DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE & PUBLIC HEALTH

Faculty and Staff UpdateSPRING 2019

Message from the Chair

INSIDE:Message from the Chair

New Hires

Awards

Stay Informed

Media Spotlights

Publications & Presentations

Community & Announcements

Dear Colleagues,

Spring is here! As we enter a new season, it is really wonderful

to see the growth in our department. As our team expands, we

are working on ge�ing more space--some in other buildings,

some in CAM (you should say farewell to the library room as it

is being converted to offices). The Lautenberg Lab’s major reno-

vation is nearly finished as well.

Our programs are also growing. We are co-hosting the next ex-

posome symposium with the University of Brescia to be held in

Italy in May, and I anticipate we will welcome 2-3 new faculty

by this summer to our department. Although not official yet, we

have had some good news on scores for several grants submis-

sions. I am looking forward to the summer and the coming ac-

ademic year as I know there will be many new announcements

and some surprises.

Robert O. Wright, MD, MPHEthel H. Wise Professor and Chair Department of Environmental Medicine & Public HealthDirector, Institute for Exposomic ResearchDirector, Lautenberg Laboratory for Environmental HealthIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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New Hires

WESLEY NAM

Wesley Nam joins EMPH as a Programmer Analyst for the WTC Health Program General Responder Data Center. Wesley recently graduated from Stony Brook University with a BS in Computer Sci-ence. While an undergraduate student, Wesley worked in a programming lab to develop solutions for university professors. As a Queens native, Wesley is proud to be a part of the Mount Sinai family and to work towards a cause that helps members of his community. Wesley aims to learn as much as possible and further his technical skills while working in public health to gain a unique perspective.

VICTORIA GRAY, MPH

Victoria Gray, MPH, joins EMPH as Program Coordinator II. Victoria has a BS in Public Health, and she recently graduated with a MPH from Drexel University where she also completed a graduate minor in business. Previously, Victoria worked at the Houston Bureau of Epidemiology as a sur-veillance investigator and MD Anderson Cancer Center as a myeloma clinical research coordinator. She most recently interned at Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, where she helped implement a sepsis educational program for high-risk populations. Victoria is a Texas native and recently moved to New York City. She enjoys outdoor activities, especially water sports and running with her Shiba Inu, Lennox.

TERESA HERRERA, MPH

Teresa Herrera, MPH, joins EMPH as Program Coordinator with the Region 2 PEHSU. Prior to this position, she was a research fellow in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Internation-al Research Exchange Program where she studied metabolic disorders in adult populations from Chiapas, Mexico. She received her BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from CU Boulder and completed a MPH at Mount Sinai in 2018. Her thesis work focused on understanding the influence of ambient heat on acute mental health outcomes. Teresa is commi�ed to addressing environmen-tal justice issues through her work. In her spare time, you can find her painting and spending time with her family.

FRANCES MORALES RAMOS, MPH

Frances Morales Ramos, MPH, joins EMPH as a Trainee in Dr. Luz Claudio’s short-term Public Health and Environmental Health Training Program. Frances completed a MPH in June 2018 at the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus. She then worked as a project coordinator for VOCES, Coalition of Vaccination of Puerto Rico (PR), where she applied her public health back-ground as a means of raising awareness about the importance of vaccination in PR. During her undergraduate and master’s studies she was able to work as a research assistant in gynecology and pediatrics as well as implement a Zika educational program for expectant mothers and families. She aims to explore the field of environmental health and is commi�ed to creating projects based on her belief that preventive behaviors are key to a healthy lifestyle.

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STEVEN WALLACE

Steven Wallace joins EMPH as Outreach and Education Coordinator for the WTC Health Program. He grew up in New Jersey and moved to New York City in 1987 to become a NYC Police Officer. He is a four year veteran of the US Navy and a 31 year veteran police officer of the NYPD. He retired in April 2018. Prior to Mount Sinai, Steve was the HR coordinator for the NYPD Police Academy as well as the Union Delegate/Representative at the Police Officers Benevolent Association for the last 15 years. Steve was an academy instructor during 9/11 and responded to the site in the days, weeks, and months a©er.

