Modeling and Analysis of Biological Systems Study Section (MABS)
People: Mark Weir, Jade Mitchell
2014 – 2019
Valerie Madera-García, Alexis L Mraz, Nicolás López-Gálvez, Mark H Weir, James Werner, Paloma I Beamer, Marc P Verhougstraete. (2019). Legionella pneumophila as a Health Hazard to Miners: A Pilot Study of Water Quality and QMRA. Water, 11(8)
Mark H Weir. (2019). A data simulation method to optimize a mechanistic dose-response model for viral loads of hepatitis A. Microbial Risk Analysis
Mark H Weir, Alexis L Mraz, Jade Mitchell. (2019). An Advanced Risk Modeling Method to Estimate Legionellosis Risks Within a Diverse Population. Water, 12(1)
Umesh Adhikari, Alexandre Chabrelie, Mark Weir, Kevin Boehnke, Erica McKenzie, Luisa Ikner, Meng Wang, Qing Wang, Kyana Young, Charles N Haas, Joan Rose, Jade Mitchell. (2019). A Case Study Evaluating the Risk of Infection from Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a Hospital Setting Through Bioaerosols. Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 39(12)
Robert A Canales, Kelly A Reynolds, Amanda M Wilson, Sonia LM Fankem, Mark H Weir, Joan B Rose, Sherif Abd-Elmaksoud, Charles P Gerba. (2019). Modeling the role of fomites in a norovirus outbreak. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 16(1)
Alexis L Mraz, Sharon Nappier, Charles N Haas, Mark H Weir. (2019). Dose response models for Eastern US, Western US and Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses in micePart I: Standard dose response model and inference of host age. Microbial Risk Analysis, (14)
Kara Dean, Mark H Weir, Jade Mitchell. (2019). Development of a doseresponse model for Naegleria fowleri. Journal of Water and Health, 17(1)
Alexis L Mraz, Mark H Weir. (2018). Knowledge to predict pathogens: Legionella pneumophila lifecycle critical review part I uptake into host cells. Water, 10(2)
Mark H Weir, Alexis L Mraz, Sharon Nappier, Charles N Haas. (2018). Dose-response models for eastern US, western US and Venezuelan equine encephalitis viruses in micePart II: Quantification of the effects of host age on the dose response. Microbial Risk Analysis, (9)
Ashleigh Bope, Mark H Weir, Amy Pruden, Michael Morowitz, Jade Mitchell, Karen C Dannemiller. (2018). Translating research to policy at the NCSE 2017 symposium microbiology of the built environment: implications for health and design. Microbiome, 6(1)
Alexis Mraz, Mark Weir, Patrick McLaughlin. (2018). Efficacy of anuran trapping and monitoring techniques in the tropical forests of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Amphibia-Reptilia, 39(4)
Michael B Rosen, Lok R Pokhrel, Mark H Weir. (2017). A discussion about public health, lead and Legionella pneumophila in drinking water supplies in the United States. Science of The Total Environment, (590-591)
Brouwer AF, Weir MH, Eisenberg MC, Meza R, Eisenberg JNS. (2017). Dose-response relationships for environmentally mediated infectious disease transmission models. PLoS computational biology, 13(4)
Kerry A Hamilton, Mark H Weir, Charles N Haas. (2016). Dose response models and a quantitative microbial risk assessment framework for the Mycobacterium avium complex that account for recent developments in molecular biology, taxonomy, and epidemiology. Water Research, (109)
Lok R Pokhrel, Nicholas Ettore, Zachary L Jacobs, Asha Zarr, Mark H Weir, Phillip R Scheuerman, Sushil R Kanel, Brajesh Dubey. (2016). Novel carbon nanotube (CNT)-based ultrasensitive sensors for trace mercury (II) detection in water: A review. Science of The Total Environment, (574)
Mark H Weir, Tomoyuki Shibata, Yoshifumi Masago, Dena L Cologgi, Joan B Rose. (2016). Effect of surface sampling and recovery of viruses and non-spore-forming bacteria on a Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment model for fomites. Environmental Science & Technology, 50(11)
María Soledad Rodriguez-Alvarez, Mark H Weir, Joanna M Pope, Lucas Seghezzo, Verónica B Rajal, María Mónica Salusso, Liliana B Morana. (2015). Development of a relative risk model for drinking water regulation and design recommendations for a peri urban region of Argentina. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 218(7)
Kirk J Breuninger, Mark H Weir. (2015). Development of an Interspecies Nested Dose‐Response Model for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 35(8)
Mark H Weir. (2015). Dose-Response Modeling and Use: Challenges and Uncertainties in Environmental Exposure. Manual of Environmental Microbiology
Sondra S Teske, Mark H Weir, Timothy A Bartrand, Yin Huang, Sushil B Tamrakar, Charles N Haas. (2013). Dose-Response Models Incorporating Aerosol Size Dependency for Francisella tularensis. Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 34(5)
Thomas Walski, William Bezts, Emanuel T Posluszny, Mark Weir, Brian Whitman. (2012). Understanding the Hydraulics of Water Distribution System Leaks. Critical Transitions in Water and Environmental Resources Management
Sondra S Teske, Yin Huang, Sushil B Tamrakar, Timothy A Bartrand, Mark H Weir, Charles N Haas. (2011). Animal and Human Dose-Response Models for Brucella Species. Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 31(10)
Mark H Weir, Maria Tereza Pepe Razzolini, Joan B Rose, Yoshifumi Masago. (2011). Water reclamation redesign for reducing Cryptosporidium risks at a recreational spray park using stochastic models. Water Research, 45(19)
Mark H Weir, Charles N Haas. (2011). A Model for In-vivo Delivered Dose Estimation for Inhaled Bacillus anthracis Spores in Humans with Interspecies Extrapolation. Environmental Science & Technology, 45(13)
Maria Tereza Pepe Razzolini, Mark H Weir, Maria Helena Matte, Glavur Rogerio Matte, Licia Natal Fernandes, Joan B Rose. (2011). Risk of Giardia infection for drinking water and bathing in a peri-urban area in São Paulo, Brazil. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 21(3)
Toru Watanabe, Timothy A Bartrand, Mark H Weir, Tatsuo Omura, Charles N Haas. (2010). Development of a dose-response model for SARS coronavirus. Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 30(7)
Mark H Weir, Charles N Haas. (2009). Quantification of the Effects of Age on the Dose Response of Variola major in Suckling Mice. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 15(6)
Timothy A Bartrand, Mark H Weir, Charles N Haas. (2008). Dose-Response Models for Inhalation of Bacillus anthracis Spores: Interspecies Comparisons. Risk Analysis: An International Journal, 28(4)
Timothy A Bartrand, Mark Weir, Charles N Haas. (2007). Advancing the quality of drinking water: Expert workshop to formulate a research agenda. Environmental Engineering Science, 24(7)
Thomas Walski, William Bezts, Emanuel T Posluszny, Mark Weir, Brian E Whitman. (2006). Modeling leakage reduction through pressure control. Journal of American Water Works Association, 98(4)
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University of Pittsburgh
A737 Public Health
130 DeSoto Street
Pittsburgh PA 15261
