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- Associate Professor
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- 0000-0001-8584-9713
Johnson, Natalie Associate Professor
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- Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health
My research focuses on evaluating exposure to air pollutants in susceptible populations, such as pregnant women and children, and investigating mechanisms underlying prenatal air pollution exposure and offspring respiratory dysfunction.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Drury, N. L., Mustapha, T., Shore, R. A., Zhao, J., Wright, G. A., Hoffmann, A. R., ... Johnson, N. M.
(2023).
Maternal exposure to ultrafine particles enhances influenza infection during pregnancy. Particle and Fibre Toxicology.
20(1), 11.
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Uwak, I., Johnson, N., Mustapha, T., Rahman, M., Tonpay, T., Regan, A. K., & Mendoza-Sanchez, I.
(2023).
Quantifying changes in respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalizations among children in Texas during COVID-19 pandemic using records from 2006 to 2021. Frontiers in Pediatrics.
11, 1124316.
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Lau, C., Behlen, J. C., Myers, A., Li, Y., Zhao, J., Harvey, N., ... Johnson, N. M.
(2022).
In Utero Ultrafine Particulate Exposure Yields Sex- and Dose-Specific Responses to Neonatal Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection. Environmental Science and Technology (Washington).
56(16), 11527-11535.
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Marroquin-Cardona, A. G., Deng, Y., Garcia-Mazcorro, J. F., Johnson, N. M., Mitchell, N. J., Tang, L., ... Phillips, T. D.
(2022).
Aflatoxin B-1 Sorption and Safety of Dietary Sodium Bentonite in Sprague-Dawley Rats. Clays and Clay Minerals.
70(2), 165-181.
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Mendoza-Sanchez, I., Uwak, I., Myatt, L., Van Cleve, A., Pulczinski, J. C., Rychlik, K. A., ... Johnson, N. M.
(2022).
Maternal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in South Texas, evaluation of silicone wristbands as personal passive samplers. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.
32(2), 280-288.
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Zhang, X., Zhao, H., Horney, J., Johnson, N., Saad, F., Haider, K. S., Haider, A., & Xu, X.
(2022).
Time-varying testosterone level and risk of myocardial infarction and stroke among hypogonadal men: a longitudinal study in Germany. Journal of Men's Health.
18(1), 23-23.
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Zhang, R., Johnson, N. M., & Li, Y.
(2022).
Establishing the exposure-outcome relation between airborne particulate matter and children's health. Thorax.
77(4), 322-323.
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Li, Y., Zhao, J., Gomez-Hernandez, M., Lavallee, M., Johnson, N. M., & Zhang, R.
(2022).
Functionality-based formation of secondary organic aerosol from m-xylene photooxidation. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
22(15), 9843-9857.
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Lau, C. H., Pendleton, D., Drury, N. L., Zhao, J., Li, Y., Zhang, R., ... Johnson, N. M.
(2022).
NRF2 Protects against Altered Pulmonary T Cell Differentiation in Neonates Following In Utero Ultrafine Particulate Matter Exposure. Antioxidants.
11(2), 202-202.
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Behlen, J. C., Lau, C. H., Pendleton, D., Li, Y., Hoffmann, A. R., Golding, M. C., Zhang, R., & Johnson, N. M.
(2022).
NRF2-Dependent Placental Effects Vary by Sex and Dose following Gestational Exposure to Ultrafine Particles. Antioxidants.
11(2), 352-352.
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Johnson, N. M., Hoffmann, A. R., Behlen, J. C., Lau, C., Pendleton, D., Harvey, N., ... Zhang, R.
(2021).
Air pollution and children's health-a review of adverse effects associated with prenatal exposure from fine to ultrafine particulate matter. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine.
26(1), 72.
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Uwak, I., Olson, N., Fuentes, A., Moriarty, M., Pulczinski, J., Lam, J., ... Johnson, N. M.
(2021).
Application of the navigation guide systematic review methodology to evaluate prenatal exposure to particulate matter air pollution and infant birth weight. Environment International.
148, 106378-106378.
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Behlen, J. C., Lau, C. H., Li, Y., Dhagat, P., Stanley, J. A., Rodrigues Hoffman, A., ... Johnson, N. M.
