Alain B. Labrique, PhD

Background

Centers and Institutes

• Center for Human Nutrition
• Global Health, Center for

CV

http://www.jhsph.edu/departments/international-health/_pdf/Alain_B_Labrique_CVMay2011.pdf

Recent News Articles and Media Coverage

•  “Success in mHealth: Shifting Focus From the ‘m’ to the ‘Health’,” Forbes, May 24, 2013 
• “Exploring the Role of Mobile Technology as a Health Care Helper,” The New York Times, May 13, 2013
• “Hopkins Researchers Aim to Uncover Which Mobile Health Applications Work,” The Baltimore Sun, March 14, 2012

Additional Academic Titles

Joint Appointment in Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

Biomarkers, Epidemiology, Hepatitis, Hepatitis E, Infectious diseases, Maternal mortality, Micronutrients, Neonatal mortality, Vitamin A

Lab Website

Alain Labrique Lab - Lab Website

• The Alain Labrique Lab conducts research on infectious diseases and public health. Our team studies the various factors that lead to maternal and neonatal mortality, particularly in underserved populations in South Asia, using the tools of infectious disease epidemiology, molecular biology and biostatistics. We work to better understand factors such as the interface of micronutrient deficiency and maternal/infant mortality and the prevention of nosocomial infections through mechanistic or nutritional interventions. We also have a longstanding interest in technologies that may enable early detection of disease.

Research Summary

Dr. Labrique’s 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, his work seeks to create multidisciplinary partnerships to develop strategies of early identification of disease, and for cost-effective mitigation of the risk factors leading to morbidity and mortality. His research focuses primarily on 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. 

His areas of research concentration include the interface of micronutrient deficiency and maternal/infant mortality, with a focus on the role of infections; the role of maternal physiologic conditions, as modified by infection, on neonatal outcomes including prematurity and IUGR; prevention of nosocomial infections through mechanistic or nutritional interventions; and elucidating the pathophysiology of specific infectious agents that have deleterious effects in pregnancy and on the neonate, such as hepatitis E or bacterial vaginosis. Dr. Labrique is also interested in identifying and developing appropriate technologies that may assist in early detection of disease.

Selected Publications

• Heaney CD, Kmush B, Navas-Acien A, Francesconi K, Gössler W, Schulze K, Labrique AB. “Arsenic exposure and hepatitis E virus infection during pregnancy.” Environmental Research. 2015 Oct;142:273-280.

• Kmush BL, Labrique A, Li W, Klein SL, Schulze K, Shaikh S, Ali H, Engle RE, Wu L, Purcell RH, Mehra S, Christian P, West K Jr, Nelson K. “The association of cytokines and micronutrients with hepatitis E virus infection during pregnancy and the postpartum period in rural Bangladesh.” Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Jan;94(1):203-11. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0238. Epub 2015 Nov 30.

• Labrique AB, Palmer AC, Healy K, Mehra S, Sauer TC, West KP, Sommer A. “A novel device for assessing dark adaptation in field settings Neuro-ophthalmology.” BMC Ophthalmology. 2015 Jul;15(1):74.

• Sikder SS, Labrique AB, Ali H, Hanif AA, Klemm RD, Mehra S, West KP Jr, Christian P. “Availability of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) among public and private health facilities in rural northwest Bangladesh.” BMC Public Health. 2015 Jan;15:36. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1405-2.

• Uddin MJ, Shamsuzzaman M, Horng L, Labrique A, Vasudevan L, Zeller K, Chowdhury M, Larson CP, Bishai D, Alam N. “Use of mobile phones for improving vaccination coverage among children living in rural hard-to-reach areas and urban streets of Bangladesh.” Vaccine. 2016 Jan;34(2):276-83. Epub 2015 Nov 29.

Courses & Syllabi

• Introduction to M-Health and E-Health in Low and Middle-Income Countries, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 221.649.81, 1/1/16
• Design and Conduct of Community Trials, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 223.664.01, 1/1/16
• Global Disease Control Programs and Policies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 223.680.01, 1/1/16
• Global Disease Control Programs and Policies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 223.680.81, 1/1/16

Honors

• Fellow, National Institutes of Health mHealth Summer Institute, 1/1/11
• Johns Hopkins Faculty Innovation Fund Award, 1/1/11
• President's Award for Excellence in Advising, Johns Hopkins University, 1/1/11
• Inaugural Member, International Consortium for Control and Prevention of Viral Hepatitis E, 1/1/10
• Elected Member, American College of Epidemiology, 1/1/10
• Delta Omega Inductee, 1/1/10
• Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health Award, 1/1/08
• Technology Transfer SEED Award, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1/1/05
• The David and Elinor Bodian Scholarship, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1/1/01

Memberships

• American College of Epidemiology
• International Society for Infectious Diseases
• Society for Epidemiologic Research

Professional Activities

• Global mHealth Initiative at Johns Hopkins University, Founder and Chair, 1/1/11
• JHSPH Faculty Budget Advisory Committee, Chair, 1/1/10
• JHSPH GDEC Program Data Security Ad Hoc Committee, Chair, 1/1/10
• World Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases, Editorial Board Member, 1/1/11