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PhD Epidemiologist | Biostatistics, Systematic Reviews, Data Analysis (R/SPSS), Scientific Writing, and Research Design

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I am an Epidemiologist with a PhD, MSc in Epidemiology, MPH, and MBBS, providing expertise in research methodology, biostatistics, disease surveillance, and scientific writing. I support research teams, clinicians, investigators, and health organizations with study design, data analysis (R/SPSS), PRISMA-based systematic reviews, protocol development, IRB preparation, and manuscript writing/editing. My work emphasizes methodological rigor, transparent data interpretation, and clear scientific communication. I am available for short-term consulting, research support, and analytical projects, both remotely and onsite in Little Rock, Arkansas. Familiar with PRISMA, STROBE, and CONSORT research reporting guidelines, and able to assist with both full-length projects and focused assignments. Open to short consult calls, analysis packages, and long-term collaboration.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Image Processing
• ☆ Predictive Modeling & Analytics
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Cluster Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Management
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Data Mining
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Neural Networks
• ☆ Deep Learning
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Environmental Health
• ☆ SPSS
• ☆ R
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
• ☆ Pulmonology/Respiratory Disease
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Epidemiology
• ☆ Environmental Epidemiology
• ☆ Emergency Preparedness
• ☆ Global Health
• ☆ Disease Control And Prevention
• ☆ Public Health and Sanitation
• ☆ Community Health Services
• ☆ Quality of Life Assessment
• ☆ Tobacco Use Prevention & Control
• ☆ Health Risk Assessments
• ☆ Occupational Health & Safety
• ☆ Occupational Toxciology
• ☆ Asthma
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Medical Writing, Technical Writing

Research User Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas, USA

April 2023 - Present

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas, USA

May 2022 - March 2023

Faculteit Medische Wetenschappen/UMCG

- December 2021

Post Doctoral Fellow

University of Oldenburg, Germany

April 2021 - October 2021

Education

PhD Epidemiology

University of Groningen

September 2017 - January 2021

MSC Epidemiology

University of Groningen

September 2015 - July 2017

MPH

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

January 2013 - April 2014

MBBS

University of Dhaka

March 2002 - December 2008

Certifications

• Registered Dutch Epidemiologist B

  Dutch Society of Epidemiology

  February 2021 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Md. Omar Faruque, Irina D. Pokrovskaya, Kelly K. Ball, Michael W. Webb, Sung W. Rhee, Brian Storrie (2025). The Syk inhibitor BI 1002494 impairs thrombus infill in a murine femoral artery occlusion without affecting hemostasis . Blood Vessels, Thrombosis & Hemostasis.

Mersa Nurain Kausar, Efi Fitriana, Khairunnisa Khairunnisa, Md Omar Faruque, Muh Akbar Bahar, Sofa D Alfian, Ivan Surya Pradipta (2023). Development and Validation of the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Questionnaire for Community Pharmacy Personnel in Tuberculosis Case Detection, Drug Monitoring, and Education: A Study from Indonesia . Infection and Drug Resistance.

Wei Yu, V. Praveen Chakravarthi, Shaon Borosha, Iman Dilower, Eun Bee Lee, Anamika Ratri, Rebekah R. Starks, Patrick E. Fields, Michael W. Wolfe, M. Omar Faruque, et al.(2022). Transcriptional regulation of Satb1 in mouse trophoblast stem cells . Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. Frontiers Media {SA}