(2021).
Gestational Exposure to Ultrafine Particles Reveals Sex- and Dose-Specific Changes in Offspring Birth Outcomes, Placental Morphology, and Gene Networks. TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES.
184(2), 204-213.
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Casillas, G. A., Johnson, N. M., Chiu, W. A., Ramirez, J., McDonald, T. J., & Horney, J. A.
(2021).
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Houston Parks After Hurricane Harvey. Environmental Justice.
14(4), 277-287.
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Zhang, X., Zhao, H., Horney, J., Johnson, N., Saad, F., Haider, K. S., Haider, A., & Xu, X.
(2021).
Testosterone Deficiency, Long-Term Testosterone Therapy, and Inflammation. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
26(6), 638-647.
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Zhang, X., Zhao, H., Horney, J., Johnson, N., Saad, F., Haider, K. S., Haider, A., & Xu, X.
(2020).
Recent testosterone drop-off and risk of cardiovascular events. 23(5), 1611-1619.
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Roh, T., Shah, N. C., Hasan, N. T., Johnson, N. M., & Carrillo, G.
(2020).
Arsenic exposure and Measles Antibody Titers in the US Children: NHANES 2003-2004 and 2009-2010. ISEE Conference Abstracts.
2020(1),
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Mustapha, T. A., Chang, R. C., Garcia-Rhodes, D., Pendleton, D., Johnson, N. M., & Golding, M. C.
(2020).
Gestational exposure to particulate air pollution exacerbates the growth phenotypes induced by preconception paternal alcohol use: a multiplex model of exposure. Environmental Epigenetics.
6(1), dvaa011.
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Rychlik, K. A., Secrest, J. R., Lau, C., Pulczinski, J., Zamora, M. L., Leal, J., ... Johnson, N. M.
(2019).
In utero ultrafine particulate matter exposure causes offspring pulmonary immunosuppression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA.
116(9), 3443-3448.
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Johnson, N., Uwak, I., Lam, J., Xu, X., Foster, M., Moriarty, M., ... Chiu, W.
(2019).
Application of the Navigation Guide systematic review methodology and meta-analysis to evaluate the association between prenatal particulate matter air pollution exposure and birth weight. Environmental Epidemiology.
3, 448-449.
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Wang, M., Hearon, S. E., Johnson, N. M., & Phillips, T. D.
(2019).
Development of broad-acting clays for the tight adsorption of benzo[a]pyrene and aldicarb. Applied Clay Science.
168, 196-202.
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Livingstone, M. C., Johnson, N. M., Roebuck, B. D., Kensler, T. W., & Groopman, J. D.
(2019).
Serum miR-182 is a predictive biomarker for dichotomization of risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in rats. Molecular Carcinogenesis.
58(11), 2017-2025.
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Carrillo, G., Perez Patron, M. J., Johnson, N., Zhong, Y., Lucio, R., & Xu, X.
(2018).
Asthma prevalence and school-related hazardous air pollutants in the US-Mxico border area. Environmental Research.
162, 41-48.
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Zhang, X., Johnson, N., Carrillo, G., & Xu, X.
(2018).
Decreasing trend in passive tobacco smoke exposure and association with asthma in U.S. children. Environmental Research.
166, 35-41.
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Levy Zamora, M., Pulczinski, J. C., Johnson, N., Garcia-Hernandez, R., Rule, A., Carrillo, G., ... Koehler, K.
(2018).
Maternal exposure to PM2.5 in south Texas, a pilot study. Science of the Total Environment.
628-629, 1497-1507.
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Xu, X., Zhong, Y., Carrillo, G., Johnson, N., Perez Patron, M. J., & Kan, H.
(2018).
Ozone Exposure, Glucose Homeostasis and Insulin Resistance in the U.S.A. ISEE Conference Abstracts.
2018(1),
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Livingstone, M. C., Johnson, N. M., Roebuck, B. D., Kensler, T. W., & Groopman, J. D.
(2017).
Profound changes in miRNA expression during cancer initiation by aflatoxin B1 and their abrogation by the chemopreventive triterpenoid CDDO-Im. Molecular Carcinogenesis.
56(11), 2382-2390.
