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Gabriel Carrasco Escobar

Associate Professor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6945-0419
20152026

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Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health of the Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University (UPCH). He is a member of the steering committee of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute of Tropical Medicine, where he also directs the Health Innovation Laboratory (InnovaLab). He holds a master's degree in epidemiology from UPCH and a doctorate in public health from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). In 2024, he was recognized as one of Latin America's Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review. His research lies at the intersection of infectious disease epidemiology, climate change, human mobility, and the urban environment. He employs a diverse set of methods such as causal inference, spatiotemporal analysis, machine learning and artificial intelligence, and remote sensing to advance the understanding of infectious disease dynamics in complex environmental contexts.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  4. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  5. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  6. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  7. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  8. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  9. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  10. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  11. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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  • Association of mortality and combined oxidative capacity of ozone and nitrogen dioxide

    Niu, Y., Chen, R., Sera, F., Urban, A., Vicedo-Cabrera, A. M., Honda, Y., Huber, V., Guo, Y., Tong, S., Coelho, M. D. S. Z. S., Saldiva, P. H. N., Lavigne, E., Matus Correa, P., Ortega, N. V., Osorio, S., Achilleos, S., Roye, D., Jaakkola, J. J. K., Ryti, N. & Pascal, M. & 24 others, Schneider, A., Breitner-Busch, S., Entezari, A., Mayvaneh, F., Raz, R., Ng, C. F. S., Hashizume, M., Carrasco, G., da Silva, S. D. N. P., Madureira, J., Holobaca, I. H., Kim, H., Lee, W., Tobias, A., Íñiguez, C., Guo, Y. L., Pan, S. C., Li, S., Masselot, P., Bell, M. L., Zanobetti, A., Schwartz, J., Gasparrini, A. & Kan, H., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Sustainability.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Data Resource Profile: Climate and Enteric Diseases Research Project (ClimED)

    Chua, P. L. C., Madaniyazi, L., Tobias, A., Ng, C. F. S., Phung, V. L. H., Pan, R., Hossain, N., Abrutzky, R., Carrasco Escobar, G., Phung, D. T., Faruque, A. S. G., Brown, P., Stagliorio Coêlho, M. D. S. Z., Saldiva, P. H. N., Lavigne, E., Salazar, M. A., Royé, D., Jung, C. R., Tantrakarnapa, K. & Kliengchuay, W. & 8 others, Scovronick, N., Lynch, V., Park, J., Kim, Y., Huang, C., Semenza, J. C., Hales, S. & Hashizume, M., 1 Feb 2026, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 55, 1, dyaf215.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Drone-based geospatial prediction modeling identifies Fasciola hepatica infection risk in the Cusco Highlands of Peru

    Fasciola Tropical Medicine Research Center - Peru, Dec 2026, In: Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 15, 1, 22.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Genomic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Peru from 2020 to 2024

    Sobkowiak, B., Langdon, A., Romero, P. E., Carrasco-Escobar, G., Villa, D., Cava Miller, R., Cornejo Villanueva, V., Dávila-Barclay, A., Cuicapuza, D., Salvatierra, G., González, L., Ayzanoa, B., Huancachoque, J., Marcos-Carbajal, P., Gómez de la Torre, J. C., Barletta, C., Chenet, S. M., Tapia-Limonchi, R., Ballón, J. & Fernández, P. & 16 others, Valderrama, R., Leguía, M., Delgado-Ratto, C., Gotuzzo, E., Zamudio, C., Lescano, W., Cárcamo, C., Hurtado, V., Lope-Pari, P., Padilla-Rojas, C., Jiménez-Vásquez, V., Escalante-Maldonado, O., Araujo-Castillo, R. V., Cabezas, C., Colijn, C. & Tsukayama, P., Dec 2026, In: Communications Medicine. 6, 1, 22.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Investigating antibody cross-reactivity and transmission dynamics of alphaviruses and flaviviruses using a multiplex serological assay

    Yman, V., Rosado, J., Ochida, N., Garcia, L., Gasasira, M. F., Baudemont, G., Cramer, E., Dupont-Rouzeyrol, M., Huet, K., Douine, M., Sanna, A., Lambert, Y., Carrasco-Escobar, G., Nolasco, O., Gamboa, D., Fall, G., Ndiaye, O., Faye, O., Loucoubar, C. & Toure-Balde, A. & 4 others, Niang, M., Vigan-Womas, I., Cauchemez, S. & White, M. T., Dec 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 3491.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
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