Nancy LoIacono
- Research Scientist in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Overview
Nancy LoIacono is a Research Scientist in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health. She is an environmental scientist and epidemiologist and has dedicated her career to understanding the effects of exposure to metals (in particular lead and arsenic) on children’s neurocognitive development and the development of adverse health outcomes (cardiovascular and lung disease and diabetes) in adults. She has worked on studies at both the molecular and population levels. She has been involved in several long-term prospective studies that have focused on identifying the adverse effects of exposure to metals, evaluating the effectiveness and safety of various interventions, and formulating strategies to reduce or eliminate these exposures and/or to mitigate their effects.
Office Location: 722 West 168th Street, ARB 1114
Academic Appointments
- Research Scientist in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Administrative Titles
- Scientific Coordinator, Columbia University Northern Plains Superfund Research Program
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- BS, 1981 The Pennsylvania State University
- MPH, 1989 Columbia University
Committees, Societies, Councils
Vice Chair, Research Officer Committee, University Senate
IT Committee, University Senate
Library Committee, University Senate
Research
Research Interests
- Adolescent Health
- Biostatistics
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Environmental Health
Selected Publications
Galvez-Fernandez M, Powers M, Grau-Perez M, Domingo-Relloso A, Lolacono N, Goessler W, Zhang Y, Fretts A, Umans JG, Maruthur N, Navas-Acien A. Urinary Zinc and Incident Type 2 Diabetes: Prospective Evidence From the Strong Heart Study. Diabetes Care. 2022 Nov 1;45(11):2561-2569. doi: 10.2337/dc22-1152. PMID: 36134919; PMCID: PMC9679259.
Saxena R, Liu X, Navas-Acien A, Parvez F, LoIacono NJ, Islam T, Uddin MN, Ilievski V, Slavkovich V, Balac O, Graziano JH, Gamble MV. Nutrition, one-carbon metabolism and arsenic methylation in Bangladeshi adolescents. Environ Res. 2021 Apr;195:110750. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.110750. PMID: 33476663; PMCID: PMC7987757.
Wasserman GA, Liu X, LoIacono NJ, Kline J, Factor-Litvak P, van Geen A, Mey JL, Levy D, Abramson R, Schwartz A, Graziano JH. A cross-sectional study of well water arsenic and child IQ in Maine schoolchildren. Environ Health. 2014;13(1):23. PMID: 24684736; PMCID: PMC4104994.
Van Geen, A, Horneman A, Dhar R, Zheng Y, Stute M, Simpson HJ, Wallace S, Small C, Ahsan H, Parvez MF, Slavkovich V, LoIacono NJ, Gelman A, Becker M, Hussain AZMI, Momotaj H, Shahnewaz M, Ahmed KM, Graziano J. Promotion of well-switching to mitigate the arsenic exposure in Bangladesh. Bull World Health Organ. 2002;80:732-7. PMID: 12378292; PMCID: PMC2567605.
Maddaloni M, Lolacono N, Manton W, Blum C, Drexler J, Graziano J. Bioavailability of soilborne lead in adults, by stable isotope dilution. Environ Health Perspect. 1998;106 Suppl 6:1589-94. PMCID: PMC1533442.
Wasserman GA, Liu X, Lolacono NJ, Factor-Litvak P, Kline JK, Popovac D, Morina N, Musabegovic A, Vrenezi N, Capuni-Paracka S, Lekic V, Preteni-Redjepi E, Hadzialjevic S, Slavkovich V, Graziano JH. Lead exposure and intelligence in 7-year-old children: the Yugoslavia Prospective Study. Environ Health Perspect. 1997;105(9):956-62. PMCID: PMC1470353.
LoIacono NJ, Graziano JH, Kline JK, Popovac D, Ahmedi X, Gashi E, Mehmeti A, Rajovic B. Placental cadmium and birthweight in women living near a lead smelter. Arch Environ Health. 1992;47(4):250-5. PMID: 1497377.
Graziano JH, Siris ES, LoIacono N, Silverberg SJ, Turgeon L. 2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic acid as an antidote for lead intoxication. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1985;37(4):431-8. PMID: 2983924.