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CURRICULUM VITAE (May 2016)

PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Leda Chatzi Date of birth: 22 December 1975 Nationality: Greek Family status: Married, 2 children Office Address: Voutes, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Home Address: PO BOX 16, Post Office Gaziou, Heraklion, 71414 Work E-Mail: lchatzi@uoc.gr

EDUCATION/TRAINING

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION DEGREE YEAR FIELD OF STUDY

Faculty of Medicine, University of Thessaloniki, Greece M.D. 2000 Medicine

Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece Ph.D. 2005 Epidemiology

Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology, Barcelona, Spain (postgraduate training)

2006

Life-Course Epidemiology

Johns Hopkins Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, (postgraduate course, Baltimore, USA)

2006

Nutritional Epidemiology

Johns Hopkins Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, (postgraduate course, Baltimore, USA)

2006 Epidemiology of Diabetes and Obesity

Johns Hopkins Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, (postgraduate course, Barcelona, Spain)

2006 Cohort Studies

Johns Hopkins Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, (postgraduate course, Barcelona, Spain)

2006

Social Epidemiology

European Educational Program on Epidemiology, (postgraduate course, Florence, Italy)

2007

Epidemiology, Statistics

FACULTY ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1/2016- present Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Genetics & Cell Biology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Honorary Associate Professor

Department of Genetics & Cell Biology, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

5/2014 - 7/2014

2013 – present

Visitor Professor

Assistant Professor

Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

Department of Social Medicine, University of Crete,

Greece

2009 – 2013 Lecturer Department of Social Medicine, University of Crete,

Greece

2008 – 2009 Post-Doctoral Researcher Department of Social Medicine, University of Crete,

Greece

2006 – 2007 Post-Doctoral Researcher Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology,

Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain

APPOINTMENTS AT HOSPITALS

2009 – present Investigator Preventive Medicine and Nutrition Clinic, University

Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece

2010 – 2012 Co-Head Outpatient clinic for childhood obesity, University

Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece

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TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Undergraduate Studies Program, Medical School Courses, University of Crete, Greece

Instructor: Clinical Nutrition (one-semester course) 2009-present

Co-Instructor: Epidemiology (one-semester course) 2009-present

Post-graduate Studies Program in Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece

Instructor: Epidemiology I (one-semester course) 2010 - present

Instructor: Epidemiology II (one-semester course) 2010 – present

SUPERVISOR OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

2010-present: 7 PhD students, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece

2010-present: 9 master students, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece

2010-2013: 1 PhD student, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

2013- present: 1 PhD student, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

2013- present: 2 post-doctoral researchers, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

2009-present: Faculty Member, University of Crete, Greece

2010-present: Graduate Student Advisor, University of Crete, Greece

2011-2013: Member of Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece

2012-2014: Member of Undergraduate Studies Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete,

Greece

2013-present: Member of Postgraduate Studies Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of

Crete, Greece

2013-present: Member of Student Health Advisory Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of

Crete, Greece

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

2014 Fulbright Scholarship: 3 months research grant, Harvard Medical School, Harvard

Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Department of Population Medicine, Boston, USA

2012 Erasmus Staff Exchange Program: Centre for Research in Environmental

Epidemiology, CREAL, Barcelona

2011 Travel Research Award: European Child Cohort Network (EUCCONET)

2007 GSF-National Research Center for Enviroment and Health: Travel award, May 9-

11, 2007, Munich, Germany

2003 Short term Marie Curie Fellowship: Department of Public Health, University of

Sheffield, UK

MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

International Epidemiological Association Member

International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Member

The Obesity Society Member

Society for Pediatric Epidemiologic Research Member

Nutrition Society Member

European Association for the Study of Diabetes Member

Greek Society for Diabetes Member

Greek Medical Society Member

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ORGANIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

Chair and Organizer: Scientific symposium on "Environmental contaminants and child health":

Heraklion, Crete, 16/12/2003

Chair and Organizer: International scientific meeting on "Early life origins of childhood obesity":

Heraklion, Crete, 24/3/2014

Chair and Organizer: International scientific meeting on "Early life stressors and child

neurodevelopment": Heraklion, Crete, 29/9/2014

EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES

Member of Editorial Board

Metabolism, Clinical & Experimental

Ad Hoc Reviewer

New England Journal of Medicine Journal of Clin Endocrinology & Metabolism

Environmental Health Perspectives Public Health Nutrition

Environment International European Respiratory Journal

International Journal of Epidemiology Thorax

American Journal of Epidemiology Allergy

Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmunology

Metabolism, Clinical & Experimental Physiology and Behavior

Clinical Nutrition Respiratory Medicine

British Journal of Nutrition BMC Research Notes

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular

Diseases

FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS

As Principal Investigator or work group leader

Research grants: 5 (2 EU, 3 Greece), Total funding: 1.187.003, 40€

1. HELIX: The Human Early-Life Exposome – novel tools for integrating early-life environmental

exposures and child health across Europe.

Source of funding: EU- FP7- HEALTH-2012-two-stage-308333. Funding period: 2013-2018.

Applicant’s role in the project: Work Package 3 Leader: Integrating multiple exposures;

404.004,00€.

2. CHICOS: Developing a Child Cohort Research Strategy for Europe.

Source of funding: EU- FP7- HEALTH-2009-single-stage-241604. Funding period: 2010-2012.

Applicant’s role in the project: Work Group Leader: Nutrition and Physical Activity; 52.281,00€.

3. Program of Prevention of Obesity and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in preschool children.

Source of funding: Ministry of Health, Greece. Funding period: 2011-2014.

Applicant’s role in the project: Principal Investigator; 356.306,40€.

4. “Rhea+”: Prevention Program of Environmental Risk Factors for Reproductive and Child

Health.

Source of funding: Ministry of Health, Greece. Funding period: 2012-2014.

Applicant’s role in the project: Principal Investigator; 366.912,00€.

5. Leptin in cord blood as a predictor of early development of childhood obesity.

Source of funding: Research Committee, University of Crete, Greece. Funding period: 2010-

2012. Applicant’s role in the project: Principal Investigator, Total grant: 7.500,00€.

As Co-investigator

1. EU FP6-2003-Food-3-A: Development and application of biomarkers of dietary exposure to

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genotoxic and immunotoxic chemicals and of biomarkers of early effects, using mother-child

birth cohorts and biobanks (NewGeneris): 2006-2011. Applicant’s role in the project: Co-

Investigator, co-Principal Investigator of the Rhea mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece. Total

grant: 13.594.976,00€; Total grant for the University of Crete: 511.682,00€.

2. EU- FP6- FOOD-2006-036224: HiWate – Ηealth Impacts of Long-Term Exposure to

Disinfection by-Products in Drinking Water: 2006-2010. Applicant’s role in the project: Co-

Investigator, co-Principal Investigator of the Rhea mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece. Total

grant: 3.469.736,00€; Total grant for the University of Crete: 280.180,00€.

3. EU- FP7- ENV-2007-1: ESCAPE – European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution effects: 2008-

2012. Applicant’s role in the project: Co-Investigator, co-Principal Investigator of the Rhea

mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece. Total grant: 5.858.973,67€ ; Total grant for the University

of Crete: 112.000,00€.

4. EU-FP7-ENV-2008-1: ENRIECO – Environmental Health Risks in European Birth Cohorts:

2009-2011. Applicant’s role in the project: Co-Investigator, co-Principal Investigator of the

Rhea mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece. Total grant: 919.423,58€; Total grant for the

University of Crete: 75.000,58€.

5. EU FP7-2008-ENV-1.2.1.4: Genomics biomarkers of environmental health

(EnviroGenomarkers): 2008-2013. Applicant’s role in the project: Co-Investigator, co-Principal

Investigator of the Rhea mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece. Total grant: 3.500.000,00€;

Total grant for the University of Crete: 260.000,40€.

6. FLIGHT ATTENDANT MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, USA: Fetal and infant exposure to

environmental tobacco smoke and its role in chronic disease (FETAL). Funding period: 2008-

2011. Applicant’s role in the project: Co-Investigator, co-Principal Investigator of the Rhea

mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece. Total grant: 325.500,00 USD.

PUBLICATION INFORMATION

No of publications 104 in peer-reviewed international journals Number of Citations (Web of Science index) 1578

Number of Citations (excluded self-citations) 1408

h-index (Web of Science index) 21

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

1. Karakosta P, Roumeliotaki T, Chalkiadaki G, Sarri K, Vassilaki M, Venihaki M, Malliaraki N,

Kampa M, Castanas E, Kogevinas M, Mantzoros C, Chatzi L. Cord blood leptin levels in

relation to child growth trajectories. Metabolism. 2016 Jun; 65(6):874-82. doi:

10.1016/j.metabol.2016.03.003. Epub 2016 Mar 9.

