Distinguished Professor Mei-Lien Chen
| Current Position | Distinguished Professor, Institute of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University |
| Office | Room 306, Medical Building II |
| Campus Extention | 67239 |
| mlchen7239@gmail.com mlchen@nycu.edu.tw | |
| Academic Degrees | Ph.D., National Taiwan University M.P.H, National Taiwan University B.S., National Taiwan University |
| Research Experience | Distinguished Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 2021- Present Professor, National Yang-Ming University, 1999 – 2020 Visiting Scholar, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995-1996 Associate Professor, National Yang-Ming University 1992-1999 Lecturer, National Yang-Ming University, 1985-1992 |
| Expertise | Environmental Pollution Exposure Detection and Assessment, Environmental Hormones and Health, Air Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Environmental and occupational health, Safety and Health Education and Training, Environmental pollution chemistry, Exposure assessment |
| Research Interests | Environmental health effects on reproductive and developemntal hormones Air pollution and health risk assessment, workplace smoke prevention and control Evaluation of labor safety and health education and training units and improvement of training quality |
PUBLICATIONS
List of selected publications
| ● Kai-Wei Liao, Fang-Chi Chang, Chia-Huang Chang, Yu-Fang Huang, Wen-Harn Pan, Mei-Lien Chen* (2022, Apr). Associating acrylamide internal exposure with dietary pattern and health risk in the general population of Taiwan. Food Chemistry, 50(17), 4998-5006. (SCI, 7/143, FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY). MOST 106-3114-B-010-001. |
| ● Hui-Ming Chen, Chia-Fang Wu, Chia-Jung Hsieh, Fu-Chen Kuo, Chien-Wen Sun Shu-Li Wang, Mei-Lien Chen, Ming-Tsang Wu* (2022, Mar). Relationship of maternal body weight and gestational diabetes mellitus with large-for-gestational-age babies at birth in Taiwan: The TMICS cohort. Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 61(2): 234-242. |
| ● Chia-Huang Chang, Yen-An Tsai, Yu-Fang Huang, Ming-Song Tsai, Jia-Woei Hou, Ching-Ling Lin, Pei-Wei Wang, Li-Wei Huang, Chih-Yao Chen, Chia-Fang Wu, Chia-Jung Hsieh, Ming-Tsang Wu, Shu-Li Wang, Mei-Lien Chen* (2022, Feb). The sex-specific association of prenatal phthalate exposure with low birth weight and small for gestational age: A nationwide survey by the Taiwan Maternal and Infant Cohort Study (TMICS). Science of The Total Environment, 806(Pt 3):151261. (SCI, 25/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). MOST 108-2621-M-010-001. |
| ● Alexander Waits, Chia-Huang Chang, Ching-Jung Yu, Jung-Chieh Du, Hsien-Chih Chiou, Jia-Woei Hou, Winnie Yang, Hsin-Chang Chen, Ying-Sheue Chen, Betau Hwang, Mei-Lien Chen* (2022, Jan). Exposome of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Taiwanese children: exploring risks of endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 32:69-176 . (SCI, 56/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). MOST 105-2314-B-010-019. |
| ● Hui-Ju Tsai, Chia-Fang Wu, Chao A. Hsiung, Chieng-Hung Lee, Shu-Li Wang, Mei-Lien Chen, Chu-Chih Chen, Po-Chin Huang, Yin-Han Wang, Yuh-An Chen, Bai-Hsiun Chen, Yun-Shiuan Chuang, Hui-Min Hsieh, Ming-Tsang Wu* (2022, Jan). Longitudinal changes in oxidative stress and early renal injury in children exposed to DEHP and melamine in the 2011 Taiwan food scandal. Environment International, 158(9):107018. (SCI, 14/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). |