AHMAD SABRA, MS, MPH

Ahmad Sabra, MS, MPH, is Senior Data Analyst at the WTC Health Program General Responder Data Center (GRDC). He earned a MS in microbiology from the American University of Beirut and a MPH in epidemiology from Columbia University. Ahmad has also pursued professional experiences in different areas of the world, such as scaling-up tobacco control efforts at the WHO in Geneva and managing nationwide surveillance studies in Lebanon. Prior to Mount Sinai, Ahmad was the lead Senior Data Analyst at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, working on improving permanent supportive housing data collection systems. Ahmad also has published peer-reviewed articles on a number of topics, and is looking forward to collaborating with research-ers on public health surveillance activities. He spends his spare time cooking, collecting vinyl re-cords, a�ending metal concerts, and exploring New York.

BIOS UNAVAILABLELuisa Arias, Program Coordinator Christopher Bland, Trainee Nelly Castaneda, Medical AssistantJoanne Dugue, Patient Service Coordinator Marta Lapinska, Scheduling CoordinatorNicolo Foppa Pedre�i, BiostatisticianRichard Rodriguez, Scheduling Coordinator Sylwia Stypulkowski, Scheduling Coorindator

CongratulationsNEW NIH P30 GRANT

Congratulations to Elizabeth J. Garland, MD, MS (PI); Erin Thanik, MD, MPH; Elizabeth Howard, MD; Carlos Melendez, PhD; Emily Moody, MD, MS; Luz Claudio, PhD; and Maida Galvez, MD, MPH, for recently being awarded a P30 for their work on “Improving identification of home-based environmental exposures and social stressors in at-risk families in East Harlem: a community based participatory project.”

EXTRAMURAL PAPER OF THE MONTH

New research publication authored by Megan Horton, PhD; Christine Austin, PhD; Chris Gennings, PhD; Robert Wright, MD, MPH; Manish Arora, BDS, MPH, PhD, FICD and collaborators entitled “Dentine biomarkers of prenatal and early childhood ex-posure to manganese, zinc and lead and childhood behavior” was named the NIEHS Environmental Factor Paper of the Month in January. This paper was originally published in the journal Environment International.

JAMES STEWART, DO

James Stewart, DO, MPH(c), was awarded Best Poster at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Conference, that took place on March 8-10 in Chicago. Dr. Stewart’s poster was on “Toxic Sites Vulnerable to Climate-mediated Flooding in Bangladesh” in the track of “Planetary Health, One Health, Environmental Health, Climate Change.”

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Faculty and Staff Update - Spring 2019

Stay InformedCLINICAL CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCEClimate change is taking a toll not just on the environ-ment, but also in the clinic, with a rise in asthma, cardio-vascular disease, insect-borne viruses, and heat-related death. That was the urgent message of the inaugural Clinical Climate Change conference, hosted by Institute for Exposomic Research. Panelists at the event, held on Saturday, January 12, at the New York Academy of Med-icine, included environmental advocates and leaders in the study of environmental medicine and public health.

The conference aimed to provide public health profes-sionals, policymakers, physicians, nurses, medical stu-dents, and allied health professionals with a base of up-to-date evidence to inform patient treatment and care as the global average temperature continues its steady rise. “Air pollution is a major driver of the health con-sequences of climate change,” said Robert Wright, MD, MPH. “In addition to conditions you would expect to increase, such as asthma and other lung diseases, our research shows that there are many downstream ef-fects.” For example, Dr. Wright and several other panel-ists focused on fine particulate ma�er (PM2.5) from air pollution, which causes inflammation in the body that is associated with neurotoxicity, neurodevelopmental disorders, and increased insulin resistance.

