Ioar Rivas Lara
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Ioar Rivas Lara

Permanent Researcher

Summary

Environmental scientist and epidemiologist with a PhD in Environmental Sciences and Technology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). My research focuses on air pollution, exposure assessment, and their impacts on human health, particularly during pregnancy and early childhood.

Throughout my career, I have worked at leading research institutions, including ISGlobal, King’s College London, and IDAEA-CSIC. I have been awarded several competitive fellowships, including two Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual, a Beatriu de Pinós, and a Ramón y Cajal fellowship.

I am currently a Tenured Researcher (Científica Titular) at IDAEA-CSIC, where I investigate the effects of (prenatal) exposure to air pollution and other environmental and lifestyle factors on maternal mental health, child neurodevelopment, and other health outcomes in different susceptible populations, through the Barcelona Life Study Cohort (https://projectebisc.org/en/home/) and other projects.

Latest publications

Joseph, Gary, Renard-Dausset, Estelle, Invernizzi, Azzurra, Chen, Jia, Guan, Haibin, Wright, Rosalind J., Wright, Robert, Rosa, Maria José, Horton, Megan, Téllez- Rojo, Martha M., Torres Calapiz, Mariana, Colicino, Elena, Vrijheid, Martine, Foraster, Maria, Bustamante Pineda, Mariona, Rivas, Ioar, Llurba Olivé, Elisa, Maitre, Léa, Petrick, Lauren M.

Association between per- and polyfluoroalkyl exposures and postpartum psychological symptoms: Evidence from two population-based pregnancy cohorts

Environmental Research — 2026 — DOI: CSIC-GB1115075

Gómez-Herrera, Laura, Mandakh, Yumjirmaa, Martens, Dries S., Cosin-Tomas, Marta, Aguilar-Lacasaña, Sofía, Galmés, Toni, Rivas, Ioar, Domínguez, Alan, Cirach, Marta, Zanini, María Julia, Domínguez-Gallardo, Carla, Muniesa, Marta, Casu, Giulia, Gascon, Mireia, Malmqvist, Ebba, Llurba, Elisa, Foraster, Maria, Sunyer, Jordi, Bustamante, Mariona, Gómez-Roig, María Dolores, Nawrot, Tim S., Dadvand, Payam

Prenatal air pollution exposure and placental biomarkers of oxidative stress and ageing: results from the BiSC cohort

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health — 2026 — DOI: CSIC-GB1134736

Luo, Yana, Rivas, Ioar, Foraster, María, Galmes, Toni, Arevalo, Gustavo, Barril, Lluís, Basagaña, Xavier, Bustamante, Mariona, Cirach, Marta, Domínguez, Alan, Jerrett, Michael, Gascon, Mireia, Lao, Jose, Mazarico, Edurne, Morillas, Àlex, Moreno, Teresa, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Persavento, Cecilia, Raimbault, Bruno, Querol, Xavier, Sentís, Adrià, Schwartz, Joel, Tonne, Cathryn, Gómez-Roig, Maria Dolores, Llurba, Elisa, Sunyer, Jordi, Dadvand, Payam

Maternal Exposure to Air Pollution and Fetal Growth: Comparison of Three Exposure Modelling Approaches

Epidemiology — 2026 — DOI: CSIC-GB1115072

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