How Early Life Experiences Shape Children's Health
Common Mechanisms linking Pre- and Post-Natal Exposures for Child Health Outcomes
This program explores how experiences before and after birth, like chemical exposures, affect children's health as they grow, focusing on conditions like asthma and neurodevelopment.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Rochester NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Rochester, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11319094 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This program aims to understand how things children are exposed to before and after they are born can influence their health as they grow up. We are following children from existing groups and inviting new pregnant individuals to join. Our goal is to learn more about how early life factors contribute to conditions such as asthma and how children's brains develop. By looking at these connections, we hope to find ways to support healthier futures for children.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This program is looking for pregnant individuals to join a new group and continues to follow children from existing Rochester-based cohorts.
Not a fit: Patients not in the specified age ranges or geographic location, or those not part of the existing or newly recruited cohorts, would not directly benefit from participation.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could help us better understand and prevent common childhood health issues by identifying key environmental influences.
How similar studies have performed: This project is a continuation of the NIH ECHO program, building on insights gained from its first phase.
Where this research is happening
Rochester, United States
- University of Rochester — Rochester, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: O'connor, Thomas G — University of Rochester
- Study coordinator: O'connor, Thomas G
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.