2. Kippler M, Bottai M, Georgiou V, Koutra K, Chalkiadaki G, Kampouri M, Kyriklaki A,

Vafeiadi M, Fthenou E, Vassilaki M, Kogevinas M, Vahter M, Chatzi L. Impact of prenatal

exposure to cadmium on cognitive development at preschool age and the importance of

selenium and iodine. Eur J Epidemiol. 2016 May 4. [Epub ahead of print]

3. Sarquis LM, Coggon D, Ntani G, Walker-Bone K, Palmer KT, Felli VE, Harari R, Barrero

LH, Felknor SA, Gimeno D, Cattrell A, Vargas-Prada S, Bonzini M, Solidaki E, …, Carugno

M, Ferrario MM, Pesatori AC, Chatzi L, Bitsios P, Kogevinas M, Oha K, Freimann T,

Sadeghian A, Peiris-John RJ, Sathiakumar N, Wickremasinghe AR, Yoshimura N, Kelsall

HL, Hoe VC, Urquhart DM, Derrett S, McBride D, Herbison P, Gray A, Salazar Vega EJ.

Classification of neck/shoulder pain in epidemiological research: a comparison of personal

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and occupational characteristics, disability, and prognosis among 12,195 workers from 18

countries. Pain. 2016 May;157(5):1028-36. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000477.

4. Stratakis N, Roumeliotaki T, Oken E, Barros H, Basterrechea M, Charles M, Eggesbø M,

Forastiere F, Gaillard R, Gehring U, Govarts E, Hanke W, Heude B, Iszatt N, Jaddoe V,

Kelleher C, Mommers M, Murcia M, Oliveira A, Pizzi C, Polańska K, Porta D, Richiardi L,

Rifas-Shiman S, Schoeters G, Sunyer J, Thijs C, Viljoen K, Vrijheid M, Vrijkotte T, Wijga A,

Zeegers M, Kogevinas M, Chatzi L. Fish Intake in Pregnancy and Child Growth: A Pooled

Analysis of 15 European and US Birth Cohorts. JAMA Pediatrics 2016 Apr 1;170(4):381-

90. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.4430.

5. Vafeiadi M, Roumeliotaki T, Myridakis A, Chalkiadaki G, Fthenou E, Dermitzaki E,

Karachaliou M, Sarri K, Vassilaki M, Stephanou EG, Kogevinas M, Chatzi L. Association of

Early Life Exposure to Bisphenol A with Obesity and Cardiometabolic Traits in Childhood.

Environmental Research 2016 Apr;146:379-87.

6. Myridakis A, Chalkiadaki G, Fotou M, Kogevinas M, Chatzi L, Stephanou EG. Exposure of

Preschool-Age Greek Children (RHEA Cohort) to Bisphenol A, Parabens, Phthalates, and

Organophosphates. Environ Sci Technol 2016 Jan 19;50(2):932-41.

7. Leventakou V, Roumeliotaki T, Sarri K, Koutra A, Kabouri M, Kyriklaki A, Vassilaki M,

Kogevinas M, Chatzi L. Dietary patterns in early childhood and child cognitive and

psychomotor development: the Rhea mother-child cohort study in Crete. Brit J Nutr 2016

Feb 18:1-7. [Epub ahead of print]

8. Leventakou V, Sarri K, Georgiou V, Chatzea V, Frouzi E, Kastelianou A, Gatzou A,

Kogevinas M,Chatzi L. Early life determinants of dietary patterns in preschool children:

Rhea mother-child cohort, Crete, Greece. Eur J Clin Nutr 2016 Jan; 70(1):60-5.

9. Leventakou V, Micali N, Georgiou V, Roumeliotaki T, Sarri K, Koutra K, Koinaki S, Vassilaki

M, Kogevinas M, Chatzi L. Is there an association between eating behaviour and ADHD

symptoms in preschool children? Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 2016

Jun;57(6):676-84. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12504. Epub 2015 Dec 26.

10. Vafeiadi M, Georgiou V, Chalkiadaki G, Rantakokko P, Kiviranta H, Karachaliou M, Fthenou

E, Venihaki M, Sarri K, Vassilaki M, Kyrtopoulos SA, Oken E, Kogevinas M, Chatzi L.

Association of Prenatal Exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants with Obesity and

Cardiometabolic Traits in Early Childhood: The Rhea Mother-Child Cohort (Crete, Greece).

Environ Health Perspect 2015 Oct;123(10):1015-21.

11. Daraki V, Georgiou V, Papavasiliou S, Chalkiadaki G, Karahaliou M, Koinaki S, Sarri K,

Vassilaki M, Kogevinas M, Chatzi L. Metabolic profile in early pregnancy is associated with

offspring adiposity at 4 years of age: the Rhea pregnancy cohort Crete, Greece. PLoS One

2015 May 13;10(5):e0126327.

12. Karachaliou M, Georgiou V, Roumeliotaki T, Chalkiadaki G, Daraki V, Koinaki S, Dermitzaki

E, Sarri K, Vassilaki M, Kogevinas M, Oken E, Chatzi L. Association of trimester-specific

gestational weight gain with fetal growth, offspring obesity, and cardiometabolic traits in

early childhood. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015 Apr;212(4):502.e1-14.

13. Evlampidou I, Bagkeris M, Vardavas C, Koutra K, Patelarou E, Koutis A, Chatzi L,

Kogevinas M. Prenatal Second-Hand Smoke Exposure Measured with Urine Cotinine May

Reduce Gross Motor Development at 18 Months of Age. J Pediatr 2015 Aug;167(2):246-

252.

14. Bousquet J, Anto JM, Wickman M, Keil T, Valenta R, Haahtela T, Lodrup Carlsen K, van

Hage M, Akdis C, Bachert C, Akdis M, Auffray C, Annesi-Maesano I, Bindslev-Jensen C,

Cambon-Thomsen A, Carlsen KH, Chatzi L, Forastiere F, ….. Neubauer A, Oddie S, Pellet

J, Pin I, Porta D, Saes Y, Skrindo I, Tischer CG, Torrent M, von Hertzen L. Are allergic

multimorbidities and IgE polysensitization associated with the persistence or re-occurrence

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of foetal type 2 signalling? The MeDALL hypothesis. Allergy 2015 Sep;70(9):1062-78.

15. Vassilaki M, Chatzi L, Georgiou V, Philalithis A, Kritsotakis G, Koutis A, Kogevinas M.

Pregestational excess weight, maternal obstetric complications and mode of delivery in the

Rhea cohort in Crete. Eur J Public Health 2015 Aug;25(4):632-7.

16. Leventakou V, Roumeliotaki T, Koutra K, Vassilaki M, Mantzouranis E, Bitsios P,

Kogevinas M, Chatzi L. Breastfeeding duration and cognitive, language and motor

development at 18 months of age: Rhea mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece. J Epidemiol

Community Health 2015 Mar;69(3):232-9.

17. Kritsotakis G, Chatzi L, Vassilaki M, Georgiou V, Kogevinas M, Philalithis AE, Koutis A.

Social capital, tolerance of diversity and adherence to Mediterranean diet: the Rhea

Mother-Child Cohort in Crete, Greece. Public Health Nutr 2015 May;18(7):1300-7.

18. Leventakou V, Georgiou V, Chatzi L, Sarri K. Relative validity of an FFQ for pre-school

children in the mother-child 'Rhea' birth cohort in Crete, Greece. Public Health Nutr 2015

Feb;18(3):421-7.

19. Botton J, Kogevinas M, Gracia-Lavedan E, Patelarou E, Roumeliotaki T, Iñiguez C, Santa

Marina L, Ibarluzea J, Ballester F, Mendez MA, Chatzi L, Sunyer J, Villanueva CM.

Postnatal weight growth and trihalomethane exposure during pregnancy. Environ Res

2015 Jan;136:280-8.

20. Casas M, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Martínez D, Ballester F, Basagaña X, Basterrechea M,

Chatzi L, Chevrier C, Eggesbø M, Fernandez MF, Govarts E, Guxens M, Grimalt JO,

Hertz-Picciotto I, Iszatt N, Kasper-Sonnenberg M, Kiviranta H, Kogevinas M, Palkovicova L,

Ranft U, Schoeters G, Patelarou E, Petersen MS, Torrent M, Trnovec T, Valvi D, Toft GV,

Weihe P, Weisglas-Kuperus N, Wilhelm M, Wittsiepe J, Vrijheid M, Bonde JP. Prenatal

exposure to PCB-153, p,p'-DDE and birth outcomes in 9000 mother-child pairs: exposure-

response relationship and effect modifiers. Environ Int 2015 Jan;74:23-31.

