Daniel Brooks, DSc
Associate Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Epidemiology

DSc, Boston University
MPH, Boston University
BA, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

Pronouns: he/him/his



Dr. Brooks' current primary area of research focuses on the causes of an epidemic of chronic kidney disease of undetermined etiology (CKDu) that primarily affects poorer male manual laborers in Central America and other regions. Since 2009, he has led an international team of researchers with most of the work conducted in Nicaragua (http://www.bu.edu/sph/research/research-landing-page/research-group-for-the-study-of-chronic-kidney-disease-in-central-america/). The research is informed by a lifecourse approach, focusing on occupational risks and early life exposures, as well as genetic susceptibility that might potentiate environmental exposures. Suspected environmental factors under investigation include heat stress and dehydration, agrichemicals, infectious agents, metals, and medications with potential for kidney toxicity. Dr. Brooks also is co-chair of the Consortium on the Epidemic of Nephropathy in Central America and Mexico (CENCAM), an organization of researchers, clinicians, and public health professionals from more than a dozen countries whose mission is to contribute to knowledge generation and to promote and facilitate activities and policies to reduce CKDu occurrence in the affected countries.

Dr. Brooks also chairs the Anti-Racism Committee of the Epidemiology Department and is a member of the Research Committee of the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). He was previously a member of the Epidemiology Doctoral Committee and the instructor for a doctoral-level seminar on issues of study design, for which he received several teaching awards. Prior to joining the faculty at BUSPH, Dr. Brooks spent more than 10 years at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, first as Research Director for the Occupational Health Surveillance Program and then as Director of the Health Survey Program, where he directed all aspects of the Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

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Chronic Kidney Diseases of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) in Agricultural Communities (CURE) Research Consortium - SDCC
08/25/2021 - 06/30/2024 (Multi-PI)
PI: Daniel Brooks, DSc
Research Triangle Institute NIH NIDDK
1U24DK130043-01

The Role of Genetic Susceptibility in Central American Kidney Disease Epidemic
07/01/2018 - 06/30/2024 (PI)
NIH/National Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
5R01DK116021-05

Metabolomic analysis as a window into the etiology of Mesoamerican Nephropathy
07/01/2019 - 06/30/2020 (PI)
Renal Foundation Inigo Alvarez De Toledo


Third International Workshop on Mesoamerican Nephropathy and Other CKDu
03/12/2019 - 02/28/2020 (PI)
NIH/National Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
1U13DK121510-01

Sugarcane workers, medical visits, and kidney function
09/01/2016 - 08/31/2018 (Subcontract PI)
The George Washington University HHS CDC NIOSH
1R210H011120-01

HUD's Smoke-Free Rule: Survey of Early Adopter Public Housing Authorities (PHAs)
07/01/2016 - 12/31/2017 (Subcontract PI)
President and Fellows of Harvard College dba Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Robert Wood Johnson


Prospective Evaluation of a Comprehensive Smoke-Free Public Housing Policy in a Multi-State Setting
12/15/2014 - 12/14/2017 (Subcontract PI)
Harvard School of Public Health Dept of HUD


Investigating the Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease among Central American Workers
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017 (Subcontract PI)
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc Harvard University


Investigation of Potential Non-Occupational Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease in Nicaragua
01/01/2013 - 12/31/2016 (Subcontract PI)
CDC Foundation Comm Ntl Prod Azucar


A GEOHealth hub for agriculture and informal work in Nicaragua: - USA
09/20/2012 - 08/31/2015 (PI)
NIH/Fogarty International Center
5R24TW009553-02

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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2024 Chronic Kidney Diseases of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) in Agricultural Communities (CURE) Research Consortium - SDCC 5U24DK130043-04
2023 Chronic Kidney Diseases of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) in Agricultural Communities (CURE) Research Consortium - SDCC 3U24DK130043-03S1
2023 Chronic Kidney Diseases of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) in Agricultural Communities (CURE) Research Consortium - SDCC 5U24DK130043-03
2022 Chronic Kidney Diseases of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) in Agricultural Communities (CURE) Research Consortium - SDCC 5U24DK130043-02
2022 Role of Genetic Susceptibility in the Central American Kidney Disease Epidemic 5R01DK116021-05
2021 Chronic Kidney Diseases of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) in Agricultural Communities (CURE) Research Consortium - SDCC 1U24DK130043-01
2021 Role of Genetic Susceptibility in the Central American Kidney Disease Epidemic 5R01DK116021-04 1
2020 Role of Genetic Susceptibility in the Central American Kidney Disease Epidemic 5R01DK116021-03 1
2020 Role of Genetic Susceptibility in the Central American Kidney Disease Epidemic 3R01DK116021-03S1 1
2019 Third International Workshop on Mesoamerican Nephropathy and Other CKDu 1U13DK121510-01
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  1. Friedman DJ, Leone DA, Amador JJ, Kupferman J, Francey LJ, Lopez-Pilarte D, Lau J, Delgado I, Yih WK, Salinas A, Wang M, Genovese G, Shah S, Kelly J, Tattersfield CF, Raines NH, Amador M, Dias L, Pitsillides A, Ramirez-Rubio O, Amador AG, Cortopassi M, Applebaum KM, Alper SL, Banks AS, McClean MD, Leibler JH, Scammell MK, Dupuis J, Brooks DR. Genetic risk factors for Mesoamerican nephropathy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Dec 03; 121(49):e2404848121.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39585978; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2404848121;
     