“Heat-related conditions are of particular concern for outdoor workers. Thousands become sick every year, and many die, due to these preventable illnesses,” said Roberto Lucchini, MD. “Studies show that recurrent heat exposure, with physical exertion, inadequate hydration, and exposure to chemicals, can lead to chronic kidney disease,” he said. “There is an epidemic of this disease among worker populations in Central America. We have to prepare health care workers in northern areas to be aware of the condition.”

In addition to these critical warnings, speakers present-ed actionable tools for clinicians both to be�er inform patients and to modify their practice. “Physicians can explain the importance of paying a�ention to heat and poor air-quality days,” said Emily Senay, MD, MPH. “This is especially important for vulnerable patients who are elderly or chronically ill.” During a heat wave, clinicians might consider adjusting some medications,

like diuretics, which reduce the ability to lose heat by sweating. They should advise patients to close windows and use air conditioning to limit exposure to air pollution but also to be conscious of indoor pollutants like mold and fumes from cleaning products.

Physicians were encouraged to prepare for an influx of diseases previously unseen in their population, particularly those carried by insects. A warming climate will make habitats more hospitable to disease-carrying insects, such as mosquitoes and ticks, exposing a larger swath of the population to diseases such as Lyme disease, Zika virus, and dengue fever.

Another concern is that weather events, such as hurricanes and floods, are becoming more extreme as a result of climate change. Superstorms of recent years, like Hurricane Sandy, are leading to a shi© from an “emergency response” model to a more forward-look-ing “risk mitigation” approach, said George Loo, DrPH, MPH, Assis-tant Professor of Emergency Medicine, and Population Health Sci-ence and Policy. That includes moving critical infrastructure out of flood prone areas and developing extensive logistics for managing transportation, power, security, and staffing. In addition, Dr. Loo said, “Health care workers need to first have a plan to take care of themselves and their families. Knowing that your family is safe and that you have a way to contact them will reduce stress and help you focus on your patients.”

“Physicians play an important role in helping patients understand how climate affects the health of individuals and how, at a popula-tion level, humans affect the environment,” Dr. Senay said. “With a nuanced approach,” she added, “providers can improve environ-mental literacy and open the door to discussions about how walking more, eating a plant-based diet, and advocating for renewable ener-gy can make both the planet and patients healthier.”

From le� to right: Robert Wright, MD, MPH; Emily Senay, MD; Allan Just, PhD; Perry Sheffield, MD; Roberto Lucchini, MD

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CITIZEN SCIENCE SYMPOSIUMOn March 14, Luz Guel, Community Engagement Core (CEC) Coordinator of The Com-munity Engagement Core at The Mount Sinai Transdisciplinary Center on Early Envi-ronmental Exposures (TCEEE), presented “MY NYC AIR: Environmental Health and Justice Citizen Science” at the CitiSci 2019 Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. The TCEEE CEC was one of the four NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (Emory, Rutgers, & University of Kentucky) presenting as part of the “Citizen Science in Action” symposium. Participants discussed and presented data from four citizen science collaborative projects that have contributed to environmental public health action. This symposium session used a combination of storytelling and data summa-ries to engage and inspire with real life success stories. Community partners and aca-demics presented together to demonstrate how they collaborated on projects that used scientific tools and local knowledge and engagement to achieve positive public health outcomes.

NEW LEADFREENYC PLAN TO END CHILDHOOD LEAD EXPOSUREOn January 28, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio introduced a roadmap to eliminating childhood lead exposure as a part of a new LeadFreeNYC plan. The plan will screen apartments for potential lead hazards, eliminate lead risks in NYCHA apartments and family shelters, target unsafe consumer goods, provide children with dedicated nurses, and link together all City agencies responding to lead exposure.

Maida Galvez, MD, MPH, participated in the launch event and spoke on the his-tory and progress made in NYC on protecting children from lead exposure. Dr. Galvez, Founding Director of the new New York State Children’s Environmental Health Centers, also spoke on her experiences as a pediatrician working with children affected by environmental exposures.

