Department of Basic Sciences

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

Dr. Gayan Bowatte


Official Address :

Department of Basic Science,
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,
University of Peradeniya,
Peradeniya,
Sri Lanka


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+94-813761444

           




  • PhD, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
  • BSc. (Hons) Specialized in Zoology (with Second Class Upper Division), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2019)
  • Visiting Research Fellow, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka (2019)
  • Research Fellow, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka (2018)
  • Post-doctoral research fellow at School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia (2016 - 2018)
  • PhD candidate, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia (2016)
  • Research Assistant, TAHS, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia (2012)
  • Research Assistant, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2011)
  • Demonstrator, Post Graduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2010)
  • Demonstrator, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 2009-2010
Memberships
  • Editorial Board Member EC Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine
  • Member of Environmental Justice Australia's Science Advisory Group
  • Committee Member of Early career network – Faculty of Medical Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
  • Member of Clean Air Society for Australia and New Zealand
  • Member of European Respiratory Society
  • Member of Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
  • Member of International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
  • Member of the Ethics Review Committee – Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

Awards
  • European Respiratory Society (ERS) 2017 Young Scientist Award (2017)
  • Melbourne School of Population and Global Health Head’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research (2017)
  • Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation (CAR) travel award (2017)
  • Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation (CAR) International Postdoctoral Training Award (2017)
  • Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation (CAR) Travel Award (2017)
  • Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation (CAR) Travel Award (2015)
  • Population Health Investing in Research Students’ Training (PHIRST) travel award by Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (2015)
  • Member of the Ethics Review Committee – Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
  • Member of the Publication Committee – Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
  • Member of the English Committee – Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
  • Air pollution and human health
  • Air pollution monitoring and modelling
  • Longitudinal studies
  • Birth cohort studies
Google Scholar

