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Russ B. Hauser, M.D., Sc.D.

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Harvard School of Public HealthSc.D.1994
Harvard School of Public HealthM.P.H.1990
Albert Einstein College of MedicineM.D.1985
Clark UniversityB.A.1981

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Dr Hauser's research interests are in the fields of reproductive, perinatal and pediatric epidemiology. His research specifically focuses on the effect of environmental chemicals on male and female fertility, pregnancy outcomes and children's health. For the past twenty years, he led the NIH funded study, referred to as the Environment and Reproductive Health (EARTH) study. The EARTH study investigates the effects of chemicals classified as endocrine disruptors on male and female reproductive health endpoints. Examples of specific chemicals of interest include persistent compounds (i.e., flame retardants, PCBs and DDT), and non-persistent chemicals including pesticides, phthalates, parabens and phenols. The EARTH study was conducted in collaboration with physicians and staff from the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

He is currently conducting an NIH funded study on the effect of maternal and paternal preconception exposures and maternal prenatal exposures to environmental chemicals on children's health. His research team is collecting information on somatic growth, metabolic health and neurobehavioral outcomes. This study, referred to as the Preconception Environmental exposure And Childhood health Effect (PEACE) study, is co-lead with faculty from Brown University School of Public Health.

He also conducted a NIH and EPA funded prospective cohort study on five hundred boys in Chapaevsk, Russia, where he investigated the relationship of exposure to dioxins, dioxin-like compounds, chlorinated pesticides, lead and phthalates with the boys growth and pubertal development. Children in Chapaevsk were exposed to high levels of dioxins and environmental chemicals due to historic environmental contamination from a large complex of chemical plants in the city. He is currently investigating the association of lead, dioxins, PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and phthalates measured in childhood with semen quality and sperm epigenetics in semen samples collected when the participants were young men. The study is being conducted in collaboration with Russian investigators from the Moscow State University and Chapaevsk Medical Association.
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  1. R01ES027408 (BRAUN, JOSEPH M;HAUSER, RUSS B) Jan 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2023
    NIH
    Maternal and Paternal Preconception Environmental Exposures and Children's Health
    Role: Principal Investigator
  2. R21ES024236 (HAUSER, RUSS B) Jul 2, 2014 - Jun 30, 2018
    NIH
    Environmental Chemicals, Exosomal miRNAs in Ovarian Follicles, and IVF Success
    Role: Principal Investigator
  3. R01ES022955 (HAUSER, RUSS B) Jun 10, 2014 - Feb 29, 2020
    NIH
    Maternal and Paternal Flame Retardant Exposure, Impact on Fertility and Pregnancy
    Role: Principal Investigator
  4. R01ES017285 (HAUSER, RUSS B) May 1, 2010 - Feb 28, 2017
    NIH
    Crossover Study on Human Exposure to Phthalates and Male Fertility
    Role: Principal Investigator
  5. R01ES013967 (HAUSER, RUSS B) Sep 25, 2006 - Jun 30, 2012
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    Maternal Pesticide Exposure and Pregnancy Outcomes
    Role: Principal Investigator

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