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John E. Vena is affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Environmental Science, with a focus on the subfields of Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Plant Science, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Clinical Psychology.

Their research covers a range of topics including:

  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Frequently, John E. Vena collaborates with coauthors such as Roger Newman, Kelly J. Hunt, Michael S. Bloom, Pamela L. Ferguson, and Daniel Skupski.

The scientist's work is published in several established venues, including:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Environmental Research
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Selected recent papers reflect the diversity of their research interests and include:

  • "Reproductive Health Risks Associated with Occupational and Environmental Exposure to Pesticides" (2021), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Association of Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Time and Physical Activity With Risk of Stroke Among US Adults" (2022), JAMA Network Open
  • "Association between gestational PFAS exposure and Children's adiposity in a diverse population" (2021), Environmental Research
  • "US Childhood Asthma Incidence Rate Patterns From the ECHO Consortium to Identify High-risk Groups for Primary Prevention" (2021), JAMA Pediatrics
  • "Exploring associations between prenatal exposure to multiple endocrine disruptors and birth weight with exposure continuum mapping" (2021), Environmental Research

Best Publications

  • Manganese Superoxide Dismutase (MnSOD) Genetic Polymorphisms, Dietary Antioxidants, and Risk of Breast Cancer

    Christine B. Ambrosone;Jo L. Freudenheim;Patricia A. Thompson;Elise Bowman

  • Patterns of sedentary behavior and mortality in U.S. middle-aged and older adults a national cohort study

    Keith M. Diaz;Virginia J. Howard;Brent Hutto;Natalie Colabianchi

  • Premenopausal Breast Cancer Risk and Intake of Vegetables, Fruits, and Related Nutrients

    Jo L. Freudenheim;James R. Marshall;John E. Vena;Rosemary Laughlin

  • Cigarette Smoking, N-Acetyltransferase 2 Genetic Polymorphisms, and Breast Cancer Risk

    Christine B. Ambrosone;Jo L. Freudenheim;Saxon Graham;James R. Marshall

  • Association of a dietary inflammatory index with inflammatory indices and metabolic syndrome among police officers.

    Michael D. Wirth;James Burch;Nitin Shivappa;John M. Violanti

  • Nutritional epidemiology of postmenopausal breast cancer in western New York.

    Saxon Graham;Rosemary Hellmann;James Marshall;Jo Freudenheim

  • Cytochrome P4501A1 and glutathione S-transferase (M1) genetic polymorphisms and postmenopausal breast cancer risk.

    Christine B. Ambrosone;Jo L. Freudenheim;Saxon Graham;James R. Marshall

  • LIFETIME OCCUPATIONAL EXERCISE AND COLON CANCER

    John E. Vena;Saxon Graham;Maria Zielezny;Mya K. Swanson

  • Positional accuracy of geocoded addresses in epidemiologic research.

    Matthew R. Bonner;Daikwon Han;Jing Nie;Peter Rogerson

  • Genetic Polymorphisms in Catechol-O-Methyltransferase, Menopausal Status, and Breast Cancer Risk

    Patricia A. Thompson;Peter G. Shields;Jo L. Freudenheim;Angie Stone

  • Differences in the carcinogenic evaluation of glyphosate between the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

    Christopher J. Portier;Bruce K Armstrong;Bruce C Baguley;Xaver Baur

  • Environmental organochlorine exposure and postmenopausal breast cancer risk.

    Kirsten B. Moysich;Christine B. Ambrosone;John E. Vena;Peter G. Shields

  • The Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress (BCOPS) Pilot Study: Methods and Participant Characteristics

    John M. Violanti;Cecil M. Burchfiel;Diane B. Miller;Michael E. Andrew

  • Breast cancer risk and exposure in early life to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using total suspended particulates as a proxy measure.

    Matthew R Bonner;Daikwon Han;Jing Nie;Peter Rogerson

  • ALLERGY-RELATED DISEASES AND CANCER: AN INVERSE ASSOCIATION

    John E. Vena;Joseph R. Bona;Tim E. Byers;Elliott Middleton

  • Occupational exercise and risk of cancer.

    J E Vena;S Graham;M Zielezny;J Brasure

  • Menstrual cycle characteristics and the risk of endometriosis.

    Sherri L. Darrow;John E. Vena;Ronald E. Batt;Maria A. Zielezny

  • Polychlorinated biphenyls, cytochrome P4501A1 polymorphism, and postmenopausal breast cancer risk

    Kirsten B. Moysich;Peter G. Shields;Jo L. Freudenheim;Enrique F. Schisterman

  • Exposure to dioxin and nonneoplastic mortality in the expanded IARC international cohort study of phenoxy herbicide and chlorophenol production workers and sprayers

    J Vena;P Boffetta;H Becher;T Benn

  • Circadian disrupting exposures and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis

    Chunla He;Sonia Taj Anand;Mark H. Ebell;John E. Vena

Frequent Co-Authors

Jo L. Freudenheim
Jo L. Freudenheim University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Saxon Graham
Saxon Graham University at Buffalo, State University of New York
James R. Marshall
James R. Marshall Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Steven N. Blair
Steven N. Blair University of South Carolina
Peter G. Shields
Peter G. Shields The Ohio State University
Christine B. Ambrosone
Christine B. Ambrosone Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Peter A. Rogerson
Peter A. Rogerson University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Paola Muti
Paola Muti University of Milan
Virginia J. Howard
Virginia J. Howard University of Alabama at Birmingham
John M. Violanti
John M. Violanti University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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