EDUCATION

2017 – 2020 Ph.D., Population Health Sciences, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Dissertation committee: Walter Willett, Stephanie Smith-Warner, Edward Giovannucci, Molin Wang

2017 – 2020 M.S., Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

2015 – 2017 M.S., Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

2011 – 2015 B.S., Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

2022 - now Assistant professor, Institute for Hospital Management, Tsinghua University

2020 - 2021 Postdoctoral fellow, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

RESEARCH AREAS

Epidemiological studies on nutrition and other lifestyle factors, encompassing population cohort studies, international multicenter pooled analyses, and population disease risk attribution. Committed to utilizing epidemiological data and statistical methods to investigate the burden of disease, patient needs, and the application and management of new technologies, providing evidence-based support for public health and healthcare management practices.

HONORS AND AWARDS

 American Association of Cancer Research - Doreen J. Putrah Cancer Research Foundation Scholar-in-Training Award (2020)

 Doctoral fellowship: The Meyer Fund (2019 - 2020)

 Doctoral fellowship: Muriel K. and David R. Pokross and Joan P. and Ronald C. Curhan Doctoral Student Support Fund in Nutrition (2017-2019)

 Simon, Arpi, and Marie Simonian Research Excellence in Nutrition Prize (2018)

 China Scholarship Council – Master Degree Fellowship (2015)

 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, UT Southwestern Medical Center (2014)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1.Ma X, Du B, Gao S, Yin C, Liu Q, Wu Y. The Current Situation and Thinking of Medical Services, Medical Quality, and Medical Safety in China. NEJM Catalyst. 2024;5(s1).10.1056/cat.23.0279

2.Cao Y, Zhang G, Wu Y^#, Yi H^#. Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities in China's Era of Online Health Education. J Med Syst. 2024;48(1):56.10.1007/s10916-024-02078-8

3.Liu M, Guan X, Guo X, He Y, Liu Z, Ni S, Wu Y*. Impact of Serious Games on Body Composition, Physical Activity, and Dietary Change in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Nutrients. 2024;16(9).10.3390/nu16091290

4.He C, Liu W, Xu J, Huang Y, Dong Z, Wu Y*, Kharrazi H. Efficiency, accuracy, and health professional's perspectives regarding artificial intelligence in radiology practice: A scoping review. iRADIOLOGY. 2024;2(2):156-72.10.1002/ird3.63

5.Zhang Z, Yan Y, Zhao L, Bian Y, Zhao N, Wu Y^#, Zhao D^#, Zhang Z^#. Trajectory of COVID-19 response and management strategy in China: scientific rationale driven strategy adjustments. Front Med. 2024.10.1007/s11684-024-1074-6

6.Zhang L, Liu Z, Mo K, Pu W, Yin J, Ma Z, Jiang Z, Wu Y*. Technological advances in out-of-hospital care: Digital solutions, Asia Pacific experiences, and inherent challenges. Informatics and Health. 2024;1(1):9-15.10.1016/j.infoh.2023.10.002

7.Riseberg E, Wu Y*, Lam WC, Eliassen AH, Wang M, Zhang X, Willett WC, Smith-Warner SA. Lifetime dairy product consumption and breast cancer risk: a prospective cohort study by tumor subtypes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024;119(2):302-13.10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.11.017

8.Li S, Yi H, Leng Q, Wu Y^#, Mao Y^#. New perspectives on cancer clinical research in the era of big data and machine learning. Surg Oncol. 2024;52:102009.10.1016/j.suronc.2023.102009

9.Song X, Feng X, Chen S, Dai Y, Huang H, Li X, Yu P, Li J, Yi J, Zhao Y, Chen W, Ni Y, Zhu S, Zhang Z, Xia L, Zhang J, Yang S, Ni J, Lu H, Wang Z, Nie S, Wu Y^#, Liu L^#. Potential impact of time trend of whole grain intake on burden of major cancers in China. Prev Med. 2023;175:107674.10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107674

10.Wu Y*, Kim H, Wang K, Song M, Wang M, Tamimi R, Eliassen H, Smith-Warner SA, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL. Influence of analytic methods, data sources, and repeated measurements on the population attributable fraction of lifestyle risk factors. Eur J Epidemiol. 2023;38(7):717-28.10.1007/s10654-023-01018-z