21. Pedersen M, Mendez MA, Schoket B, Godschalk RW, Espinosa A, Landström A,

Villanueva CM, Merlo DF, Fthenou E, Gracia-Lavedan E, van Schooten FJ, Hoek G,

Brunborg G, Meltzer HM, Alexander J, Nielsen JK, Sunyer J, Wright J, Kovács K, de Hoogh

K, Gutzkow KB, Hardie LJ, Chatzi L, Knudsen LE, Anna L, Ketzel M, Haugen M, Botsivali

M, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Cirach M, Toledano MB, Smith RB, Fleming S, Agramunt S,

Kyrtopoulos SA, Lukács V, Kleinjans JC, Segerbäck D, Kogevinas M. Environmental,

Dietary, Maternal, and Fetal Predictors of Bulky DNA Adducts in Cord Blood: A European

Mother-Child Study (NewGeneris). Environ Health Perspect 2015 Jan 27. [Epub ahead of

print]

22. Vassilaki M, Chatzi L, Rasidaki M, Bagkeris E, Kritsotakis G, Roumeliotaki T, Koutis A,

Philalithis A, Kogevinas M. Caesarean deliveries in the Mother-Child (Rhea) cohort in

Crete, Greece: almost as frequent as vaginal births and even more common in first-time

mothers. Hippokratia. 2014 Oct-Dec;18(4):298-305.

23. Guxens M, Garcia-Esteban R, Giorgis-Allemand L, Forns J, Badaloni C, Ballester F, Beelen

R, Cesaroni G, Chatzi L, de Agostini M, de Nazelle A, Eeftens M, Fernandez MF,

Fernández-Somoano A, Forastiere F, Gehring U, Ghassabian A, Heude B, Jaddoe VW,

Klümper C, Kogevinas M, Krämer U, Larroque B, Lertxundi A, Lertxuni N, Murcia M, Navel

V, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Porta D, Ramos R, Roumeliotaki T, Slama R, Sørensen M,

Stephanou EG, Sugiri D, Tardón A, Tiemeier H, Tiesler CM, Verhulst FC, Vrijkotte T,

Wilhelm M, Brunekreef B, Pershagen G, Sunyer J. Air pollution during pregnancy and

childhood cognitive and psychomotor development: six European birth cohorts.

Epidemiology. 2014 Sep;25(5):636-47.

24. Stratakis N, Gielen M, Chatzi L, Zeegers MP. Effect of maternal n-3 long-chain

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polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy and/or lactation on adiposity

in childhood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Eur J

Clin Nutr. 2014 Aug 13. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.158. [Epub ahead of print]

25. Maitre L, Fthenou E, Athersuch T, Coen M, Toledano MB, Holmes E, Kogevinas M, Chatzi

L, Keun HC. Urinary metabolic profiles in early pregnancy are associated with preterm birth

and fetal growth restriction in the Rhea mother-child cohort study. BMC Med. 2014 Jul

11;12:110. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-12-110.

26. Leventakou V, Roumeliotaki T, Martinez D, Barros H, Brantsaeter AL, Casas M, Charles

MA, Cordier S, Eggesbø M, van Eijsden M, Forastiere F, Gehring U, Govarts E,

Halldórsson TI, Hanke W, Haugen M, Heppe DH, Heude B, Inskip HM, Jaddoe VW, Jansen

M, Kelleher C, Meltzer HM, Merletti F, Moltó-Puigmartí C, Mommers M, Murcia M, Oliveira

A, Olsen SF, Pele F, Polanska K, Porta D, Richiardi L, Robinson SM, Stigum H, Strøm M,

Sunyer J, Thijs C, Viljoen K, Vrijkotte TG, Wijga AH, Kogevinas M, Vrijheid M, Chatzi L.

Fish intake during pregnancy, fetal growth, and gestational length in 19 European birth

cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Mar;99(3):506-16.

27. Vafeiadi M, Vrijheid M, Fthenou E, Chalkiadaki G, Rantakokko P, Kiviranta H, Kyrtopoulos

SA, Chatzi L, Kogevinas M. Persistent organic pollutants exposure during pregnancy,

maternal gestational weight gain, and birth outcomes in the mother-child cohort in Crete,

Greece (RHEA study). Environ Int. 2014 Mar;64: 116-23.

28. Gascon M, Sunyer J, Casas M, Martinez D, Ballester F, Basterrechea M, Bonde JP,

Chatzi L, Chevriet C, Eggesbo M, Esplugues A, Govarts E, Kiviranta H, Ibarluzea J,

Kasper-Sonnenberg M, Klomper C, Koppen G, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Palkovicova M, Pelι F,

Polder A, Schoeters G, Torrent M, Trnovec T, Vassilaki M, Vrijheid M. Prenatal Exposure

to DDE and PCB 153 and Respiratory Health in Early ChildhoodA Meta-Analysis.

Epidemiology. 2014 Apr 25. [Epub ahead of print]

29. Papadopoulou E, Kogevinas M, Botsivali M, Pedersen M, Besselink H, Mendez MA,

Fleming S, Hardie LJ, Knudsen LE, Wright J, Agramunt S, Sunyer J, Granum B, Gutzkow

KB, Brunborg G, Alexander J, Meltzer HM, Brantsæter AL, Sarri K, Chatzi L, Merlo DF,

Kleinjans JC, Haugen M. Maternal diet, prenatal exposure to dioxin-like compounds and

birth outcomes in a European prospective mother-child study (NewGeneris). Sci Total

Environ. 2014 Jun 15;484: 121-8.

30. Vafeiadi M, Agramunt S, Pedersen M, Besselink H, Chatzi L, Fthenou E, Fleming S, Hardie

LJ, Wright J, Knudsen LE, Nielsen JK, Sunyer J, Carreras R, Brunborg G, Gutzkow KB,

Nygaard UC, Løvik M, Kyrtopoulos SA, Segerbäck D, Merlo DF, Kleinjans JC, Vrijheid M,

Kogevinas M; NewGeneris Consortium. In utero exposure to compounds with dioxin-like

activity and birth outcomes. Epidemiology. 2014 Mar;25(2):215-24

31. Vrijheid M, Slama R, Robinson O, Chatzi L, Coen M, van den Hazel P, Thomsen C, Wright

J, Athersuch TJ, Avellana N, Basagaña X, Brochot C, Bucchini L, Bustamante M,

Carracedo A, Casas M, Estivill X, Fairley L, van Gent D, Gonzalez JR, Granum B,

Gražulevičienė R, Gutzkow KB, Julvez J, Keun HC, Kogevinas M, McEachan RR, Meltzer

HM, Sabidó E, Schwarze PE, Siroux V, Sunyer J, Want EJ, Zeman F, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ.

The Human Early-Life Exposome (HELIX): Project Rationale and Design. Environ Health

Perspect. 2014 Jun;122(6):535-44.

32. Sonnenschein-van der Voort AM, Arends LR, de Jongste JC, Annesi-Maesano I, Arshad

SH, Barros H, Basterrechea M, Bisgaard H, Chatzi L, Corpeleijn E, Correia S, Craig LC,

Devereux G, Dogaru C, Dostal M, Duchen K, Eggesbø M, van der Ent CK, Fantini MP,

Forastiere F, Frey U, Gehring U, Gori D, van der Gugten AC, Hanke W, Henderson AJ,

Heude B, Iñiguez C, Inskip HM, Keil T, Kelleher CC, Kogevinas M, Kreiner-Møller E,

Kuehni CE, Küpers LK, Lancz K, Larsen PS, Lau S, Ludvigsson J, Mommers M, Nybo

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Andersen AM, Palkovicova L, Pike KC, Pizzi C, Polanska K, Porta D, Richiardi L, Roberts

G, Schmidt A, Sram RJ, Sunyer J, Thijs C, Torrent M, Viljoen K, Wijga AH, Vrijheid M,

Jaddoe VW, Duijts L.. Preterm birth, infant weight gain, and childhood asthma risk: A meta-

analysis of 147,000 European children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 May; 133(5):1317-

29.

