We’d like you to meet Dr. Qi Sun, Associate Professor in the Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology. Below, we ask Qi about his research, academic career, and hobbies. 1. What research are you currently working on? There are currently two exciting projects in my environmental epidemiology research space. I am collaborating with Antonia Calafat, Lanqing Wang, and Benjamin Blount at the US CDC to measure PAHs and HAAs, two groups…
Meet Our Members: Tamarra James-Todd, PhD, MPH
We’d like you to meet Tamarra James-Todd, Mark and Catherine Winkler Associate Professor of Environmental Reproductive Epidemiology in in the Department of Environmental Health. Below, we ask Tamarra about her research, academic career, and hobbies: 1. What research are you currently working on? The Environmental Reproductive Justice Lab is currently doing work evaluating consumer product chemicals and adverse pregnancy and later-life cardiometabolic health outcomes. One of our projects is…
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Environmental Health Disparities – An Overview (2021)
Understanding the Link between Air Pollution and Dementia (Oct 2021)
BOSTON, MA – The Harvard Chan-NIEHS Center for Environmental Health is collaborating with Biogen to investigate the growing body of research that links air pollution and brain health. The Center is conducting a meta-analysis of the scientific literature that has proliferated significantly within the past two years. In March 2021, the Center jointly hosted a symposium, “Air Pollution and Dementia: Bridging Disciplines to Identify Mechanisms,” inviting a panel of experts…
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Training – Social Media for Environmental Scientists
Tamarra James-Todd Promoted to Associate Professor of Environmental Reproductive Epidemiology (Sept 2021)
(Email sent on Oct. 5, 2021) Dear Members of the Harvard Chan School Community: I am delighted to announce that Tamarra James-Todd has been promoted to Mark and Catherine Winkler Associate Professor of Environmental Reproductive Epidemiology in the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. James-Todd’s research centers on the impact of environmental chemicals and metals on maternal cardiometabolic health during pregnancy, the…
Job Posting: Postdoctoral Associate Position in Environmental Neuroepidemiology
Postdoctoral Associate Position in Environmental Neuroepidemiology Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health Job Description We have an immediate opening for a postdoctoral fellow in environmental epidemiology. We are looking for an exceptional and highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join the Weisskopf Environmental Epidemiology group. The successful candidate will be working under the guidance of Dr. Weisskopf to conduct innovative research that addresses questions of environmental exposures and neurological health,…
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2018 Year In Review
December 31, 2018 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH RETREAT The Environmental Health Department held a comprehensive research retreat on December 10th. Discussion was organized around three themes: The Air We Breathe and Outdoor Environment – Air Pollution, Climate The Places We Live and Work – Indoor/Built Environment The Food, Water, Consumer Products and Medicines We Use – Chemicals, Metals, Nano There was considerable overlap with the work of the Center, and the…