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Sharma, V. K., Johnson, N., Cizmas, L., McDonald, T. J., & Kim, H.
(2016).
A review of the influence of treatment strategies on antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes. Chemosphere.
150, 702-714.
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Shi, J., Chen, R., Yang, C., Lin, Z., Cai, J., Xia, Y., ... Kan, H.
(2016).
Association between fine particulate matter chemical constituents and airway inflammation: A panel study among healthy adults in China. Environmental Research.
150, 264-268.
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Vallamsundar, S., Askariyeh, M., Zietsman, J., Ramani, T., Johnson, N., Pulczinski, J. C., & Koehler, K.
(2016).
P17 Maternal Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution Across Different Microenvironments. Journal of Transport and Health.
3(2), s72-S72.
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Johnson, N. M., Egner, P. A., Baxter, V. K., Sporn, M. B., Wible, R. S., Sutter, T. R., ... Roebuck, B. D.
(2014).
Complete protection against aflatoxin B(1)-induced liver cancer with a triterpenoid: DNA adduct dosimetry, molecular signature, and genotoxicity threshold. 7(7), 658-665.
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Marroqun-Cardona, A. G., Johnson, N. M., Phillips, T. D., & Hayes, A. W.
(2014).
Mycotoxins in a changing global environment--a review. Food and Chemical Toxicology.
69, 220-230.
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Kensler, K. H., Slocum, S. L., Chartoumpekis, D. V., Dolan, P. M., Johnson, N. M., Ilic, Z., ... Egner, P. A.
(2014).
Genetic or pharmacologic activation of Nrf2 signaling fails to protect against aflatoxin genotoxicity in hypersensitive GSTA3 knockout mice. TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES.
139(2), 293-300.
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Mitchell, N. J., Kumi, J., Johnson, N. M., Dotse, E., Marroquin-Cardona, A., Wang, J., ... Phillips, T. D.
(2013).
Reduction in the urinary aflatoxin M1 biomarker as an early indicator of the efficacy of dietary interventions to reduce exposure to aflatoxins. Biomarkers.
18(5), 391-398.
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Taylor, J. F., Robinson, A., Mitchell, N. J., Marroquin-Cardona, A., Johnson, N., Elmore, S. E., Romoser, A. A., & Phillips, T. D.
(2013).
In vivo efficacy of ferrihydrite as an enterosorbent for arsenic: short-term evaluation in rodents. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A: Current Issues.
76(3), 167-175.
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Robinson, A., Johnson, N. M., Strey, A., Taylor, J. F., Marroquin-Cardona, A., Mitchell, N. J., ... Phillips, T. D.
(2012).
Calcium montmorillonite clay reduces urinary biomarkers of fumonisin B exposure in rats and humans. Food Additives and Contaminants: Part A: Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment.
29(5), 809-818.
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Muscedere, M. L., Johnson, N., Gillis, B. C., Kamhi, J. F., & Traniello, J.
(2012).
Serotonin modulates worker responsiveness to trail pheromone in the ant Pheidole dentata. Journal of Comparative Physiology A: sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology.
198(3), 219-227.
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Marroqun-Cardona, A., Deng, Y., Garcia-Mazcorro, J., Johnson, N. M., Mitchell, N., Tang, L., ... Phillips, T. D.
(2011).
Characterization and Safety of Uniform Particle Size NovaSil Clay as a Potential Aflatoxin Enterosorbent. Applied Clay Science.
54(3-4), 248-257.
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Johnson, N. M., Qian, G., Xu, L. i., Tietze, D., Marroquin-Cardona, A., Robinson, A., ... Phillips, T. D.
(2010).
Aflatoxin and PAH exposure biomarkers in a U.S. population with a high incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma. Science of the Total Environment.
408(23), 6027-6031.
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Williams, J. H., Grubb, J. A., Davis, J. W., Wang, J., Jolly, P. E., Ankrah, N., ... Phillips, T. D.
(2010).
HIV and hepatocellular and esophageal carcinomas related to consumption of mycotoxin-prone foods in sub-Saharan Africa. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.
92(1), 154-160.
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Taylor, J. F., Robinson, A., Johnson, N., Marroquin-Cardona, A., Brattin, B., Taylor, R., & Phillips, T. D.