Psychosocial work factors and blood pressure among 63 800 employees from The Netherlands in the Lifelines Cohort Study @article{2a9d56bf76c547379795acd6d10af8f7, title = "Psychosocial work factors and blood pressure among 63 800 employees from The Netherlands in the Lifelines Cohort Study", abstract = "Objectives Previous studies on the association between psychosocial work factors and blood pressure mainly focused on specific occupations or populations and had limited sample sizes. We, therefore, investigated the associations between psychosocial work factors and blood pressure in a large general working population in the Netherlands.Methods We included 63 800 employees from the Netherlands, aged 18-65 years, with blood pressure measurements and a reliable job code at baseline. Psychosocial work factors (job strain, effort-reward imbalance (ERI) and emotional demands) in the current job were estimated with three recently developed psychosocial job exposure matrices. To examine the associations, regression analyses adjusted for covariates (age, sex, body mass index, education, monthly income, pack-years, smoking, alcohol consumption and antihypertensive medication (not included for hypertension)) were performed.Results Higher job strain was associated with higher systolic blood pressure (SBP) (B (regression coefficients) (95\% CI) 2.14 (1.23 to 3.06)) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) (B (95\% CI) 1.26 (0.65 to 1.86)) and with higher odds of hypertension (OR (95\% CI) 1.43 (1.17 to 1.74)). Higher ERI was associated with higher DBP (B (95\% CI) 4.37 (3.05 to 5.68)), but not with SBP or hypertension. Higher emotional demands were associated with lower SBP (B (95\% CI) -0.90 (-1.14 to -0.66)) and lower odds of hypertension ((OR) (95\% CI) 0.91 (0.87 to 0.96)).Conclusions In the general working population, employees in jobs with high job strain and ERI have higher blood pressure compared with employees with low job strain and ERI. Emotional demands at work are inversely associated with blood pressure.", keywords = "EFFORT-REWARD IMBALANCE, JOB STRAIN, DECISION LATITUDE, CELL SENESCENCE, HYPERTENSION, DEMANDS, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, METAANALYSIS, TELOMERE, DISEASE", author = "Faruque, \{Md Omar\} and Elisabeth Framke and S{\o}rensen, \{Jeppe Karl\} and Madsen, \{Ida Elisabeth Huitfeldt\} and Reiner Rugulies and Vonk, \{Judith M\} and Boezen, \{H Marike\} and Ute B{\"u}ltmann", note = "{\textcopyright} Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.", year = "2022", month = jan, day = "1", doi = "10.1136/jech-2021-216678", language = "English", volume = "76", pages = "60--66", journal = "Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health", issn = "0143-005X", publisher = "BMJ Publishing Group", number = "1", } . Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Md Omar Faruque, Elisabeth Framke, Jeppe Karl Sørensen, Ida Elisabeth Huitfeldt Madsen, Reiner Rugulies, Judith M Vonk, H Marike Boezen, Ute Bültmann (2022). Psychosocial work factors and blood pressure among 63 800 employees from The Netherlands in the Lifelines Cohort Study . Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Airborne occupational exposures and the risk of developing respiratory symptoms and airway obstruction in the Lifelines Cohort Study @article{912cb6e43f06468f9bfc315f33aa1a2f, title = "Airborne occupational exposures and the risk of developing respiratory symptoms and airway obstruction in the Lifelines Cohort Study", abstract = "OBJECTIVES: To date, only a few studies have investigated the associations between occupational exposures and respiratory outcomes longitudinally in the general population. We investigated the associations between occupational exposures and the development of respiratory symptoms and airway obstruction in the Lifelines Cohort Study.METHODS: We included 35 739 occupationally active subjects with data on chronic cough, chronic phlegm, chronic bronchitis or airway obstruction at baseline and approximately 4.5 years follow-up. Exposures to biological dust, mineral dust, gases/fumes, pesticides, solvents and metals in the current job at baseline were estimated with the ALOHA+job-exposure matrix (JEM). Airway obstruction was defined as FEV1/FVC below the lower limit of normal. Logistic regression analysis adjusted for baseline covariates was used to investigate the associations.RESULTS: At follow-up, 1888 (6.0\%), 1495 (4.7\%), 710 (2.5\%) and 508 (4.5\%) subjects had developed chronic cough, chronic phlegm, chronic bronchitis and airway obstruction, respectively. High exposure to biological dust was associated with a higher odds to develop chronic cough and chronic bronchitis. High exposure to pesticides was associated with a higher odds for the development of all respiratory symptoms and airway obstruction. In the multiple exposures analyses, only the association between pesticides exposure and respiratory symptoms remained.CONCLUSIONS: Subjects exposed to high pesticides had a higher odds to develop respiratory symptoms on average 4.5 years later. Control measures should be taken to reduce pesticides exposure among the working population to prevent respiratory symptoms and airway obstruction.", keywords = "occupational lung disease, COPD epidemiology, PESTICIDE EXPOSURE, PULMONARY-DISEASE, LUNG, ASSOCIATION, POPULATION, DECLINE, HEALTH", author = "Faruque, \{Md Omar\} and Boezen, \{H Marike\} and Hans Kromhout and Roel Vermeulen and Ute B{\"u}ltmann and Vonk, \{Judith M\}", note = "{\textcopyright} Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.", year = "2021", month = aug, doi = "10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216721", language = "English", volume = "76", pages = "790--797", journal = "Thorax", issn = "0040-6376", publisher = "BMJ Publishing Group", number = "8", } . Thorax.

Md Omar Faruque, H Marike Boezen, Hans Kromhout, Roel Vermeulen, Ute Bültmann, Judith M Vonk (2021). Airborne occupational exposures and the risk of developing respiratory symptoms and airway obstruction in the Lifelines Cohort Study . Thorax.

