Area of research
Nutrition and Dietetics · Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Research interest
Research focused on Pediatrics and Pregnancy, with related work in Developmental psychology, Epigenetics, Breastfeeding. Notable publications include 'Cortical specialisation to social stimuli from the first days to the second year of life: A rural Gambian cohort', 'Impaired growth in rural Gambian infants exposed to aflatoxin: a prospective cohort study', and 'A randomized trial to investigate the effects of pre-natal and infant nutritional supplementation on infant immune development in rural Gambia: the ENID trial: Early Nutrition and...'.
Aflatoxin Exposure during Early Life Is Associated with Differential DNA Methylation in Two-Year-Old Gambian Children
ERP markers are associated with neurodevelopmental outcomes in 1–5 month old infants in rural Africa and the UK
Implementing neuroimaging and eye tracking methods to assess neurocognitive development of young infants in low- and middle-income countries
Rapid growth is a dominant predictor of hepcidin suppression and declining ferritin in Gambian infants
Impact of nutritional supplementation during pregnancy on antibody responses to diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in infants: A randomised trial in The Gambia
Adaptation of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning for use among infants aged 5‐ to 24‐months in rural Gambia
Impaired growth in rural Gambian infants exposed to aflatoxin: a prospective cohort study
Candidate genes linking maternal nutrient exposure to offspring health via DNA methylation: a review of existing evidence in humans with specific focus on one-carbon metabolism
The influence of maternal psychosocial circumstances and physical environment on the risk of severe wasting in rural Gambian infants: a mixed methods approach
Protocol for the EMPHASIS study; epigenetic mechanisms linking maternal pre-conceptional nutrition and children’s health in India and Sub-Saharan Africa
Hormonal Correlates and Predictors of Nutritional Recovery in Malnourished African Children
Cortical specialisation to social stimuli from the first days to the second year of life: A rural Gambian cohort
Following the World Health Organization's Recommendation of Exclusive Breastfeeding to 6 Months of Age Does Not Impact the Growth of Rural Gambian Infants
Using fNIRS to Study Working Memory of Infants in Rural Africa
The effects of maternal iron deficiency on infant fibroblast growth factor-23 and mineral metabolism
Optical Imaging of Brain Activation in Gambian Infants
A randomized trial to investigate the effects of pre-natal and infant nutritional supplementation on infant immune development in rural Gambia: the ENID trial: Early Nutrition and Immune Development