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Department of Environmental Health Sciences

Michael S. Bloom

Michael S. Bloom

Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences

Ph.D., University at Buffalo, the State University of New York (2004)
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Epidemiology; Epidemiology Branch; Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, & Prevention Research (DESPR); National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD); National Institutes of Health (NIH); 2004-2006.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Bloom is interested in the effects of persistent environmental pollutants, organohalogen compounds and heavy metals in particular, on human endocrine function, fecundity and fertility. In addition, his interests encompass the methodologic aspects of studying these potential associations employing observational study designs.

Select Publications

Browne R, Bloom M, Schisterman E, Hovey K, Trevisan M, Wu C, Liu A, Wactawski-Wende J. Analytical and biological variation of biomarkers of oxidative stress during the menstrual cycle. Biomarkers, in press.

Bloom M, Buck Louis G, Schisterman E, Liu A. Maternal serum polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations across critical windows of human development. Environmental Health Perspectives, 115:1320-1324, 2007.

Bloom MS, Schisterman EF, Hediger, ML. The use and misuse of matching in case-control studies: the example of PCOS. Fertility and Sterility, 88(3):707-710, 2007.

Heled Y, Bloom MS, Stephens Q, Deuster PA. CKMM Polymorphism is associated with the severity of muscle breakdown due to exercise. Journal of Applied Physiology, 103:504-510, 2007.

Bloom MS, Schisterman EF, Hediger, ML. Selecting controls is not selecting 'normals': design and analysis issues for studying the etiology of PCOS. Fertility and Sterility, 86 (1):1-12, 2006. [Winner of the 2006 Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research Student Prize Paper Award]

Bloom M, Vena J, Olson J, Moysich K. Chronic exposure to dioxin-like compounds and thyroid function among New York anglers. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 21(3):260-267, 2006.

Bloom MS, Vena JE, Swanson MK, Moysich KB, Olson JR. Profiles of ortho-polychlorinated biphenyl congeners, dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene, hexachlorobenzene, and Mirex among male Lake Ontario sportfish consumers: the New York State Angler Cohort Study. Environmental Research, 97(2):177-193, 2005.

Bloom MS, Weiner JM, Vena JE, Beehler GP. Exploring associations between serum levels of select organochlorines and thyroxine in a sample of New York State Sportsmen: the New York State angler cohort study. Environmental Research, 93(1):52-66, 2003.

Contact Information

Phone: 518-473-1821
mbloom@uamail.albany.edu