Mohammad L. Rahman, SD, MPH
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My major research interests are environmental and perinatal epidemiology and epigenetics. I have been interested in studying the impact of exposure to various environmental toxicants including heavy metals and endocrine disruptors and the interactions between host factors (genetic and epigenetic susceptibilities). As a physician trained in microRNA research, I am interested to identify new etiologic markers of disease, and identify low-cost solutions to improve the health for people living in resource-limited settings. My long-term goal is to understand how early-life exposure to environmental toxicants program fetal and childhood growth and development that have long-term consequences on health throughout the life-course.
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Current research
My current research involves investigating the effect of in-utero exposure to environmental toxicants on birth outcomes. I am also involved in investigating the epigenetic regulation of birth weight by studying microRNA expression profiles in the placenta, and assess the role of microRNAs in determining the susceptibility of environmental toxicants on birth weight. I also have studied the interactive effects of in-utero arsenic exposure, child marriage, and pregnancy weight gain on preterm birth in rural Bangladesh. Currently, I am working on a project to build microRNA regulatory networks in relation to birth weight by applying the concepts of network medicine.
Research interests
Heavy Metal Exposure and Birth Outcomes, Endocrine Disruptors, MicroRNA Expression Analysis, Genome-Wide Association Analysis (GWAS), Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DoHAD), Metabolomics