Chen Juan (Ph.D.)
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Assistant Professor
Research areas:
1. Health effects and risk of environmental factors (e.g., air pollution, heavy metals) in the population
2. Health effects and risk of environmental factors in reproductive health
Education/Work experience:
2022/09-till now, Assistant Professor, Institute of Endemic Diseases, Xi’an Jiaotong University
2019/9-2022/7, Ph.D., School of Public Health, Peking University
2016/9-2019/7, M.A., School of Public Health, Peking University
Research experience & achievements:
Dr. Chen has participated in a research project funded by the National Key R & D Program (category “Research on reproductive health and prevention and control of major birth defects”), and a sub-project funded by Ministry of Land and Resources (Geochemical investigation and risk assessment of 1:50,000 land mass in the high background area of heavy metals in Xiang'e).
Selected publications:
[1] Chen J, Shao W, Fang J, et al. Association of exposure to fine particulate matter wave over the preconception and pregnancy periods with adverse birth outcomes: Results from the Project ELEFANT [J]. Environ Res. 2022,205:112473.
[2] Chen J#, Li P#, Fang H, et al. Weekly-specific ambient fine particular matter exposures before and during pregnancy were associated with risks of small for gestational age and large for gestational age: results from the Project ELEFANT[J]. Int J Epidemiol. 2022,51(1):202-212.
[3] Chen J, Fang J, Zhang Y, et al. Associations of adverse pregnancy outcomes with high ambient air pollution exposure: Results from the Project ELEFANT[J]. Sci Total Environ. 2021,761:143218.
[4] Chen J, He W, Zhu X, et al. Epidemiological study of kidney health in an area with high levels of soil cadmium and selenium: Does selenium protect against cadmium-induced kidney injury? [J]. Sci Total Environ. 2020, 698:134106.
Contact information:
Email: Juan_chen@xjtu.edu.cn
Address: 76 Yanta West Road, Yanta District, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China 710061