(2009).
In vitro evaluation of ferrihydrite as an enterosorbent for arsenic from contaminated drinking water. Environmental Science and Technology (Washington).
43(14), 5501-5506.
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Johnson, N. M., Afriyie-Gyawu, E., Huebner, H., Marroquin-Cardona, A., Robinson, A., Tang, L., ... Phillips, T. D.
(2009).
PAH exposure in a Ghanaian population at high risk for aflatoxicosis. Science of the Total Environment.
407(6), 1886-1891.
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Marroqun-Cardona, A., Deng, Y., Taylor, J. F., Hallmark, C. T., Johnson, N. M., & Phillips, T. D.
(2009).
In vitro and in vivo characterization of mycotoxin-binding additives used for animal feeds in Mexico. Food Additives and Contaminants: Part A: Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment.
26(5), 733-743.
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Afriyie-Gyawu, E., Wang, Z., Ankrah, N., Xu, L., Johnson, N. M., Tang, L., ... Phillips, T. D.
(2008).
NovaSil clay does not affect the concentrations of vitamins A and E and nutrient minerals in serum samples from Ghanaians at high risk for aflatoxicosis. Food Additives and Contaminants: Part A: Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment.
25(7), 872-884.
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Wang, P., Afriyie-Gyawu, E., Tang, Y., Johnson, N. M., Xu, L., Tang, L., ... Phillips, T. D.
(2008).
NovaSil clay intervention in Ghanaians at high risk for aflatoxicosis: II. Reduction in biomarkers of aflatoxin exposure in blood and urine. Food Additives and Contaminants: Part A: Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment.
25(5), 622-634.
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Phillips, T. D., Afriyie-Gyawu, E., Williams, J., Huebner, H., Ankrah, N., Ofori-Adjei, D., ... Wang, J.
(2008).
Reducing human exposure to aflatoxin through the use of clay: a review. Food Additives and Contaminants: Part A: Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment.
25(2), 134-145.
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Afriyie-Gyawu, E., Ankrah, N., Huebner, H. J., Ofosuhene, M., Kumi, J., Johnson, N. M., ... Phillips, T. D.
(2008).
NovaSil clay intervention in Ghanaians at high risk for aflatoxicosis. I. Study design and clinical outcomes. Food Additives and Contaminants: Part A: Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment.
25(1), 76-87.
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Drury, N. L., Mustapha, T., Shore, R. A., Zhao, J., Wright, G. A., Hoffmann, A. R., ... Johnson, N. M.
(2023).
Maternal exposure to ultrafine particles enhances influenza infection during pregnancy. Particle and Fibre Toxicology.
20(1), 11.
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chapter
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Zhang, G., He, X., Duan, X., Huang, Y., Han, C., Nadagouda, M. N., ... Dionysiou, D. D.
(2020).
Advanced Oxidation Processes. Water Treatment for Purification from Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins.
(pp. 173-206).
Wiley.
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Fox, M., Koehler, K., & Johnson, N.
(2020).
Chapter 9 Established and emerging effects of traffic-related air pollution. Traffic-Related Air Pollution.
(pp. 207-228).
Elsevier.
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Johnson, N. M., Carrillo, G., & Mehta, R. K.
(2016).
Academic and Psychosocial Impact of Air Pollution on Children. Riccio, C. A., & Sullivan, J. R. (Eds.),
Pediatric Neurotoxicology.
(pp. 167-180).
Springer Nature.
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Carrillo, G., Mehta, R. K., & Johnson, N. M.
(2016).
Neurocognitive Effects of Pesticides in Children. Riccio, C. A., & Sullivan, J. R. (Eds.),
Pediatric Neurotoxicology.
(pp. 127-141).
Springer Nature.
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Zhang, G., He, X., Duan, X., Huang, Y., Han, C., Nadagouda, M. N., ... Dionysiou, D. D.
(2020).
Advanced Oxidation Processes. Water Treatment for Purification from Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins.
(pp. 173-206).
Wiley.
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conference paper
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Behlen, J. C., Carmen, L. H., Li, Y., Stanley, J. A., Zhang, R., & Johnson, N. M.
(2020).