11.Wu Y, Feng X, Gong M, Han J, Jiao Y, Li S, Li T, Shen C, Wang HY, Yu X, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Zhao Y, Zhou P, Wang H, Zhang Z. Evolution and major changes of the diagnosis and treatment protocol for COVID‐19 patients in China 2020–2023. Health Care Science. 2023;2(3):135-52.10.1002/hcs2.45

12.Feng X, Liu Z, He X, Wang X, Yuan C, Huang L, Song R, Wu Y*. Risk of Malnutrition in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 2022;14(24).10.3390/nu14245267

13.Ren Z, Sun W, Shan S, Hou L, Zhu S, Yi Q, Wu Y, Guo C, Liu J, Song P. Risk of functional disability associated with solid fuel use and population impact of reducing indoor air pollution in China: A national cohort study. Front Public Health. 2022;10:976614.10.3389/fpubh.2022.976614

14.Wu Y, Zhang Z, Zhao N, Yan Y, Zhao L, Song Q, Ma R, Li C, Li J, Liu S, Bi X, Zhang Z. Primary health care in China: A decade of development after the 2009 health care reform. Health Care Science. 2022;1(3):146-59.10.1002/hcs2.14

15.Shen J, He M, Lv R, Huang L, Yang J, Wu Y, Gu Y, Rong S, Yang M, Yuan C, Zhang R. Association of Mushrooms and Algae Consumption with Mortality among Chinese Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study. Nutrients. 2022;14(19).10.3390/nu14193891

16.Zhao H, Wang H, Pu M, Zhao J, Wu Y, Shi Y, Huang J. An important measure taken for China Organ Transplant Response System. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2022;11(4):651-3.10.21037/hbsn-22-226

17.Wang F, Chandler PD, Zeleznik OA, Wu K, Wu Y, Yin K, Song R, Avila-Pacheco J, Clish CB, Meyerhardt JA, Zhang X, Song M, Ogino S, Lee I-M, Eliassen AH, Liang L, Smith-Warner SA, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL. Plasma Metabolite Profiles of Red Meat, Poultry, and Fish Consumption, and Their Associations with Colorectal Cancer Risk. Nutrients. 2022;14(5).10.3390/nu14050978

18.Wu Y*, Li Y, Giovannucci EL. Potential Impact of Time Trend of Lifestyle Risk Factors on Burden of Major Gastrointestinal Cancers in China. Gastroenterology. 2021;161(6):1830-41 e8.10.1053/j.gastro.2021.08.006

19.Fang Z, Wu Y, Li Y, Zhang X, Willett WC, Eliassen AH, Rosner B, Song M, Mucci LA, Giovannucci EL. Association of nut consumption with risk of total cancer and 5 specific cancers: evidence from 3 large prospective cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021;114(6):1925-35.10.1093/ajcn/nqab295

20.Wu Y, Huang R, Wang M, Bernstein L, Bethea TN, Chen C, Chen Y, Eliassen AH, Freedman ND, Gaudet MM, Gierach GL, Giles GG, Krogh V, Larsson SC, Liao LM, McCullough ML, Miller AB, Milne RL, Monroe KR, Neuhouser ML, Palmer JR, Prizment A, Reynolds P, Robien K, Rohan TE, Sandin S, Sawada N, Sieri S, Sinha R, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ, Tsugane S, van den Brandt PA, Visvanathan K, Weiderpass E, Wilkens LR, Willett WC, Wolk A, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Ziegler RG, Smith-Warner SA. Dairy foods, calcium, and risk of breast cancer overall and for subtypes defined by estrogen receptor status: a pooled analysis of 21 cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021;114(2):450-61.10.1093/ajcn/nqab097

21.Wang F, Wu K, Li Y, Song R, Wu Y, Zhang X, Song M, Liang L, Smith-Warner SA, Giovannucci EL, Willett WC. Association of folate intake and colorectal cancer risk in the postfortification era in US women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021;114(1):49-58.10.1093/ajcn/nqab035

22.Wu Y,* Hankinson SE, Smith-Warner SA, Wang M, Eliassen AH. Flavonoid Intake and Plasma Sex Steroid Hormones, Prolactin, and Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin in Premenopausal Women. Nutrients. 2019;11(11).10.3390/nu11112669

23.Li R, Wu Y, Jing L, Jaacks LM. Enablers and barriers to improving worksite canteen nutrition in Pudong, China: a mixed-methods formative research study. BMJ Open. 2018;8(4):e020529.10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020529