| ● Mei-Lien Chen, Chih-Hsien Chen, Yu-Fang Huang, Hsin-Chang Chen, Jung-Wei Chang* (2022, Jan). Cumulative Dietary Risk Assessment of Benzophenone-Type Photoinitiators from Packaged Foodstuffs. Foods, 11, 152. (SCI, 37/143, FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY). MOST 108-2321-B-239-001. |
| ● Tsung-Lin Tsai, Shu-Li Wang, Chia-Jung Hsieh, Hui-Ju Wen, Chin-Chi Kuo, Huei-Ju Liu, Chien-Wen Sun, Mei-Lien Chen, Ming-Tsang Wu*, TMICS Study Group (2021, Oct). Association Between Prenatal Exposure to Metals and Atopic Dermatitis Among Children Aged 4 Years in Taiwan. JAMA Network Open, 4(10):e2131327. (SCI, 15/167, MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL). |
| ● Chia-Huang Chang, Ching-Jung Yu, Jung-Chieh Du, Hsien-Chih Chiou, Jia-Woei Hou, WinnieYang, Chian-Feng Chen, Hsin-Chang Chen, Ying-Sheue Chen, Betau Hwang, Mei-Lien Chen* (2021, Jun). The associations among organophosphate pesticide exposure, oxidative stress, and genetic polymorphisms of paraoxonases in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Science of The Total Environment, 773:145604. (SCI, 25/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). MOST 107-2314-B-010-051-MY2. |
| ● Yu-Fang Huang, Chia-Huang Chang, Pei-Jung Chen, I-Hsuan Lin, Yen-An Tsai, Chian-Feng Chen, Yu-Chao Wang, Wei-Yun Huang, Ming-Song Tsai,* Mei-Lien Chen* (2021, Jun). Prenatal Bisphenol A Exposure, DNA Methylation, and Low Birth Weight: A Pilot Study in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11):6144. (SCI, 118/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). MOST 99-2314-B-010-018-MY3. |
| ● Hui-Ming Chen, Fu-Chen Kuo, Chou-Cheng Chen, Chia-Fang Wu, Chien-Wen Sun, Mei-Lien Chen, Chia-Jung Hsieh, Shu-Li Wang, Ming-Tsang Wu* (2020, Dec). New trimester-specific reference intervals for clinical biochemical tests in Taiwanese pregnant women-cohort of TMICS. PLoS One, 15(12):e0243761. (SCI, 26/72, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES). |
| ● Chia-Huang Chang, Chian-Feng Chen, Yen-An Tsai, Shu-Li Wang, Po-Chin Huang, Bai-Hsiun Chen, Ming-Tsang Wu, Chu-Chih Chen, Chao Agnes Hsiung, Mei-Lien Chen* (2020, Oct). The sex-specific association of phthalate exposure with DNA methylation and characteristics of body fat in children. Science of The Total Environment, 737:139833. (SCI, 25/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). MOST 105-2314-B-010-019. |
| ● Po Chin Huang, Wei Hsiang Chang, Ming Tsang Wu, Mei Lien Chen, I. Jen Wang, Shu Fang Shih, Chao A. Hsiung, Kai Wei Liao* (2020, Sep). Characterization of phthalate exposure in relation to serum thyroid and growth hormones, and estimated daily intake levels in children exposed to phthalate-tainted products: A longitudinal cohort study. Environmental Pollution, 264:114648. (SCI, 23/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). |
| ● Chia-Feng Yang, Wilfried J. J. Karmaus, Chen-Chang Yang, Mei-Lien Chen, I-Jen Wang* (2020, Jan). Bisphenol a Exposure, DNA Methylation, and Asthma in Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(1), 298. (SCI, 42/176, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH). |
