Khandaker Talat Islam, MD, PhD

Title(s)Assistant Professor of Research Population and Public Health Sciences
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
AddressSSB 225C 2001 N. Soto Street
Health Sciences Campus
Los Angeles CA 90033
Phone+1 323 442 2526
Emailislam@usc.edu
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    University of Southern California, Los AngelesPhD2008Epidemiology
    University of Southern California, Los AngelesMS2000Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology
    Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, BangladeshMBBS1997Medicine
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    : American Thoracic Society International Conference in Toronto 2008Travel Award
    ATS Assembly on Environmental & Occupational Health2010 David Bates Award
    ATS Assembly on Environmental & Occupational Health: 2011Val Vallyathan Junior Investigator Award

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    Talat Islam is an environmental epidemiologist who joined the USC faculty in 2009. He completed his medical education at Dhaka Medical College, Bangladesh and Doctoral degree in Epidemiology at USC. His primary research interest is the contribution of the environmental exposure to diseases and its underlying pathogenesis. A major focus of his research is understanding the effect of environmental exposures on children health outcomes. As a researcher of the Children’s Health Study (CHS) of Southern California, he has investigated the effect of air pollution on respiratory health of children (lung function growth and asthma incidence) with possible role of genes and social stressors. He received Fogarty funding (International Research Scholar Development Award) in 2015 to investigate the effects of cook stove smoke exposure on pregnancy outcomes and pneumonia among infants in Bangladesh. As part of the study, he established and followed a pregnancy cohort in Bangladesh from 18 weeks of pregnancy to 12 months after delivery. He is also interested in understanding the effect of environmental factors in the etiology and prognosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). He collaborates with neurologists as USC in MS research. He is also involved in teaching Epidemiology and Environmental Epidemiology at the graduate level at USC.

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    1. Decoding the exposome: data science methodologies and implications in exposome-wide association studies (ExWASs). Exposome. 2024; 4(1):osae001. Chung MK, House JS, Akhtari FS, Makris KC, Langston MA, Islam KT, Holmes P, Chadeau-Hyam M, Smirnov AI, Du X, Thessen AE, Cui Y, Zhang K, Manrai AK, Motsinger-Reif A, Patel CJ, Members of the Exposomics Consortium . PMID: 38344436; PMCID: PMC10857773.
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    2. Effects of dual use of e-cigarette and cannabis during adolescence on cigarette use in young adulthood. Tob Control. 2023 May 05. Islam T, Eckel S, Liu F, Barrington-Trimis J, Harlow AF, Benowitz N, Leventhal A, McConnell R, Cho J. PMID: 37147126; PMCID: PMC11262134.
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    3. Transcriptomic and metabolomic associations with exposures to air pollutants among young adults with childhood asthma history. Environ Pollut. 2022 Apr 15; 299:118903. Liao J, Gheissari R, Thomas DC, Gilliland FD, Lurmann F, Islam KT, Chen Z. PMID: 35091019; PMCID: PMC8925195.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    4. Secondhand nicotine vaping at home and respiratory symptoms in young adults. Thorax. 2022 07; 77(7):663-668. Islam T, Braymiller J, Eckel SP, Liu F, Tackett AP, Rebuli ME, Barrington-Trimis J, McConnell R. PMID: 35013000; PMCID: PMC9203939.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Association of Changes in Air Quality With Incident Asthma in Children in California, 1993-2014. JAMA. 2019 05 21; 321(19):1906-1915. Garcia E, Berhane KT, Islam T, McConnell R, Urman R, Chen Z, Gilliland FD. PMID: 31112259; PMCID: PMC6537847.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 69     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    6. Native ancestry is associated with optic neuritis and age of onset in hispanics with multiple sclerosis. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2018 Nov; 5(11):1362-1371. Amezcua L, Beecham AH, Delgado SR, Chinea A, Burnett M, Manrique CP, Gomez R, Comabella M, Montalban X, Ortega M, Tornes L, Lund BT, Islam T, Conti D, Oksenberg JR, McCauley JL. PMID: 30480030; PMCID: PMC6243381.
