Associate Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health
* zengqiang506@hust.edu.cn
Overview
Dr. Zeng’s research mainly focuses on the effects of exposure to environmental chemicals on human health. Specific environmental chemicals of interest include drinking water disinfection by products, phthalates, metals, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Specific health endpoints of interest include male reproductive health and adverse birth outcomes. He is currently conducting a cohort study on the effects of exposure to environmental chemicals on couple reproductive health.
Academic Areas
Environmental epidemiology
Research Interests
The effects of exposure to environmental chemicals on male human health.
The effects of prenatal exposure to environmental chemicals on birth outcomes.
Exposure assessment on environmental chemicals.
Selected Professional Affiliations
2018- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Environmental & Occupational Medicine (Chinese)
2018- Editorial Board Member, Journal of Environmental Hygiene (Chinese)
Courses Taught
Environmental Hygiene
Awards and Honors
2017 First Prize Award of Science and Technology Progress of Hubei Province
2015 Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of Hubei Province
2013 National Scholarship for Graduate Student
Education
2009.9-2014.7
Ph.D., School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2004.9-2009.7
B.S., School of Public Health, University of South China
Professional/working Experience
2016.11-present
Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2016.7-2016.10
Lecturer, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2014.7-2016.7
Postdoctoral researcher, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Past and ongoing projects, funding, programs
2019-2021 Associations of bisphenol A and its alternatives exposure with reproductive health damage and the mediating role of sperm miRNA among reproductive-aged men, National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81872585), PI.
2016-2018 Associations of environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, seminal plasma miRNA express and semen quality damage, National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81502784), PI.
Select Publications
Journal Article
*Corresponding author
1. Yang P, Zhou B, Cao WC, Wang YX, Huang Z, Li J, Lu WQ, Zeng Q. Prenatal exposure to drinking water disinfection by-products and DNA methylation in cord blood. Science of the Total Environment. 2017; pii: S0048-9697(17)30241-3.
2. Yang P, Wang YX, Chen YJ, Sun L, Li J, Liu C, Huang Z, Lu WQ, Zeng Q. Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolites and Human Semen Quality in China. Environmental Science Technology. 2016; 329: 241-248.
3. Yang P, Wang YX, Sun L, Chen YJ, Liu C, Huang LL, Lu WQ, Zeng Q. Urinary metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, sperm DNA damage and spermatozoa apoptosis. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2017; 329: 241-248.
4. Wang YX, Sun Y, Huang Z, Wang P, Feng W, Li J, Yang P, Wang M, Sun L, Chen YJ, Liu C, Yue J, Gu LJ, Zeng Q, Lu WQ. Associations of urinary metal levels with serum hormones, spermatozoa apoptosis and sperm DNA damage in a Chinese population. Environment International. 2016; 94: 177-88 (Co-corresponding author).
5. Zeng Q, Cao WC, Zhou B, Yang P, Wang YX, Huang Z, Li J, Lu WQ. Predictors of prenatal blood trihalomethanes and urinary trichloroacetic acid concentrations among pregnant women. Environmental Science Technology. 2016 17; 50(10): 5278-85.
6. Zeng Q, Zhou B, He DL, Wang YX, Wang M, Yang P, Huang Z, Li J, Lu WQ. Joint effects of trihalomethanes and trichloroacetic acid on semen quality: a population-based cross-sectional study in China. Environmental Pollution. 2016; 212: 544-549.
7. Wang YX, Sun Y, Wang P, Feng W, Yang P, Li J, Huang Z, Chen YJ, Liu C, Sun L, Yue J, Gu LJ, Zeng Q, Lu WQ. Association of urinary metal levels with human semen quality: a cross-sectional study in China. Environment International. 2016; 91:51-59 (Co-corresponding author).
8. Zeng Q, Feng W, Zhou B, Wang YX, He XS, Yang P, You L, Yue J, Li YF, Lu WQ. Urinary metal concentrations in relation to semen quality: a cross-sectional study in China. Environmental Science Technology. 2015; 49: 5052-5059.
9. Zeng Q, Wang YX, Xie SH, Xu L, Chen YZ, Li M, Yue J, Li YF, Liu AL, Lu WQ. Drinking water disinfection by-products and semen quality: a cross-sectional study in China. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2014; 122: 741-746.
10. Zeng Q, Li M, Xie SH, Gu LJ, Yue J, Cao WC, Zheng D, Liu AL, Li YF, Lu WQ. Baseline blood trihalomethanes, semen parameters and serum total testosterone: a cross-sectional study in China. Environment International. 2013; 54: 134-140.
