Russ B. Hauser, M.D., Sc.D.
Title Frederick Lee Hisaw Professor of Reproductive Physiology Institution Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department EH - Environmental + Occupational Medicine + Epi Address Harvard School of Public Health
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Title
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Institution
Massachusetts General Hospital
Department
Obstetrics Gynecology & Repro. Bio.
Title
Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Epidemiology
Institution
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Biography
| Harvard School of Public Health | Sc.D. | 1994 | |
| Harvard School of Public Health | M.P.H. | 1990 | |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | M.D. | 1985 | |
| Clark University | B.A. | 1981 | |
Overview
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.
Research
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R01ES027408
(BRAUN, JOSEPH M;HAUSER, RUSS B)
Jan 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2023
Maternal and Paternal Preconception Environmental Exposures and Children's Health
Role: Principal Investigator
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R21ES024236
(HAUSER, RUSS B)
Jul 2, 2014 - Jun 30, 2018
Environmental Chemicals, Exosomal miRNAs in Ovarian Follicles, and IVF Success
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01ES022955
(HAUSER, RUSS B)
Jun 10, 2014 - Feb 29, 2020
Maternal and Paternal Flame Retardant Exposure, Impact on Fertility and Pregnancy
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01ES017285
(HAUSER, RUSS B)
May 1, 2010 - Feb 28, 2017
Crossover Study on Human Exposure to Phthalates and Male Fertility
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01ES013967
(HAUSER, RUSS B)
Sep 25, 2006 - Jun 30, 2012
Maternal Pesticide Exposure and Pregnancy Outcomes
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01ES014370
(HAUSER, RUSS B)
Apr 13, 2006 - Dec 31, 2021
Effects of Environmental Phthalates and Chemical Mixtures on Male Puberty and Semen Quality
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01OH008578
(HAUSER, RUSS B)
Jul 1, 2005 - Jun 30, 2009
Maternal Phthalate Exposure and Infertility, Fetal Loss
Role: Principal Investigator
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R01ES009718
(HAUSER, RUSS B)
Sep 30, 1999 - Apr 30, 2021
Human Exposure to Bisphenol A, Phthalates and Fertility, Pregnancy Outcomes
Role: Principal Investigator
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R29ES008077
(HAUSER, RUSS B)
Jul 24, 1997 - Jun 30, 2003
MARKERS OF POLLUTANT ALTERED ALLERGIC RESPONSES
Role: Principal Investigator
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R03ES008494
(HAUSER, RUSS B)
Oct 28, 1996 - Oct 27, 1998
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS AND SEMEN QUALITY
Role: Principal Investigator
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K01OH000152
(HAUSER, RUSS B)
Sep 30, 1996 - Sep 29, 2000
FUEL OIL ASH, HOST FACTORS AND LUNG FUNCTION
Role: Principal Investigator
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P42ES005947
(KELSEY, KARL TIMOTHY)
Apr 1, 1992 - Mar 31, 2007
SUPERFUND TOXIC SUBSTANCES--EXPOSURE AND DISEASE
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
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P30ES000002
(WEISSKOPF, MARC G)
Mar 31, 2024
Harvard Chan School NIEHS Center for Environmental Health
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
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