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Babu, GR
Qatar University, University of California, Los Angeles, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Research areas: Medicine · Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health · Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management · Child Nutrition and Water Access
0000-0003-4370-8933
Employment
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Qatar University Professor of Global Health Medicine
Education
- 2008 - 2012
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University of California Los Angeles Masters in Public Health2006 - 2008
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Kasturba Medical College Manipal Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)1993 - 1998
Projects & Funding
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Gestational diabetes in Uganda and India: Design and Evaluation of Educational Films for improving Screening and Self-management (GUIDES) Medical Research Council2018 - 2021
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Gestational diabetes in Uganda and India: Design and Evaluation of Educational Films for improving Screening and Self-management (GUIDES) Department of Biotechnology2018 - 2021
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Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy and Adiposity in Infants: Extension of existing cohort. Wellcome Trust2015 - 2020
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Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy and risk of chronic diseases :- Expansion and Extension of an Existing cohort Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance2015 - 2020
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Feasibility of Cohort Study: Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy and Fetal Adiposity Wellcome Trust2012 - 2015
Publications (232)
- Sedative-hypnotic use and its association with osteoporosis and fractures: a national analysis, 1999–2020 Save
- Maternal and Indoor Smoking Are Associated with Increased Risk of Acute Respiratory Infection in Under-Five Children: A Meta-Analysis of National Survey Data from Eight Asia-Pacific Countries Save
- Ambient and Indoor Air Pollution in Pregnancy and the risk of Low birth weight and Ensuing Effects in Infants (APPLE): A cohort study in Bangalore, South India Save
- Chiguru Adivasi Birth cohort study: A protocol for examining the effects of parental substance use on child development in southern Indian Adivasi communities. Save
- Obesity Modifies Sphingolipid Signatures in Childhood Asthma Save
- Training Community Health Workers for Diabetes Management in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review Save
- Ethnic differences in Long COVID diagnosed in primary care in England (2020–2022): an observational cohort study using OpenSAFELY Save
- Urinary Glyphosate Exposure and Risk of Obstructive Airway Diseases in Youth and Adults: Population-Based Evidence from U.S. Biomonitoring Data Save
- Dietary Diversity, Iron Status, and Anaemia Among Adivasi Women: Insights from the Chiguru Cohort in Chamarajanagar District, Southern Karnataka [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] Save
- Dietary Diversity, Iron Status, and Anaemia Among Adivasi Women: Insights from the chiguru Cohort in Chamarajanagar District, Southern Karnataka Save
- Chiguru Adivasi Birth cohort study: A protocol for examining the effects of parental substance use on child development in southern Indian Adivasi communities [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations] Save
- Invisible inequities in type I diabetes care in India: A multi-stakeholder qualitative study from Karnataka Save
- Association Between Pre-Existing Conditions and COVID-19 Hospitalization, Intensive Care Services, and Mortality: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of an International Global Health Data Repository Save
- Maternal depressive symptoms are associated with global developmental delay during infancy: Results from the MAASTHI birth cohort in Bengaluru, India [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] Save
- Association of prenatal tobacco exposure and child neurodevelopment: Analysis of the ECHO cohort study Save
- Characterizing parental feeding practices in the Soliga community and examining its impact on child nutritional status: A study embedded within the CHIGURU cohort study in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations] Save
- It Takes a Village: Unpacking Contextual Factors Influencing Caregiving in Urban Poor Neighbourhoods of Bangalore, South India Save
- The Association Between Estrogen‐Containing Oral Contraceptive Pills and Hypothyroidism Save
- Protocol of the Nutritional, Psychosocial, and Environmental Determinants of Neurodevelopment and Child Mental Health (COINCIDE) study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] Save
- The Plasma Glucose Threshold Values Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Asian Indian Pregnant Women: MAASTHI Birth Cohort Analysis Save