FUTURE LEADERS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION COURSEEMPH hosted its 5th year of “Future Leaders in Science Education and Communication” (FLSEC) program October 18-December 13, 2018. This science communication postdoctoral training was led by Alison Sanders, PhD and Erik De Water, PhD. The innovative 7-week lecture and practical teaching series is designed to help early stage researchers sharpen their science communication and leadership skills. This spring, the participants will begin their practical hands-on experience teaching 5th grade public school students.

CLIMATE CRISIS TASK FORCEIsmail Nabeel, MD, MPH, FACOEM, joined the Westchester County Climate Crisis Task Force (CCTF) to tackle actions needed to reduce Westchester’s carbon footprint and make the County more resilient to climate change. In the short term, the task force supports the County’s commitment to reducing emissions, sequestering carbon through land preservation and planting, and promoting existing successful solutions.

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NEW YORK AFTER 9/11New York A©er 9/11 is a new book edited by Susan Opotow and Zacha-ry Baron Shemtob that offers insights into how 9/11 impacted the New York City community in the years that followed, bringing together ex-perts from medicine, public safety, and law among others to contribute to chapters on health, revitalization, and policy. Roberto Lucchini, MD, and Michael Crane, MD, MPH, were contributing authors. The book launch was held on February 27th at the City University of New York (CUNY). The launch was sponsored by the Public Science Project and the CUNY Graduate Center.

DLM WORKSHOPOn February 12, 2019, The Mount Sinai Transdisciplinary Center on Effects of Early Environmental Exposure and the Conduits, the Mount Sinai CTSA co-sponsored a workshop on Critical Windows and Distributed Lag Regres-sion (DLM). There were about 35 a�endees that included faculty, postdoc-toral fellows and data analysts. Facilitators included Rosalind Wright, MD, MPH; Robert Wright, MD, MPH; Chris Gennings, PhD; Leon Hsu, ScD; and Mathilda Chiu, ScD.

The DLM workshop has emphasized the importance of timing in epidemi-ology studies and human development and also introduced how this meth-odology was first conceptualized by Dr. Robert Wright to tackle this field of research. As the dimensions of health and environmental data keep increas-

FUTURE OF WORKRoberto Lucchini, MD, a�ended a meeting at the UN on January 31 as a represesentative of the ICOH Working Group on the “Future for a Decent Work” to discuss a report recently launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) Global Commission on the Future of Work entitled “Work for a Brighter Future.” The report examines how to achieve a bet-ter future of work for all at a time of unprecedented change and excep-tional challenges in the world of work.

At the UN launch meeting, Dr. Lucchini discussed necessary occupa-tional health considerations and concerns for emerging hazards related to new technologies, climate change, and the changing nature of work organization. Recommendations were made that health and safety are kept as priorities and the ILO key words, which are ‘future, decent and sustainable work’, be expanded to include ‘safe’.

ing, we are now be�er equipped to understand data driven human biology and underlying mechanisms compared to a decade ago. The DLM workshop demonstrated the current understanding and developmental frontier aspect of this analytic technique, as well as a hands-on experience for all participants to experience the statistical code in action. The workshop covered “Bayesian distributed lag model”, “Reversed distributed lag model”, and “Lagged Weighted Quantile Sum Model” in both “R” environment and “SAS” environment.

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Media SpotlightsPaper of the Month- Megan Horton, PhD; Christine Austin, PhD; Chris Gennings, PhD; Robert Wright, MD, MPH; Manish Aro-ra, BDS, MPH, PhD, FICDNIEHS- January 2019

This Genetically Modified Houseplant can Detoxify the Polluted Air in Your Home- Luz Claudio, PhDHealthline- January 6

Language delays linked to environmental chemicals- Shanna Swan, PhDCape Gaze�e- January 30, 2019

Physicians more likely to make return to work recommendations with EHR-integrated tool- Ismail Nabeel, MD, MPH, FACOEMHealio- February 6, 2019

The disturbing hypothesis for the sudden uptick in chronic kidney disease- Roberto Lucchini, MDVox- February 15, 2019

