Luisa Zuccolo
Fondazione Human Technopole, University of Bristol, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, University of Turin
Research areas: Medicine · Pathology and Forensic Medicine · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects · Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
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About
Luisa Zuccolo is Research Group Leader in Epidemiology at Human Technopole (Milan, Italy), and honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol (UK). Following her first degree in Physics, she obtained a Fellowship from the University of Turin, Italy, in Cancer Epidemiology and Surveillance. She then moved to the University of Bristol and was awarded a pre-doctoral Fellowship from the UK Medical Research Council to complete an MSc in Epidemiology (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and a PhD in Genetic Epidemiology (University of Bristol). She was then awarded a second MRC Fellowship in population health science epidemiology, after which, in 2018, she secured a tenured position at the University of Bristol. Dr. Zuccolo’s past research includes the causal effects of alcohol on health, in particular of prenatal alcohol exposure, using methods and designs that improve causal inference. More recently, she has focused on maternal and child health, researching barriers to and effects of prolonged breastfeeding, the impact of COVID-19 on fertility and pregnancy outcomes, and misinformation around public health messaging on social media. In July 2022, she was appointed as Research Group Leader in the Health Data Science Centre at Human Technopole (Milan, Italy), where she researches the interplay between maternal and child health.
Employment
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Fondazione Human Technopole Research Group Leader2022 - Present
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University of Bristol Senior Lecturer2018 - 2022
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University of Bristol Senior Research Fellow2016 - 2018
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Norwegian Institute of Public Health Visiting Scientist2013 - 2013
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University of Bristol Research Fellow2010 - 2016
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University of Bristol MRC Special Training Fellow2006 - 2010
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University of Bristol Research Associate2005 - 2006
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University of Turin Research Assistant2002 - 2005
Education
- 2007 - 2011
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine MSc Epidemiology (distinction)2006 - 2007
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University of Turin BSc+MSc (magna cum laude)1997 - 2002
Projects & Funding
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Excessive drinking and alcohol related harms in Adulthood: ALSPAC at 24 Medical Research Council2015 - 2019
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Prenatal alcohol exposure, childhood development and teenage drinking: a study of trans-generational effects Medical Research Council2010 - 2016
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Alcohol and prostate cancer: identifying potentially modifiable lifestyle-related causes of cancer by means of Mendelian randomisation Medical Research Council2006 - 2010
Publications (84)
- Childhood internalising symptoms at ages 3 and 6 Save
- Risk of bias assessment for Mendelian randomisation studies Save
- Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Before Pregnancy Awareness Save
- Cardiovascular safety of assisted reproductive technology Save
- The European Health Data Space can be a boost for research beyond borders Save
- COVID-19 diagnosis, vaccination during pregnancy, and adverse pregnancy outcomes of 865,654 women in England and Wales Save
- COVID-19 vaccination and birth outcomes of 186,990 women vaccinated before pregnancy Save
- Analyzing Questions About Alcohol in Pregnancy Using Web-Based Forum Topics Save
- Maternal caffeine consumption during pregnancy and offspring cord blood DNA methylation Save
- Characterizing Discourse and Engagement Across Topics of Misinformation on Twitter Save
- Bounding the average causal effect in Mendelian randomisation studies with multiple proposed instruments Save
- Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use Save
- Prenatal alcohol prevention in the UK Save
- Alcohol Intake and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Save
- Prenatal smoking, alcohol and caffeine exposure and offspring externalizing disorders Save
- Prenatal smoking, alcohol and caffeine exposure and maternal-reported attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in childhood Save
- Association of maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and breastfeeding with NAFLD in young adults Save
- Maternal and child genetic liability for smoking and caffeine consumption and child mental health Save
- Maternal and offspring genetic risk score analyses of fetal alcohol exposure and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder risk in offspring Save
- Alcohol and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a negative control analysis Save