Margaret H. Rabotnick, MPH

• MPH Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan Ann Arbor (2019)
• Certificate in Risk Science and Human Health, University of Michigan Ann Arbor (2019)
• BS Environmental Science, University of California Los Angeles (2017)

• Chemical exposures at vulnerable windows of susceptibility
• Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
• Maternal and fetal health
• Developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD)
• Lipid profiling during pregnancy
• PPAR-alpha and PPAR-gamma
• Lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress, and inflammation
• Abnormal placentation
• Pregnancy-induced hypertension/preeclampsia
• Low birth weight and preterm birth

Rabotnick, M.H., J. Ehlinger, A. Haidari, and J.M. Goodrich.  (2023).  Prenatal exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals: The role of multi-omics in understanding toxicity.  Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 578: 112046. Available at:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303720723001971.

Rabotnick, M.H., V. Padmanabhan, J.L. Meijer, D.C. Dolinoy, and J.M. Goodrich. (2023). PFAS associated with Alterations in Maternal Lipid Profile during Early and Late Pregnancy.  62nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology. Nashville, TN. Abstract 3772

Ator, M. Rubens, and M.H. Whittaker. (2022). Development of Toxicity Criteria for inhalational Exposure to Ethanol. 61st Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology. Abstract 3339

Rubens, M.H. and M.H. Whittaker. (2020). Improving Respiratory RD50 Prediction for Structurally Similar Chemicals. 59th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology.  Abstract 1182

Rubens, M.H. (2018). Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): Exposure and Health Effects.  Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center (M-LEEaD) (P30 ES017885). Dated October 2018. Available at: https://mleead.umich.edu/index.php 

Rubens, M.H. (2018). Emerging Health Concerns: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Environmental Health Sciences MPH Poster Session. Dated November 1st, 2018. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Poster: Print.

Andrade, A., T. Carrera, F. Martinez, L. Pantoja, M.H. Rubens, and E. Zerecero. (2017).  Urban Oil Drilling and Community Health: Results from a UCLA health survey. University of California, Los Angeles Institute of Environment and Sustainability (IoES). Video highlight available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYjZ2-K5iHg

• Career Training in Reproductive Biology (CTRB) Predoctoral Fellowship (T32-HD079342), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Awarded (2023 - 2024)
• Environmental Toxicology and Epidemiology Program (ETEP) Predoctoral Fellowship (T32 ES007062), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Awarded (2021 – 2023)
• Associate Toxicologist, ToxServices LLC, July 2019 - Present
• Society of Toxicology (SOT), Associate Member, (July 2019 - Present) https://www.toxicology.org/
• Graduate Student Instructor, Environmental Chemicals and Disease, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. (January - May 2019)
• Expert witness for “America's Next Water Contamination Crisis May Already Be Here” written by Sam Easter. Published on October 31st, 2018. Available at: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5987xn/americas-next-water-contamination-crisis-may-already-be-here.