Aimin Chen, MD, PhD
Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Co-Director, Philadelphia Regional Center for Children's Environmental Health
Department: Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Contact information
3600 Civic Center Boulevard, Room 4W-105A
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-746-4272
Education:
MD (Preventive Medicine)
Nanjing Medical University, 1994.
MS (Epidemiology)
Nanjing Medical University, 1997.
PhD (Epidemiology and Health Statistics)
Fudan University, 2002.
Permanent linkMD (Preventive Medicine)
Nanjing Medical University, 1994.
MS (Epidemiology)
Nanjing Medical University, 1997.
PhD (Epidemiology and Health Statistics)
Fudan University, 2002.
Selected Publications
Dudley J, Yolton K, Edmondson AD, Xu Y, Chen A, Strawn JR, Braun JM, Sjodin A, Lanphear BP, Cecil KM.: Gestational PBDE concentrations and functional connectivity in adolescents: The HOME Study. Int J Hyg Environ Health 272: 114745, Jan 2026.Marquess KM, Kuiper JR, Etzel TM, Lanphear BP, Hoofnagle AN, Calafat AM, Botelho JC, Ospina M, Sjodin A, Quirós-Alcalá L, Cecil KM, Chen A, Xu Y, Yolton K, Kalkwarf HJ, Braun JM, Buckley JP.: Associations of endocrine disrupting chemical biomarkers and their mixture with vitamin D biomarker concentrations in childhood: The HOME Study. Environ Res 288: 123316, Jan 2026.
Boissiere-O'Neill T, Lazarevic N, Ponsonby AL, Sly PD, Chen A, Blake TL, Brook JR, Du Berry C, King L, Mandhane PJ, Moraes TJ, Simons E, Subbarao P; CHILD investigator group; BIS investigator group; Vilcins D.: Phthalates, bisphenols, and childhood allergic Phenotypes: Findings from two birth cohort studies. Environ Pollut 389: 127401, Jan 2026.
Marquess KM, Kuiper JR, Lanphear BP, Calafat AM, Sjodin A, Ospina M, Quirós-Alcalá L, Cecil KM, Wasserman H, Xu Y, Yolton K, Kalkwarf HJ, Braun JM, Chen A, Buckley JP.: Maternal serum polybrominated diphenyl ether concentrations during pregnancy and adolescent bone mineral density at age 12 years. Int J Hyg Environ Health 272: 114742, Jan 2026.
Williams K, Puvvula J, Holmes JH, Yang W, Veasey S, Liu J, Yolton K, Cecil KM, Xu Y, Braun JM, Lanphear BP, Sears C, Vuong AM, Sjödin A, Chen A.: Associations between gestational polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) serum concentrations and child sleep outcomes from ages 2-8 years. Environ Res 286: 122756, Dec 2025.
Vester A, Xu Y, Newman NC, MacDougall MC, Papandonatos GD, Parsons PJ, Palmer CD, Braun JM, Lanphear BP, Chen A, Cecil KM, Yolton K.: Cumulative childhood lead exposure estimation and school-age IQ in a prospective birth cohort. Environ Health 25: 1, Nov 2025.
Mendy A, Percy Z, Braun JM, Lanphear B, La Guardia MJ, Hale RC, Langevin S, Kelsey K, Chen A, Yolton K.: Epigenome-wide association study of gestational exposure to organophosphate esters and replacement brominated flame retardants with newborn DNA methylation. Sci Total Environ 995: 180079, Sep 2025.
Fleury ES, Papandonatos GD, Manz KE, Pennell K, Hall AM, Chen A, Buckley JP, Yolton K, Cecil KM, Lanphear BP, Eaton CB, Walker DI, Braun JM.: Evaluating neonatal cord serum metabolome in association with adolescent cardiometabolic risk factors. Pediatr Res Aug 2025.
Lee H, Hall AM, Calafat AM, Chen A, Fazili Z, Lanphear BP, Pfeiffer CM, Yolton K, Braun JM.: Associations of prenatal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with whole blood folate levels in pregnant women in the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment (HOME) Study. Environ Epidemiol 9: e406, Jun 2025.
Alampi JD, Lanphear BP, MacFarlane AJ, Braun JM, Oulhote Y, Ashley-Martin J, Arbuckle TE, Chen A, Muckle G, McCandless LC.: Association between gestational environmental chemical mixtures and folate exposures with autistic behaviors in a Canadian birth cohort. Environ Epidemiol 9: e402, Jun 2025.