Study Shows Possible Link Between Air Pollution and Higher Cholesterol Levels- Laura McGuinn, PhDEPA Science Ma�ers- February 26

11 Facts About Kidneys- Roberto Lucchini, MDMental Floss- February 26, 2019

14 Ways Toxins are Sneaking into Your House- Luz Claudio, PhDReader’s Digest- March 20, 2019

How to Minimize Exposures to Hormone Disruptors- Manish Arora, BDS, MPH, PhD, FICDNew York Times- April 1, 2019

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PESTICIDES TESTIMONYMegan Horton, PhD, gave testimony on the health effects of chlorypyrifos at the Maryland Senate hearing on Bill SB0270 on February 27th. Dr. Horton was invited by the environmen-tal law group, Earth Justice. The bill is backed by a coalition of more than 80 organizations. Dr. Horton also gave testimo-ny on March 26th to Oregon lawmakers on a set of bills that would also restrict chlorpyrifos. If these bills pass, these states would join California and Hawaii as states that have moved to restrict the use of chlorpyrifos in the absence of a federal ban.

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PublicationsAirway microbiome is associated with respiratory functions and responses to ambient particulate ma�er exposure. Wang L, Cheng H, Wang D, Zhao B, Zhang J, Cheng L, Yao P, Di Narzo A, Shen Y, Yu J, Li Y, Xu S, Chen J, Fan L, Lu J, Jiang J, Zhou Y, Wang C, Zhang Z, Hao K. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2019 Jan 15;167:269-277.

Altered cord blood mitochondrial DNA content and pregnancy lead exposure in the PROGRESS cohort. Sanchez-Guerra M, Peng C, Trevisi L, Cardenas A, Wilson A, Osorio-Yáñez C, Niedzwiecki MM, Zhong J, Svensson K, Acevedo MT, Solano-Gonzalez M, Amarasiriwardena CJ7, Estrada-Gutierrez G, Brennan KJM, Schnaas L, Just AC, Laue HE, Wright RJ, Téllez-Rojo MM, Wright RO, Baccarelli AA. Environ Int. 2019 Apr;125:437-444.

Anogenital distance is associated with semen quality but not reproductive hormones in 1106 young men from the general population. Pris-korn L, Bang AK, Nordkap L, Krause M, Mendiola J, Jensen TK, Juul A, Skakkebaek NE, Swan SH, Jørgensen N. Hum Reprod. 2019 Jan 1;34(1):12-24.

Association between prenatal particulate air pollution exposure and telomere length in cord blood: Effect modification by fetal sex. Rosa MJ, Hsu H, Just AC, Brennan KJ, Bloomquist T, Kloog I, Pantic I, Mercado García A, Wilson A, Coull B, Wright RO, Téllez Rojo MM, Baccarelli AA, Wright RJ. Environ Res. 2019 Mar 2;172:495-501.

Associations among maternal socioeconomic status in childhood and pregnancy and hair cortisol in pregnancy. Bosquet Enlow M, Sideridis G, Chiu YM, Nentin F, Howell EA, Le Grand BA, Wright RJ. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Jan;99:216-224.

Bone lead associations with blood lead, kidney function and blood pressure among US, lead-exposed workers in a surveillance programme. Barry V, Todd AC, Steenland K. Occup Environ Med. 2019 Jan 19. pii: oemed-2018-105505.

Chronic Rhinosinusitis Is an Independent Risk Factor for OSA in World Trade Center Responders. Sunderram J, Weintraub M, Black K, Al-imokhtari S, Twumasi A, Sanders H, Udasin I, Harrison D, Chitkara N, de la Hoz RE, Lu SE, Rapoport DM, Ayappa I. Chest. 2019 Feb;155(2):375-383.

Cross-sectional study of the association between serum perfluorinated alkyl acid concentrations and dental caries among US adolescents (NHANES 1999-2012). Pu�ige Ramesh N, Arora M, Braun JM. BMJ Open. 2019 Feb 19;9(2):e024189.