33. Merlo DF, Agramunt S, Anna L, Besselink H, Botsivali M, Brady NJ, Ceppi M, Chatzi L,

Chen B, Decordier I, Farmer PB, Fleming S, Fontana V, Försti A, Fthenou E, Gallo F,

Georgiadis P, Gmuender H, Godschalk RW, Granum B, Hardie LJ, Hemminki K,

Hochstenbach K, Knudsen LE, Kogevinas M, Kovács K, Kyrtopoulos SA, Løvik M, Nielsen

JK, Nygaard UC, Pedersen M, Rydberg P, Schoket B, Segerbäck D, Singh R, Sunyer J,

Törnqvist M, van Loveren H, van Schooten FJ, Vande Loock K, von Stedingk H, Wright J,

Kleinjans JC, Kirsch-Volders M, van Delft JH. Micronuclei in Cord Blood Lymphocytes and

Associations with Biomarkers of Exposure to Carcinogens and Hormonally Active Factors,

Gene Polymorphisms, and Gene Expression: The NewGeneris Cohort. Environ Health

Perspect. 2014 Feb;122(2):193-200.

34. Stayner LT, Pedersen M, Patelarou E, Decordier I, Vande Loock K, Chatzi L, Espinosa A,

Fthenou E, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Gracia-Lavedan E, Stephanou EG, Kirsch-Volders M,

Kogevinas M. Exposure to Brominated Trihalomethanes in Water During Pregnancy and

Micronuclei Frequency in Maternal and Cord Blood Lymphocytes. Environ Health

Perspect. 2014 Jan; 122(1):100-6.

35. Pedersen M., Giorgis Allemand L., Bernard C., Aguilera I., Nybo Andersen A.M., Ballester

F., Beelen R.M.J., Chatzi L., Cirach M., Danileviciute A., Dedele A., van Eijsden M.,

Estarlich M., Fernández-Somoano A., Fernández M.F., Forastiere F., Gehring U.,

Grazuleviciene R., Gruzieva O., Heude B., Hoek G., de Hoogh K., van den Hooven E.H.,

Håberg S.E., Jaddoe V., Klümper C., Korek M., Krämer U., Lerchundi A., Lepeule J.,

Nafstad P., Nystad W., Patelarou E., Porta D., Postma D., Raaschou-Nielsen O., Rudnai

P., Sunyer J., Stephanou E., Sørensen M., Thiering E., Tuffnell D., Varró M.J., Vrijkotte

T.G.M., Wijga A., Wilhelm M., Wright J., Nieuwenhuijsen M.J., Pershagen G., Brunekreef

B., Kogevinas M., Slama R. Ambient Air Pollution and Low Birth Weight: A European

Cohort Study (ESCAPE). The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 2013 Nov;1(9):695-704.

36. Karakosta P., Georgiou V., Fthenou E., Papadopoulou E., Roumeliotaki T., Margioris A,

Castanas E., Kampa M., Kogevinas M., Chatzi L. Maternal weight status, cord blood leptin

and fetal growth: a prospective mother-child cohort study (rhea study). Paediatr Perinat

Epidemiol. 2013 Sep; 27(5):461-71.

37. Papadopoulou E., Vafeiadi M., Agramunt S., Mathianaki K., Karakosta P., Spanaki A.,

Besselink H., Kiviranta H., Rantakokko P., Sarri K., Koutis A, Chatzi L., Kogevinas M.

Maternal diet, prenatal exposure to dioxins and other persistent organic pollutants and

anogenital distance in children. Sci Total Environ. 2013 Sep 1; 461-462:222-9.

38. Coggon D., Ntani G., Palmer K.T., Felli V.E., Harari R., Barrero L.H., Felknor S.A., Gimeno

D., Cattrell A., Vargas-Prada S., Bonzini M., Solidaki E., Merisalu E., Habib R.R.,

Sadeghian F., Masood Kadir M., Warnakulasuriya S.S., Matsudaira K., Nyantumbu B., Sim

M.R., Harcombe H., Cox K., Marziale M.H., Sarquis L.M., Harari F., Freire R., Harari N.,

Monroy M.V., Quintana L.A., Rojas M., Salazar Vega E.J., Harris E.C., Serra C., Martinez

J.M., Delclos G., Benavides F.G., Carugno M., Ferrario M.M., Pesatori A.C., Chatzi L.,

Bitsios P., Kogevinas M., Oha K., Sirk T., Sadeghian A., Peiris-John R.J., Sathiakumar N.,

Wickremasinghe A.R., Yoshimura N., Kelsall H.L., Hoe V.C., Urquhart D.M., Derrett S.,

McBride D., Herbison P., Gray A. Patterns of multisite pain and associations with risk

factors. Pain. 2013 Sep; 154(9):1769-77.

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39. Fucic A., Katic J., Fthenou E., Kogevinas M., Plavec D., Koppe J., Batinic D., Chalkiadaki

G., Chatzi L., Lasan R., Kleinjans J., Kirsch-Volders M. Increased Frequency of

Micronuclei in Mononucleated Lymphocytes and Cytome Analysis in Healthy Newborns as

an Early Warning Biomarkers of Possible Future Health Risks. Reprod Toxicol. 2013

Dec;42:110-5.

40. Koutra K., Chatzi L., Bagkeris M., Vassilaki M., Bitsios P., Kogevinas M. Antenatal and

postnatal maternal mental health as determinants of infant neurodevelopment at 18 months

of age in a mother-child cohort (Rhea Study) in Crete, Greece. Soc Psychiatr Epidemiol

2013 Aug; 48(8):1335-45.

41. Koutra K., Vassilaki M., Georgiou V., Koutis A., Bitsios P., Chatzi L., Kogevinas M.

Antenatal maternal mental health as determinant of postpartum depression in a population

based mother-child cohort (Rhea Study) in Crete, Greece. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr

Epidemiol. 2013 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print]

42. Pedersen M., Schoket B., Godschalk R.W., Wright J., von Stedingk H., Törnqvist M.,

Sunyer J., Nielsen J.K., Merlo D.F., Mendez M.A., Meltzer H.M., Lukács V., Landström A.,

Kyrtopoulos S.A., Kovács K., Knudsen L.E., Haugen M., Hardie L.J., Gützkow K.B.,

Fleming S., Fthenou E., Farmer P.B., Espinosa A., Chatzi L., Brunborg G., Brady N.J.,

Botsivali M., Arab K., Anna L., Alexander J., Agramunt S., Kleinjans J.C., Segerbäck D.,

Kogevinas M. Bulky DNA Adducts in Cord Blood, Maternal Fruit-and-Vegetable

Consumption, and Birth Weight in a European Mother-Child Study (NewGeneris). Environ

Health Perspect. 2013 Oct;121(10):1200-6.

43. Coggon D., Ntani G., Palmer K.T., Felli V.E., Harari R., Barrero L.H., Felknor S.A., Gimeno

D., Cattrell A., Serra C., Bonzini M., Solidaki E., Merisalu E., Habib R.R., Sadeghian F.,

Masood Kadir M., Warnakulasuriya S.S., Matsudaira K., Nyantumbu B., Sim M.R.,

Harcombe H., Cox K., Marziale M.H., Sarquis L.M., Harari F., Freire R., Harari N., Monroy

M.V., Quintana L.A., Rojas M., Salazar Vega E.J., Harris E.C., Vargas-Prada S., Martinez

J.M., Delclos G., Benavides F.G., Carugno M., Ferrario M.M., Pesatori A.C., Chatzi L.,

Bitsios P., Kogevinas M., Oha K., Sirk T., Sadeghian A., Peiris-John R.J., Sathiakumar N.,

Wickremasinghe A.R., Yoshimura N., Kelsall H.L., Hoe V.C., Urquhart D.M., Derrett S.,

McBride D., Herbison P., Gray A. Disabling musculoskeletal pain in working populations: is

it the job, the person, or the culture? Pain 2013 Jun; 154(6):856-63.

44. Chatzi L., Garcia R., Roumeliotaki T., Basterrechea M., Begiristain H., Iñiguez C., Vioque

J., Kogevinas M., Sunyer J. Mediterranean diet adherence during pregnancy and risk of

wheeze and eczema in the first year of life: INMA (Spain) and RHEA (Greece) mother-child

cohort studies. Br J Nutr. 2013 Dec 14;110(11)

45. Casas M., Chatzi L., Carsin A., Amiano P., Guxens M., Kogevinas M., Koutra K., Lertxundi

N., Murcia M., Rebagliato M., Riano I., Rodriguez-Bernal C., Roumeliotaki T., Sunyer J.,

Mendez M., Vrijheid M. Maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and obesity, and child

neuropsychological development: two Southern European birth cohort studies. Int J

Epidemiol 2013 Apr; 42(2):506-17.

