality, maternal mortality, infectious diseases, HEV, hepatitis E, Bangladesh, appropriate technology, biomarkers


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