Dysregulation of a long noncoding RNA reduces leptin leading to a leptin-responsive form of obesity. Dallner OS, Marinis JM, Lu YH, Birsoy K, Werner E, Fayzikhodjaeva G, Dill BD, Molina H, Moscati A, Kutalik Z, Marques-Vidal P, Kilpeläinen TO, Grarup N, Linneberg A, Zhang Y, Vaughan R, Loos RJF, Lazar MA, Friedman JM. Nat Med. 2019 Mar;25(3):507-516.

EDC-MixRisk Policy Brief. Gennings C, et al. 2019 Mar. Online Brief.

From nutrigenomics to personalizing diets: are we ready for precision medicine? Loos RJF. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 Jan 1;109(1):1-2.

Gaussian Markov Random Fields versus Linear Mixed Models for satellite-based PM 2.5 assessment: Evidence from the Northeastern USA. Sarafian R, Kloog I, Just A, Rosenbla� J. Elsevier BV. 2019 205:30-35.

Identifying mislabeled and contaminated DNA methylation microarray data: an extended quality control toolset with examples from GEO. Heiss JA, Just AC. Clinical Epigenetics. 2018;10(1):73.

Impacts of air pollution, temperature, and relative humidity on leukocyte distribution: An epigenetic perspective. Gao X, Colicino E, Shen J, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Just AC, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Zheng Y, Hou L, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Environ Int. 2019 Feb 28;126:395-405.

Improved filtering of DNA methylation microarray data by detection p values and its impact on downstream analyses. Heiss JA, Just AC. Clinical Epigenetics. 2019;11(1):15

Improving HPV vaccine delivery at school-based health centers. Oliver K, McCorkell C, Pister I, Majid N, Benkel DH, Zucker JR. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2019 Feb 8:1-8.

Improving Physical Activity among Residents of Affordable Housing: Is Active Design Enough? Tannis C, Senerat A, Garg M, Peters D, Rajupet S, Garland E. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Jan 8;16(1). pii: E151.

In utero metal exposures measured in deciduous teeth and birth outcomes in a racially-diverse urban cohort. Cassidy-Bushrow AE, Wu KH,

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Sitarik AR, Park SK, Bielak LF, Austin C, Gennings C, Curtin P, Johnson CC, Arora M. Environ Res. 2019 Apr;171:444-451.

Lead exposure during childhood and subsequent anthropometry through adolescence in girls. Deierlein AL, Teitelbaum SL, Windham GC, Pinney SM, Galvez MP, Caldwell KL, Jarre� JM, Gajek R, Kushi LH, Biro F, Wolff MS; Breast Cancer and Environment Research Program. Environ Int. 2019 Jan;122:310-315.

Mass defect filtering for suspect screening of halogenated environmental chemicals: A case study of chlorinated organophosphate flame retardants. Dolios G, Patel D, Arora M, Andra SS. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2019 Mar 15;33(5):503-519.

Maternal urinary phthalate metabolites in relation to gestational diabetes and glucose intolerance during pregnancy. Shaffer RM, Fergu-son KK, Sheppard L, James-Todd T, Bu�s S, Chandrasekaran S, Swan SH, Barre� ES, Nguyen R, Bush N, McElrath TF, Sathyanarayana S; TIDES Study team. Environ Int. 2019 Feb;123:588-596.

Metabolome-wide association study of anti-epileptic drug treatment during pregnancy. Walker DI, Perry-Walker K, Finnell RH, Pennell KD, Tran V, May RC, McElrath TF, Meador KJ, Pennell PB, Jones DP. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2019 Jan 15;363:122-130.

Multigenerational metabolic profiling in the Michigan PBB registry. Walker DI, Marder ME, Yano Y, Terrell M, Liang Y, Barr DB, Miller GW, Jones DP, Marcus M, Pennell KD. Environ Res. 2019 Feb 13;172:182-193.

