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Martha Werler, DSc

Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

Dept of Epidemiology

MPH, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
DSc, Boston University

Websites

School of Public Health Faculty

ORCID : 0000-0003-3392-6814

Dr. Werler is Professor and Chair of Epidemiology. She is a perinatal epidemiologist whose NIH- and CDC- supported research includes projects on maternal serum markers of infection and abdominal wall defects; gene-environment interactions and clubfoot; medications, folic acid intake, and inheritance in relation to spina bifida; and psycho-social and cognitive outcomes in children born with craniofacial birth defects. She has published over 175 papers and book chapters; received the National Birth Defect Prevention Network Oakley Award, the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research Mentoring Award, and the Teratology Society Fraser Award; and served on numerous NIH advisory and review boards. Dr. Werler is Director of the BU Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology training program for pre-doctoral candidates in Epidemiology and teaches Design and Conduct of Case-Control Studies.

Chair of Epidemiology
Boston University School of Public Health
Epidemiology

2014 National Birth Defects Prevention Network: Godfrey P. Oakley Award

2012 Soc. Pediatric & Perinatal Epidemiology Research: Mentoring Award

2003 BU School of Public Health: Distinguished Alumni

2000 Teratology Society: Clark Fraser New Investigator Award

BU Sponsored Research
NIH RePORTER Sponsored Research

Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research
04/01/2014 - 03/31/2019 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
5R13HD055094-11

Exploring Modifiable Factors for Folic Acid Resistant Spina Bifida
09/01/2015 - 08/31/2018 (PI)
HHS/CDC/National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
5U01DD001184-02

Zika Virus Colombia Cohort Study
09/01/2017 - 05/31/2018 (PI)
Vysnova Partners Inc., HHS CDC

BURPPE: BU Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology Training Program
05/01/2016 - 08/31/2017 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
4T32HD052458-10

Hemifacial Microsomia: Psychosocial and Other Sequelae
07/02/2010 - 06/30/2017 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research
3R01DE011939-16S1

Comparative Safety of Buprenorphine vs. Methadone in Pregnancy
09/30/2014 - 04/30/2017 (PI)
Queen's University at Kingston NIH NICHD
1R21JD081271-01

BURPPE: BU Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology Training Program
05/01/2012 - 04/30/2017 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
5T32HD052458-09

Nested case-control study of maternal herpes viruses in relation to gastroschisis
04/10/2013 - 03/31/2016 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
5R21HD072460-02

Risk Factors for Folic Acid-Resistant Spina Bifida
09/30/2010 - 09/29/2015 (PI)
HHS/Center for Disease Control
5U01DD000697-04

BURPPE: BU REPRODUCTIVE, PERINATAL, AND PEDIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM
09/30/2007 - 04/30/2012 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
5T32HD052458-05

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Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2017	EXPLORING MODIFIABLE FACTORS FOR FOLIC ACID RESISTANT SPINA BIFIDA	5U01DD001184-03
2017	Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research	5R13HD055094-11
2016	EXPLORING MODIFIABLE FACTORS FOR FOLIC ACID RESISTANT SPINA BIFIDA	5U01DD001184-02
2016	Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research	5R13HD055094-10
2016	BURPPE: BU Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology Training Program	4T32HD052458-10	22
2015	EXPLORING MODIFIABLE FACTORS FOR FOLIC ACID RESISTANT SPINA BIFIDA	1U01DD001184-01
2015	Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research	5R13HD055094-09
2015	Hemifacial Microsomia: Psychosocial and Other Sequelae	3R01DE011939-16S1	11
2014	Nested case-control study of maternal herpes viruses in relation to gastroschisis	5R21HD072460-02	1
2014	Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research	2R13HD055094-08

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Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

Vinceti M, Malagoli C, Werler MM, Filippini T, De Girolamo G, Ghermandi G, Fabbi S, Astolfi G, Teggi S. Adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with changing patterns of exposure to the emissions of a municipal waste incinerator. Environ Res. 2018 Mar 22; 164:444-451. PMID: 29574254.

Dukhovny S, Van Bennekom CM, Gagnon DR, Hernandez Diaz S, Parker SE, Anderka M, Werler MM, Mitchell AA. Metformin in the first trimester and risks for specific birth defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res. 2018 Feb 01.View Related Profiles.

Mitchell, Allen
Gagnon, David
Anderka, Marlene
Werler, Martha
Parker, Samantha

PMID: 29388358.

Wallace ER, Collett BR, Heike CL, Werler MM, Speltz ML. Behavioral-Social Adjustment of Adolescents with Craniofacial Microsomia. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2018 Jan 01; 1055665617750488. PMID: 29356621.

Brogly SB, Hernández-Diaz S, Regan E, Fadli E, Hahn KA, Werler MM. Neonatal Outcomes in a Medicaid Population With Opioid Dependence. Am J Epidemiol. 2017 Nov 16. PMID: 29155919.

Werler MM, Parker SE. The Gastroschisis Puzzle: Where are We and What is Next? Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2017 Nov; 31(6):560-562.View Related Profiles.

