Mohammed S Orloff, PhD, MS

Research Program: Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Faculty Rank: Associate Professor Campus: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College: College of Public Health Department: Epidemiology

Cancer Research Interest

• Disease Site Focus: GI, Thoracic/ Lung
• Research Focus Area: Health Disparities, Prevention, Informatics, Detection, Carcinogenesis
• Type of Research: Population Sciences

Contact Information

• Email Address: MSORLOFF@UAMS.EDU
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Active Grants

• Westat – 1OT2HL156812CEAL
  “Food As Medicine: Addressing Social Determinants of Health (Food Insecurity) to Improve Clinical Outcomes”
  Co-Investigator
  5/1/2021 – 3/31/2026

Recent Publications

• Jin J, Rahmatallah Y, Gomez-Acevedo H, [et al., including Orloff MS]. A Tracts of Homozygosity Approach Identifies Methylation-Regulated CSMD1 Expression Targets in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers Related to Smoking Behavior. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2025. PMID: 41036856.
• Jones DM, Clawson AH, Jin J, [et al., including Orloff M]. Evidence-based practices are effective in increasing smoke-free home rules among Black women who smoke. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs. 2025 2025(70):224-234. PMID: 40795917.
• Clawson AH, Du R, Jones DM, [et al., including Orloff M]. Capacity to address determinants of health among a social justice coalition in the United States. Health promotion international. 2025 40(4). PMID: 40856209.
• Carter TC, Kay DM, Pangilinan F, [et al., including Orloff MS]. Exome Sequencing to Identify Novel Susceptibility Genes for Nonsyndromic Split-Hand/Ft Malformation: A Report From the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth defects research. 2025 117(5):e2472. PMID: 40304391.
• Clawson AH, Jones DM, Jin J, [et al., including Orloff M]. Caregiver restrictions on child access to tobacco in the home and home Smoking/Vaping bans among Black/African American women caregivers who smoke and live in Resource-limited, rural areas. Preventive medicine reports. 2024 48:102918. PMID: 39534461. PMCID: PMC11555469.
• Clawson AH, Jones DM, Bullock S, [et al., including Orloff M]. Home environment and cigarette quitting behaviors among rural Black/African American women caregivers. Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association. 2024. PMID: 39347763. PMCID: PMC11956115.
• Mukherjee N, Bolin EH, Qasim A, [et al., including Orloff MS]. DNA methylation of the Lamin A/C gene is associated with congenital heart disease. Birth defects research. 2024 116(7):e2381. PMID: 39073036.
• Piulats JM, Watkins C, Costa-García M, [et al., including Orloff M]. Overall survival from tebentafusp versus nivolumab plus ipilimumab in first-line metastatic uveal melanoma: a propensity score-weighted analysis. Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology. 2024 35(3):317-326. PMID: 38048850.
• Jones DM, Taylor E, Orloff M, [et al.]. Changes in Capacity Building and Sustained Implementation Among a Statewide Coalition to Address Racial/Ethnic COVID-19 Disparities. American journal of public health. 2024 114(S1):S59-S64. PMID: 38207260. PMCID: PMC10785162.
• Joshi A, Su LJ, Orloff MS. Tuberculosis and Risk of Emphysema among US Adults in the NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-Up Study Cohort, 1971-1992. Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland). 2023 4(4):525-537. PMID: 38131676. PMCID: PMC10871094.
• Jones DM, Bullock S, Donald K, [et al., including Orloff M]. Factors associated with smokefree rules in the homes of Black/African American women smokers residing in low-resource rural communities. Preventive medicine. 2022 165(Pt B):107340. PMID: 36370892. PMCID: PMC9727706.
• Silva CS, Tryndyak VP, Camacho L, [et al., including Orloff MS]. Temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 genome and detection of variants of concern in wastewater influent from two metropolitan areas in Arkansas. The Science of the total environment. 2022 849:157546. PMID: 35914602. PMCID: PMC9338166.
• Patel J, Bircan E, Tang X, [et al., including Orloff M]. Paternal genetic variants and risk of obstructive heart defects: A parent-of-origin approach. PLoS genetics. 2021 17(3):e1009413. PMID: 33684136. PMCID: PMC7971842.
• Jones D, Guy MC, Soule E, [et al., including Orloff M]. Characterization of Electronic Cigarette Warning Statements Portrayed in YouTube Videos. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. 2021. PMID: 33400781. PMCID: PMC8360626.
• Khouri J, Faiman BM, Grabowski D, [et al., including Orloff M]. DNA methylation inhibition in myeloma: Experience from a phase 1b study of low-dose continuous azacitidine in combination with lenalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Seminars in hematology. 2021 58(1):45-55. PMID: 33509443.
• Bircan E, Bezirhan U, Porter A, [et al., including Orloff MS]. Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers. Tobacco induced diseases. 2021 19:23. PMID: 33841062. PMCID: PMC8025916.
• Bircan E, Bezirhan U, Porter A, [et al., including Orloff MS]. Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers. Tobacco induced diseases. 2021 19:75. PMID: 34720794. PMCID: PMC8530195.
• Bircan E, Bezirhan U, Porter A, [et al., including Orloff MS]. Erratum: Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers. Tobacco induced diseases. 2021 19:74. PMID: 34727146. PMCID: PMC8530193.