Max M Aung

Dr. Max M Aung is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the University of Southern California, specializing in Environmental Health. He serves as Associate Director of Community Engagement and Science Communication at the Center for Translational Exposomics Research (CTER). His research integrates data science frameworks with biomarker analysis to study chemical mixtures' effects on health across the life course, particularly focusing on environmental justice. He holds a PhD and MPH, and has been affiliated with Harvard's JPB Environmental Health Fellowship (2022-2025) and Johns Hopkins' RWJF Health Policy Research Scholars Fellowship (2016-2019).

Dr. Aung's research focuses on linking chemical exposures (e.g., PFAS, organophosphates) to health outcomes like maternal/fetal health, neurodevelopment, and metabolic disorders. He employs advanced methodologies including multi-omics integration and exposure-mediator-outcome frameworks. Key projects include studying PFAS disparities in water-contaminated communities, PFAS-kidney function links via gut microbiome mechanisms, and translational research on lipid metabolism alterations.

His recent publications emphasize statistical methods for chemical mixture analysis, PFAS-cancer associations, and epigenetic clock validation. He has contributed to frameworks like the Navigation Guide Evidence-to-Decision tool for environmental health interventions. His work bridges epidemiology, toxicology, and policy advocacy to address environmental health disparities.

• Core Research Themes: Chemical mixtures epidemiology, exposome science, environmental justice, biomarker development
• Key Methodologies: Multi-omics integration, statistical mixture analysis, exposome-wide association studies