| ● Ryu Miura, Atsuko Araki, Machiko Minatoya, Kunio Miyake, Mei-Lien Chen, Sumitaka Kobayashi, Chihiro Miyashita, Jun Yamamoto, Toru Matsumura, Mayumi Ishizuka, Takeo Kubota, Reiko Kishi* (2019, Aug). An epigenome-wide analysis of cord blood DNA methylation reveals sex-specific effect of exposure to bisphenol A. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 12369. (SCI, 17/72, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES). |
| ● Chia-Huang Chang, Pei-Wei Wang, Hai-Wei Liang, Yu-Fang Huang, Li-Wei Huang, Hsin-Chang Chen, Wen-Chi Pan, Meng-Han Lin, Winnie Yang, I-Fang Mao, Mei-Lien Chen* (2019, Jul). The sex-specific association between maternal paraben exposure and size at birth. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 222(6), 955-964. (SCI, 23/203, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH). MOST 105-2621-M-010-001-MY3. |
| ● Chia-Huang Chang, Yu-Fang Huang, Pei-Wei Wang, Chun-Hao Lai, Li-Wei Huang, Hsin-Chang Chen, Meng-Han Lin, Winnie Yang, I-Fang Mao, Mei-Lien Chen* (2019, Jul). Associations between prenatal exposure to bisphenol a and neonatal outcomes in a Taiwanese cohort study: Mediated through oxidative stress?. Chemosphere, 226, 290-297. (SCI, 30/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). MOST 105-2621-M-010-001-MY3. |
| ● Chia-Jung Hsieh, Yu-Hsun Chang, Anren Hu, Mei-Lien Chen, Chien-WenSun, Risanti Febrine Situmorang, Ming-Tsang Wu, Shu-Li Wan* (2019, Jan). Personal care products use and phthalate exposure levels among pregnant women. Science of The Total Environment, 648:135-143. (SCI, 25/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). nstc 100-3114-Y-043-005. |
| ● Yu-Fang Huang, Pei-Wei Wang, Li-Wei Huang, Meng-Han Lin, Winnie Yang, Hsin-Chang Chen, Kuo-Pin Yu, Mei-Lien Chen* (2018, Nov). Interactive effects of nonylphenol and bisphenol A exposure with oxidative stress on fetal reproductive indices. Environmental Research, 167:567-574. (SCI, 16/203, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTHHEALTH). MOST 103-2319-B-010-001. |
| ● Chia-Fang Wu, Hui-Ming Chen, Chien-Wen Sun, Mei-Lien Chen, Chia-Jung Hsieh, Shu-Li Wang, Ming-Tsang Wu* (2018, Apr). Cohort Profile: The Taiwan Maternal and Infant Cohort Study (TMICS) of phthalate exposure and health risk assessment. International Journal of Epidemiology, 47(4):1047-0147j. (SCI, 14/176, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH). MOST 106-2314-B-214-007. |
| ● Tien-Jen Lin, Wilfried J.J. Karmaus, Mei-Lien Chen, Jiin-Chyr Hsu, I-Jen Wang* (2018, Mar). Interactions Between Bisphenol A Exposure and GSTP1 Polymorphisms in Childhood Asthma. Allergy Asthma & Immunology Research, 10(2):172-179. (SCI, 48/162, IMMUNOLOGY). |
| ● Yen-An Tsai, Ming-Song Tsai, Jia-Woei Hou, Ching-Ling Lin, Chih-Yao Chen, Chia-Huang Chang, Kai-Wei Liao, Shu-Li Wang, Bai-Hsiun Chen, Ming-Tsang Wu, Chia-Jung Hsieh, Mei-Lien Chen* (2018, Mar). Evidence of high di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) exposure due to tainted food intake in Taiwanese pregnant women and the health effects on birth outcomes. Science of The Total Environment, 618:635-644. (SCI, 25/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). MOST 99-2314-B-010-018-MY3. |
| ● Yu-Fang Huang, Chih-Chun Jean Huang, Chensheng Alex Lu, Mei-Lien Chen, Saou-Hsing Liou, Su-Yin Chiang, Kuen-Yuh Wu* (2018, Feb). Feasibility of using urinary N7-(2-carbamoyl-2-hydroxyethyl) Guanine as a biomarker for acrylamide exposed workers. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 28:589-598. (SCI, 26/203, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH). nstc 95-2314-B-400-004-MY3. |