    Peer reviewed journal articles

  • Perret JL, Bowatte G, Knibbs LD, Johns DP, Lodge CJ, Lowe AJ, et al. Residential Exposure to Outdoor Air Pollution and Post-Bronchodilator Lung Function Deficits in Mid-Adult Life. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2019 Mar 20;
  • Yang B-Y, Guo Y, Markevych I, Qian Z (Min), Bloom MS, Heinrich J, et al. Association of Long-term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollutants With Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in ChinaAir Pollutant Exposure and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in ChinaAir Pollutant Exposure and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in China. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Mar 8;2(3):e190318–e190318.
  • Senaratna, CV, Perret JL, Lowe A, Bowatte G, Abramson MJ, Thompson B, Lodge C, Russell M, Hamilton G, S, Dharmage SC. Detecting sleep apnoea syndrome in primary care with screening questionnaires and the Epworth sleepiness scale. Medical Journal of Australia. 2019 May 3.
  • Yang M, Chu C, Bloom MS, Li S, Chen G, Heinrich J, Markevych I, Knibbs LD, Bowatte G, Dharmage SC, Komppula M, Leskinen A, Hirvonen MR, Roponen M, Jalava P, Wang SQ, Lin S, Zeng XW, Hu LW, Liu KK, Yang BY, Chen W, Guo Y, Dong GH. Is smaller worse? New insights about associations of PM1 and respiratory health in children and adolescents. Environment international. 2018;120:516-24.
  • Yang B-Y, Bloom M, Markevych I, Qian Z, Vaughn M, Cummings Vaughn L, Li S, Chen G, Bowatte G, Perret J, Dharmage S, Heinrich J, Yim S, Lin S, Tian L, Yang M, Liu K-K, Zeng X-W, Hu L-W, Guo Y, Dong G-H. Exposure to ambient air pollution and blood lipids in adults: The 33 Communities Chinese Health Study. Environment international. 2018;119:485-92.
  • Senaratna C, Lowe A, Perret J, Lodge C, Bowatte G, Abramson M, Thompson B, Hamilton G, Dharmage S. Comparison of apnoea-hypopnoea index and oxygen desaturation index when identifying obstructive sleep apnoea using type-4 sleep studies. Journal of Sleep Medicine. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.12804
  • Dai X, Bowatte G, Lowe A, Matheson M, Gurrin L, Burgess J, Dharmage S, Lodge C. Do Glutathione S-Transferase Genes Modify the Link between Indoor Air Pollution and Asthma, Allergies, and Lung Function? A Systematic Review. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports. 2018;18(3):20.
  • Bui D, Walters H, Burgess J, Perret J, Bui M, Bowatte G, Lowe A, Russell M, Thompson B, Hamilton G, James A, Giles G, Thomas P, Jarvis D, Svanes C, Garcia Aymerich J, Erbas B, Frith P, Allen K, Abramson M, Lodge C, Dharmage S. Childhood Respiratory Risk Factor Profiles, Their Interactions and Mediators, and Middle-age Lung Function: A Prospective Cohort Study from the 1st to 6th Decade. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2018. 15(9):1057-1066.
  • Dai X, Dharmage S, Bowatte G, Waidyatillake N, Perret J, Hui J, Erbas B, Abramson M, Lowe A, Burgess J, Svanes C, Lodge C. Interaction of Glutathione S-Transferase M1, T1, and P1 Genes With Early Life Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Lung Function in Adolescents. Chest. 2019. 155(1):94-102.
  • Markevych I, Bowatte G, Standl M, Joachim H. Cleanliness, hygienic habits and aeroallergen sensitization: German Bitterfeld 3 study. Allergy. 2019. 74(5):1017-1019.
  • Lambert KA, Bowatte G, Tham R, Lodge CJ, Prendergast LA, Heinrich J, et al. Greenspace and Atopic Sensitization in Children and Adolescents-A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018;15(11).
  • Lai VWY, Bowatte G, Knibbs LD, Rangamuwa K, Young A, Dharmage S, et al. Residential NO2 exposure is associated with urgent healthcare use in a thunderstorm asthma cohort. Asia Pacific allergy. 2018;8(4):e33.
  • Bui D, Lodge C, Burgess J, Lowe A, Perret J, Bui M, Bowatte G, Gurrin L, Johns D, Thompson B, Hamilton G, Frith P, James A, Thomas P, Jarvis D, Svanes C, Russell M, Morrison S, Feather I, Allen K, Wood Baker R, Hopper J, Giles G, Abramson M, Walters E, Matheson M, Dharmage S. Childhood predictors of lung function trajectories and future COPD risk: a prospective cohort study from the first to the sixth decade of life. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2018;6(7):535-44.
