Oscar J. Wambuguh

I have been a faculty member at California State University, East Bay since 2000 in Biology and Health Sciences departments. I have been teaching a variety of courses in the two departments including general biology, genes and human health, environmental health, human biology and nutrition. My main area of research is in environmental health sciences. With the rapid changes characterizing the world today, including effects of climate change, finding ways to live more sustainably on Earth is of great interest to us, non-scientists and scientists alike. My research focuses on the conservation of biological diversity, effects of climate change, solid waste disposal and recycling efforts in communities, renewable energy technology (RETs) development, and health effects of pesticides particularly in the world’s developing nations. I have written two books and published several articles on these topics.

Publications

Muscle, Connective Tissue, and Neonatal Disorders
Muscle, Connective Tissue, and Neonatal Disorders
Oscar J. Wambuguh. © 2022. 43 pages.
The skeleton provides the framework and anchor points against which muscles, attached via tendons, can exert force. Three types of cells are involved in making bone: osteoblasts...
Genetics and Public Health
Genetics and Public Health
Oscar J. Wambuguh. © 2021. 17 pages.
This chapter wraps up by discussing the crucial role played by public health specialists who must reconcile traditional public health concerns of health inequality and equity...
Examining the Causal Relationship Between Genes, Epigenetics, and Human Health
Examining the Causal Relationship Between Genes, Epigenetics, and Human Health
Oscar J. Wambuguh. © 2019. 603 pages.
For as much as we know about DNA and gene expression, many more mysteries remain to be solved. Epigenetics and epigenomics seek to study heritable modifications in gene...