| ● Chia-Huang Chang, Ching-Jung Yu, Jung-Chieh Du, Hsien-Chih Chiou, Hsin-Chang Chen, Winnie Yang, Ming-Yi Chung, Ying-Sheue Chen, Betau Hwang, I-Fang Mao, Mei-Lien Chen* (2018, Jan). The interactions among organophosphate pesticide exposure, oxidative stress, and genetic polymorphisms of dopamine receptor D4 increase the risk of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children. Environmental Research, 160:339-346. (SCI, 16/203, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH). MOST 103-2319-B-010-001. |
| ● Kai-Wei Liao, Chia-Huang Chang, Ming-Song Tsai, Ling-Chu Chien, Ming-Yi Chung, I-Fang Mao, Yen-An Tsai, Mei-Lien Chen* (2018, Jan). Associations between urinary total arsenic levels, fetal development, and neonatal birth outcomes: A cohort study in Taiwan. Science of the Total Environment, 612:1373-1379. (SCI, 25/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). MOST 99-2314-B-010-018-MY3. |
| ● Yu-Fang Huang, Wen-Chi Pan, Yen-An Tsai, Chia-Huang Chang, Pei-Jung Chen, Yi-shuan Shao, Ming-Song Tsai, Jia-Woei Hou, Chensheng (Alex) Lu, Mei-Lien Chen* (2017, Dec). Concurrent exposures to nonylphenol, bisphenol A, phthalates, and organophosphate pesticides on birth outcomes: A cohort study in Taipei, Taiwan. Science of the Total Environment, 607-608:1126-1135. (SCI, 25/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). MOST 99-2314-B-010-018-MY3. |
| ● Chu-Chih Chen, Yin-Han Wang, Shu-Li Wang, Po-Chin Huang, Shu-Chun Chuang, Mei-Huei Chen, Bai-Hsiun Chen, Chien-Wen Sun, Hsiao-Chun Fu, Ching-Chang Lee, Ming-Tsang Wu, Mei-Lien Chen, Chao A. Hsiung∗ (2017, Jul). Exposure sources and their relative contributions to urinary phthalate metabolites among children in Taiwan. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 220, 869-879. (SCI, 23/203, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH). MOST 103-3114-Y-043-005. |
| ● Po-Chin Huang, Chih-Hsin Tsai, Chu-Chih Chen, Ming-Tsang Wu, Mei-Lien Chen, Shu-Li Wang, Bai-HsiunChen, Ching-Chang Lee,Jouni J.K.Jaakkola, Wen-Chiu Wu, Min-Kung Chen, Chao A.Hsiung*, RAPIT Group (2017, Jul). Intellectual evaluation of children exposed to phthalate-tainted products after the 2011 Taiwan phthalate episode. Environmental Research, 156:158-166. (SCI, 16/203, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH). |
| ● Yu-Fang Huang, Pei-Wei Wang, Li-Wei Huang, Chun-Hao Lai, Winnie Yang, Kuen-Yuh Wu, Chensheng Alex Lu, Hsin-Chang Chen, Mei-Lien Chen* (2017, Jun). Prenatal Nonylphenol and Bisphenol A Exposures and Inflammation Are Determinants of Oxidative/Nitrative Stress: A Taiwanese Cohort Study. Environmental Science & Technology, 51(11):6422-6429. (SCI, 20/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). 台北市政府衛生局: 102-TPECH1, 105-TPECH-62- 023. |
| ● Ying-Yi Chen, Chung-Yen Lu, Pei-Chun Chen, I-Fang Mao, Mei-Lien Chen* (2017, May). Analysis of Aerosol Composition and Assessment of Tunnel Washing Performance within a Mass Rapid Transit System in Taiwan. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 17(6):1527-1538 . (SCI, 138/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). |
