APHA Annual Meeting and Expo | Minneapolis, MN | October 27-30, 2024

The Melaram Lab was honored to attend the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2024 Annual Meeting and Expo in Minneapolis, MN. We engaged in powerful discussions on public health issues affecting communities across the country.

Dr. Melaram is excited to share his latest publication, “Pollen exposures in pregnancy and early life are associated with childhood asthma incidence” in World Allergy Organization Journal. This study sheds light on how early exposure to high pollen levels may contribute to asthma risk.

Pollen exposures in pregnancy and early life are associated with childhood asthma incidence - ScienceDirect

We would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Donald E. Warden.  As a leading expert in biostatistics and epidemiology, Dr. Warden will play a key role in advancing our studies on early life environmental exposures and childhood allergic diseases.

Welcome to our newest Destini! Her research will focus on the association between PM2.5 and O3 and asthma prevalence in the Corpus Christi region.

Our very first undergraduate research assistant has joined the team. Welcome aboard, Aidan! Aidan will be investigating the role of prenatal exposure to PM2.5 on DNA methylation patterns during early childhood.

Dr. Melaram is proud to announce his latest publication entitled “Early life exposures of childhood asthma and allergies – an epidemiologic perspective” in Frontiers in Allergy. This work offers insights into how early environmental exposures influence allergic disease development in children.

Frontiers | Early life exposures of childhood asthma and allergies—an epidemiologic perspective

Today marks the official launch of the Melaram Lab at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Our multidisciplinary team brings together expertise in environmental science, epidemiology, epigenetics, and biostatistics to address critical public health challenges facing our communities.