Leonardo Martinez
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Leonardo Martinez, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-3728
leomarti@bu.edu
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Biography

Leo Martinez joined the Department of Epidemiology at Boston University in 2021.

Dr. Martinez uses epidemiological and quantitative approaches to study early-life risk factors for pediatric tuberculosis in high-burden settings, tuberculosis transmission dynamics in high-risk populations (e.g., prisoners, persons living with HIV or diabetes), and the relationship between tuberculosis and non-communicable diseases.

Dr. Martinez's lab is currently working with colleagues and collaborators in several countries globally. We believe that collaboration across professional disciplines, backgrounds, and perspectives is the key to solving intractable health issues and the lab welcomes discussions with others working on these same health issues.

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHEP764
  • SPHEP770
  • SPHEP784

Publications

  • Published on 6/13/2025

    Horsburgh CR, E Jenkins H, Martinez L, White LF. Data-driven targets for reducing the global burden of TB. IJTLD Open. 2025 Jun; 2(6):352-358. PMID: 40530384.

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  • Published on 5/30/2025

    Cobelens F, Pelzer PT, Churchyard GJ, Garcia-Basteiro A, Hatherill M, Hill PC, Martinez L, White RG. Sample size efficiency of restricting participation in tuberculosis vaccine trials to interferon-gamma release assay-positive participants. Vaccine. 2025 May 30; 61:127301. PMID: 40450848.

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  • Published on 4/9/2025

    Venkatesan N, Faust L, Lobo R, Enkh-Amgalan H, Kunor T, Sifumba Z, Rane S, O'Brien K, Kumar B, Maimbolwa CN, Mayta M, Patel H, Huong LM, Heitkamp P, Huddart S, Romanowski K, Hiebert M, Zimmer AJ, MacLean EL, Caceres-Cardenas G, Villa Castillo L, Black J, Batchu M, Tschampl CA, Rea E, Campbell T, Heffernan C, Long R, Raithby L, Daftary A, Chorna Y, Zheng A, Martinez L, Kulkarni S, Denkinger CM, Castro MDM, Sulis G, Furin J, McKenna L, Frick M, Nathavitharana RR, Oga-Omenka C, Ananthakrishnan R, Malar J, Ugarte-Gil C, Vandevelde W, Kerkhoff AD, Winarni P, Fox G, Nguyen TA, Teo AKJ, Yapa HM, Pham NY, Ratnasingham A, Bernays S, Trinh HD, Khan U, Alvarez GG, Deluca A, Nash M, Rucsineanu O, Vasiliu A, Stillo J, Nahid P, Pai M, Johnston J, Harries AD, Golub JE. Fighting tuberculosis hand in hand: A call to engage communities affected by TB as essential partners in research. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025; 5(4):e0004437. PMID: 40202965.

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  • Published on 4/1/2025

    Zheng A, Faust L, Harries AD, Avedillo P, Akodu M, Galvan M, Barreto-Duarte B, Andrade BB, Ugarte-Gil C, Garcia-Basteiro AL, Espinal M, Warren JL, Martinez L. Changes in incarceration and tuberculosis notifications from prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the Americas: a time-series analysis of national surveillance data. Lancet Public Health. 2025 Apr; 10(4):e285-e294. PMID: 40175010.

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  • Published on 4/1/2025

    Zhang S, Xu Z, Wang Z, Fei X, Li Z, Zhu L, Martinez L, Wang J, Liu Q. Changes in gut microbiome following anti-tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort from eastern China. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Apr 01; 25(1):453. PMID: 40169991.

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  • Published on 3/24/2025

    Ehrlich J, Suñer C, Churchyard G, Cobelens F, Hatherill M, Mendelsohn SC, Nelson KN, Scriba T, Theron G, Martinez L, Garcia-Basteiro AL. Unveiling a hidden phenotype of early tuberculosis. Lancet Respir Med. 2025 May; 13(5):385-387. PMID: 40147469.

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  • Published on 2/27/2025

    Jaswal MR, Martinez L, Brooks M, Farooq S, Safdar N, Shah JA, Islam Z, Nasir K, Fareed U, Manzar S, Maniar R, Siddiqui S, Khowaja S, Khan AJ, Hussain H, Malik AA. Tuberculosis preventive treatment for household contacts at health facility and community settings in Pakistan. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 27. PMID: 40036384.

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  • Published on 2/25/2025

    Lu P, Martinez L, Xue H, Liu Q, Ding X, Pan J, Ding H, Lu W, Zhu L, Wang J. Comparative evaluation of QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube plus for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among adolescents in China. BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 25; 25(1):778. PMID: 40001083.

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  • Published on 2/16/2025

    Wang J, Yu L, Yang Z, Shen P, Sun Y, Shui L, Tang M, Jin M, Chen B, Ge Y, Lin H, Shen Y, Chen K, Martinez L. Development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after a tuberculosis episode in a large, population-based cohort from Eastern China. Int J Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 16; 54(2). PMID: 39993264.

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  • Published on 2/3/2025

    Chen C, Xue H, Horsburgh CR, Amour M, Hatherill M, Tameris M, von Reyn CF, Rees C, Shen Y, McShane H, García-Basteiro AL, Liu D, Wang Y, Nathavitharana RR, Graviss EA, Shao Y, Liu Q, Lu W, Zhu L, Martinez L. Trajectories of Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Results Over 2 Years in Independent Cohorts From China, South Africa, Tanzania, and the United States. Chest. 2025 Feb 03. PMID: 39909102.

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