About the Study

The New Jersey Kids Study is currently looking for 300 pregnant individuals in their first trimester of pregnancy that live in NJ to join the study.

If you decide to join the study, your participation will last 18 months.

During your pregnancy and your baby’s first year of life, you will complete online questionnaires and mail-in samples like mouth swabs and urine.

You will also collect samples from your baby to collect at home and mail back to our study team.

You may receive up to $580 for your full participation in the study.

This will help us to answer questions like:

How do things in the foods we eat impact our health?

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How do chemicals in the environment impact our health?

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How do things in the water we drink impact our health?

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How does our neighborhood impact our health?

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What Does the Study Ask Me to Do?

Participation in the study involves completing questionnaires at different times throughout your pregnancy and for one year after your child is born. 

The study will also ask you to provide samples from different parts of your body as well as your baby's body such as the arm, forehead and mouth during the study by swabbing or another easy collection method like collecting urine in a container.

Step 1

Join the study during the first 14 weeks of your pregnancy.

Step 2

Answer online questionnaires and mail-in samples each trimester

Step 3

Answer online questionnaires twice during your baby’s first year of life

Step 4

Collect samples from your body and your baby’s body at 3-6 months and 12 months

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Complete Questionnaires Online

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Mail-in Swabs & Samples

Learn more about the swab & sample collection

Who is Doing this Study?

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Gloria Bachmann, MD
Professor, Associate Dean, & Director
Emily Barrett
Emily Barrett, PhD
Professor & Vice Chair
Martin Blaser
Martin J. Blaser, MD
Professor & Director
Maria Gloria Dominguez Bello, PhD
Professor & Director
Daniel B. Horton, MD MSCE
Associate Professor
Michelle Jansen
Michelle Jansen, MS, MAT
Program Manager, New Jersey Kids Study
Reynold Panettieri, MD
Professor & Vice Chancellor for Translational Medicine and Science Director
Veenat Parmar
Veenat Parmar
Program Administrator
Harini Patabendi
Harini Patabendi
Research Assistant
Nancy Reilly, RN
Executive Director
Cristal Velez-Rosa
Cristal Velez-Rosa
Research Assistant
Melissa Weidner, MD
Assistant Professor

Join the New Jersey Kids Study to Help Build a Healthy Future for Every Child!

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