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    7. Relationship between free and total malondialdehyde, a well-established marker of oxidative stress, in various types of human biospecimens. J Thorac Dis. 2018 May; 10(5):3088-3097. Cui X, Gong J, Han H, He L, Teng Y, Tetley T, Sinharay R, Chung KF, Islam T, Gilliland F, Grady S, Garshick E, Li Z, Zhang JJ. PMID: 29997978; PMCID: PMC6006110.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 30  
    8. Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric-Onset and Adult-Onset Multiple Sclerosis in Hispanic Americans. J Child Neurol. 2016 07; 31(8):1068-73. Langille MM, Islam T, Burnett M, Amezcua L. PMID: 27021143.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Genetic ancestry influences asthma susceptibility and lung function among Latinos. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Jan; 135(1):228-35. Pino-Yanes M, Thakur N, Gignoux CR, Galanter JM, Roth LA, Eng C, Nishimura KK, Oh SS, Vora H, Huntsman S, Nguyen EA, Hu D, Drake KA, Conti DV, Moreno-Estrada A, Sandoval K, Winkler CA, Borrell LN, Lurmann F, Islam TS, Davis A, Farber HJ, Meade K, Avila PC, Serebrisky D, Bibbins-Domingo K, Lenoir MA, Ford JG, Brigino-Buenaventura E, Rodriguez-Cintron W, Thyne SM, Sen S, Rodriguez-Santana JR, Bustamante CD, Williams LK, Gilliland FD, Gauderman WJ, Kumar R, Torgerson DG, Burchard EG. PMID: 25301036; PMCID: PMC4289103.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 79     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Traffic-related air pollution and obesity formation in children: a longitudinal, multilevel analysis. Environ Health. 2014 Jun 09; 13:49. Jerrett M, McConnell R, Wolch J, Chang R, Lam C, Dunton G, Gilliland F, Lurmann F, Islam T, Berhane K. PMID: 24913018; PMCID: PMC4106205.
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    11. Relationship of vitamin D, HIV, HIV treatment, and lipid levels in the Women's Interagency HIV Study of HIV-infected and uninfected women in the United States. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2014 May-Jun; 13(3):250-9. Schwartz JB, Moore KL, Yin M, Sharma A, Merenstein D, Islam T, Golub ET, Tien PC, Adeyemi OM. PMID: 24668135; PMCID: PMC4016117.
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    12. Associations of children's lung function with ambient air pollution: joint effects of regional and near-roadway pollutants. Thorax. 2014 Jun; 69(6):540-7. Urman R, McConnell R, Islam T, Avol EL, Lurmann FW, Vora H, Linn WS, Rappaport EB, Gilliland FD, Gauderman WJ. PMID: 24253832; PMCID: PMC4191894.
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    13. Response to letter regarding article, “Childhood air pollutant exposure and carotid artery intima–media thickness in young adults”. Circulation. 2013 Jun 04; 127(22):e659. Breton CV, Wang X, Mack WJ, Berhane K, Lopez M, Islam TS, Feng M, Lurmann F, McConnell R, Hodis HN, Künzli N, Avol E. PMID: 23882698; PMCID: PMC4035034.
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    14. Childhood air pollutant exposure and carotid artery intima-media thickness in young adults. Circulation. 2012 Sep 25; 126(13):1614-20. Breton CV, Wang X, Mack WJ, Berhane K, Lopez M, Islam TS, Feng M, Lurmann F, McConnell R, Hodis HN, Künzli N, Avol E. PMID: 22896588; PMCID: PMC3474843.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 27     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Parental stress increases the detrimental effect of traffic exposure on children's lung function. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Oct 01; 184(7):822-7. Islam T, Urman R, Gauderman WJ, Milam J, Lurmann F, Shankardass K, Avol E, Gilliland F, McConnell R. PMID: 21700914; PMCID: PMC3208647.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 50     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    16. Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis. Nature. 