Pre-prints
MW Watowich, AM Arner, S Wang, E John, JC Kahumbu, P Kinyua, A Lopurudoi, F Lotukoi, CM Mwai, B Muhoya, B Mukoma, KL Tam, TBT A/P Tan Boon Huat, M Gurven, YAL Lim, D Martins, S Njeru, KS Ng, VV Venkataraman, IJ Wallace, JF Ayroles, TS Kraft*, AJ Lea*. The built environment is more predictive of cardiometabolic health than other aspects of lifestyle in two rapidly transitioning Indigenous populations. medRxiv [link].
RM Petersen, R Tennyson, TBT A/P Tan Boon Huat, KL Tam, MM Watowich, K Fadzil, C Nicholas, I Sayed, K Ng, YAL Lim, VV Venkataraman, IJ Wallace, TS Kraft, AJ Lea. Early life environments shape adult cardiometabolic health during rapid lifestyle change. bioRxiv [link].
MM Watowich, L Brassington, A Longtin, S Wang, R Rossow, K Reinhardt, E John, JC Kahumbu, P Kinyua, A Lopurudoi, F Lotukoi, C Miano, B Muhoya, B Mukoma, TBT A/P Tan Boon Huat, K Tam, YAL Lim, D Martins, S Njeru, K Ng, VV Venkataraman, IJ Wallace, JF Ayroles, M Gurven, TS Kraft, AJ Lea. Urbanization exacerbates age-associated declines in cardiometabolic health in the Turkana and Orang Asli. medRxiv [link].
TS Kraft, IJ Wallace, YAL Lim, KL Tam, TBT A/P Tan Boon Huat, R Tennyson, SKW Chow, KS bin Fadzil, C Nicholas, I bin Mohd Sayed, VV Venkataraman, AJ Lea. Physical activity and cardiometabolic health across an extreme lifestyle gradient. medRxiv [link].
KD Reinhardt, TS Kraft, AJ Lea, IJ Wallace, YAL Lim, C Nicholas, BT Tan, KL Tam, SKW Chow, I Sayed, KS Fadzil, MC Antle, VV Venkataraman. Recent lifestyle change impacts sleep and circadian rhythms among the Indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia. bioRxiv [link].
RM Petersen, R Tennyson, TBT A/P Tan Boon Huat, KL Tam, MM Watowich, K Fadzil, C Nicholas, I Sayed, K Ng, YAL Lim, VV Venkataraman, IJ Wallace, TS Kraft, AJ Lea. Early life environments shape adult cardiometabolic health during rapid lifestyle change. bioRxiv [link].
MM Watowich, L Brassington, A Longtin, S Wang, R Rossow, K Reinhardt, E John, JC Kahumbu, P Kinyua, A Lopurudoi, F Lotukoi, C Miano, B Muhoya, B Mukoma, TBT A/P Tan Boon Huat, K Tam, YAL Lim, D Martins, S Njeru, K Ng, VV Venkataraman, IJ Wallace, JF Ayroles, M Gurven, TS Kraft, AJ Lea. Urbanization exacerbates age-associated declines in cardiometabolic health in the Turkana and Orang Asli. medRxiv [link].
TS Kraft, IJ Wallace, YAL Lim, KL Tam, TBT A/P Tan Boon Huat, R Tennyson, SKW Chow, KS bin Fadzil, C Nicholas, I bin Mohd Sayed, VV Venkataraman, AJ Lea. Physical activity and cardiometabolic health across an extreme lifestyle gradient. medRxiv [link].
KD Reinhardt, TS Kraft, AJ Lea, IJ Wallace, YAL Lim, C Nicholas, BT Tan, KL Tam, SKW Chow, I Sayed, KS Fadzil, MC Antle, VV Venkataraman. Recent lifestyle change impacts sleep and circadian rhythms among the Indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia. bioRxiv [link].
