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Details for Dr Luisa Zuccolo
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| Name | Dr Luisa Zuccolo | ||||||
| Job title | Senior Research Fellow |
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| Department | Bristol Medical School (PHS) University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | PhD, M.Sc. DLSHTM | ||||||
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| Membership of professional bodies | International Epidemiological Association |
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| Keywords | epidemiology prenatal alcohol exposure Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder breastfeeding causal inference Mendelian randomization Children of the 90's |
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| Areas of expertise | I study the effects alcohol has on health, in particular prenatal alcohol exposure. I am interested in both very low levels of exposure ("is there a safe threshold for alcohol use in pregnancy?"), and in heavier alcohol use ("why are some children more vulnerable to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder?"). I am also starting a program of work looking at barriers to and effects of prolonged breastfeeding. I use population health science research methods that help disentangle causes from correlations in large datasets. |
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| Media experience | Live and recorded broadcast interviews (TV and radio) Phone interviews |
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