Werler, Martha
Parker, Samantha

PMID: 29096040.

Kerr SM, Parker SE, Mitchell AA, Tinker SC, Werler MM. Periconceptional maternal fever, folic acid intake, and the risk for neural tube defects. Ann Epidemiol. 2017 Dec; 27(12):777-782.e1.View Related Profiles.

Mitchell, Allen
Werler, Martha
Parker, Samantha

PMID: 29133009.

Interrante JD, Ailes EC, Lind JN, Anderka M, Feldkamp ML, Werler MM, Taylor LG, Trinidad J, Gilboa SM, Broussard CS. Risk comparison for prenatal use of analgesics and selected birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study 1997-2011. Ann Epidemiol. 2017 Oct; 27(10):645-653.e2.View Related Profiles.

Anderka, Marlene
Werler, Martha

PMID: 28993061.

Speltz ML, Wallace ER, Collett BR, Heike CL, Luquetti DV, Werler MM. Intelligence and Academic Achievement of Adolescents with Craniofacial Microsomia. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Sep; 140(3):571-580. PMID: 28841618.

Fisher SC, Van Zutphen AR, Werler MM, Lin AE, Romitti PA, Druschel CM, Browne ML. Maternal Antihypertensive Medication Use and Congenital Heart Defects: Updated Results From the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Hypertension. 2017 May; 69(5):798-805. PMID: 28373593; DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.08773;.

Parker SE, Werler MM, Gissler M, Surcel HM. Maternal Antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis and Risk of Gastroschisis. Birth Defects Res. 2017 May 01; 109(8):543-549.View Related Profiles.

Werler, Martha
Parker, Samantha

PMID: 28398639; DOI: 10.1002/bdr2.1001;.

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Speltz ML, Wallace ER, Collett BR, Heike CL, Luquetti DV, Werler MM. Intelligence and academic achievement of adolescents with craniofacial microsomia. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2017; ((in press)).

Brogly SB, Saia K, Hernández-Diaz S, Werler M, Sebastiani P. The comparative safety of buprenorphine versus methadone in pregnancy-what about confounding? Addiction. 2016 Dec; 111(12):2130-2131.View Related Profiles.

Saia, Kelley
Werler, Martha
Sebastiani, Paola

PMID: 28075537; DOI: 10.1111/add.13551;.

Werler MM, Parker SE, Hedman K, Gissler M, Ritvanen A, Surcel HM. Maternal Antibodies to Herpes Virus Antigens and Risk of Gastroschisis in Offspring. Am J Epidemiol. 2016 Dec 15; 184(12):902-912.View Related Profiles.

Werler, Martha
Parker, Samantha

PMID: 27856447.

Heike CL, Wallace E, Speltz ML, Siebold B, Werler MM, Hing AV, Birgfeld CB, Collett BR, Leroux BG, Luquetti DV. Characterizing facial features in individuals with craniofacial microsomia: A systematic approach for clinical research. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2016 Nov; 106(11):915-926. PMID: 27891784; DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23560;.

Niemelä O, Niemelä S, Ritvanen A, Gissler M, Bloigu A, Vääräsmäki M, Kajantie E, Werler MM, Surcel HM. Assays of Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase and Carbohydrate-Deficient Transferrin Combination from Maternal Serum Improve the Detection of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2016 Nov; 40(11):2385-2393. PMID: 27650665; DOI: 10.1111/acer.13207;.

Parker SE, Lijewski VA, Janulewicz PA, Collett BR, Speltz ML, Werler MM. Upper respiratory infection during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes among offspring. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2016 Sep - Oct; 57:54-59.View Related Profiles.

Werler, Martha
Janulewicz, Patricia
Parker, Samantha

PMID: 27343815; DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2016.06.007;.

Getz KD, Anderka MT, Werler MM, Jick SS. Maternal Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index and Autism Spectrum Disorder among Offspring: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2016 09; 30(5):479-87.View Related Profiles.

Anderka, Marlene
Werler, Martha
Jick, Susan

PMID: 27239935; DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12306;.

Niemelä S, Niemelä O, Ritvanen A, Gissler M, Bloigu A, Werler M, Surcel HM. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Maternal Alcohol Biomarkers in Sera: A Register-Based Case-Control Study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2016 Jul; 40(7):1507-14. PMID: 27228551; DOI: 10.1111/acer.13101;.

Darling AM, Mitchell AA, Werler MM. Preconceptional Iron Intake and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 May 24; 13(6).View Related Profiles.

Year	Publications
1985	1
1986	1
1987	3
1988	1
1989	3
1990	3
1991	1
1992	3
1993	3
1994	2
1995	2
1996	3
1997	2
1999	4
2000	4
2001	3
2002	5
2003	6
2004	3
2005	5
2006	6
2007	7
2008	7
2009	12
2010	7
2011	18
2012	12
2013	16
2014	15
2015	12
2016	12
2017	8
2018	3