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Dr. Joshua Muscat’s background is in the field of population sciences with a focus on cancer prevention and screening. He has investigated the role of tobacco addiction, nutrition and other consumer products on cancer risk and outcomes. He is a member of several international consortiums on cancer.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Longitudinal cohort of mushroom intake and cognitive function in the elderly
Muscat, J. (PI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Administrative Core
Muscat, J. (PI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
9/30/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Penn State TCORS: Tobacco Product Composition Effects on Toxicity and Addiction
Muscat, J. (PI), Hobkirk, A. (CoPI), Sun, D. (CoPI), Richie, J. (CoPI), Foulds, J. (CoPI), Liao, J. (CoPI) & Spratt, T. (CoPI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
9/30/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Project 2: Oxidative Stress and Harmful Constituent Levels Associated with Little Cigars
Muscat, J. (PI)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
9/30/23 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Time to first cigarette and early detection in the National Lung Screening Trial
Muscat, J. (PI) & Zhu, J. (CoPI)
12/23/15 → 11/30/18
Project: Research project
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Body mass index and gastric cancer risk: results from the Stomach Cancer Pooling Project Consortium
Pastorino, R., Pires Marafon, D., Valz Gris, A., Lentini, N., Cristiano, A., Aragonés, N., Martín, V., Zaridze, D., Maximovich, D., Vioque, J., Gonzalez-Palacios, S., Malekzadeh, R., Pourfarzi, F., Muscat, J., Ward, M. H., Rabkin, C. S., Negri, E., Bonzi, R., Pelucchi, C. & Boffetta, P. & 6 others, , Oct 1 2025, In: International journal of epidemiology. 54, 5, dyaf160.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Racial Differences in Nicotine Reduction: Pooled Results from Two Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trials
Lin, W., Krebs, N. M., Zhu, J., Horn, K., Foulds, J., Evins, A. E. & Muscat, J. E., Oct 2025, In: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 12, 5, p. 3537-3542 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Temporal Dynamics of Smoking Urges: Investigating Morning Cravings, Nicotine Dependence, and Smoking Behaviors
Branstetter, S. A., Krebs, N. M., Chen, A., Sun, D., Zhu, J. & Muscat, J. E., 2025, In: Substance Use and Misuse. 60, 10, p. 1490-1496 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Trends in Malignant and Benign Brain Tumor Incidence and Mobile Phone Use in the U.S. (2000–2021): A SEER-Based Study
Zhang, L. & Muscat, J. E., Jun 2025, In: International journal of environmental research and public health. 22, 6, 933.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations of pre-diagnosis physical activity with treatment tolerance and treatment efficacy in breast cancer patients with neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Lin, D., Sturgeon, K. M., Muscat, J. E., Zhou, S., Hobkirk, A. L., O’Brien, K. M., Sandler, D. P. & Thompson, C. L., May 2024, In: Breast Cancer. 31, 3, p. 519-528 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Outstanding Collaborative Research Team
Bascom, R. (Recipient), Branstetter, S. A. (Recipient), Elias, R. (Recipient), Foulds, J. (Recipient), Goel, R. (Recipient), Hameed, A. (Recipient), Hillemeier, M. M. (Recipient), Kern, T. (Recipient), McHale, S. M. (Recipient), Li, R. (Recipient), Liao, J. (Recipient), Muscat, J. (Recipient), Richie, J. (Recipient), Saunders, E. F. H. (Recipient) & Zhu, J. (Recipient), 2018
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