  2. Raines NH, Leone DA, Amador JJ, Lopez-Pilarte D, Ramírez-Rubio O, Delgado IS, Francey LJ, Leibler JH, Asara JM, Scammell MK, Parikh SM, Brooks DR, Friedman DJ. Derangement in Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Metabolism is Observed During Acute Kidney Injury Among Male Agricultural Workers at Risk for Mesoamerican Nephropathy. Kidney Int Rep. 2024 Jul; 9(7):2250-2259.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39081728; PMCID: PMC11284402; DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2024.04.027;
     
  3. Delgado IS, Outterson A, Ramesh V, Amador Sanchez AG, Boza AC, Lopez-Pilarte D, Amador Velázquez JJ, Friedman DJ, Brooks DR, Scammell MK, Wang C. Ethical considerations for genetic research in low-income countries: perceptions of informed consent, data sharing, and expectations in Nicaragua. Eur J Hum Genet. 2024 Oct; 32(10):1278-1284.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38052907; PMCID: PMC11500004; DOI: 10.1038/s41431-023-01505-7;
     
  4. Thomas G, Dooley D, van Es E, Johnna Murphy, MPH, Grays-Thomas G, Fields K, Larkin D, Kerins L, Mackin M, Shen N, Ayanian H, Andrade C, Blodgett J, Chen, Jones M, Kane J, Stevens L, Brooks DR. Unhoused and Uncounted: Highlights from the Boston Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Among Unhoused Bostonians. Boston Public Health Commission. Boston. 2023.
  5. Hall SM, Raines NH, Ramirez-Rubio O, Amador JJ, López-Pilarte D, O'Callaghan-Gordo C, Gil-Redondo R, Embade N, Millet O, Peng X, Vences S, Keogh SA, Delgado IS, Friedman DJ, Brooks DR, Leibler JH. Urinary Metabolomic Profile of Youth at Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in Nicaragua. Kidney360. 2023 Jul 01; 4(7):899-908.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37068179; PMCID: PMC10371259; DOI: 10.34067/KID.0000000000000129;
     
  6. Petropoulos ZE, Keogh SA, Jarquín E, López-Pilarte D, Amador Velázquez JJ, García-Trabanino R, Amador Sánchez MR, Guevara R, Gruener A, Allen DR, Leibler JH, Delgado IS, McClean MD, Friedman DJ, Brooks DR, Scammell MK. Heat stress and heat strain among outdoor workers in El Salvador and Nicaragua. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023 Jul; 33(4):622-630.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37041408; PMCID: PMC10403352; DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00537-x;
     
  7. Dally M, Amador JJ, Butler-Dawson J, Lopez-Pilarte D, Gero A, Krisher L, Cruz A, Pilloni D, Kupferman J, Friedman DJ, Griffin BR, Newman LS, Brooks DR. Point-of-Care Testing in Chronic Kidney Disease of Non-Traditional Origin: Considerations for Clinical, Epidemiological, and Health Surveillance Research and Practice. Ann Glob Health. 2023; 89(1):7. PMID: 36789382; PMCID: PMC9896998; DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3884;
     
  8. Leibler JH, Keogh SA, Jarquín E, Garcia-Trabanino R, Velázquez JJA, Pilarte DL, Beltran M, Delgado IS, Petropoulos ZE, Friedman DJ, Brooks DR, Scammell MK. COVID-19 and CKD: Employment, Food Security and Healthcare in El Salvador. Ann Glob Health. 2022; 88(1):101.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36415326; PMCID: PMC9650984; DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3820;
     
  9. Raines NH, Inker LA, Seegmiller JC, Brooks DR, Gonzalez-Quiroz M, Friedman DJ. Estimated Versus Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate in Men at Risk for Mesoamerican Nephropathy. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023 Mar; 81(3):370-373. PMID: 36328101
     
  10. Harlow AF, Stokes AC, Brooks DR, Benjamin EJ, Leventhal AM, McConnell RS, Barrington-Trimis JL, Ross CS. Prospective association between e-cigarette use frequency patterns and cigarette smoking abstinence among adult cigarette smokers in the United States. Addiction. 2022 Dec; 117(12):3129-3139.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35913015; PMCID: PMC9804676; DOI: 10.1111/add.16009;
     
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Bar chart showing 132 publications over 34 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2011 and 2013

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