  • Bowatte G, Tham R, Perret J, Bloom M, Dong G, Waidyatillake N, Bui D, Morgan G, Jalaludin B, Lodge C, Dharmage S. Air Pollution and Otitis Media in Children: A Systematic Review of Literature. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018;15(2):257.
  • Bowatte G, Lodge C, Knibbs L, Erbas B, Perret J, Jalaludin B, Morgan G, Bui D, Giles G, Hamilton G, Wood Baker R, Thomas P, Thompson B, Matheson M, Abramson M, Walters EH, Dharmage S. Traffic related air pollution and development and persistence of asthma and low lung function. Environment international. 2018;113:170-6.
  • Waidyatillake NT, Dharmage SC, Allen KJ, Bowatte G, Boyle RJ, Burgess JA, Koplin JJ, Garcia Larsen V, Lowe AJ, Lodge CJ. Association between the age of solid food introduction and eczema: A systematic review and a meta-analysis. Clinical & Experimental Allergy 2018. 48(8):1000-1015.
  • Bowatte G, Markevych I, Standl M, Dharmage SC, Koletzko S, Lehmann I, Bauer CP, Schikowski T, von Berg A, Berdel D, Heinrich J. Hygienic behavior and allergic sensitization in German adolescents. Allergy 2018. 73(9):1915-1918.
  • Dai X, Dharmage S, Bowatte G, Waidyatillake N, Perret J, Hui J, Erbas B, Abramson M, Lowe A, Burgess J, Svanes C, Lodge C. Interaction of glutathione s-transferase m1, t1 and p1 genes with early life tobacco smoke exposure on lung function in adolescents. Chest. 2018 (Accepted)
  • Fuertes E, Markevych I, Jarvis D, Vienneau D, de H, K., Antó J, Bowatte G, Bono R, Corsico A, Emtner M, Gislason T, Gullón J, Heinrich J, Henderson J, Holm M, Johannessen A, Leynaert B, Marcon A, Marchetti P, Moratalla J, Pascual S, Probst-Hensch N, Sánchez-Ramos J, Siroux V, Sommar J, Weyler J, Kuenzli N, Jacquemin B, Garcia-Aymerich J. Residential air pollution does not modify the positive association between physical activity and lung function in current smokers in the ECRHS study. Environmental International. 2018. 120: 364-372.
  • Bowatte G, Matheson M, Perret J, Lowe A, Senaratne C, Hall G, de Klerk N, Keogh L, McDonald C, Waidyatillake NT, Sly P, Jarvis D, Abramson MJ, Lodge C, Dharmage SC. Prediction models for the development of COPD: a systematic review. International Journal of COPD. 2018. 13: 1927-1935
  • Bowatte G, Lodge CJ, Knibbs LD, Erbas B, Perret J, Jalaludin B, Morgan G, Bui DS, Giles GG, Hamilton GS, Wood- Baker R, Thomas P, Thompson BR, Matheson MC, Abramson MJ, Walters EH, Dharmage SC. Traffic related air pollution and development and persistence of asthma and low lung function. Environmental International. 2018 2018;113:170-6.
  • Senevirathne G, Samarawickrama VAMPK, Wijayathilaka N, Manamendra-Arachchi K, Bowatte G, Samarawickrama DRNS, Meegaskumbura M. A new frog species from rapidly dwindling cloud forest streams of Sri Lanka—Lankanectes pera (Anura, Nyctibatrachidae). Zootaxa. 2018;4461(4).
  • Zeng XW, Qian ZM, Vaughn MG, Nelson EJ, Dharmage SC, Bowatte G, Perret J, Chen DH, Ma H, Lin S, de Foy B, Hu LW, Yang BY, Xu SL, Zhang C, Tian YP, Nian M, Wang J, Xiao X, Bao WW, Zhang YZ, Dong GH. Positive association between short-term ambient air pollution exposure and children blood pressure in China-Result from the Seven Northeast Cities (SNEC) study. Environmental pollution. 2017; 224:698-705.
  • Waidyatillake NT, Dharmage SC, Allen KJ, Lodge CJ, Simpson JA, Bowatte G, Abramson MJ, Lowe AJ. Association of breast milk fatty acids with allergic disease outcomes-A systematic review. Allergy. 2017.
  • Perret JL, Bowatte G, Lodge CJ, Knibbs LD, Gurrin LC, Kandane-Rathnayake R, Johns DP, Lowe AJ, Burgess JA, Thompson BR, Thomas PS, Wood-Baker R, Morrison S, Giles GG, Marks G, Markos J, Tang MLK, Abramson MJ, Walters EH, Matheson MC, Dharmage SC. The Dose-Response Association between Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure and Serum Interleukin-6 Concentrations. International journal of molecular sciences. 2017;18(5).
  • Lambert KA, Bowatte G, Tham R, Lodge C, Prendergast L, Heinrich J, Abramson MJ, Dharmage SC, Erbas B. Residential greenness and allergic respiratory diseases in children and adolescents - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental research. 2017;159:212-21.