46. Papadopoulou E., Stratakis N., Roumeliotaki T., Sarri K., Merlo D.F., Kogevinas M., Chatzi

L. The effect of high doses of folic acid and iron supplementation in early-to-mid pregnancy

on prematurity and fetal growth retardation: the mother-child cohort study in Crete, Greece

(Rhea study). Eur J Nutr 2013 Feb; 52(1):327-36.

47. Vafeiadi M., Agramunt S., Papadopoulou E., Besselink H., Mathianaki K., Karakosta P.,

Spanaki A., Koutis A., Chatzi L., Vrijheid M., Kogevinas M. In Utero Exposure to Dioxins

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and Dioxin-Like Compounds and Anogenital Distance in Newborns and Infants. Environ

Health Perspect 2013 Jan; 121(1):125-30.

48. Chatzi L., Koutra K., Vassilaki M., Vardiampasis A., Georgiou V., Koutis A., Lionis C.,

Bitsios P., Kogevinas M. Maternal personality traits and risk of preterm birth and fetal

growth restriction. Eur Psychiatry. 2013 May;28(4): 213-8.

49. Kritsotakis G., Vassilaki M., Chatzi L., Georgiou V., Philalithis A., Kogevinas M. Koutis Α.

Social capital in pregnancy and postpartum depressive symptoms: a prospective Mother-

Child Cohort (Rhea study) in Crete, Greece. Int J Nurs Stud. 2013 Jan; 5(1): 63-72.

50. Papadopoulou E., Vafeiadi M., Agramunt S., Basagana X., Mathianaki K., Karakosta P.,

Spanaki A., Koutis A., Chatzi L., Vrijheid M., Kogevinas M. Anogenital distances in

newborns and children from Spain and Greece: predictors, tracking and reliability. Paediatr

Perinat Epidemiol 2013 Jan; 27(1):89-99.

51. Solidaki E., Chatzi L., Bitsios P., Coggon D., Palmer K.T., Kogevinas M. Risk factors for

new onset and persistence of multi-site musculoskeletal pain in a longitudinal study of

workers in Crete. Occup Environ Med. 2013 Jan; 70(1): 29-34.

52. Pedersen M., Stedingk H., Botsivali M., Agramunt S., Alexander J., Brunborg G., Chatzi L.,

..... , Kleinjans J., Kogevinas M. and the NewGeneris Consortium. Birth Weight, Head

Circumference, and Prenatal Exposure to Acrylamide from Maternal Diet: The European

Prospective Mother–Child Study (NewGeneris). Environ Health Perspect. 2012 Dec;

120(12):1739-45.

53. Karakosta P., Alegakis D., Georgiou V., Roumeliotaki T., Fthenou E., Vassilaki M.,

Boumpas D., Castanas E., Kogevinas M., Chatzi L. Thyroid dysfunction and autoantibodies

in early pregnancy are associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes and adverse

birth outcomes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Dec; 97(12):4464-72.

54. Karakosta P.,Georgiou V., Fthenou E., Margioris A., Castanas E., Kogevinas M., Kampa

M., Chatzi L. Gender-specific reference intervals for cord blood leptin in Crete, Greece. Eur

J Pediatr. 2012 Oct; 171(10): 1563-6.

55. Chatzi L., Papadopoulou E., Koutra K., Roumeliotaki T., Georgiou V., Stratakis N.,

Leventakou V., Karachaliou M., Vassilaki M., Kogevinas M. Effect of high doses of folic acid

supplementation in early pregnancy on child neurodevelopment at 18 months of age: the

mother-child cohort 'Rhea' study in Crete, Greece. Public Health Nutr. 2012 Sep;

15(9):1728-36.

56. Bustamante M., Danileviciute A., Espinosa A., Gonzalez J., Subirana I., Cordier S.,

Chevrier C., Chatzi L., Grazuleviciene R., Sunyer J., Ibarluzea J., Ballester F., Villanueva

C., Nieuwenhuijsen M., Estivill X., Kogevinas M. Influence of fetal glutathione S-transferase

copy number variants on adverse reproductive outcomes. BJOG. 2012 Aug; 119(9): 1141-

6.

57. Sunyer J., Garcia-Esteban R., Castilla A., Aurrekoetxea J.J., Iñiguez C., Tardón A., Espada

M., Lertxundi A., Chatzi L., Rebagliato M., Kogevinas M.; on behalf of the INMA project.

Exposure to second hand smoke and reproductive outcomes depending on maternal

asthma. Eur Respir J. 2012 Aug; 40(2):371-376.

58. Vassilaki M., Chatzi L., Bagkeris E., Papadopoulou E., Karachaliou M., Koutis A., Philalithis

A., Kogevinas M. Smoking and caesarean deliveries: major negative predictors for

breastfeeding in the mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece (Rhea study). Matern Child Nutr.

2012 May 29 [Epub ahead of print].

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59. Anto J., Pinart M., …, Chatzi L., Coquet J., Demoly P., .., Bousquet J. Understanding the

complexity of IgE-related phenotypes from childhood to young adulthood: A Mechanisms of

the Development of Allergy (MeDALL) Seminar (Conference Paper). J Allergy Clin

Immunol. 2012 April; 129(4): 943-954.e4.

60. Koutra K., Chatzi L., Roumeliotaki T., Vassilaki M., Giannakopoulou E., Batsos C., et al.:

Socio-demographic determinants of infant neurodevelopment at 18 months of age: Mother-

Child Cohort (Rhea Study) in Crete, Greece. Infant Behav Dev. 2012 Feb; 35(1): 48-59.

61. Vardavas C.I., Fthenou E., Patelarou E., Bagkeris E., Murphy S., Hecht S.S., Connolly

G.N., Chatzi L., Kogevinas M. Exposure to different sources of second-hand smoke during

pregnancy and its effect on urinary cotinine and tobacco-specific nitrosamine (NNAL)

concentrations. Tob Control. 2013 May;22(3): 194-200.

62. Chatzi L., Mendez M., Garcia R., Roumeliotaki T., Ibarluzea J., Tardon A., Amiano P.,

Lertxundi A., Iniguez C., Vioque J., Kogevinas M., Sunyer J. Mediterranean diet adherence

during pregnancy and fetal growth: INMA (Spain) and RHEA (Greece) mother-child cohort

studies. Br J Nutr. 2012 Jan; 107(1): 135-45.

63. Chatzi L., Micheli K., Kogevinas M. Sleep patterns in pregnancy and fetal growth (authors

reply). Epidemiology. 2012; 23(2): 356-7.

64. Coggon D., Ntani G., Palmer K.T., Felli V.E., Harari R., Barrero, L.H., Felknor, S.A.,

Gimeno D., Cattrell A., Serra C., Bonzini, M., Solidaki E., ... S., Martinez, J.M., Delclos,

G., Benavides, F.G., Carugno, M., Ferrario, M.M., Pesatori, A.C., Chatzi, L., ...., McBride,

D., Gray, A.. The cupid (cultural and psychosocial influences on disability) study: Methods

of data collection and characteristics of study sample. Plos One. 2012; 7(7): e39820.

65. Karakosta P., Chatzi L., Bagkeris E., Daraki V., Alegakis D., Castanas E., Kogevinas M.,

Kampa M. First- and Second-Trimester Reference Intervals for Thyroid Hormones during

Pregnancy in "Rhea" Mother-Child Cohort, Crete, Greece. J Thyroid Res 2011;

2011:490783. Epub 2011 Dec 4.

66. Kritsotakis G., Vassilaki M., Chatzi L., Georgiou V., Philalithis A., Kogevinas Ε., Koutis Α.:

Maternal social capital and birth outcomes in the mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece

(Rhea study). Soc Sci Med. 2011 Dec; 73(11): 1653-60.

67. Vande Loock K., Fthenou E., Decordier I., Chalkiadaki G., Keramarou M., Plas G., Roelants

M., Kleinjans J., Chatzi L, Merlo F., Kogevinas M., Kirsch-Volders M. Maternal and

Gestational Factors and Micronuclei Frequencies in Umbilical Blood: the NewGeneris Rhea

Cohort in Crete. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Oct; 119(10): 1460-5.

68. Micheli K., Komninos I., Bagkeris E., Roumeliotaki T., Koutis A., Kogevinas M., Chatzi L.

Sleep patterns in late pregnancy and risk of preterm birth and fetal growth restriction.

Epidemiology. 2011 Sep; 22(5):738-44.

69. Chatzi L., Melaki V., Sarri K., Apostolaki I., Roumeliotaki T., Georgiou V., Vassilaki M.,

Koutis A., Bitsios P., Kogevinas M. Dietary patterns during pregnancy and the risk of

postpartum depression: the mother-child 'Rhea' cohort in Crete, Greece. Public Health

Nutr. 2011 Sep; 14(9):1663-70.