| ● Hui-Ju Wen, Chu-Chih Chen, Ming-Tsang Wu, Mei-Lien Chen, Chien-Wen Sun, Wen-Chiu Wu, I-Wen Huang, Po-Chin Huang, Tzu-Yun Yu, Chao A. Hsiung, Shu-Li Wang, RAPIT group (2017, Apr). Phthalate exposure and reproductive hormones and sex-hormone binding globulin before puberty – Phthalate contaminated-foodstuff episode in Taiwan. PLoS One, 12(4):e0175536. (SCI, 26/72, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES). |
| ● Ying-Yi Chen, Fung-Chang Sung, Mei-Lien Chen, I-Fang Mao, Chung-Yen Lu* (2016, Dec). Indoor Air Quality in the Metro System in North Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(12), 1200. (SCI, 42/176, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH). |
| ● Yen-An Tsai, Ching-Ling Lin, Jia-Woei Hou, Po-Chin Huang, Meng-Chih Lee, Bai-Hsiun Chen, Ming-Tsang Wu, Chu-Chih Chen, Shu-Li Wang, Ching-Chang Lee, Chao Agnes Hsiung, Mei-Lien Chen* (2016, Aug). Effects of high di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) exposure due to tainted food intake on pre-pubertal growth characteristics in a Taiwanese population. Environmental Research, 149, 197-205. (SCI, 16/203, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH). |
| ● Ching-Jung Yu, Jung-Chieh Du, Hsien-Chih Chiou, Chun-Cheng Feng, Ming-Yi Chung, Winnie Yang, Ying-Sheue Chen, Ling-Chu Chien, Betau Hwang, Mei-Lien Chen* (2016, Jul). Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption Is Adversely Associated with Childhood Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 13(7), 678. (SCI, 42/176, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH). |
| ● Hui-Ju Tsai, Chia-Fang Wu, Yi-Chun Tsai, Po-Chin Huang, Mei-Lien Chen, Shu-Li Wang, Bai-Hsiun Chen, Chu-Chih Chen, Wen-Chiu Wu, Pi-Shan Hsu, Chao A. Hsiung, Ming-Tsang Wu* (2016, Jul). Intake of Phthalate-tainted Foods and Serum Thyroid Hormones in Taiwanese Children and Adolescents. Scientific Reports, 6, 30589. (SCI, 17/72, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES). |
| ● Ching-Jung Yu, Jung-Chieh Du, Hsien-Chih Chiou, Ming-Yi Chung, Winnie Yang, Ying-Sheue Chen,Ling-Chu Chien, Betau Hwang, Ming-Ren Fuh, Mei-Lien Chen* (2016, Apr). Increased risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder associated with exposure to organophosphate pesticide in Taiwanese children. Andrology, 4(4), 695-705. (SCI, 2/8, ANDROLOGY). |
| ● Hui-Ju Tsai, Bai-Hsiun Chen, Chia-Fang Wu, Shu-Li Wang, Po-Chin Huang, Yi-Chun Tsai, Mei-Lien Chen, Chi-Kung Ho, Chao A. Hsiung, Ming-Tsang Wu* (2016, Apr). Intake of phthalate-tainted foods and microalbuminuria in children: The 2011 Taiwan food scandal. Environment International, 80-89, 129-137. (SCI, 14/274, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES). |
| ● Chu-Chih Chen, Shu-Li Wang, Ming-Tsang Wu, Yin-Han Wang, Po-Chin Huang, Bai-Hsiun Chen, Chien-Wen Sun, Chi-Kung Ho, Yang-Chih Shih, Ming-Neng Shiu, Wen-Harn Pan, Mei-Lien Chen, Ching-Chang Lee, Chao A. Hsiung* (2016, Mar). Exposure Estimation for Risk Assessment of the Phthalate Incident in Taiwan. PLoS One, 11(3), e0151070. (SCI, 26/72, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES). |
| ● Ching-Jung Yu, Jung-Chieh Du, Hsien-Chih Chiou, Shang-Han Yang, Kai-Wei Liao, Winnie Yang, Ming-Yi Chung, Ling-Chu Chien, Betau Hwang, Mei-Lien Chen* (2016, Feb). Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Urinary Nonylphenol Levels: A Case-Control Study in Taiwanese Children. PLoS One, 11(2):e0149558. (SCI, 26/72, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES). |
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