Patient Adipose Stem Cell-Derived Adipocytes Reveal Genetic Variation that Predicts Antidiabetic Drug Response. Hu W, Jiang C, Guan D, Dierickx P, Zhang R, Moscati A, Nadkarni GN, Steger DJ, Loos RJF, Hu C, Jia W, Soccio RE, Lazar MA. Cell Stem Cell. 2019 Feb 7;24(2):299-308.e6.

Perfluoroalkyl substances, metabolomic profiling, and alterations in glucose homeostasis among overweight and obese Hispanic children: A proof-of-concept analysis. Alderete TL, Jin R, Walker DI, Valvi D, Chen Z, Jones DP, Peng C, Gilliland FD, Berhane K, Conti DV, Goran MI, Chatzi L. Environ Int. 2019 Mar 4;126:445-453.

Phthalates and Phthalate Alternatives Have Diverse Associations with Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Pregnant Women. van T Erve TJ, Rosen EM, Barre� ES, Nguyen RHN, Sathyanarayana S, Milne GL, Calafat AM, Swan SH, Ferguson KK. Environ Sci Technol. 2019 Mar 19;53(6):3258-3267.

Predictors of Steroid Hormone Concentrations in Early Pregnancy: Results from a Multi-Center Cohort. Barre� ES, Mbowe O, Thurston SW, Bu�s S, Wang C, Nguyen R, Bush N, Redmon JB, Sheshu S, Swan SH, Sathyanarayana S. Matern Child Health J. 2019 Mar;23(3):397-407.

Prenatal cortisol modifies the association between maternal trauma history and child cognitive development in a sex-specific manner in an urban pregnancy cohort. Campbell RK, Devick KL, Coull BA, Cowell W, Askowitz T, Goldson B, Wright RO, Wright RJ. Stress. 2019 Feb 15:1-8.

Prenatal lead exposure modifies the association of maternal self-esteem with child adaptive ability. Xu J, Hu H, Wright R, Schnaas L, Bell-inger DC, Park SK, Wright RO, Téllez-Rojo MM. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2019 Jan;222(1):68-75.

Prenatal manganese and cord blood mitochondrial DNA copy number: Effect modification by maternal anemic status. Kupsco A, San-chez-Guerra M, Amarasiriwardena C, Brennan KJM, Estrada-Gutierrez G, Svensson K, Schnaas L, Pantic I, Téllez-Rojo MM, Baccarelli AA, Wright RO. Environ Int. 2019 Mar 5;126:484-493.

Prenatal particulate air pollution exposure and sleep disruption in preschoolers: Windows of susceptibility. Bose S, Ross KR, Rosa MJ, Chiu YM, Just A, Kloog I, Wilson A, Thompson J, Svensson K, Rojo MMT, Schnaas L, Osorio-Valencia E, Oken E, Wright RO, Wright RJ. Environ Int. 2019 Mar;124:329-335.

PVC flooring at home and uptake of phthalates in pregnant women. Shu H, Jönsson BAG, Gennings C, Lindh CH, Nånberg E, Bornehag CG. Indoor Air. 2019 Jan;29(1):43-54.

Reproductive characteristics modify the association between global DNA methylation and breast cancer risk in a population-based sample of women. Collin LJ, McCullough LE, Conway K, White AJ, Xu X, Cho YH, Shantakumar S, Teitelbaum SL, Neugut AI, Santella RM, Chen J, Gammon MD. PLoS One. 2019 Feb 14;14(2):e0210884.

Risk factors for preeclampsia in a high-risk cohort of women served by a nursing-based home visiting program. Tannis C, Fletcher-Slater R, Lopez I, Gichingiri A, Cassara M, Lachapelle S, Garland E. In: Rubin IL, Merrick J, eds. Public health: Environment and child health in a changing world. New York: Nova Science, 2019, in press.

Risk Factors and Birth Outcomes of a High-Risk Cohort of Women Served by a Community-Based Prenatal Home Visiting Program. Tannis C, Sale-Shaw J, Lachapelle S, Garland E. J Community Health Nurs. 2019 Jan-Mar;36(1):1-10.

