Elana Elkin

Elana Elkin, Ph.D., MPH, serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health at San Diego State University, specializing in reproductive and placental toxicology with research examining how environmental and occupational pollutant exposures during pregnancy elevate risks for adverse birth outcomes through disruption of placental physiology.

Her investigative approach integrates traditional laboratory methodologies with 'omics' technologies across in vitro and in vivo models to analyze pollutant-induced placental dysfunction. Key research domains include:

• Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) mechanisms
• Endocrine disruptor impacts on pregnancy
• Male reproductive system toxicology
• Developmental toxicology pathways

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