70. Patelarou E., Kargaki S., Stephanou E.G., Nieuwenhuijsen M., Sourtzi P., Gracia E., Chatzi

L., Koutis A., Kogevinas M. Exposure to brominated trihalomethanes in drinking water and

reproductive outcomes. Occup Environ Med. 2011 Jun; 68(6):438-45.

71. Vardavas C.I., Patelarou E., Grander M., Chatzi L., Palm B., Fthenou E., Roumeliotaki T.,

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Koutis A., Kafatos A., Vrijheid M., Connolly G.N., Murphy S., Vahter M., Kogevinas M. The

association between active/passive smoking and toxic metals among pregnant women in

Greece. Xenobiotica 2011 Jun; 41(6):456-63.

72. Bousquet J., Anto J., Auffray C., …, Chatzi L., Crameri R., Eveno E., .., et al. MeDALL

(Mechanisms of the Development of ALLergy): an integrated approach from phenotypes to

systems medicine. Allergy 2011 May; 66(5):596-604.

73. Nikolaou A., Schiza S.E., Chatzi L., Koudas V., Fokos S., Solidaki E., Bitsios P. Evidence

of dysregulated affect indicated by high alexithymia in obstructive sleep apnea. J Sleep

Res. 2011 Mar; 20(1 Pt 1): 92-100.

74. Karakosta P., Chatzi L., Plana E., Margioris A., Castanas E., Kogevinas M. Leptin levels in

cord blood and anthropometric measures at birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2011 Mar; 25(2):150-63.

75. Chatzi L., Papadopoulou E., Vafiadi M., Pappas A., Kogevinas M. Maternal Glucose at 28

Weeks of Gestation Is not Associated With Obesity in 2-Year-Old Offspring: The Belfast

Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Family Study: Comment on

Pettit et al. Diabetes Care 2011 Jan; 34(1): e10.

76. Georgiadis P., Kaila S., Makedonopoulou P., Fthenou E., Chatzi L., Pletsa V., Kyrtopoulos

S.A. Development and validation of a new, sensitive immunochemical assay for O-

methylguanine in DNA and its application in a population study. Cancer Epidemiol

Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Jan; 20(1):82-90.

77. Vardavas C.I., Chatzi L., Patelarou E., Plana E., Sarri K., Kafatos A., Koutis A.D.,

Kogevinas M. Smoking and smoking cessation during early pregnancy and its effect on

adverse pregnancy outcomes and fetal growth. Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Jun; 169(6):741-8.

78. Solidaki E., Chatzi L., Bitsios P., Markatzi I., Plana E., Castro F., Palmer K., Coggon D.,

Kogevinas M. Work-related and psychological determinants of multisite musculoskeletal

pain. Scand J Work Environ Health 2010 Jan; 36(1):54-61.

79. Vardavas C.I., Patelarou E., Chatzi L., Roumeliotaki T., Sarri K., Murphy S., et al.: Factors

Associated with Active Smoking, Quitting, and Secondhand Smoke Exposure among

Pregnant Women in Greece. J Epidemiol. 2010; 20(5): 355-62.

80. Chatzi L., Plana E., Pappas A., Alegkakis D., Karakosta P., Daraki V., Vassilaki M.,

Tsatsanis C., Kafatos A., Koutis A., Kogevinas M. The metabolic syndrome in early

pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Metab 2009 Dec; 35(6):490-

4.

81. Chatzi L., Plana E., Daraki V., Karakosta P., Alegkakis D., Tsatsanis C., Kafatos A., Koutis

A., Kogevinas M. Metabolic syndrome in early pregnancy and risk of preterm birth. Am J

Epidemiol. 2009 Oct; 170(7): 829-36.

82. Chatzi L., Bitsios P., Solidaki E., Christou I., Kyrlaki E., Sfakianaki M., Kogevinas M.,

Kefalogiannis N., Pappas A. Type 1 diabetes is associated with alexithymia in non

depressed diabetic patients: a case control study. J Psychosom Res. 2009 Oct; 67(4):

307-13.

83. Chatzi L., Kogevinas M. Prenatal and childhood Mediterranean diet and the development

of asthma and allergies in children. Public Health Nutr. 2009 Sep; 12(9A):1629-34.

84. Papaioannou A., Patelarou E., Chatzi L, Koutis A., Kafatos A., Kogevinas M. Use of

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healthcare services and risk factors among pregnant women in Crete. Int J Gynaecol

Obstet. 2008 Dec; 103(3): 253-5.

85. Chatzi L., Solidaki E., Kogevinas M. Occupational cancer in Greece. Archives of Hellenic

Medicine 2008, 25(5):622-630.

86. Chatzi L. Organochlorine compounds and thyroid dysfunction in children: is there a link

with neurotoxicity? Occup Environ Med. 2008 Jul; 65(7): 437.

87. Chatzi L., Torrent M., Romieu I., Garcia-Esteban R., Ferrer C., Vioque J., Kogevinas M.,

Sunyer J. Mediterranean diet in pregnancy is protective for wheeze and atopy in childhood.

Thorax. 2008 Jun; 63(6):507-13.

88. Chatzi L. Margarine- a supplement may be decisive. Author’s reply. Thorax. 2008 May;

63(5): 474-5.

89. Bousquet P., Chatzi L., Chinn S., Jarvis D., Burney P. Assessing skin prick tests reliability

in European Community Respiratory Health Survey- ECRHS I. Allergy. 2008 Mar; 63(3):

341-6.

90. Chatzi L., Torrent M., Romieu I., Garcia-Esteban R., Ferrer C., Vioque J., Kogevinas M.,

Sunyer J. Diet, wheeze, and atopy in school children in Menorca, Spain. Pediatr Allergy

Immunol 2007 Sep; 18(6):480-5.

91. Chatzi L., Apostolaki G., Bibakis I., Skypala I., Bibaki-Liakou V., Tzanakis N., Kogevinas

M., Cullinan P. Protective effect of fruits, vegetables and the Mediterranean diet on asthma

and allergies among children in Crete. Thorax. 2007 Aug; 62(8):677-83.

92. Chatzi L., Alegakis A., Tzanakis N., Siafakas N., Kogevinas M., Lionis C. Association of

allergic rhinitis with pesticide use among grape farmers in Crete, Greece. Occup Environ

Med. 2007 Jun; 64(6):417-21.

93. Chatzi L., Alegakis A., Kruger-Krasagakis S., Lionis C. Skin symptoms and work-related

skin symptoms among grape farmers in Crete, Greece. Am J Ind Med. 2006 Feb; 49(2):77-

84.

94. Chatzi L., Prokopakis E., Tzanakis N., Alegakis A., Bizakis I., Siafakas N., Lionis C. Allergic

rhinitis, asthma, and atopy among grape farmers in a rural population in Crete, Greece.

CHEST. 2005 Jan; 127(1): 372-8.

BOOK CHAPTERS, RESEARCH MONOGRAPHS

1. Manolis Kogevinas and Leda Chatzi. Cross sectional studies. In: Oxford Text Book of

Global Public Health, 6th Edition. Edited by Roger Detels, Martin Gulliford, Quarraisha

Abdool Karim, and Chorh Chuan Tan. Oxford University Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-19-

966175-6.

2. Manolis Kogevinas and Leda Chatzi. Cross sectional studies. In: Oxford Text Book of

Global Public Health, 5th Edition. Edited by Roger Detels, Robert Beaglehole, Mary Ann

Lansang and Martin Gulliford. Oxford University Press, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-19-921870-7.

3. Ana Azevedo, Leda Chatzi, Tobias Pischon, Lorenzo Richiardi. Changing Contexts in

Epidemiologic Research– Thoughts of Young Epidemiologists on Major Challenges for the

Next Decades. In: Epidemiology - Current Perspectives on Research and Practice. Edited

by Nuno Lunet, ISBN 978-953-51-0382-0, Hard cover, 208 pages, Publisher: InTech,

Published: March 13, 2012

4. Clara L. Rodríguez, Marisa Rebagliato, Leda Chatzi, Clara Cavero, Carmen Martos, Ferran

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Ballester. Maternal Diet Quality and Pregnancy Outcomes In: Preedy VR, editor. Diet

Quality: An Evidence-Based Approach, 325 pages, Hardcover and ebook, London:

Springer, 2013.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

INVITED PRESENTATIONS TO PEER-REVIEWED, INTERNATIONALLY

ESTABLISHED CONFERENCES AND/OR INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED

SCHOOLS

2016 Geizel School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Statistics. Fetal

programming of child health: Results from the "Rhea" mother-child cohort in Crete,

Greece. January 25, 2016, Darmouth, NH, USA.

