College of Medicine
Nelson Lab
Led by Eric J Nelson · Pediatrics
What we study
The Nelson Lab studies how viruses and antibiotics affect diarrhea and infections in children, using mobile health tools and field research in Bangladesh and Africa.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 4
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Phage Predation as a Determinant of Diarrheal Disease Severity and Antimicrobial Resistance Emergence
Studies how viruses affect diarrhea and antibiotic resistance in children.
A mobile health tool to improve antibiotic stewardship among village doctors in Bangladesh
Develops a mobile app to help doctors prescribe antibiotics more carefully in Bangladesh.
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External Validation and Implementation of a Novel Mobile Health Application for Acute Diarrhea Management across the Lifespan
Tests a mobile health app that helps clinicians and caregivers manage acute diarrhea, checking how well it works when used with people of different ages.
Epidemiology and Ecology of Cholera in Africa
Studies how cholera outbreaks start and spread in Africa, combining epidemiological data and environmental information to understand patterns of transmission.
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Recent papers, explained
- Predictive Modeling of Childhood Disease Severity at a Telemedicine Service: Evidence from the Improving Nighttime Access to Care and Treatment Studies in Haiti
2026 · The Journal of Pediatrics
Develops a model to predict childhood disease severity using telemedicine data in Haiti.
- Ranked Placement of Phage Predation as a Determinant of Dehydration Severity Among Cholera Patients in Bangladesh
2026 · The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Ranks phage predation as a factor in cholera dehydration severity using machine learning.
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- Species-specific prophage induction by ciprofloxacin in human gut metagenomes
2026 · mSystems
Uses metagenomics to study antibiotic effects on prophage induction in human gut microbiomes.
- Perspectives on antibiotic stewardship in the management of diarrhoea among children under five in Bangladesh: insights from clinicians and caregivers
2026 · Journal of Biosocial Science
Explores antibiotic stewardship knowledge among clinicians and caregivers in Bangladesh.
- Cholera rapid diagnostic test performance at the host–microbe interface: a prospective longitudinal study in Bangladesh
2026 · The Lancet Microbe
Tests whether bacteriophage predation affects rapid cholera diagnostic tests in Bangladesh.
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