Rutu Aniruddha Rathod, PhD, MPH, MBBS

Full Member

Research Program:

Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences

Faculty Rank:

Assistant Professor

Campus:

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

College:

College of Public Health

Department:

Epidemiology

Cancer Research Interest

Disease Site Focus: Pediatric Oncology, Thoracic/ Lung, Gynecology
Research Focus Area: Prevention, Informatics, Detection
Type of Research: Population Sciences
Research Keywords: Epigenetics, Epidemiology, GIS
Research Interest Statement: My research integrates geospatial and epigenetic methodologies to study the complex interactions between environmental exposures and cancer outcomes. My goal is to investigate how neighborhood-level environmental factors influence epigenetic modifications and contribute to disparities in cancer risk and outcomes. I aim to identify specific environmental exposures that induce epigenetic changes, examine the geographic clustering of these alterations, and assess the role of epigenetic biomarkers in cancer susceptibility and outcomes. By bridging spatial analysis and molecular epidemiology, my work seeks to uncover the mechanisms underlying cancer disparities, with the goal of informing public health interventions and advancing precision medicine.

Rathod R, Beauchamp A, Shahan K, [et al.]. Neighborhood Factors related to Cancer Screening in Texas: a spatioecological study. American journal of preventive medicine. 2024. PMID: 39722303.
Hoang TT, Rathod RA, Rosales O, [et al.]. Residential proximity to oil and gas developments and childhood cancer survival. Cancer. 2024 130(21):3724-3733. PMID: 38922855.
Yi S, Rathod RA, Natchimuthu VS, [et al.]. Geographic Accessibility and Completion of Initial Low-Dose CT-Based Lung Cancer Screening in an Urban Safety-Net Population. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN. 2024 22(5):308-314. PMID: 38670152.
Rathod R, Rathod A, Rahimabad PK, [et al.]. Methylation of Host Genes Associated with Coronavirus Infection from Birth to 26 Years. Genes. 2021 12(8). PMID: 34440372. PMCID: PMC8392033.
Rathod A, Rathod R, Zhang H, [et al.]. Association of Asthma and Rhinitis with Epigenetics of Coronavirus Related Genes. Epigenetics insights. 2021 14:25168657211039224. PMID: 34604700. PMCID: PMC8485269.