Md. Omar Faruque, Judith M. Vonk, Ute Bültmann, H. Marike Boezen(2021). Airborne occupational exposures and inflammatory biomarkers in the Lifelines cohort study . Occupational and Environmental Medicine. p. oemed--2020--106493. {BMJ}

Airborne occupational exposures and inflammatory biomarkers in the Lifelines cohort study @article{aab7ed13e8354c07b47f0032f78c5ee6, title = "Airborne occupational exposures and inflammatory biomarkers in the Lifelines cohort study", abstract = "INTRODUCTION: Inflammatory biomarkers are associated with negative health outcomes. In this study, we investigated the associations between airborne occupational exposures and levels and changes in inflammatory biomarkers.METHODS: We included 79 604 adults at baseline from the Lifelines cohort of which 48 403 (60.8\%) subjects were followed for a median of 4.5 years. Airborne occupational exposures at the current or last-held job at baseline were estimated with the occupational asthma-specific job-exposure matrix. Both in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses, we used linear regression models (adjusted for age, sex, education, monthly income, body mass index, smoking, pack-years, asthma and anti-inflammatory medication) to investigate the associations between airborne occupational exposures (allergens, reactive chemicals, pesticides and micro-organisms) and inflammatory biomarkers (C reactive protein (CRP), eosinophils and neutrophils).RESULTS: In the cross-sectional analyses, exposure to allergens, reactive chemicals and micro-organisms was associated with a lower (Log) CRP level (B(95\% CI)=-0.05 (-0.08 to -0.02),-0.05(-0.08 to -0.02) and -0.09(-0.16 to -0.02), respectively). Likewise, exposure to allergens, reactive chemicals, pesticides and micro-organisms was associated with a lower (log) neutrophils count (-0.01 (-0.02 to -0.01), -0.01 (-0.02 to -0.01),-0.02 (-0.04 to -0.01) and -0.02(-0.03 to -0.01), respectively). No association between airborne occupational exposures and eosinophils count was found. In the longitudinal analyses, no association between airborne occupational exposures and changes in inflammatory biomarkers was found.CONCLUSIONS: At baseline, airborne occupational exposures are inversely associated with inflammation; no effect of occupational exposures on inflammation was found at follow-up. In the future studies, details of occupational exposures, such as duration of exposures and cumulative exposures, need to be included to investigate the airborne occupational exposures and inflammatory biomarkers.", keywords = "international occupational health, epidemiology, occupational health practice", author = "Faruque, \{Md Omar\} and Vonk, \{Judith M\} and Ute B{\"u}ltmann and Boezen, \{H Marike\}", note = "{\textcopyright} Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.", year = "2021", month = feb, doi = "10.1136/oemed-2020-106493", language = "English", volume = "78", pages = "82--85", journal = "OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE", issn = "1351-0711", publisher = "BMJ Publishing Group", number = "2", } . OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE.

Md Omar Faruque, Judith M. Vonk, Hans Kromhout, Roel Vermeulen, Ute Bültmann, H. Marike Boezen(2021). Airborne Occupational Exposures and Lung Function in the Lifelines Cohort Study . Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 18. (1). p. 60--67. American Thoracic Society

