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Marisol Arellano, Lisa M. Barnhill, Aaron Kim, Kazi Md Mahmudul Hasan, Sharon Li, Kimberly C. Paul, Chao Peng, Beate R. Ritz, Jeff M. Bronstein
This study identifies six pesticides linked to increased Parkinson's disease risk through three screens and in vivo testing in zebrafish.
Environment International · Jan 20, 2026Peer-reviewedPharmacology & Toxicology
Kazi Md Mahmudul Hasan, Lisa M. Barnhill, Kimberly C. Paul, Chao Peng, William Zeiger, Beate R. Ritz, Marisol Arellano, Michael Ajnassian, Shujing Zhang, Aye Theint Theint, Gazmend Elezi, Hilli Weinberger, Julian P. Whitelegge, Qing Bai, Sharon Li, , Jeff M. Bronstein
This paper investigates the association between chlorpyrifos exposure and Parkinson's disease risk, finding increased odds of PD with long-term exposure and demonstrating causal mechanisms in animal models.
Molecular Neurodegeneration · Dec 11, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience
Kimberly C. Paul, Richard C. Krolewski, Edinson Lucumi Moreno, Jack Blank, Kristina M. Holton, Tim Ahfeldt, Melissa Furlong, Yu Yu, Myles Cockburn, Laura K Thompson, Alexander Kreymerman, Elisabeth M. Ricci-Blair, Yu Jun Li, Heer B. Patel, Richard Theodore Lee, , Beate R. Ritz
The paper combines epidemiological pesticide exposure data with iPSC-derived dopaminergic neuron screening to identify and classify pesticides linked to Parkinson's disease.
Nature Communications · May 16, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience
Cynthia Kusters, Kimberly C. Paul, Ake Tzu-Hui Lu, Luigi Ferrucci, Beate R. Ritz, Alexandra M. Binder, Steve Horvath
The paper investigates the association between sex steroid hormones and DNA methylation-based biomarkers of age and mortality risk in men and women, finding that higher testosterone and testosterone/estradiol ratio are linked to better epigenetic age and lower mortality risk in men.
medRxiv · Feb 16, 2023 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine
Steve Horvath, Amin Haghani, Joseph Alan Zoller, Ake Tzu-Hui Lu, Jason Ernst, Matteo A. Pellegrini, Anna J. Jasinska, Julie A. Mattison, Adam B. Salmon, Ken Raj, Markus Horvath, Kimberly C. Paul, Beate R. Ritz, Todd R. Robeck, Maria C. Spriggs, , Peter W. Nathanielsz
This study develops pan-primate epigenetic clocks and sex predictors using DNA methylation data from 37 primate species, achieving high accuracy for age estimation across species.
bioRxiv · Nov 29, 2020 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology