Dr. Rahbar's research interest is in global maternal and child health, with a particular focus on the developing countries. With funding from WHO, he conducted a multi-site community based research study assessing the blood lead concentrations among children living in Karachi, Pakistan. While at MSU, Dr. Rahbar served as PI of the DCC for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-funded national network of autism research centers during 2004-2008. Since 2008 when Dr. Rahbar joined UTHealth, he has been successful in obtaining funding for several multi-million dollar projects including his role as the PI of the DCC for a Prospective, Observational, Multi-center Major Trauma Transfusion (PROMMTT) Study, a $ 9.8-milion DoD funded project; PI of Data Core for The University of Texas Specialized Program in Acute Stroke (SPOTRIAS) funded by NINDS; PI of Data Management and Statistical Core for "Genetics and Ankylosing Spondylitis Pathogenesis", funded by NIAMS/NIH; and a R01grant funded by NIEHS, "Epidemiological Research on Autism in Jamaica". Dr. Rahbar also collaborates with various faculty at UTHealth and provides support to various activities from study design to data management/data quality assurance, statistical analysis, and participation in writing and reviewing manuscripts and grants.
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Training in Precision Environmental Health Sciences (TPEHS)
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