2014 Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health. Fetal origins of

chronic disease: tracking the early life exposome. July 8, 2014, Boston, MA, USA

2013 European Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Meeting. Mediterranean Diet and allergy in

children. 17-19 September 2013, Athens, Greece

2011 ILSI Europe Workshop on "Maternal obesity, diet, and developmental programming -

Aligning mother-child studies", October 10-11, 2011, Brussels, Belgium

2009 9th International Obesity Conference. Diet and metabolic syndrome in pregnancy:

results from the Rhea mother-child cohort study in Crete, Greece; October 2009;

Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

2008 VII International Congress on the Mediterranean Diet: Protective effect of fruits,

vegetables and the Mediterranean diet on asthma and allergies among children;

March 11-12, 2008; Barcelona, Spain.

2008 Epidemiology in the new century: A perspective from the young European

Epidemiologists. Workshop organized by the “European Educational Programme in

Epidemiology” May 2008; Turin, Italy.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES (ORAL AND POSTER

PRESENTATIONS)

2015 Chatzi l, Vafeiadi M, Roumeliotaki T, Chalkiadaki G, Rantakokko P, Kiviranta H, Fthenou E,

Kyrtopoulos SA, Kogevinas M. Exposure to persistent organic pollutants in early

pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. 51st Annual Meeting EASD 2015,

Stockholm, Sweden, 14-18 September 2015.

2015 Chatzi L, Vafeiadi M, Roumeliotaki T, Myridakis A, Chalkiadaki G, Fthenou E, Venihaki M,

Karachaliou M, Sarri K, Vassilaki M, Stephanou EG, Kogevinas M. Early life Exposure to

Bisphenol A in association with Obesity and Cardiometabolic Traits in Early Childhood.

27th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology-ISEE 2015,

São Paulo, Brazil, 30 August – 3 September 2015.

2015 Chalkiadaki G, Feida D, Georgiou V, Sram R, Rossnerova A, Roumeliotaki T, Fthenou E,

Dermitzaki E, Daraki V, Ocallagan C, Vafeiadi M, Kogevinas M, Chatzi L. Early Life

Dietary, Hormonal, and Lifestyle Exposures and Micronuclei Frequencies in Preschool

Children: The Rhea Plus Project. 27th Conference of the International Society for

Environmental Epidemiology-ISEE 2015, São Paulo, Brazil, 30 August – 3 September

2015.

2014 Chatzi L, Rifas S, Georgiou V, Joung K, Koinaki S, Sarri K, Chalkiadaki G, Kogevinas M,

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Mantzoros C, Gillman M, Oken E. High adherence to Mediterranean diet during pregnancy

associates with lower adiposity in childhood in both USA and Greece. The Obesity Society

Conference, Boston, USA, 2-7 November 2014.

2014 Kampouri M, Kyriklaki A, Roumeliotaki T, Koutra K, Sarri K, Vassilaki M, Kogevinas M,

Chatzi L. Early life determinants of child cognitive and psychomotor development: RHEA

Mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece. 27th Annual Meeting Society for Pediatric

Epidemiologic Research; Oral presentation, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 23-24th,

2014.

2014 Karachaliou M., Georgiou V., Roumeliotaki T., Koinaki S., Daraki V., Matalliotaki S., Sarri

K., Vassilaki M., Kogevinas M., Chatzi L. Association of excessive weight gain during

pregnancy with postnatal growth and childhood obesity up to 4 years of age. The Power of

Programming 2014, International Conference on Developmental Origins of Adiposity and

Long-Term Health, Munich, Germany, 13-15 March 2014.

2014 Daraki V., Georgiou V., Chalkiadaki G., Karachaliou M., Koinaki S., Sarri K., Vassilaki M.,

Papavasiliou S., Kogevinas M., Chatzi L. Metabolic dysregulation in early pregnancy in

association with offspring cardiometabolic risk in preschool children: The Mother Child

“Rhea” Cohort in Crete, Greece. The Power of Programming 2014, International

Conference on Developmental Origins of Adiposity and Long-Term Health, Munich,

Germany, 13-15 March 2014.

2014 Koinaki S., Georgiou V., Sarri K., Karachaliou M., Daraki V., Vassilaki M., Kogevinas M.,

Chatzi L. Adherence to Mediterranean diet during pregnancy and childhood obesity at 4

years of age: Mother-child cohort study of Crete, Rhea study. The Power of Programming

2014, International Conference on Developmental Origins of Adiposity and Long-Term

Health, Munich, Germany, 13-15 March 2014.

2014 Leventakou V., Roumeliotaki T., Sarri K., Koutra K., Kyriklaki K., Kampouri M., Vassilaki M.,

Kogevinas M., Chatzi L. Fish intake in pregnancy and childhood and neurodevelopment in

Greek pre-school children. The Power of Programming 2014, International Conference on

Developmental Origins of Adiposity and Long-Term Health, Munich, Germany, 13-15 March

2014.

2014 Leventakou V., Sarri K., Georgiou V., Chatzea V., Frouzi E., Kastelianou A., Gatzou A.,

Kogevinas M., Chatzi L. Determinants of dietary patterns in Greek preschool children. 2nd

International Conference on Nutrition and Growth, Barcelona, Spain, January 30- February

1 2014.

2014 Koinaki S., Georgiou V., Karachaliou M., Daraki V., Sarri K., Vassilaki M., Kogevinas M.,

Chatzi L. Early determinants of childhood obesity: Mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece.

2nd International Conference on Nutrition and Growth, Barcelona, Spain, January 30-

February 1 2014.

2013 Chatzi L., Karachaliou M., Daraki V., Georgiou V., Koinaki S., Chalkiadaki G., Pappas A.,

Kogevinas M. Maternal glucose levels in early pregnancy, gestational diabetes, pre-

pregnancy BMI and the risk of childhood obesity: the mother-child cohort, RHEA study in

Crete, Greece. 49th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes

– EASD. 23-27 September 2013, Barcelona, Spain.

2013 Vafeiadi M., Vrijheid M., Fthenou E., Chalkiadaki G., Rantakokko P., Kirivanta H.,

Kyrtopoulos S., Chatzi L., Kogevinas M. Exposure to organochlorine compounds during

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pregnancy and birth outcomes in the mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece (Rhea

Study).Oral presentation in the “Environment and Health-bridging South, North, East and

West” Conference of ISEE, ISES & ISIAQ. Basel, Switzerland, 19-23 August 2013.

2012 Leventakou V., Roumeliotaki T., Koutra K., Vassilaki M., Mantzouranis E., Bitsios P.,

Kogevinas M., Chatzi L. Breastfeeding duration and infant mental and psychomotor

development: Rhea mother-child cohort in Crete, Greece. Oral presentation in the DOHaD

2012 Satellite meeting: New Developments in Developmental Epidemiology. Rotterdam, 6-

7 December 2012.

2012 Chatzi L., Karakosta P., Alegakis D., Georgiou V., Fthenou E., Pappas A., Boumpas D.,

Castanas E., Kogevinas M. Thyroid function and autoimmunity in early pregnancy and risk

of gestational diabetes mellitus: The mother-child rhea cohort in Crete, Greece. Oral

presentation in the 48th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of

Diabetes, Berlin, Germany, 1-5 October 2012.

2012 Papadopoulou E.Z., Vafeiadi M., Agramunt S., Mathianaki K., Karakosta P., Spanaki A.,

Sarri K., Besselink H., Koutis A., Vrijheid M., Chatzi L., Kogevinas M. Association of

maternal diet with in-utero exposure to dioxin-like compounds measured through DR-Calux

and anogenital distances. Poster in the PPTOX III, Society of Toxicology CCT Meeting,

Paris, France, 14th -16th May 2012.

2012 Maitre L., Fthenou E., Athersuch T., Coen M., Holmes E., Kogevinas M., Chatzi L., Keun H.

NMR Spectroscopy of Maternal Urines at First Trimester Defines Metabolic Profiles

Associated with Adverse Birth Outcomes. Poster in the PPTOX III, Society of Toxicology

CCT Meeting, Paris, France, 14-16 May 2012.

2011 Agramunt S., Llorca M., Farre M., Pastor S., Vafeiadi M., Papadopoulou E.Z., Karakosta P.,

Carreras R., Kogevinas M. Perfluorinated chemicals and anogenital distance: preliminary

approach. Poster in the 23rd Annual International Society for Environmental Epidemiology

Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 13th-16th September 2011.