Airborne Occupational Exposures and Lung Function in the Lifelines Cohort Study @article{0ac8d390dbe14fa29965a4f7d14a8444, title = "Airborne Occupational Exposures and Lung Function in the Lifelines Cohort Study", abstract = "Rationale: The association between airborne occupational exposures and lung function level is inconsistent in the general population. Moreover, little is known about the association between occupational exposures and annual lung function decline.Objectives: We investigated the association between occupational exposures and lung function level and annual lung function decline in the population-based Lifelines cohort study.Methods: We included 55,631 adults with baseline spirometry and reliable job code-13,759 of these subjects were aged >= 30 years and underwent spirometry again after 4.5 years of follow-up. Occupational exposures in the current or last-held job at baseline were estimated with the ALOHA1 job-exposure matrix. Linear regression analyses adjusted for covariates were used to test the association between each occupational exposure-biological dust, mineral dust, gases and fumes, pesticides, solvents, and metals-and lung function level and annual lung function decline. Interactions were used to test effect modification by sex or smoking.Results: Exposures to biological dust, mineral dust, gases and fumes, insecticides, fungicides, and aromatic solvents were associated with a lower lung function level at baseline. The effects were larger in males and smokers compared with females and nonsmokers, respectively. However, no association between occupational exposures and the rate of annual lung function decline was found between baseline and follow-up.Conclusions: In this study, airborne occupational exposures are associated with lower lung function level but not with a faster lung function decline. These negative effects are more pronounced among males and smokers.", keywords = "occupational exposure, lung function/forced expiratory volume, lung function decline, OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE, DUST EXPOSURE, GENDER-DIFFERENCES, FUNCTION DECLINE, LONGITUDINAL DECLINE, AIRWAY-OBSTRUCTION, ASSOCIATION, POPULATION, SMOKING, RISK", author = "Faruque, \{Md Omar\} and Vonk, \{Judith M\} and Hans Kromhout and Roel Vermeulen and Ute B{\"u}ltmann and Boezen, \{H Marike\}", year = "2021", month = jan, doi = "10.1513/AnnalsATS.201909-678OC", language = "English", volume = "18", pages = "60--67", journal = "Annals of the American Thoracic Society", issn = "2325-6621", publisher = "American Thoracic Society", number = "1", } . Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Occupational exposures and genetic susceptibility to occupational exposures are related to sickness absence in the Lifelines cohort study @article{dd502970f5714094ae6ce3a9c31c5cd0, title = "Occupational exposures and genetic susceptibility to occupational exposures are related to sickness absence in the Lifelines cohort study", abstract = "In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the association between occupational exposures and sickness absence (SA), the mediating role of respiratory symptoms, and whether genetic susceptibility to SA upon occupational exposures exists. Logistic regression was used to examine associations and structural equation modelling was used for mediation analyses. Genetic susceptibility was investigated by including interactions between occupational exposures and 11 candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Biological dust, mineral dust, and pesticides exposure were associated with a lower prevalence of any SA (OR (95\% CI)=0.72 (0.58-0.89), 0.88 (0.78-0.99), and 0.70 (0.55-0.89), respectively) while gases/fumes exposure was associated with a higher prevalence of long-term SA (1.46 (1.11-1.91)). Subjects exposed to solvents and metals had a higher prevalence of any (1.14 (1.03-1.26) and 1.68 (1.26-2.24)) and long-term SA (1.26 (1.08-1.46) and 1.75 (1.15-2.67)). Chronic cough and chronic phlegm mediated the association between high gases/fumes exposure and long-term SA. Two of 11 SNPs investigated had a positive interaction with exposure on SA and one SNP negatively interacted with exposure on SA. Exposure to metals and gases/fumes showed a clear dose-response relationship with a higher prevalence of long-term SA; contrary, exposure to pesticides and biological/mineral dust showed a protective effect on any SA. Respiratory symptoms mediated the association between occupational exposures and SA. Moreover, gene-by-exposure interactions exist.", keywords = "AIR-FLOW LIMITATION, RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS, DUST EXPOSURE, WORK, RISK, POLYMORPHISMS, SENSITIZATION, PREDICTORS, PESTICIDES, SAMPLE", author = "Faruque, \{Md Omar\} and \{De Jong\}, Kim and Vonk, \{Judith M\} and Hans Kromhout and Roel Vermeulen and Ute B{\"u}ltmann and Boezen, \{H Marike\}", year = "2020", month = jul, day = "31", doi = "10.1038/s41598-020-69372-6", language = "English", volume = "10", journal = "Scientific Reports", issn = "2045-2322", publisher = "Nature Publishing Group", number = "1", } . Scientific Reports.

(2015). Feasibility assessment of using geoinformatics technology in disaster disease surveillance in a developing country, iran . PLoS currents.

CONFERENCE ABSTRACT

Md Omar Faruque, Irina D Pokrovskaya, Michael W. Webb, Brian Storrie (2023). Screening for Key Structural Differences in Thrombosis Versus Hemostasis through Single Platelet Analysis . Blood.

DISSERTATION THESIS

Md Omar Faruque(2021). Physiological and psychosocial occupational exposures and intermediate health outcomes in the general population . University of Groningen

OTHER

Airborne occupational exposures and the incidence of airway obstruction in the Lifelines Cohort Study @article{7b7cafe82b4e42bd8302f66a1c2dbf47, title = "Airborne occupational exposures and the incidence of airway obstruction in the Lifelines Cohort Study", keywords = "COPD, Occupation", author = "Faruque, \{Md Omar\} and Vonk, \{Judith M.\} and Ute Bultmann and Boezen, \{H. Marike\}", year = "2020", month = sep, day = "7", doi = "10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.3145", language = "English", volume = "56", journal = "European Respiratory Journal", issn = "0903-1936", publisher = "EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD", number = "suppl 64", } . European Respiratory Journal.

Airborne occupational exposures and (changes in) lung function in the Lifelines Cohort study @article{a12e2faafeb54e84979d263095fc1f97, title = "Airborne occupational exposures and (changes in) lung function in the Lifelines Cohort study", author = "Faruque, \{Md Omar\} and Vonk, \{Judith M.\} and Hans Kromhout and Roel Vermeulen and Ute Bultmann and Boezen, \{H. Marike\}", year = "2019", month = sep, day = "28", doi = "10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.PA5250", language = "English", volume = "54", journal = "European Respiratory Journal", issn = "0903-1936", publisher = "EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD", note = "European-Respiratory-Society (ERS) International Congress ; Conference date: 28-09-2019 Through 02-10-2019", } . European Respiratory Journal.