Michael B. Bracken, PhD, MPH, FACE
Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and Professor of Neurology and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences; Co-Director, Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology; Principal Investigator, National Childrens Study, Connecticut Center at Yale

Departments & Organizations
School of Public Health: Chronic Disease EpidemiologyNeurology
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences: Women's Reproductive Health Research Career Development Center
Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology, Yale Center for
Research Interests
Perinatal and pediatric epidemiology; Evidence-based health care and medicine
Education
- M.P.H., Yale University, 1970
- M.Phil., Yale University, 1972
- Ph.D., Yale University, 1974
Selected Publication
- Murk W, Walsh K, Hsu L-I, Zhao L, Bracken MB, DeWan AT. Attempted replication of 50 reported asthma risk genes identifies SNPs in RAD50 as associated with childhood atopic asthma. Human Heredity. In press.
Latest Honor and Recognition
- Wakeman Award for Research in Neuroscience
Articles

Nov/Dec 2008
Public health studies to be advanced by two major new grants
Yale’s School of Public Health (YSPH) has received a significant twofold boost in the form of an $11 million grant from...
Sept/Oct 2006
Grants and contracts awarded to Yale School of Medicine
FederalFrederick Altice, NIH, Improving Health Outcomes for Released HIV+ Prisoners, 2 years, $411,339Lynn Cooley, NIH,...

June/July 2005
Analysis of genome reveals clues to macular degeneration
Biomedical research into the genetic basis of disease has progressed at a rapid clip since the sequence of the human...


