Izzuddin M Aris
Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Harvard Medical School, National University Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences
Research areas: Medicine · Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health · Birth, Development, and Health · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
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About
I am an epidemiologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School. and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. My research focuses on the paradigm of the developmental origins of health and disease, which postulates that potential drivers of adult chronic disease including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease, have their origins at early stages of the lifecourse (i.e., pregnancy, infancy, childhood and adolescence). My work leverages on prospective birth cohorts from multiple countries, including the United States (Project Viva), Singapore (Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes), and Republic of Belarus (PRomotion Of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial) as well as cohort consortiums (ECHO and EGG). I have made several contributions to the field including authoring over 200 peer-reviewed publications in notable journals, and have received several awards for my work from national and international societies including the inaugural Young Investigator Award by the Nestlé Nutrition Institute, the Outstanding Manuscript Award by the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard, the US DOHaD Scientific Award by the US DOHaD Society, Rising Star Awards by the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society and the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, and the Outstanding Young Alumni Award by the National University of Singapore.
Employment
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Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute Associate Professor2026 - Present
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Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute Assistant Professor2020 - 2026
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Harvard Medical School Postdoctoral Research Fellow2017 - 2020
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Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences Senior Research Fellow2015 - 2017
Education
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National University Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine PhD2011 - 2015
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Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore B.Sc (Hons)2006 - 2010
Projects & Funding
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Neighborhood and individual environmental risk factors in early life and -omics biomarkers for kidney function trajectories across childhood and adulthood National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences2026 - 2030
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Environmental Toxicants and Cardiovascular Health Trajectories Across Childhood and Adolescence National Heart Lung and Blood Institute2026 - 2030
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Developmental origins of optimal cardiovascular health across childhood and adolescence American Heart Association2023 - 2026
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Neighborhood Opportunities and Disparities in Child Health Outcomes Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute2021 - 2021
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NUS Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowship National University of Singapore2017 - 2019
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NUS Research Scholarship National University of Singapore2011 - 2015
Publications (214)
- Prospective Associations of Diet Quality During Pregnancy With Cardiovascular Health (Life's Essential 8) Among Women in Midlife. Save
- Life-course associations of early-life risk factors, modifiable adult lifestyles, and transitions of cardiometabolic disease and multimorbidity: A prospective cohort study Save
- Household food security and urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among US adults Save
- Gestational Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight Retention, and Women's Mid-Life Cardiovascular Health in Project Viva. Save
- Leptin levels in mid-pregnancy and risk of preeclampsia Save
- Associations of Sociodemographic and Neighborhood Vulnerability With Cardiovascular Health in Midlife Women in the United States. Save
- Birth Weight Percentiles and Infant and Child Growth Dynamics Save
- Genetic Determinants of Macronutrient Intake Are Associated With Specific Food Intake in Youth: A Cohort Study Across Childhood and Adolescence Save
- Joint Associations of Prenatal Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Metal Mixtures with Adiposity in Childhood and Adolescence Save
- Longitudinal Associations of Neighborhood Food Access with Child Body Mass Index and Obesity. Save
- Social determinants of health and sex differences: insights from NIH Specialized Centers of Research Excellence (SCORE) Save
- Inhibitory control mediates the association between perinatal PM2.5 exposure and childhood obesity in children in the PROGRESS cohort, Mexico City Save
- Project Viva Save
- Dyadic associations of depressive symptoms and cardiovascular health trajectories in middle-aged and older couples Save
- Cardiovascular health across childhood and adolescence and proteomic biomarkers in late adolescence. Save
- Major risk factors of obesity in China and recommendations for future prevention and control efforts: a systematic review and meta-analysis Save
- The role of high BMI from infancy forward on clinician-rated pubertal timing in a large US sample. Save
- Residential Mobility During Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in the United States: The Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort (2010-2019). Save
- Adolescent "Lean PCOS" Is Characterized by Higher Insulin Resistance and Adverse Adipokine Profile. Save
- Perceived discrimination and cardiovascular risk factors in mid-life women: results from Project Viva, a longitudinal cohort in the USA Save