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Thivanka Muthumalage

Medicine · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2015

Publications

67

Citations

2,146

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2015

Research summary
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Thivanka Muthumalage studies how inhaled substances like cigarette smoke and e-cigarette (vaping) vapor damage the lungs, using cell and mouse models to examine inflammation, cellular aging (senescence), and DNA/tissue damage. Much of the work compares flavored versus unflavored e-cigarette products and explores biological pathways such as telomere-protective proteins and immune cell responses that may explain smoking- and vaping-related lung disease. This research is relevant to students interested in respiratory toxicology, tobacco/e-cigarette health effects, and the molecular biology of lung aging and injury.

E-cigarette and tobacco smoke toxicologyLung inflammation and immune responseCellular senescence and aging in the lungRespiratory disease models (mice and cell cultures)Flavoring chemical health effects

Publication output peaked sharply around 2020-2021 and has since declined and leveled off to a slower, steadier pace in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 20 publications20202021: 14 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 3 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Toxics×6
  • Frontiers in Physiology×4
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • Preprints.org×4
  • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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