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The Exposome: Molecules to Populations. Niedzwiecki MM, Walker DI, Vermeulen R, Chadeau-Hyam M, Jones DP, Miller GW. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 2019 Jan 6;59:107-127.

The Ramazzini Institute 13-week pilot study glyphosate-based herbicides administered at human-equivalent dose to Sprague Dawley rats: effects on development and endocrine system. Manservisi F, Lesseur C, Panzacchi S, Mandrioli D, Falcioni L, Bua L, Manservigi M, Spinaci M, Galeati G, Mantovani A, Lorenze�i S, Miglio R, Andrade AM, Kristensen DM, Perry MJ, Swan SH, Chen J, Belpoggi F. Environ Health. 2019 Mar 12;18(1):15.

The US Government Just Published a New Report Detailing the Impacts of Climate Change on Americans: Does it Ma�er? Wellenius GA, Sheffield PE. Epidemiology. 2019 Mar;30(2):163-165.

Urinary oxidative stress biomarkers and accelerated time to spontaneous delivery. Rosen EM, van ‘t Erve TJ, Boss J, Sathyanarayana S, Bar-re� ES, Nguyen RHN, Bush NR, Milne GL, McElrath TF, Swan SH, Ferguson KK. Free Radic Biol Med. 2019 Jan;130:419-425.

Using Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) data to identify missed opportunities for HPV vaccination. Nobel T, Rajupet S, Sigel K, Oliver K. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 2019. 5(7) Jan 25.

PresentationsEastern Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting, March 22-March 24Tannis C, Leung K, Rowland J, Cushing A, Braun M, Wilson K, Lin E. Home Visiting Program for NICU Graduates: Feasibility and Potential for Impact.

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Citations (2): The Exposome: Molecules to Populations. Nied-zwiecki M, Walker D, et al. Annual Reviews. Annu Rev Pharma-col Toxicol. 2019 Jan 6;59:107-127.

Captures (25): Associations among maternal socioeconomic status in childhood and pregnancy and hair cortisol in pregnan-cy. Yueh-Hsiu M, Wright R, et al. Elsevier BV. Psychoneuroendo-crinology. 2019 Jan;99:216-224.

Mentions (16): Predictors of Steroid Hormone Concentrations in Early Pregnancy: Results from a Multi-Center Cohort. Swan S, et al. Matern Child Health J. 2019 Mar;23(3):397-407.

NOTICE TO EMPH FACULTY:

All statistics here are based on data collected from PLUMX. Please review your profile on PLUMX to determine if all your information and publications are captured and correct. Please email any changes to carla.azar@mssm.edu.

March 26, 2019 Report

2018 HOLIDAY PARTY

Community & Announcements

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Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health (EMPH)

Faculty and Staff Update - Spring 2019

Community and Announcements continued

Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health

Institute for Exposomic Research

Children’s Environmental Health Center & P30 TCEEE Community Engagement Core

NYS Children’s Environmental Health Center

Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health

WTC Health Program CCE

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DEPENDENT CARE TRAVEL PROGRAMThe Department is pleased to announce the new Dependent Care Travel Program. This is a Department run program that offers funds to faculty, staff, postdocs and residents to cover qualified dependent care expenses incurred while traveling for work-related activities. This program helps alleviate the financial burden of dependent care expenses for single care takers and individuals whose spouse/partner are not available for child care due to work obligations or other extenuating circum-stances. Recipients must certify that funds requested for dependent care are due to work related travel and beyond normal dependent care expenses.

You can access the program instructions on the shared drive under J:\PM\COMMON\Programs\Dependent Care Program

GRANTSIf you find a grant opportunity of interest, please send an email to emphgrants@lists.mssm.edu with a completed internal submission form for any funding announcement to which you intend to apply. Please allot an additional 13 – 15 business days in addition to the funding opportunity submission deadline to allow time for the internal submission processes de-signed to help you develop your proposal to take place.

The internal submission form can be found through the following file path: J:\PM\COMMON\EMPHGRANTS\Internal Pro-posal Submission Form

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