  • Bowatte G, Erbas B, Lodge CJ, Knibbs LD, Gurrin LC, Marks GB, Thomas PS, Johns DP, Giles GG, Hui J, Dennekamp M, Perret JL, Abramson MJ, Walters EH, Matheson MC, Dharmage SC. Traffic-related air pollution exposure over a 5-year period is associated with increased risk of asthma and poor lung function in middle age. European Respiratory Journal. 2017;50(4).
  • Tham R, Katelaris CH, Vicendese D, Dharmage SC, Lowe AJ, Bowatte G, Taylor P, Burton P, Abramson MJ, Erbas B. The role of outdoor fungi on asthma hospital admissions in children and adolescents: A 5-year time stratified case-crossover analysis. Environmental research. 2016;154:42-9.
  • Lodge CJ, Bowatte G, Matheson MC, Dharmage SC. The Role of Breastfeeding in Childhood Otitis Media. Current allergy and asthma reports. 2016;16(9):68.
  • Fuertes E, Markevych I, Bowatte G, Gruzieva O, Gehring U, Becker A, Berdel D, von Berg A, Bergstrom A, Brauer M, Brunekreef B, Bruske I, Carlsten C, Chan-Yeung M, Dharmage SC, Hoffmann B, Klumper C, Koppelman GH, Kozyrskyj A, Korek M, Kull I, Lodge C, Lowe A, MacIntyre E, Pershagen G, Standl M, Sugiri D, Wijga A, Heinrich J. Residential greenness is differentially associated with childhood allergic rhinitis and aeroallergen sensitization in seven birth cohorts. Allergy. 2016;71(10):1461-71.
  • Bowatte G, Lodge CJ, Perret JL, Matheson MC, Dharmage SC. Interactions of GST Polymorphisms in Air Pollution Exposure and Respiratory Diseases and Allergies. Current allergy and asthma reports. 2016;16(12):85.
  • Bowatte G, Lodge CJ, Lowe AJ, Erbas B, Dennekamp M, Marks GB, Perret J, Hui J, Wjst M, Gurrin LC, Allen KJ, Abramson MJ, Matheson MC, Dharmage SC. Do Variants in GSTs Modify the Association between Traffic Air Pollution and Asthma in Adolescence? International journal of molecular sciences. 2016;17(4):485.
  • Bowatte G, Lodge CJ, Knibbs LD, Lowe AJ, Erbas B, Dennekamp M, Marks GB, Giles G, Morrison S, Thompson B, Thomas PS, Hui J, Perret JL, Abramson MJ, Walters H, Matheson MC, Dharmage SC. Traffic-related air pollution exposure is associated with allergic sensitization, asthma, and poor lung function in middle age. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology. 2016.
  • Alif SM, Dharmage SC, Bowatte G, Karahalios A, Benke G, Dennekamp M, Mehta AJ, Miedinger D, Kunzli N, Probst-Hensch N, Matheson MC. Occupational exposure and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Expert review of respiratory medicine. 2016;10(8):861-72.
  • Tham R, Bowatte G, Dharmage SC, Tan DJ, Lau MX, Dai X, Allen KJ, Lodge CJ. Breastfeeding and the risk of dental caries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Paediatrica. 2015;104(467):62-84.
  • Somaweera R, Wijayathilaka N, Bowatte G, Meegaskumbura M. Conservation in a changing landscape: habitat occupancy of the critically endangered Tennent’s leaf-nosed lizard (Ceratophora tennentii) in Sri Lanka. Journal of Natural History. 2015;49(31-32):1961-85.
  • Lodge CJ, Tan DJ, Lau MX, Dai X, Tham R, Lowe AJ, Bowatte G, Allen KJ, Dharmage SC. Breastfeeding and asthma and allergies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Paediatrica. 2015;104(467):38-53.
  • Bowatte G, Tham R, Allen KJ, Tan DJ, Lau M, Dai X, Lodge CJ. Breastfeeding and childhood acute otitis media: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Paediatrica. 2015;104(467):85-95.
  • Bowatte G, Lodge CJ, Lowe AJ, Erbas B, Perret J, Abramson MJ, Matheson MC, Dharmage SC. The influence of childhood traffic-related air pollution exposure on asthma, allergy and sensitization: Reply to PMID 25495759. Allergy. 2015;70(10):1352.
  • Bowatte G, Lodge C, Lowe AJ, Erbas B, Perret J, Abramson MJ, Matheson M, Dharmage SC. The influence of childhood traffic-related air pollution exposure on asthma, allergy and sensitization: a systematic review and a meta-analysis of birth cohort studies. Allergy. 2015;70(3):245-56.
  • Bowatte G, Perera P, Senevirathne G, Meegaskumbura S, Meegaskumbura M. Tadpoles as dengue mosquito (Aedes aegypti) egg predators. Biological Control. 2013;67(3):469-74.

