Dr. McDonald is a researcher at the Center for International Health Research. She received her BS in Animal Science from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, her MS in Animal Science/Reproductive Physiology from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, and her PhD in Reproductive Physiology from the University of Kansas Medical Center. She completed post-doctoral training in global health from the Center for International Health Research at Rhode Island Hospital.
| Meagan A Barry 1, Susannah Colt 1, Zorimel Vargas 1, Christopher V Barry 2, Veronica Tallo 3, Marianne J Sagliba 3, Amabelle J Amoylen 3, Jennifer F Friedman 1 2, Emily A McDonald 1 2. "Impaired Intrauterine Growth in the Context of Maternal Hookworm Infection During Gestation." J Infect Dis, vol. 225, no. 10, 2022, pp. 1856-1860. |
| McDonald EA, Gundogan F, Olveda RM, Bartnikas TB, Kurtis JD, Friedman JF. "Iron transport across the human placenta is regulated by hepcidin." Pediatric Research, 2020. |
| Abioye AI, McDonald EA, Park S, Ripp K, Bennett B, Wu HW, Pond-Tor S, Sagliba MJ, Amoylen AJ, Baltazar PI, Tallo V, Acosta LP, Olveda RM, Kurtis JD, Friedman JF. "Maternal anemia type during pregnancy is associated with anemia risk among offspring during infancy." Pediatric Research, vol. 86, no. 3, 2019, pp. 396-402. |
| Abioye AI, McDonald EA, Park S, Joshi A, Kurtis JD, Wu H, Pond-Tor S, Sharma S, Ernerudh J, Baltazar P, Acosta LP, Olveda RM, Tallo V, Friedman JF. "Maternal, placental and cord blood cytokines and the risk of adverse birth outcomes among pregnant women infected with Schistosoma japonicum in the Philippines." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 13, no. 6, 2019, pp. e0007371. |
| Abioye AI, Park S, Ripp K, McDonald EA, Kurtis JD, Wu H, Pond-Tor S, Sharma S, Ernerudh J, Baltazar P, Acosta LP, Olveda RM, Tallo V, Friedman JF. "Anemia of Inflammation during Human Pregnancy Does Not Affect Newborn Iron Endowment." Journal of Nutrition, vol. 148, no. 3, 2018, pp. 427-436. |
| McDonald EA, Stuart R, Joshi A, Wu HW, Olveda RM, Acosta LP, Tallo V, Baltazar PI, Bailey JA, Kurtis JD, Friedman JF. "Endotoxin at the Maternal-Fetal Interface in a Resource-Constrained Setting: Risk Factors and Associated Birth Outcomes." The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 99, no. 2, 2018, pp. 495-501. |
| Kurtis, Jonathan D, Raj, Dipak K, Michelow, Ian C, Park, Sangshin, Nixon, Christina E, McDonald, Emily A, Nixon, Christian P, Pond-Tor, Sunthorn, Jha, Ambrish, Taliano, Ross J, Kabyemela, Edward R, Friedman, Jennifer F, Duffy, Patrick E, Fried, Michal. "Maternally-derived Antibodies to Schizont Egress Antigen-1 and Protection of Infants From Severe Malaria." Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 68, no. 10, 2018, pp. 1718-1724. |
| McDonald, Emily, Zhao, Anne, Stuart, Ronald, Olveda, Remigio, Tallo, Veronica, Baltazar, Palmera, Kurtis, Jonathan, Friedman, Jennifer. "Fetal adiponectin in the context of maternal helminthiasis." Placenta, vol. 57, 2017, pp. 227-228. |
| McDonald EA, Smith JE, Cederberg RA, White BR. "Divergent activity of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor gene promoter among genetic lines of pigs is partially conferred by nuclear factor (NF)-B, specificity protein (SP)1-like and GATA-4 binding sites." Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E, vol. 14, no. 1, 2016, pp. 36. |
| Olveda RM, Acosta LP, Tallo V, Baltazar PI, Lesiguez JL, Estanislao GG, Ayaso EB, Monterde DB, Ida A, Watson N, McDonald EA, Wu HW, Kurtis JD, Friedman JF. "Efficacy and safety of praziquantel for the treatment of human schistosomiasis during pregnancy: a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial." The Lancet Infectious Diseases, vol. 16, no. 2, 2016, pp. 199-208. |
| Cederberg RA, Smith JE, McDonald EA, Lee C, Perkins AR, White BR. "Activity of the porcine gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor gene promoter is partially conferred by a distal gonadotrope specific element (GSE) within an upstream enhancing region, two proximal GSEs and a retinoid X receptor binding site." Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E, vol. 13, 2015, pp. 45. |
| Raj DK, Nixon CP, Nixon CE, Dvorin JD, DiPetrillo CG, Pond-Tor S, Wu HW, Jolly G, Pischel L, Lu A, Michelow IC, Cheng L, Conteh S, McDonald EA, Absalon S, Holte SE, Friedman JF, Fried M, Duffy PE, Kurtis JD. "Antibodies to PfSEA-1 block parasite egress from RBCs and protect against malaria infection." Science, vol. 344, no. 6186, 2014, pp. 871-7. |
| McDonald EA, Cheng L, Jarilla B, Sagliba MJ, Gonzal A, Amoylen AJ, Olveda R, Acosta L, Baylink D, White ES, Friedman JF, Kurtis JD. "Maternal infection with Schistosoma japonicum induces a profibrotic response in neonates." Infection and Immunity, vol. 82, no. 1, 2014, pp. 350-5. |
| McDonald EA, Pond-Tor S, Jarilla B, Sagliba MJ, Gonzal A, Amoylen AJ, Olveda R, Acosta L, Gundogan F, Ganley-Leal LM, Kurtis JD, Friedman JF. "Schistosomiasis japonica during pregnancy is associated with elevated endotoxin levels in maternal and placental compartments." The Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 209, no. 3, 2014, pp. 468-72. |
| McDonald EA, Friedman JF, Sharma S, Acosta L, Pond-Tor S, Cheng L, White ES, Kurtis JD. "Schistosoma japonicum soluble egg antigens attenuate invasion in a first trimester human placental trophoblast model." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 7, no. 6, 2013, pp. e2253. |
| McDonald EA, Kurtis JD, Acosta L, Gundogan F, Sharma S, Pond-Tor S, Wu HW, Friedman JF. "Schistosome egg antigens elicit a proinflammatory response by trophoblast cells of the human placenta." Infection and Immunity, vol. 81, no. 3, 2013, pp. 704-12. |
| Kurtis JD, Higashi A, Wu HW, Gundogan F, McDonald EA, Sharma S, PondTor S, Jarilla B, Sagliba MJ, Gonzal A, Olveda R, Acosta L, Friedman JF. "Maternal Schistosomiasis Japonica Is Associated with Maternal, Placental, and Fetal Inflammation." Infection and Immunity, vol. 79, no. 3, 2011, pp. 1254-1261. |
| McDonald EA, Wolfe MW. "The pro-inflammatory role of adiponectin at the maternal-fetal interface." American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, vol. 66, no. 2, 2011, pp. 128-36. |
| McDonald EA, Wolfe MW. "Adiponectin attenuation of endocrine function within human term trophoblast cells." Endocrinology, vol. 150, no. 9, 2009, pp. 4358-65. |
Dr. McDonald's primary research focus revolves around improving the health of mothers and their infants in resource poor settings, with particular emphasis on the role of the placenta in mediating the impact of maternal infectious disease on fetal development.
Center for International Health Research, Rhode Island Hospital & Brown University
https://www.lifespan.org/centers-services/center-international-health-research
Placenta Association of the Americas
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
