Dr Valentina Gallo MD, MSc, PhD

Lecturer of Epidemiology

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Valentina Gallo is Clinical Lecturer in Epidemiology since September 2010 when she joined the School. Valentina is a neuroepidemiologist with both clinical neurological qualification and epidemiological background. She graduated in Medicine in 2000 at ‘la Sapienza’ University of Rome, where she also obtained her clinical qualification as Neurologist in 2005. She attended the MSc in Demography and Health at LSHTM in 2003-04. Currently Valentina maintains also a position as Research Associate at the School of Public Health, at Imperial College London working closely with Professor Paolo Vineis on a number of projects. At LSHTM Valentina is working on the C8 Health Project directly with Dr Tony Fletcher and the other members of the team on the health effect of pefluorinated compound exposure. Valentina main fields of interests include neuroepidemiology (she is currently investigating risk factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease); environmental, molecular, and social epidemiology.

Affiliation

• Department of Social and Environmental Health Research

Teaching

  Valentina teaches Basic Epidemiology in Term 1 and Molecular Epidemiology in the Environmental Epidemiology course in Term 2

Research

Valentina is mainly interested in investigating environmental determinants of neurological diseases (dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, and others), and their interaction with other risk factors and genetic predisposition. She is also interested in exploring the value of using biomarkers in epidemiological research, and in the theoretical work behind molecular epidemiological studies. In particular she is interested in exploring the health effect of the exposure to perfluorinated compounds at different doses, in understanding the biological mechanisms behind this effect, and in producing recommendations. Finally, Valentina is also interested in contributing to the understanding of social determinants of health and diseases.

• Selected publications

• Fruit and vegetable intake and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Heart study.

  Crowe, F.L. ; Roddam, A.W. ; Key, T.J. ; Appleby, P.N. ; Overvad, K. ; Jakobsen, M.U. ; Tjønneland, A. ; Hansen, L. ; Boeing, H. ; Weikert, C. ; Linseisen, J. ; Kaaks, R. ; Trichopoulou, A. ; Misirli, G. ; Lagiou, P. ; Sacerdote, C. ; Pala, V. ; Palli, D. ; Tumino, R. ; Panico, S. ; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H.B. ; Boer, J. ; van Gils, C.H. ; Beulens, J.W. ; Barricarte, A. ; Rodríguez, L. ; Larrañaga, N. ; Sánchez, M.J. ; Tormo, M.J. ; Buckland, G. ; Lund, E. ; Hedblad, B. ; Melander, O. ; Jansson, J.H. ; Wennberg, P. ; Wareham, N.J. ; Slimani, N. ; Romieu, I. ; Jenab, M. ; Danesh, J. ; Gallo, V. ; Norat, T. ; Riboli, E. ; European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Heart Study Collaborators, . ;

  Eur Heart J, 2011; 32(10):1235-43

• STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology-Molecular Epidemiology (STROBE-ME): An Extension of the STROBE Statement

  Gallo, V.; Egger, M.; McCormack, V.; Farmer, P.B.; Ioannidis, J.P.A.; Kirsch-Volders, M.; Matullo, G.; Phillips, D.H.; Schoket, B.; Stromberg, U.; Vermeulen, R.; Wild, C.; Porta, M.; Vineis, P.

  Plos Medicine, 2011; 8(10):e1001117

• Second-hand smoke, cotinine levels, and risk of circulatory mortality in a large cohort study of never-smokers

  Gallo, V.; Neasham, D.; Airoldi, L.; Ferrari, P.; Jenab, M.; Boffetta, P.; Overvad, K.; Tjonneland, A.; Clavel-Chapelon, F.; Boeing, H.; Pala, V.; Palli, D.; Panico, S.; Tumino, R.; Arriola, L.; Lund, E.; Bueno-de-Mesquita, B.; Peeters, P.H.; Melander, O.; Hallmans, G.; Riboli, E.; Saracci, R.; Vineis, P.

  Epidemiology, 2010; 21(2):207-14

• Serum B vitamin levels and risk of lung cancer

  Johansson, M.; Relton, C.; Ueland, P.M.; Vollset, S.E.; Midttun, O.; Nygard, O.; Slimani, N.; Boffetta, P.; Jenab, M.; Clavel-Chapelon, F.; Boutron-Ruault, M.C.; Fagherazzi, G.; Kaaks, R.; Rohrmann, S.; Boeing, H.; Weikert, C.; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H.B.; Ros, M.M.; van Gils, C.H.; Peeters, P.H.; Agudo, A.; Barricarte, A.; Navarro, C.; Rodriguez, L.; Sanchez, M.J.; Larranaga, N.; Khaw, K.T.; Wareham, N.; Allen, N.E.; Crowe, F.; Gallo, V.; Norat, T.; Krogh, V.; Masala, G.; Panico, S.; Sacerdote, C.; Tumino, R.; Trichopoulou, A.; Lagiou, P.; Trichopoulos, D.; Rasmuson, T.; Hallmans, G.; Riboli, E.; Vineis, P.; Brennan, P.

  JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, 2010; 303(23):2377-85

• The role of smoking and diet in explaining educational inequalities in lung cancer incidence

  Menvielle, G.; Boshuizen, H.; Kunst, A.E.; Dalton, S.O.; Vineis, P.; Bergmann, M.M.; Hermann, S.; Ferrari, P.; Raaschou-Nielsen, O.; Tjonneland, A.; Kaaks, R.; Linseisen, J.; Kosti, M.; Trichopoulou, A.; Dilis, V.; Palli, D.; Krogh, V.; Panico, S.; Tumino, R.; Buchner, F.L.; van Gils, C.H.; Peeters, P.H.; Braaten, T.; Gram, I.T.; Lund, E.; Rodriguez, L.; Agudo, A.; Sanchez, M.J.; Tormo, M.J.; Ardanaz, E.; Manjer, J.; Wirfalt, E.; Hallmans, G.; Rasmuson, T.; Bingham, S.; Khaw, K.T.; Allen, N.; Key, T.; Boffetta, P.; Duell, E.J.; Slimani, N.; Gallo, V.; Riboli, E.; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H.B.

  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2009; 101(5):321-30

• Smoking and risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: analysis of the EPIC cohort

  Gallo, V.; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H.B.; Vermeulen, R.; Andersen, P.M.; Kyrozis, A.; Linseisen, J.; Kaaks, R.; Allen, N.E.; Roddam, A.W.; Boshuizen, H.C.; Peeters, P.H.; Palli, D.; Mattiello, A.; Sieri, S.; Tumino, R.; Jimenez-Martin, J.M.; Diaz, M.J.; Suarez, L.R.; Trichopoulou, A.; Agudo, A.; Arriola, L.; Barricante-Gurrea, A.; Bingham, S.; Khaw, K.T.; Manjer, J.; Lindkvist, B.; Overvad, K.; Bach, F.W.; Tjonneland, A.; Olsen, A.; Bergmann, M.M.; Boeing, H.; Clavel-Chapelon, F.; Lund, E.; Hallmans, G.; Middleton, L.; Vineis, P.; Riboli, E.

  Annals of Neurology, 2009; 65(4):378-85

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