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Dominique S. Michaud

Dominique S. Michaud

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Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
29474
World Ranking
11785
National Ranking
6043

Overview

Dominique S. Michaud is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans molecular biology, oncology, genetics, periodontics, and public health, environmental and occupational health, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to biomedical research.

Their main areas of study include epigenetics and DNA methylation, gut microbiota and health, oral microbiology and periodontitis research, pancreatic and hepatic oncology, inflammatory bowel disease, microscopic colitis, and cancer risks and factors. These topics indicate a focus on the molecular and microbial interactions relevant to cancer and inflammatory diseases.

Dominique S. Michaud has published across a variety of academic venues with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Gastroenterology
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • JNCI Cancer Spectrum

Recent publications of note include:

  • "Periodontitis and risk of cancer: Mechanistic evidence" (2023, Periodontology 2000)
  • "Dynamics of the Gut Mycobiome in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis" (2023, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology)
  • "Comparisons of oral, intestinal, and pancreatic bacterial microbiomes in patients with pancreatic cancer and other gastrointestinal diseases" (2021, Journal of Oral Microbiology)
  • "The oral microbiome in relation to pancreatic cancer risk in African Americans" (2021, British Journal of Cancer)
  • "Epigenome-wide scan identifies differentially methylated regions for lung cancer using pre-diagnostic peripheral blood" (2021, Epigenetics)

Michaud has collaborated frequently with several researchers in their field. Key co-authors include:

  • Naisi Zhao
  • Karl T. Kelsey
  • Elizabeth A. Platz
  • Devin C. Koestler
  • Sushrut Jangi

Their scholarly output shows a sustained focus on the interface of microbial environments, epigenetic mechanisms, and cancer biology, contributing data and analyses relevant for understanding disease mechanisms and risks, particularly for cancers related to oral, pancreatic, and lung tissues.

Best Publications

  • Circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I and risk of breast cancer

    Susan E Hankinson;Walter C Willett;Walter C Willett;Graham A Colditz;Graham A Colditz;David J Hunter;David J Hunter

  • Physical Activity, Obesity, Height, and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

    Dominique S. Michaud;Edward Giovannucci;Walter C. Willett;Graham A. Colditz

  • Design and Serendipity in Establishing a Large Cohort with Wide Dietary Intake Distributions The National Institutes of Health–American Association of Retired Persons Diet and Health Study

    Arthur Schatzkin;Amy F. Subar;Frances E. Thompson;Linda C. Harlan

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants in the ABO locus associated with susceptibility to pancreatic cancer

    Laufey Amundadottir;Peter Kraft;Rachael Z. Stolzenberg-Solomon;Charles S. Fuchs

  • The Role of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disturbances in Cancers of the Colon, Prostate, and Pancreas

    Edward Giovannucci;Edward Giovannucci;Dominique Michaud;Dominique Michaud

  • A genome-wide association study identifies pancreatic cancer susceptibility loci on chromosomes 13q22.1, 1q32.1 and 5p15.33

    Gloria M. Petersen;Laufey Amundadottir;Charles S. Fuchs;Peter Kraft

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

  • Prospective Study of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Risk of Lung Cancer Among Men and Women

    Diane Feskanich;Regina G. Ziegler;Dominique S. Michaud;Edward L. Giovannucci

  • Intake of specific carotenoids and risk of lung cancer in 2 prospective US cohorts.

    Dominique S Michaud;Diane Feskanich;Eric B Rimm;Graham A Colditz

  • Periodontal disease, tooth loss, and cancer risk in male health professionals: a prospective cohort study

    Dominique S Michaud;Dominique S Michaud;Yan Liu;Mara Meyer;Edward Giovannucci;Edward Giovannucci

  • Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Incidence of Bladder Cancer in a Male Prospective Cohort

    Dominique S. Michaud;Donna Spiegelman;Steven K. Clinton;Eric B. Rimm

  • A review of the relationship between tooth loss, periodontal disease, and cancer.

    Mara S. Meyer;Kaumudi Joshipura;Kaumudi Joshipura;Edward Giovannucci;Edward Giovannucci;Dominique S. Michaud;Dominique S. Michaud

  • Dietary intake of n−3 and n−6 fatty acids and the risk of prostate cancer

    Michael F Leitzmann;Meir J Stampfer;Dominique S Michaud;Katarina Augustsson

  • Anthropometric measures, body mass index, and pancreatic cancer: a pooled analysis from the Pancreatic Cancer Cohort Consortium (PanScan).

    Alan A. Arslan;Kathy J. Helzlsouer;Charles Kooperberg;Xiao Ou Shu

  • A Prospective Study of Intake of Fish and Marine Fatty Acids and Prostate Cancer

    Katarina Augustsson;Dominique S Michaud;Eric B Rimm;Michael F Leitzmann

  • Plasma Prolactin Levels and Subsequent Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women

    Susan E. Hankinson;Walter C. Willett;Dominique S. Michaud;Jo Ann E. Manson

  • Epidemiology of pancreatic cancer

    Dominique S. Michaud

  • Telomere length, cigarette smoking, and bladder cancer risk in men and women.

    Monica McGrath;Jason Y.Y. Wong;Dominique Michaud;David J. Hunter

  • Dietary Sugar, Glycemic Load, and Pancreatic Cancer Risk in a Prospective Study

    Dominique S. Michaud;Simin Liu;Edward Giovannucci;Walter C. Willett

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

Frequent Co-Authors

Petra H.M. Peeters
Petra H.M. Peeters Utrecht University
Elio Riboli
Elio Riboli Imperial College London
Anne Tjønneland
Anne Tjønneland University of Copenhagen
H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita
H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Rosario Tumino
Rosario Tumino Provincial Health Authority of Syracuse
Kim Overvad
Kim Overvad Aarhus University
Paolo Vineis
Paolo Vineis Imperial College London
Heiner Boeing
Heiner Boeing German Institute of Human Nutrition
Meir J. Stampfer
Meir J. Stampfer Harvard University

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