Educational Background

• 2013 – 2016 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China  PhD in Pediatrics

• 2010 – 2013 Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China     Master in Pediatrics

• 2005 – 2010 Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China      Bachelor in Clinical Medicine

Professional Experience

• 2019 – Present      Assistant research fellow, Ministry of Education - Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children’s Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

• 2017 – 2019      Post-doctoral researcher, Ministry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

Research Interests

• Perinatal epidemiology, and early life health

Research Projects

• 2019-2021 Natural Science Foundation of China, The mechanism of prenatal exposure to perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) and childhood adiposity by regulating steroid hormones, PI

Selected Publications

1. Zhang Y; Tang W; Wang Y; Nian M; Jiang F; Zhang J; Chen Q *. Environmental antibiotics exposure in school-age children in Shanghai and health risk assessment: A population-based representative investigation. Science of the Total Environment, 2022, 824: 153859

2. Tang W; Zhan W; Wei M; Chen Q *. Associations Between Different Dietary Vitamins and the Risk of Obesity in Children and Adolescents: A Machine Learning Approach. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022, 12: 816975

3. Zhan W#, Zhu J#, Huo X, Ye J, Chen Q *, Zhang J *. Epidemiology of uterine rupture among pregnant women in China and development of a risk prediction model: analysis of data from a multicentre, cross-sectional study. BMJ Open

4. Chen Q#, Chen J#, Zhou Y, Huang L, Tang Y, Li J *, Zhang J *. Natural history and associated early life factors of childhood asthma: a population registry-based cohort study in Denmark. BMJ Open 2021;11:e045728.

5. Chen Q, Ming Y, Gan Y, Huang L, Zhao Y, Wang X, Liu Y, Zhang J *. The impact of cesarean delivery on infant DNA methylation. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2021;21(1):265.

6. Zhang Y, Hua L, Liu Q, Chu S, Gan Y, Wu M, Bao Y, Chen Q *, Zhang J *. Household mold exposure interacts with inflammation-related genetic variants on childhood asthma: a case-control study. BMC Pulm Med 2021;21(1):114.

7. Li C#, Chen Q#, Zhang X, Li H, Liu Q, Fei P, Huang L, Yao Z *. Early Life Domestic Pet Ownership, and the Risk of Pet Sensitization and Atopic Dermatitis in Preschool Children: A Prospective Birth Cohort in Shanghai. Front Pediatr 2020;8:192.

8. Chen Q, Zhang X, Zhao Y, Lu W, Wu J, Zhao S, Zhang J *, Huang L *. Prenatal exposure to perfluorobutanesulfonic acid and childhood adiposity: A prospective birth cohort study in Shanghai, China. Chemosphere. 2019;226;17-23

9. Zeng X#, Chen Q #, Zhang X, Li H, Liu Q, Li C, Ma M, Zhang J, Zhang W *, Zhang J *, Huang L *. Association between prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and asthma-related diseases in preschool children. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2019;26(29):29639-29648

10. Chen Q, Huang R, Hua L, Guo Y, Huang L, Zhao Y, Wang X, Zhang J *. Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and childhood atopic dermatitis: a prospective birth cohort study. Environmental Health 2018;17(1):8.

11. Liu H#, Chen Q#, Lei L#, Zhou W, Huang L, Zhang J *, Chen D *. Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances affects leukocyte telomere length in female newborns. Environ Pollut, 2018; 235: 446-52.

12. Wang B#, Chen Q #, Shen L, Zhao S, Pang W, Zhang J *, Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in cord blood of newborns in Shanghai, China: Implications for risk assessment. Environ Int, 2016; 97:7-14.