Exposure to Ultrafine Particulate Matter During Gestation Potentially Disrupts Placental Function. Birth Defects Research.
853-853.
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Behlen, J. C., Carmen, L. H., Li, Y., Stanley, J. A., Zhang, R., & Johnson, N. M.
(2020).
Exposure to Ultrafine Particulate Matter During Gestation Potentially Disrupts Placental Function. Birth Defects Research.
853-853.
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Livingstone, M. C., Johnson, N. M., Roebuck, B. D., Kensler, T. W., & Groopman, J. D.
(2018).
Dysregulated microRNAs in aflatoxin-induced hepatocellular carcinoma: Serum miR-182 as a potential predictive biomarker. Cancer Research.
5401-5401.
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Johnson, N. M., Rychlik, K. A., Pulczinski, J. C., Langley, R., Seacrest, J., Zhang, R., Rodrigues-Hoffmann, A., & Lau, C.
(2018).
Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure and Offspring Pulmonary Immunosupression. Birth Defects Research.
720-720.
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Livingstone, M. C., Roebuck, B. D., Johnson, N. M., Kensler, T. W., & Groopman, J. D.
(2017).
Abstract 4448: Elevated levels of circulating miR-34a-5p and miR-181c-3p during cancer initiation by aflatoxin B1. Cancer Research.
4448-4448.
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Livingstone, M. C., Roebuck, B. D., Johnson, N. M., Kensler, T. W., & Groopman, J. D.
(2016).
Abstract 1083: Temporal trends in microRNAs during subchronic aflatoxin dosing and modulation by the chemopreventive oleane triterpenoid, CDDO-Im. Cancer Research.
1083-1083.
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Behlen, J. C., Carmen, L. H., Li, Y., Stanley, J. A., Zhang, R., & Johnson, N. M.
(2020).
Exposure to Ultrafine Particulate Matter During Gestation Potentially Disrupts Placental Function. Birth Defects Research.
853-853.
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institutional repository document
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Chiu, W., Johnson, N., Lam, J., Xu, X., Taylor, B., Foster, M., ... Taiwo, S.
(2017).
Association between prenatal exposures to ambient air pollution and birthweight
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Chiu, W., Johnson, N., Lam, J., Xu, X., Taylor, B., Foster, M., ... Taiwo, S.
(2017).
Association between prenatal exposures to ambient air pollution and birthweight
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thesis
Research
principal investigator on
investigator on
- Texas A&M Center for Environmental Health Research awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - (Durham, North Carolina, United States) 2019 - 2024
- The MENTORS (Model Education Networks to Optimize Rural Science) Project awarded by National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States) 2018 - 2021
- Regulatory Science in Environmental Health and Toxicology awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - (Durham, North Carolina, United States) 2016 - 2021
- Maternal and Child Health Public Health Training Program awarded by United States Department of Health and Human Services - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2015 - 2020
- The MENTORS (Model Education Networks to Optimize Rural Science) Project awarded by National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States) 2016 - 2018
Teaching
teaching activities
- BICH491 Hnr-research Instructor
- EDHP636 Project Instructor
- GENE491 Hnr-research Instructor
- PHEO630 Environ/occuptnl Diseases Instructor
- PHEO681 Eoh Seminar Instructor
- PHEO685 Directed Studies Instructor
- PHEO686 Directed Research Instructor
- PHEO689 Sptp: Tox Jrnl Club Instructor
- PHEO691 Research Instructor
- PHEO791 Doctoral Capstone Instructor
- PHLT485 Directed Studies Instructor
- PHLT491 Research Instructor
- SOPH680 Public Health Capstone Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Pulczinski, Jairus Cyril (2016-08). Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution among Pregnant Women in South Texas.
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Rychlik, Kristal Ann (2017-05). Prenatal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution and Effects on Postnatal Immune Response.
Background
education and training
- B.S. in Biology, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)
- Ph.D. in Toxicology, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)
- Johns Hopkins University - (Baltimore, Maryland, United States) , Postdoctoral Training
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- Natalie
has last name
- Johnson
mailing address
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Texas A&M Health Science Center
Environmental And Occupational Health
1266 TAMUS
College Station, TX 77873
USA
Other
In the News
- nmjohnson@tamu.edu