Aimin Chen
· Professor of Biostatistics and EpidemiologyUniversity of Pennsylvania · Rehabilitation Medicine
Active 1992–2026
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About
Aimin Chen, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as the Co-Director of the Philadelphia Regional Center for Children's Environmental Health. Dr. Chen's educational background includes an MD in Preventive Medicine and an MS in Epidemiology from Nanjing Medical University, as well as a PhD in Epidemiology and Health Statistics from Fudan University. His research focuses on epidemiology and biostatistics, with a particular emphasis on environmental health, as evidenced by his extensive publication record on topics such as chemical exposures during pregnancy, childhood health outcomes, and the effects of environmental pollutants on development and disease. Dr. Chen's work involves investigating the impact of environmental chemicals like PBDEs, organophosphate esters, and other endocrine-disrupting compounds on various health parameters, including neurodevelopment, bone mineral density, sleep outcomes, and IQ in children, as well as epigenetic modifications related to chemical exposures.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Biology
- Endocrinology
- Environmental health
- Computer Science
- Obstetrics
- Machine Learning
- Statistics
- Internal medicine
- Mathematics
Selected publications
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas · 2021 · 88 citations
Background: Reducing infant mortality is a major public health goal. The potential impact of breastfeeding on infant deaths is not well studied in the United States (US). Methods: We analyzed linked birth-death certificates for 3,230,500 US births that occurred in 2017, including 6,969 post-perinatal deaths from 7-364 days of age as the primary outcome, further specified as late-neonatal (7-27 days) or post-neonatal (28-364 days) deaths. The primary exposure was 'ever breastfed' obtained from bi…
Environment International · 2020 · 84 citations
Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) burning and recycling activities have become one of the main emission sources of dioxin-like compounds (DLCs). Workers involved in e-waste recycling operations and residents living near e-waste recycling sites (EWRS) are exposed to high levels of DLCs. Epidemiological and experimental in vivo studies have reported a range of interconnected responses in multiple systems with DLC exposure. However, due to the compositional complexity of DLCs and difficulti…
Environmental Research · 2021 · 74 citations
International Journal of Obesity · 2020 · 62 citations
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology · 2025-07-03 · 9 citations
articleOpen accessBACKGROUND: Exposure to plastic additives, such as phthalates and bisphenols, has been associated with a higher risk of allergic conditions, but the evidence is inconsistent for children younger than five. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between pre- and postnatal urinary phthalates and bisphenols, and allergic conditions, and potential effect modification by sex, in pre-school children, through a pooled analysis. METHODS: We pooled data from the Barwon Infant Study (Australia), the Canadi…
Recent grants
Environmental Health Informatics Core
NIH · $16.5M · 2006–2030
Developmental neurotoxicity of organophosphate and novel brominated flame retardants in children
NIH · $3.4M · 2021–2023
NIH · $1.7M · 2013
Frequent coauthors
- 379 shared
Joseph M. Braun
Providence College
- 309 shared
Kimberly Yolton
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- 302 shared
Bruce P. Lanphear
Child and Family Research Institute
- 155 shared
Kim M. Cecil
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- 155 shared
Antonia M. Calafat
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 100 shared
Yingying Xu
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- 71 shared
Heidi J. Kalkwarf
- 71 shared
Ann M. Vuong
The University of Texas at Austin
Labs
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Education
- 1994
M.D., Preventive Medicine
Nanjing Medical University
- 1997
M.S., Epidemiology
Nanjing Medical University
- 2002
Ph.D., Epidemiology and Health Statistics
Fudan University
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