Dissertation Research

Endocrine disrupting chemical exposure and developmental programming in the Qom of Argentina

The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) theoretical model posits that environmental exposures during the first 1,000 days after conception can have profound changes on health across the lifespan. Among the exposures of concern are endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), which are in the water we drink, the food we eat, even the air we breathe. EDCs are known to have myriad adverse health impacts, including long-term alterations to metabolism and reproductive function.