2011 Aug 10; 476(7359):214-9. International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium, Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2, Sawcer S, Hellenthal G, Pirinen M, Spencer CC, Patsopoulos NA, Moutsianas L, Dilthey A, Su Z, Freeman C, Hunt SE, Edkins S, Gray E, Booth DR, Potter SC, Goris A, Band G, Oturai AB, Strange A, Saarela J, Bellenguez C, Fontaine B, Gillman M, Hemmer B, Gwilliam R, Zipp F, Jayakumar A, Martin R, Leslie S, Hawkins S, Giannoulatou E, D'alfonso S, Blackburn H, Martinelli Boneschi F, Liddle J, Harbo HF, Perez ML, Spurkland A, Waller MJ, Mycko MP, Ricketts M, Comabella M, Hammond N, Kockum I, McCann OT, Ban M, Whittaker P, Kemppinen A, Weston P, Hawkins C, Widaa S, Zajicek J, Dronov S, Robertson N, Bumpstead SJ, Barcellos LF, Ravindrarajah R, Abraham R, Alfredsson L, Ardlie K, Aubin C, Baker A, Baker K, Baranzini SE, Bergamaschi L, Bergamaschi R, Bernstein A, Berthele A, Boggild M, Bradfield JP, Brassat D, Broadley SA, Buck D, Butzkueven H, Capra R, Carroll WM, Cavalla P, Celius EG, Cepok S, Chiavacci R, Clerget-Darpoux F, Clysters K, Comi G, Cossburn M, Cournu-Rebeix I, Cox MB, Cozen W, Cree BA, Cross AH, Cusi D, Daly MJ, Davis E, de Bakker PI, Debouverie M, D'hooghe MB, Dixon K, Dobosi R, Dubois B, Ellinghaus D, Elovaara I, Esposito F, Fontenille C, Foote S, Franke A, Galimberti D, Ghezzi A, Glessner J, Gomez R, Gout O, Graham C, Grant SF, Guerini FR, Hakonarson H, Hall P, Hamsten A, Hartung HP, Heard RN, Heath S, Hobart J, Hoshi M, Infante-Duarte C, Ingram G, Ingram W, Islam T, Jagodic M, Kabesch M, Kermode AG, Kilpatrick TJ, Kim C, Klopp N, Koivisto K, Larsson M, Lathrop M, Lechner-Scott JS, Leone MA, Leppä V, Liljedahl U, Bomfim IL, Lincoln RR, Link J, Liu J, Lorentzen AR, Lupoli S, Macciardi F, Mack T, Marriott M, Martinelli V, Mason D, McCauley JL, Mentch F, Mero IL, Mihalova T, Montalban X, Mottershead J, Myhr KM, Naldi P, Ollier W, Page A, Palotie A, Pelletier J, Piccio L, Pickersgill T, Piehl F, Pobywajlo S, Quach HL, Ramsay PP, Reunanen M, Reynolds R, Rioux JD, Rodegher M, Roesner S, Rubio JP, Rückert IM, Salvetti M, Salvi E, Santaniello A, Schaefer CA, Schreiber S, Schulze C, Scott RJ, Sellebjerg F, Selmaj KW, Sexton D, Shen L, Simms-Acuna B, Skidmore S, Sleiman PM, Smestad C, Sørensen PS, Søndergaard HB, Stankovich J, Strange RC, Sulonen AM, Sundqvist E, Syvänen AC, Taddeo F, Taylor B, Blackwell JM, Tienari P, Bramon E, Tourbah A, Brown MA, Tronczynska E, Casas JP, Tubridy N, Corvin A, Vickery J, Jankowski J, Villoslada P, Markus HS, Wang K, Mathew CG, Wason J, Palmer CN, Wichmann HE, Plomin R, Willoughby E, Rautanen A, Winkelmann J, Wittig M, Trembath RC, Yaouanq J, Viswanathan AC, Zhang H, Wood NW, Zuvich R, Deloukas P, Langford C, Duncanson A, Oksenberg JR, Pericak-Vance MA, Haines JL, Olsson T, Hillert J, Ivinson AJ, De Jager PL, Peltonen L, Stewart GJ, Hafler DA, Hauser SL, McVean G, Donnelly P, Compston A. PMID: 21833088; PMCID: PMC3182531.
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    17. Carotid artery intima-media thickness in college students: race/ethnicity matters. Atherosclerosis. 2011 Aug; 217(2):441-6. Breton CV, Wang X, Mack WJ, Berhane K, Lopez M, Islam TS, Feng M, Hodis HN, Künzli N, Avol E. PMID: 21679950; PMCID: PMC3146627.
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    18. Childhood incident asthma and traffic-related air pollution at home and school. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jul; 118(7):1021-6. McConnell R, Islam T, Shankardass K, Jerrett M, Lurmann F, Gilliland F, Gauderman J, Avol E, Künzli N, Yao L, Peters J, Berhane K. PMID: 20371422; PMCID: PMC2920902.
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    19. Role of inducible nitric oxide synthase in asthma risk and lung function growth during adolescence. Thorax. 2010 Feb; 65(2):139-45. Islam T, Breton C, Salam MT, McConnell R, Wenten M, Gauderman WJ, Conti D, Van Den Berg D, Peters JM, Gilliland FD. PMID: 19996333.
