Dr Astrid Rodriguez Acevedo
Research Fellow
Centre for Health Services Research

Researcher biography
Dr. Astrid Rodriguez-Acevedo is a postdoctoral fellow specializing in data analysis and biostatistics. She has experience in various research areas, including genetics, epidemiology, and health economics. In 2022, she joined Monika Jandas' group to focus on investigating the technical aspects of implementing teledermatology and 3D body photography in Australia. In addition to her research work, Dr. Rodriguez-Acevedo is also the founder of Huitaca, a non-profit organization that provides language editing and statistical advice to Latin American female scientists seeking to publish their research in English-written journals.
Publications
Journal Articles
Rodriguez‐Acevedo, Astrid J., O'Hara, Montana, Koh, Uyen, Betz‐Stablein, Brigid, Horsham, Caitlin, Soyer, H. Peter and Janda, Monika (2022). Can people take high‐quality images using mobile dermatoscopes at home on easy‐to‐see and difficult‐to‐see body areas?. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 37 (2), e155-e157. doi: 10.1111/jdv.18633
Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J., Antonsson, Annika, Liyanage, Upekha E., Hughes, Maria Celia, Gordon, Scott, van der Pols, Jolieke and Green, Adele C. (2022). Associations of keratinocyte cancers with snp variants in the sonic hedgehog pathway. BMC Cancer, 22 (1) 490, 490. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-09565-6
Hughes, Maria Celia B., Antonsson, Annika, Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J., Liyanage, Upekha E., Green, Adele C. and van der Pols, Jolieke C. (2022). Dark green leafy vegetable intake, MTHFR genotype, and risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Dermatology, 238 (4), 1-5. doi: 10.1159/000520941
Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J., Chan, Raymond J., Olsen, Catherine M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Whiteman, David C. and Gordon, Louisa G. (2021). Out-of-pocket medical expenses compared across five years for patients with one of five common cancers in Australia. BMC Cancer, 21 (1) 1055, 1055. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-08756-x
Antonsson, Annika, Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J., Liyanage, Upekha E., Hughes, Maria Celia B., van der Pols, Jolieke C. and Green, Adele C. (2021). Host genetic polymorphisms associated with beta human papillomavirus seropositivity. Archives of Virology, 166 (9), 2569-2572. doi: 10.1007/s00705-021-05137-4
Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J., Gordon, Louisa G., Waddell, Nicola, Hollway, Georgina and Vadlamudi, Lata (2021). Developing a gene panel for pharmacoresistant epilepsy: a review of epilepsy pharmacogenetics. Pharmacogenomics, 22 (4) pgs-2020-0145, 225-234. doi: 10.2217/pgs-2020-0145
Gordon, Louisa G., White, Nicole M., Elliott, Thomas M., Nones, Katia, Beckhouse, Anthony G., Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J., Webb, Penelope M., Lee, Xing J., Graves, Nicholas and Schofield, Deborah J. (2020). Estimating the costs of genomic sequencing in cancer control. BMC Health Services Research, 20 (1) 492, 492. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05318-y
Gordon, Louisa G., Sinclair, Craig, Cleaves, Noel, Makin, Jennifer K., Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J. and Green, Adèle C. (2020). Consequences of banning commercial solaria in 2016 in Australia. Health Policy, 124 (6), 665-670. doi: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.04.010
Rodriguez-Acevedo, A. J., Lee, X. J., Elliott, T. M. and Gordon, L. G. (2020). Hospitalization costs for patients colonized with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales during an Australian outbreak. Journal of Hospital Infection, 105 (2), 146-153. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.03.009
Gordon, Louisa G., Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J., Køster, Brian, Guy, Gery P., Sinclair, Craig, Van Deventer, Emilie and Green, Adèle C. (2020). Association of indoor tanning regulations with health and economic outcomes in North America and Europe. JAMA Dermatology, 156 (4), 401-410. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.0001
Rodriguez-Acevedo, A. J., Green, A. C., Sinclair, C., van Deventer, E. and Gordon, L. G. (2019). Indoor tanning prevalence after the International Agency for Research on Cancer statement on carcinogenicity of artificial tanning devices: systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Dermatology, 182 (4) bjd.18412, 849-859. doi: 10.1111/bjd.18412
Gordon, L. G., Rodriguez-Acevedo, A. J., Papier, K., Khosrotehrani, K., Isbel, N., Campbell, S., Griffin, A. and Green, A. C. (2019). The effects of a multidisciplinary high-throughput skin clinic on healthcare costs of organ transplant recipients. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 33 (7) jdv.15458, 1290-1296. doi: 10.1111/jdv.15458
Albury, Cassie L., Gerring, Zachary F., Griffiths, Lyn R., Nyholt, Dale R. and Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J. (2017). RE: Six novel rare non-synonymous mutations for migraine without aura identified by exome sequencing. Journal of Neurogenetics, 31 (4), 320-321. doi: 10.1080/01677063.2017.1382490
Gerring, Zachary, Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J., Powell, Joseph E., Griffiths, Lyn R., Montgomery, Grant W. and Nyholt, Dale R. (2016). Blood gene expression studies in migraine: potential and caveats. Cephalalgia, 36 (7), 669-678. doi: 10.1177/0333102416628463
Yang, Yuanhao, Ligthart, Lannie, Terwindt, Gisela M., Boomsma, Dorret I., Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J. and Nyholt, Dale R. (2016). Genetic epidemiology of migraine and depression. Cephalalgia, 36 (7), 679-691. doi: 10.1177/0333102416638520
Rodriguez-Acevedo, A. J., Ferreira, M. A., Benton, Miles C., Carless, Melanie A., Goring, Harald H., Curran, Joanne E., Blangero, John, Lea, R. A. and Griffiths, L. R. (2015). Common polygenic variation contributes to risk of migraine in the Norfolk Island population. Human Genetics, 134 (10), 1079-1087. doi: 10.1007/s00439-015-1587-9
Gasparini, Claudia F., Sutherland, Heidi G., Maher, Bridget, Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J., Khlifi, Elhame, Griffiths, Lyn R. and Haupt, Larisa M. (2015). Case-control study of ADARB1 and ADARB2 gene variants in migraine. The Journal of Headache and Pain, 16 31. doi: 10.1186/s10194-015-0511-y
Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J., Smith, Robert A., Roy, Bishakha, Sutherland, Heidi, Lea, Rod A., Frith, Alison, MacGregor, E. Anne and Griffiths, Lyn R. (2014). Genetic association and gene expression studies suggest that genetic variants in the SYNE1 and TNF genes are related to menstrual migraine. The Journal of Headache and Pain, 15 62. doi: 10.1186/1129-2377-15-62
Sutherland, Heidi G., Maher, Bridget H., Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J., Haupt, Larisa M. and Griffiths, Lyn R. (2014). Investigation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene variants in migraine. Headache, 54 (7), 1184-1193. doi: 10.1111/head.12351
Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J., Maher, Bridget H., Lea, Rodney A., Benton, Miles and Griffiths, Lyn R. (2013). Association of oestrogen-receptor gene (ESR1) polymorphisms with migraine in the large Norfolk Island pedigree. Cephalalgia , 33 (14), 1139-1147. doi: 10.1177/0333102413486321