
Kimberly A. Sullivan, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Environmental Health - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Dr. Sullivan is a Research Associate Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health department of Environmental Health and the former Associate Scientific Director for the Congressionally-directed Research Advisory Committee (RAC) on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses. She is a behavioral neuroscientist and the Principal Investigator (PI) on the large multi-site Gulf War Illness Consortium (GWIC) that includes 9 study sites and is designed to determine the pathobiology of Gulf War Illness (GWI). She is also the PI of the large, multi-site Gulf War Illness Biorepository Network (BBRAIN) designed to share biospecimens and foster collaboration with other GWI researchers. She is also site PI for multiple treatment trials including Co-enzyme Q10 and D-cycloserine to treat cognitive and fatigue problems in veterans with GWI and multiple phase I/II trials of the multi-site GWI Clinical Trials Consortium (GWICTIC). Dr. Sullivan has worked in the field of aging and behavioral neurotoxicology since 1992. She has also coordinated field studies in neurotoxicology (i.e., pesticides, methylmercury), neurobehavioral outcomes and the effects of physical stressors and genetic predisposition to disease on cognitive functioning in Alzheimer's disease, stroke and Parkinson disease.
Education
- Boston University, PhD Field of Study: Neuroscience/Neurology
- Curry College, BA Field of Study: Psychology
Websites
Classes Taught
- SPHEH961
Publications
- Published on 6/7/2022
Bose D, Chatterjee S, Older E, Seth R, Janulewicz P, Saha P, Mondal A, Carlson JM, Decho AW, Sullivan K, Klimas N, Lasley S, Li J, Chatterjee S. Host gut resistome in Gulf War chronic multisymptom illness correlates with persistent inflammation. Commun Biol. 2022 Jun 07; 5(1):552. PMID: 35672382.
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- Published on 5/11/2022
Weisskopf MG, Sullivan KA. Invited Perspective: Causal Implications of Gene by Environment Studies Applied to Gulf War Illness. Environ Health Perspect. 2022 May; 130(5):51301. PMID: 35543506.
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- Published on 2/12/2022
Zundel CG, Price K, Grasso CM, Spiro A, Heeren T, Sullivan K, Krengel MH. The impact of neurotoxicant exposures on posttraumatic stress disorder trajectories: The Ft. Devens Gulf War Veterans Cohort. J Trauma Stress. 2022 Jun; 35(3):955-966. PMID: 35150175.
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- Published on 2/5/2022
Oberlin S, Nkiliza A, Parks M, Evans JE, Klimas N, Keegan AP, Sullivan K, Krengel MH, Mullan M, Crawford F, Abdullah L. Sex-specific differences in plasma lipid profiles are associated with Gulf War Illness. J Transl Med. 2022 02 05; 20(1):73. PMID: 35123492.
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- Published on 1/8/2022
Krengel MH, Zundel CG, Heeren T, Yee M, Spiro A, Proctor SP, Grasso CM, Sullivan K. Health symptom trajectories and neurotoxicant exposures in Gulf War veterans: the Ft. Devens cohort. Environ Health. 2022 01 08; 21(1):7. PMID: 34998396.
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- Published on 10/26/2021
Coller JK, Tuke J, Wain TJ, Quinn E, Steele L, Abreu M, Aenlle K, Klimas N, Sullivan K. Associations of Immune Genetic Variability with Gulf War Illness in 1990-1991 Gulf War Veterans from the Gulf War Illness Consortium (GWIC) Multisite Case-Control Study. Brain Sci. 2021 Oct 26; 11(11). PMID: 34827409.
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- Published on 10/6/2021
Cheng CH, Alshelh Z, Guan Y, Sullivan K, Loggia ML, Koo BB. Association of the tissue microstructural diffusivity and translocator protein PET in Gulf War Illness. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2021 Dec; 18:100364. PMID: 34693367.
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- Published on 9/27/2021
Yates PL, Patil A, Sun X, Niceforo A, Gill R, Callahan P, Beck W, Piermarini E, Terry AV, Sullivan KA, Baas PW, Qiang L. A cellular approach to understanding and treating Gulf War Illness. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2021 Nov; 78(21-22):6941-6961. PMID: 34580742.
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- Published on 9/24/2021
Michalovicz LT, Kelly KA, Miller DB, Sullivan K, O'Callaghan JP. The ß-adrenergic receptor blocker and anti-inflammatory drug propranolol mitigates brain cytokine expression in a long-term model of Gulf War Illness. Life Sci. 2021 Nov 15; 285:119962. PMID: 34563566.
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- Published on 8/26/2021
Keating D, Zundel CG, Abreu M, Krengel M, Aenlle K, Nichols MD, Toomey R, Chao LL, Golier J, Abdullah L, Quinn E, Heeren T, Groh JR, Koo BB, Killiany R, Loggia ML, Younger J, Baraniuk J, Janulewicz P, Ajama J, Quay M, Baas PW, Qiang L, Conboy L, Kokkotou E, O'Callaghan JP, Steele L, Klimas N, Sullivan K. Boston biorepository, recruitment and integrative network (BBRAIN): A resource for the Gulf War Illness scientific community. Life Sci. 2021 Nov 01; 284:119903. PMID: 34453948.
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News & In the Media
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Published on March 24, 2022
‘One of the Greatest Tragedies We Can Witness as Human Beings’
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Published on November 11, 2021
Three Decades after the Gulf War, Veterans Still Battle Health Issues
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Published on November 5, 2021
30 Years after Gulf War, Veterans Still Battle Health Issues Caused by Toxic Wounds
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Published on March 3, 2021
25 Investigates: Research in Boston Could Lead to Cure for Gulf War Illness
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Published on November 25, 2020
Three Discoveries That Could Impact Diagnosis, Treatment of PTSD and Gulf War Illness
- Published on November 25, 2020
- Published on October 28, 2020
- Published on December 23, 2019
- Published on November 13, 2019
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Published on November 13, 2019
At BU and Beyond, Many Gulf War Veterans Still Suffer from Toxic Wounds
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Published on November 12, 2019
At BU and Beyond, Many Gulf War Veterans Still Suffer from Toxic Wounds
- Published on August 27, 2019
- Published on August 20, 2019
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Published on April 8, 2019
Professor Awarded $3.2M to Establish Biorepository Network for Gulf War Illness Research
- Published on March 18, 2019
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Published on October 9, 2018
Dietary Supplement Could Reduce Some Chronic Symptoms of Gulf War Illness
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Published on March 5, 2018
Gulf War Veterans Suffer Disproportionately from Memory Problems, Chronic Pain
- Published on June 14, 2017
- Published on May 22, 2017
- Published on March 29, 2017
- Published on November 21, 2016
- Published on February 20, 2016
- Published on January 25, 2016
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Published on April 28, 2014
Gulf War Illness: New Report Lauds Treatment Research, Confirms Toxic Causes