Abstracts

  • Lai V, Bowatte G, Knibbs L, Rangamuwa K, Young A, Dharmage S, Thien F. Residential NO2 exposure is associated with recent urgent healthcare utilisation in current asthmatics admitted to eastern health during a thunderstorm asthma epidemic. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand conference 2018, Adeliade, Australia.
  • Bui D, Walters H, Burgess J, Perret J, Bui M, Bowatte G, Lowe A, Russell M, Thompson B, Hamilton G, James A, Giles G, Thomas P, Jarvis D, Svanes C, Garcia Aymerich J, Erbas B, Frith P, Allen K, Abramson M, Lodge C, Dharmage S. Middle-age lung function decline is predominantly influenced by adult factors and their interactions with childhood and genetic factors. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand conference 2018, Adeliade, Australia.
  • Harun NS, Lachapelle P, Bowatte G, Lodge C, Hinks TS, Irving LB, Dharmage SC, Douglass JA. The royal Melbourne hospital thunderstorm-asthma cohort. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand conference 2018, Adeliade, Australia.
  • Perret JL, Bowatte G, Lodge CJ, Knibbs LD, Lowe AJ, Giles GG, Morrison S, Abramson MJ, Walters EH, Dharmage SC. Nitrogen dioxide is adversely associated with transfer factor of carbon monoxide in a dose-response manner. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand conference 2018, Adeliade, Australia.
  • Bowatte G, Lodge Knibb L, Lowe A, Erbas B, Dennekamp M, Perret J, Giles G, Jalaludin B, Morgan G, Marks G, Abramson M, Walters H, Dharmage S. Effects of TRAP exposure on development and persistence of asthma and low lung function in middle age adults. European Respiratory Society Congress. 2017, Milan, Italy.
  • Bowatte G, Matheson M, Perret J, Lowe A, Senaratna C, Hall GL, Sly PD, de Klerk N, McDonald CF, Abramson MJ, Lodge C, Dharmage SC. Effects of Prediction models for the development of COPD: a systematic review. European Respiratory Society Congress. 2017, Milan, Italy.
  • Bowatte G, Lodge Knibb L, Lowe A, Erbas B, Dennekamp M, Perret J, Giles G, Jalaludin B, Morgan G, Marks G, Abramson M, Walters H, Dharmage S. Effects of TRAP exposure on development and persistence of asthma and low lung function in middle age adults. International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) conference 2017, Sydney 2017.
  • Fuertes E, Markevych I, Antó J, Bowatte G, Bono R, Emtner M, Gislason T, Heinrich J, Henderson J, Jacquemin B, Jarvis D, Johannessen A, Leynaert B, Marcon A, Pascual S, Sommar J, Garcia-Aymerich J. Residential PM2.5 mass and greenness modify the association between physical activity and lung function. European Respiratory Society Congress. 2017, Milan, Italy.
  • Lambert KA, Bowatte G, Tham R, Lodge C, Prendergast LA, Heinrich J, Abramson MJ, Dharmage SC, Erbas B. Residential greenness and allergic disease in children and adolescents - Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) conference, Finland 2017.
  • Bui D, Lodge C, Burgess J, Perret J, Lowe A, Bowatte G, Abramson MJ, Thompson BR, Hamilton GS, Frith P, Giles G, James A, Jarvis D, Walters EH, Dharmage S. Childhood respiratory risk factor profiles and lung function in middle age. European Respiratory Society Congress. 2017, Milan, Italy.
  • Bui D, Burgess J, Lodge C, Lowe A, Perret J, Bowatte G, Thompson B, Hamilton G, Frith P, James A, Johns D, Thomas P, Jarvis D, Svanes C, Morrison S, Feather I, Allen I, Bui M, Russell M, Abramson M, Walters H, Matheson M, Dharmage S. Lung function trajectories over the life span, their associated childhood factors and consequences. European Respiratory Society Congress. 2017, Milan, Italy.
  • Bowatte G, Erbas B, Lodge CJ, Knibbs LD, Gurrin LC, Marks GB, Thomas PS, Johns DP, Giles GG, Hui J, Dennekamp M, Perret J, Abramson MJ, Walters EH, Matheson MC, Dharmage SC. The association of long-term traffic-related air pollution exposure with asthma and poor lung function in middle age. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand conference 2017, Canberra, Australia.