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    20. Roles of arginase variants, atopy, and ozone in childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Mar; 123(3):596-602, 602.e1-8. Salam MT, Islam T, Gauderman WJ, Gilliland FD. PMID: 19281908; PMCID: PMC2913574.
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    21. Variation in the GST mu locus and tobacco smoke exposure as determinants of childhood lung function. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Apr 01; 179(7):601-7. Breton CV, Vora H, Salam MT, Islam T, Wenten M, Gauderman WJ, Van den Berg D, Berhane K, Peters JM, Gilliland FD. PMID: 19151192; PMCID: PMC2720124.
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    22. Effects of in utero and childhood tobacco smoke exposure and beta2-adrenergic receptor genotype on childhood asthma and wheezing. Pediatrics. 2008 Jul; 122(1):e107-14. Wang C, Salam MT, Islam T, Wenten M, Gauderman WJ, Gilliland FD. PMID: 18558635; PMCID: PMC2748980.
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    23. Recent evidence for adverse effects of residential proximity to traffic sources on asthma. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2008 Jan; 14(1):3-8. Salam MT, Islam T, Gilliland FD. PMID: 18043269.
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    24. Ozone, oxidant defense genes, and risk of asthma during adolescence. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Feb 15; 177(4):388-95. Islam T, McConnell R, Gauderman WJ, Avol E, Peters JM, Gilliland FD. PMID: 18048809; PMCID: PMC2258440.
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    25. Childhood sun exposure influences risk of multiple sclerosis in monozygotic twins. Neurology. 2007 Jul 24; 69(4):381-8. Islam T, Gauderman WJ, Cozen W, Mack TM. PMID: 17646631.
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    26. Relationship between air pollution, lung function and asthma in adolescents. Thorax. 2007 Nov; 62(11):957-63. Islam T, Gauderman WJ, Berhane K, McConnell R, Avol E, Peters JM, Gilliland FD. PMID: 17517830; PMCID: PMC2117135.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 47     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    27. Regular smoking and asthma incidence in adolescents. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Nov 15; 174(10):1094-100. Gilliland FD, Islam T, Berhane K, Gauderman WJ, McConnell R, Avol E, Peters JM. PMID: 16973983; PMCID: PMC2648110.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 61     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    28. Differential twin concordance for multiple sclerosis by latitude of birthplace. Ann Neurol. 2006 Jul; 60(1):56-64. Islam T, Gauderman WJ, Cozen W, Hamilton AS, Burnett ME, Mack TM. PMID: 16685699.
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    29. Obesity and the risk of newly diagnosed asthma in school-age children. Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Sep 01; 158(5):406-15. Gilliland FD, Berhane K, Islam T, McConnell R, Gauderman WJ, Gilliland SS, Avol E, Peters JM. PMID: 12936895.
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    30. Environmental tobacco smoke and carotid arterial stiffness. Prev Med. 2003 Aug; 37(2):148-54. Mack WJ, Islam T, Lee Z, Selzer RH, Hodis HN. PMID: 12855214.
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    31. Effects of glutathione S-transferase P1, M1, and T1 on acute respiratory illness in school children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Aug 01; 166(3):346-51. Gilliland FD, Rappaport EB, Berhane K, Islam T, Dubeau L, Gauderman WJ, McConnell R. PMID: 12153968.
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    32. Indoor risk factors for asthma in a prospective study of adolescents. Epidemiology. 2002 May; 13(3):288-95. McConnell R, Berhane K, Gilliland F, Islam T, Gauderman WJ, London SJ, Avol E, Rappaport EB, Margolis HG, Peters JM. PMID: 11964930.
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    33. Asthma in exercising children exposed to ozone: a cohort study. Lancet. 2002 Feb 02; 359(9304):386-91. McConnell R, Berhane K, Gilliland F, London SJ, Islam T, Gauderman WJ, Avol E, Margolis HG, Peters JM. PMID: 11844508.
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    34. The effects of ambient air pollution on school absenteeism due to respiratory illnesses. Epidemiology. 2001 Jan; 12(1):43-54. Gilliland FD, Berhane K, Rappaport EB, Thomas DC, Avol E, Gauderman WJ, London SJ, Margolis HG, McConnell R, Islam KT, Peters JM. PMID: 11138819.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 51     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
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