Assistant professor of environmental reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology, Harvard University, Massachusetts, US

Areas of expertise

Environmental reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology
Infertility
Assisted reproduction

“My motivation is always one of understanding and giving, equally in my pursuit of science as in humanity. By generating cutting-edge evidence, I aim to inform clinical practice, translate science into policy action, and implement prevention strategies to improve the health of parents and their children.”

— Carmen Messerlian, PhD

Areas of expertise

Environmental reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology
Infertility
Assisted reproduction

— Carmen Messerlian, PhD

Career

Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health – Assistant professor of environmental reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology, since 2019
Harvard University – Director of the Scientific Early Life Environmental Health & Development Program
Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals for the US Environmental Protection Agency – Advisory member, since 2021
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology – Associate editor of the Human Reproduction journal, since 2017
Harvard University – Research scientist, 2018–2019
Harvard University – Visiting scientist, 2014–2017
McGill University – Doctoral research fellow, 2008–2014
McGill University – Director of program development and research, 2002–2007
Local, state, and national governments – Maternal–child public health consultant, 2000–2003
Montreal Children’s Hospital – Clinical nurse, 1998–1999

Education

McGill University – PhD in epidemiology, 2014
University of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine – Master of Science in public health, 2000
McGill University – Bachelor of Science in nursing, 1998

Awards and achievements

Recipient of the 2014 Bisby Fellowship Prize, 2014 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, and 2008 Doctoral Research Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Over 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals

Appearances and publications in other media

Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 55, no. 23, pp. 16011–22.,

01 Nov 2021

Prenatal Exposure to Disinfection Byproducts and Intrauterine Growth in a Chinese Cohort.

Human Reproduction, vol. 36, no. 12, pp. 3015–17.,

02 Nov 2021

Much Ado about Nothing or Male Sperm in Peril? Are Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Blame?

Environmental Pollution, vol. 292, pt. B,

05 Jan 2022

Phthalate and DINCH Urinary Concentrations across Pregnancy and Risk of Preterm Birth