2011 Papadopoulou E.Z., Vafeiadi M., Kogevinas M., Chatzi L. The association of maternal diet

during pregnancy and anogenital distance in children of the Rhea birth cohort in Crete,

Greece .Oral presentation in the 23rd Annual International Society for Environmental

Epidemiology Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 13th-16th September 2011.

2011 Vafeiadi M., Papadopoulou E.Z., Besselink H., Mathianaki K., Karakosta P., Spanaki A.,

Chatzi L., Koutis A., Vrijheid M. and Kogevinas M. In-utero exposure to dioxins and dioxin-

like compounds and anogenital distance in newborns of the Rhea study in Crete. Oral

presentation in the 23rd Annual International Society for Environmental Epidemiology

Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 13th-16th September 2011.

2011 Papadopoulou E.Z., Vafeiadi M., Basagana X., Chatzi L., Koutis A., Vrijheid M., Kogevinas

M. Reliability of measurements of anogenital distance and penis width in boys and

anogenital distance in girls. Mother-child cohort in Crete (Rhea study). Poster in the 23rd

Annual International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Conference, Barcelona,

Spain, 13th-16th September 2011.

2011 Eggesbo M.,Chatzi L., Guxens M., Vassilaki M., Roumeliotaki T., Sunyer J., Kogevinas M.

The effect of previous breastfeeding on birth weight of subsequent child (Oral presentation).

23rd Annual International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Conference, Barcelona,

Spain, 13th-16th September 2011.

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2011 Chatzi L., Bagkeris E., Fthenou E., Papaioannou A., Vassilaki M., Karachaliou M., Koutis

A., Pappas A., Kogevinas M. Maternal glucose levels in early pregnancy and the risk of

allergy in infancy: The Mother Child Rhea Cohort in Crete, Greece (poster). 47th EASD

Annual Meeting, Lisbon, 12–16 September 2011.

2010 Chatzi L., Koutra K., Vardiampasis A., Georgiou V., Koutis A., Lionis C., Bitsios P.,

Kogevinas M. Association of maternal psychosocial stress and personality traits with

adverse pregnancy outcomes in the mother-child cohort (Rhea Study) in Crete, Greece

(Oral presentation 5th Conference of Epidemiological Longitudinal Studies in Europe

(CELSE2010), Paphos, Cyprus, 13-15th October 2010.

2010 Micheli K., Komninos I., Bagkeris E., Roumeliotaki T., Koutis A., Kogevinas M., Chatzi L.

Sleeping habits during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes in the mother-child cohort

(Rhea study) in Crete, Greece (Oral presentation). 5th Conference of Epidemiological

Longitudinal Studies in Europe (CELSE2010), Paphos, Cyprus, 13-15th October 2010.

2010 Vassilaki M., Bagkeris E., Grigoriadis G., Koutis A., Philalithis A., Chatzi L., Kogevinas M.

Rate and predictors of induction of labour in the mother-child cohort study (Rhea study) in

Crete, Greece (Oral presentation). 5th Conference of Epidemiological Longitudinal Studies

in Europe (CELSE2010), Paphos, Cyprus, 13-15th October 2010.

2010 Papadopoulou E.Z., Vafeiadi M., Karakosta P., Mathianaki K., Spanaki A., Chlouverakis G.,

Koutis A., Kogevinas M., Chatzi L. Association of metabolic syndrome in early pregnancy

with measures of adiposity in neonates (poster). The “Power of Programming –

Developmental Origins of Health and Disease” International conference on developmental

origins of health and disease, Munich Germany, 6-8 May 2010.

2010 Chatzi L., Melaki V., Sarri K., Apostolaki I., Roumeliotaki T., Vassilaki M., Koutis A., Bitsios

P., Kogevinas M. Dietary patterns during pregnancy and the risk of postpartum depression

(Oral presentation). “The Power of Programming – Developmental Origins of Health and

Disease” International conference on developmental origins of health and disease, Munich

Germany, 6-8 May 2010.

2010 Savoulidi K., Vassilaki M., Sarri K., Roumeliotaki T., Koutis A., Chatzi L., Kogevinas M.

Maternal physical exercise and risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational

Hypertension and adverse birth outcomes: The Mother-Child cohort in Crete RHEA study

(Oral presentation). The “Power of Programming – Developmental Origins of Health and

Disease” International conference on developmental origins of health and disease, Munich

Germany. 6-8 May 2010.

2009 Chatzi L., Plana E., Daraki V., Karakosta P., Alegkakis D., Tsatsanis C., Kafatos A., Koutis

A., Kogevinas M. Metabolic syndrome in early pregnancy and risk of preterm birth (poster).

50th Annual Meeting of the European Society for paediatric research, Hamburg, Germany,

9-12 October 2009.

2009 Karakosta P., Chatzi L., Plana E., Margioris A., Castanas E., Kogevinas M. Α meta-analysis

on leptin levels in cord blood and anthropometric measures at birth (poster walk

presentation). 50th Annual Meeting of the European Society for paediatric research,

Hamburg, Germany, 9-12 October 2009.

2009 Chatzi L., Plana E., Pappas A., Alegkakis D., Karakosta P., Daraki V., Vasilaki M.,

Tsatsanis C., Kafatos A., Koutis A., Kogevinas M. Metabolic syndrome in early pregnancy

and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (poster). 45th Annual Meeting of the European

Association for the Study of Diabetes EASD, Vienna, Austria, 29 September – 2 October

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2009.

2008 Chatzi L., Solidaki E., Christou I., Kyrlaki E., Sfakianaki M., Bitsios P., Kogevinas M.,

Kefalogiannis N., Pappas A. High prevalence of alexithymia in Type 1 diabetic patients

(poster). 44th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes EASD,

Rome, 7-11/09/2008.

2007 Chatzi L., TorrentM., Romieu I., Garcia-Esteban R., Ferrer C.,Vioque J., Kogevinas M.,

Sunyer J. Association of maternal adherence to the Mediterranean Diet during pregnancy

with wheeze and atopy in childhood (Oral presentation). 17th Annual European Respiratory

Society Congress.Stockholm, Sweden, 15-19/09/2007.

2007 Solidaki E., Chatzi L., Markatzi I., Bitsios P., Coggon D., Palmer K. Prevalence and risk

factors for low-back pain and other musculoskeletal symptoms in three occupational groups

in Crete, Greece (poster). Sixth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-

Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Premus 2007. Boston, USA, 27-30/08/2007.

2006 Chatzi L., Apostolaki G., Bibakis I., Skypala I., Bibaki-Liakou V., Pitsidianakis G.,

Sfakianakis E., Tzanakis N.,Kogevinas M., Cullinan P. The Effect of Diet on Asthma and

Atopy in Children in Different Environmental Settings in Crete (poster). International

Conference on Environmental Epidemiology and Exposure. Paris, France, 2-6/09/2006.

2005 Chatzi L.,Alegakis A., Krüger-Krasagakis S., Lionis C. Skin symptoms and work-related

skin symptoms among grape farmers in Crete, Greece (Oral presentation). 18th International

symposium in Epidemiology and Occupational Health. Bergen, Norway, 11- 14/09/2005.

2005 Chatzi L., Alegakis A., Tzanakis N., Siafakas N., Kogevinas M., Lionis C. Association of

allergic rhinitis and asthma with pesticides use among grape farmers in Crete, Greece

(poster). 18th International symposium in Epidemiology and Occupational Health. Bergen,

Norway, 11-14/09/2005.

2005 Chatzi L., Prokopakis E., Tzanakis N., Alegakis A., Bizakis I., Siafakas N., Lionis C.

Development and validation of a questionnaire for allergic disorders (poster). 11th

Conference of the European Society of General Practice/Family Medicine, WONCA Europe

2005. Kos, Greece.

2005 Chatzi L., Alegakis A., Krüger-Krasagakis S., Lionis C. Skin symptoms and use of

pesticides among grape farmers in Crete, Greece (Oral presentation). 11th Conference of

the European Society of General Practice/Family Medicine, WONCA Europe 2005. Kos,

Greece.

2004 Chatzi L., Chamilou M., Lionis C. Role-playing as a method of teaching doctor-patient

communication to Greek medical students (Poster).10th Conference of the European

Society of General Practice/Family Medicine, WONCA Europe 2004.Amsterdam,

Netherlands.

2003 Chatzi L.,Antonakis N., Prokopakis E., Bizakis I., Tzanakis N., Lionis C. Prevalence of

allergic symptoms among grape farmers in a rural population in Crete, Greece (Oral

presentation). 9th Conference of the European Society of General Practice/Family Medicine,

WONCA Europe 2003, Ljubjana, Slovenia.