Publications
IJ Wallace, DT Felson, VB Kraus, T Neogi, IK Haugen, JL Huebner, CMT Sena, TL Kivell, NB Holowka, S Worthington, YAL Lim, VV Venkataraman, TS Kraft, AJ Lea. 2025. Dampened inflammation and reduced risk of osteoarthritis among non-industrialized societies. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, online early [link].
M Franck, K Tanner, R Tennyson, C Daunizeau, L Ferrucci, S Bandinelli, BC Trumble, HS Kaplan, JE Aronoff, TS Kraft, AJ Lea, VV Venkataraman, IJ Wallace, YAL Lim, K Seong Ng, J Poe Sheng Yeong, R Chun Man Ho, A Mehrjerd, E Charalambous, AE Aiello, G Pawelec, J Hertel, T Fülöp, M Lemoine, M Gurven, AA Cohen. 2025. Nonuniversality of inflammaging across human populations. Nature Aging, 5:1471-1480 [link].
A Longtin, M Watowich, B Sadoughi, RM Petersen, SF Brosnan, K Buetow, W Cai, MD Gurven, HM Highland, YT Huang, H Kaplan, TS Kraft, YAL Lim, J Long, AD Melin, J Roberson, KS Ng, J Stieglitz, BC Trumble, VV Venkataraman, IJ Wallace, J Wu, N Snyder-Mackler, A Jones, AG Bick, AJ Lea. 2025. Cost-effective solutions for high-throughput enzymatic DNA methylation sequencing. PLoS Genetics, 21:e1011667 [link].
L Brassington*, A Arner*, M Watowich, J Damstedt, N Kee Seong, YAL Lim, VV Venkataraman, I Wallace, TS Kraft, AJ Lea. 2024. Integrating the Thrifty Genotype and Evolutionary Mismatch Hypotheses to understand variation in cardiometabolic disease risk. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, eoae014 [link].
IJ Wallace, AJ Lea, YAL Lim, SKW Chow, I bin Mohd Sayed, R Ngui, MTH Shaffee, KS Ng, C Nicholas, VV Venkataraman, TS Kraft. 2022. Orang Asli Health and Lifeways Project (OA HeLP): Study Protocol. BMJ Open, 12:e058660 [link].
M Franck, K Tanner, R Tennyson, C Daunizeau, L Ferrucci, S Bandinelli, BC Trumble, HS Kaplan, JE Aronoff, TS Kraft, AJ Lea, VV Venkataraman, IJ Wallace, YAL Lim, K Seong Ng, J Poe Sheng Yeong, R Chun Man Ho, A Mehrjerd, E Charalambous, AE Aiello, G Pawelec, J Hertel, T Fülöp, M Lemoine, M Gurven, AA Cohen. 2025. Nonuniversality of inflammaging across human populations. Nature Aging, 5:1471-1480 [link].
A Longtin, M Watowich, B Sadoughi, RM Petersen, SF Brosnan, K Buetow, W Cai, MD Gurven, HM Highland, YT Huang, H Kaplan, TS Kraft, YAL Lim, J Long, AD Melin, J Roberson, KS Ng, J Stieglitz, BC Trumble, VV Venkataraman, IJ Wallace, J Wu, N Snyder-Mackler, A Jones, AG Bick, AJ Lea. 2025. Cost-effective solutions for high-throughput enzymatic DNA methylation sequencing. PLoS Genetics, 21:e1011667 [link].
L Brassington*, A Arner*, M Watowich, J Damstedt, N Kee Seong, YAL Lim, VV Venkataraman, I Wallace, TS Kraft, AJ Lea. 2024. Integrating the Thrifty Genotype and Evolutionary Mismatch Hypotheses to understand variation in cardiometabolic disease risk. Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, eoae014 [link].
IJ Wallace, AJ Lea, YAL Lim, SKW Chow, I bin Mohd Sayed, R Ngui, MTH Shaffee, KS Ng, C Nicholas, VV Venkataraman, TS Kraft. 2022. Orang Asli Health and Lifeways Project (OA HeLP): Study Protocol. BMJ Open, 12:e058660 [link].