Alanna Burwell, PhD, MPH
Instructor
Microbiology, Biochemistry, & Immunology
Location: Building: Research Wing Room: D313
Phone: (404) 752 1039
E-mail: aburwell@msm.edu
Education
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Medical Research, Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NCMaster of Public Health in Environmental Health, University of New England, Biddeford, ME -Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Biosciences, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
Bachelor of Science in Biology, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
Publications
"Clayton NP, *Burwell A, Jensen H, Williams BF, Brown QD, Ovwigho P, Ramaiahgari S, Hermon T, Dixon D. Preparation of Three-dimensional (3-D) Human Liver (HepaRG) Cultures for Histochemical and Immunohistochemical Staining and Light Microscopic Evaluation. Toxicol Pathol. 2018 Aug;46(6):653-659. doi: 10.1177/0192623318789069. Epub 2018 Aug 8. PMID: 30089414; PMCID: PMC6117202.Castro L, Liu J, Yu L, Burwell AD, Saddler TO, Santiago LA, Xue W, Foley JF, Staup M, Flagler ND, Shi M, Birnbaum LS, Darlene D. “Differential Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Phosphorylation in the Uterus of Rats Following Developmental Exposure to Tetrabromobisphenol A”. Toxicol Res Appl. 2021 Jan-Dec;5:10.1177/23978473211047164. doi: 10.1177/23978473211047164. Epub 2021 Nov 18. PMID: 35071781; PMCID: PMC8774279.
Yu L, Liu J, Yan Y, Burwell A, Castro L, Shi M, Dixon D. "Metalloestrogenic" effects of cadmium downstream of G protein-coupled estrogen receptor and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways in human uterine fibroid cells. Arch Toxicol. 2021 Jun;95(6):1995-2006. doi: 10.1007/s00204-021-03033-z. Epub 2021 Apr 5. PMID: 33818655; PMCID: PMC8166678.
Burwell A, Kimbro S, Mulrooney T. Geospatial Associations between Female Breast Cancer Mortality Rates and Environmental Socioeconomic Indicators for North Carolina. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jul 15;20(14):6372. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20146372. PMID: 37510605; PMCID: PMC10378923.
Burwell A, Freedland SJ, Gong J. Reducing Racial Inequalities in Prostate Cancer Treatment: Healthcare Access Barriers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Jul 1;33(7):867-869. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-24-0397. PMID: 38946318.
Lin PH, *Burwell AD, Giovannucci EL, Loeb S, Chan JM, Tuttle B, Nunzio C, Bjartell A, Aronson W, Freedland SJ. Dietary Patterns in Prostate Cancer Prevention and Management: A Systematic Review of Prospective Cohort Studies and Randomized Clinical Trials. Eur Urol. 2025 Aug 19:S0302-2838(25)00433-6. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2025.07.017. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40835500.
Burwell A, Mogollon MP, Gresham G, Freedland SJ. Lifestyle matters: physical activity and prostate cancer progression. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2026 Mar 23. doi: 10.1038/s41391-026-01105-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41872315.
Burwell A, Ithisuphalap J, Janes JL, Helms VM, Amling CL, Aronson WJ, Cooperberg MR, Kane CJ, Klaassen Z, Terris MK, Rivera LG, Freedland SJ, Sleight AG. Marital status and post-radical prostatectomy outcomes: results from the SEARCH database. Support Care Cancer. 2026 May 19;34(6):559. doi: 10.1007/s00520-026-10783-y. PMID: 42154317; PMCID: PMC13186869."