2020 Annual SRNT-E Conference

Raised and educated in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Cristian Meghea is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University. He is also an Associated Researcher at Babes-Bolyai University - BBU, in Cluj-Napoca, his alma mater in Romania. He leads a program of research focused on pregnancy tobacco cessation in Romania, in partnership with BBU, funded since 2008. In addition, he leads a well funded program of research in the USA focused on improving maternal and child health and equity. He is a researcher, mentor and community-engaged scholar. His work impacts the lives of tens of thousands of underserved mothers, children, and families yearly, with the potential to reach many more, and is being recognized within and outside of academia.