  • Senaratna C, Lowe A, Perret J, Abramson M, Lodge C, Burgess J, Bowatte G, Erbas B, Frith P, Giles G, Walters H, Hamilton G, Dharmage S. Diagnostic utility of STOP-Bang and Berlin questionnaires for middle-aged Australians. Australasian Sleep Association Congress 2017, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Campbell B, Perret J, Lodge C, Simpson J, Lowe A, Burgess J, Bowatte G, Bui D, Thomas P, Leynaert B, Gómez Real F, Matheson M, Thompson B, Abramson M, Walters EH, Dharmage SC. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand conference 2017, Canberra, Australia.
  • Bui DS, Burgess JA, Lodge C L, Bui M, Lowe A, Bowatte G, Abramson MJ, Katie J.Allen, Walters EH, Matheson MC, Dharmage SC. Lung function trajectories over the life span, their associated childhood factors and consequences: a population based longitudinal cohort. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand conference 2017, Canberra, Australia.
  • Perret J, Bowatte G, Lodge C, Knibbs L, Gurrin L, Lowe A, Burges J, Thompson B, Kandane-Rathnayake R, Markos J, Morrison S, Marks G, Tang M, Abramson M, Walters E, Matheson M, Dharmage S. The interaction between air pollution and smoking favours a ‘healthy smoker effect’ with regard to chronic airflow obstruction in middle-age. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand conference 2017, Canberra, Australia.
  • Bowatte G, Lodge C, Knibbs LD, Erbas B, Dennekamp M, Lowe A, Perret J, Burgess AJ, Thompson B, Morrison S, Giles G, Marks GB, Abramson M, Walters H, Matheson M, Dharmage S. The association between traffic related air pollution exposure and allergic sensitization, asthma and lung function in middle age. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand conference 2016, Perth, Australia.
  • Bowatte G, Lodge C, Lowe A, Erbas B, Perret J, Abramson M, Dennekamp M, Matheson M, Dharmage S. The influence of traffic related air pollution (TRAP) on asthma and allergies modified by polymorphisms in GSTT1, GSTM1, GSTP1 and GSTCD. European Respiratory Society Congress. 2015, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Bowatte G, Lodge C, Lowe A, Erbas A, Perret J, Abramson M, Dennekamp M, Matheson, M, Dharmage, S. The influence of traffic related air pollution on asthma and allergies modified by polymorphisms in GSTT1, GSTM1, GSTP1 and GSTCD. American Thoracic Society international conference 2015, Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • Fuertes E, Markevych I, Bowatte G, Gruzieva O, Gehring U, Becker A, Berdel D, Brauer M., Carlsten C, Chan-Yeung M, Dharmage S, Hoffmann B, Koppelman G, Kozyrskyj A, Korek M, Lodge C, Pershagen G, Sugiri D, Wijga A, Heinrich J. Residential greenness and childhood allergic rhinitis and aeroallergen sensitization: a meta-analysis of seven birth cohorts. International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Congress. 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Fuertes E, Markevych I, Bowatte G, Gruzieva O, Gehring U, Becker A, Berdel D, Brauer M. Carlsten C, Hoffmann B, Kozyrskyj A, Lodge C, Pershagen G, Wijga A, Heinrich, J. Associations between residential greenness and childhood allergic rhinitis and aeroallergen sensitization in seven birth cohorts. 4th Paediatric Allergy and Asthma Meeting - PAAM 2015, Berlin, Germany.
  • Bowatte, G., Lodge C, Lowe A, Erbas A, Perret J, Abramson M, Dennekamp M, Matheson M, Dharmage S. GSTT1 polymorphism modifies the association between traffic related air pollution at birth and subsequent asthma and lung function. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand conference 2015, Gold Coast, Australia.
  • Alif S, Dharmage S, Lodge C, Lowe A, Karahalios A, Bowatte G, Benke G, Dennekamp M, Mehta A, Miedinger D, Kunzli N, Probst-Hensh N, Matheson, M. Occupational exposure assessed by the Job Exposure Matrix and risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand conference 2015, Gold Coast, Australia.
  • Bowatte G, Lodge C, Lowe A, Erbas A, Perret J, Abramson M, Dennekamp M, Matheson M, Dharmage S. The influence of early life traffic related air pollution exposure on asthma, allergy and sensitization: a systematic review and a meta-analysis of birth cohort studies. Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy conference 2014, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Bowatte G, Lodge C, Lowe A, Erbas A, Perret J, Abramson M, Dennekamp M, Matheson M, Dharmage S. Relationship between exposure during early life to traffic related air pollution and respiratory outcomes in childhood. CASANZ 2013, Sydney, Australia.