June 11, 2024 - The Melaram Lab has officially been launched and we are excited for the journey ahead! We also welcome our newest team member, Dr. Amanda Rose Newton, who has rich experience in sustainable agriculture at both the national and international levels.

August 23, 2024 - We are proud to announce our latest publication ‘Early life exposures of childhood asthma and allergies - an epidemiologic perspective’ in Frontiers in Allergy.

September 10, 2024 - Our very first undergraduate research assistant has joined the team. Welcome aboard, Aidan! Aidan will be exploring the effect of prenatal exposure to PM2.5 on DNA methylation patterns during early childhood.

September 11, 2024 - We would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Donald E. Warden. Dr. Warden brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in biostatistics and epidemiology. Dr. Warden will be a key player in epidemiological studies that seek to understand the impact of environmental exposures in early life periods on childhood allergic diseases.

September 26, 2024 - Another undergraduate research assistant has joined the lab. Welcome, Destini! Destini will be investigating the linkage between acute exposures to PM2.5 and O3 and asthma prevalence in the Corpus Christi region.

October 8, 2024 - The Melaram is excited to share its latest publication ‘Pollen exposures in pregnancy and early life are associated with childhood asthma incidence’ in World Allergy Organization Journal.