Xueli Yang, Associate Professor
Department of Occupational health and environmental health
Email：yangxueli2019@
Resume
Dr. Xueli Yang，Associate Professor of Tianjin Medical University received his Ph.D. degree from Peking Union Medical College in 2014, after a one-year training in Tulane University, USA, as a visiting scholar. His research interest mainly focus on the effects of environment pollution (e.g. air pollutants) on chronic diseases and risk prediction for disease development. He has published over 30 original research articles in peer-reviewed journals, including some high-impact journals such as Circulation, and Hypertension etc. Dr. Yang has already been a Principle Investigator in one grant supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) as well as a co-Investigator in several projects granted from the Ministry of Science and Technology, PRC.
Research Direction
Effects of environmental risk factors (e.g. air pollutants) on chronic diseases, and risk assessment studies for chronic diseases
Education
Ph.D., Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, 2014
Bachelor, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China, 2009
Professional Experience：
1. 09/2019-, Associate Prof., School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
2. 07/2017-08/2019, Associate Prof. Department of Epidemiology, Fuwai Hospital, CAMS, Beijing, China
3. 07/2014-07/2017, Assistant Prof., Department of Epidemiology, Fuwai Hospital, CAMS, Beijing, China
4. 09/2012-08/2013, Visiting Scholar, Tulane University, LA, USA
Project
1. The relationship and genetic mechanism between blood pressure changes and insulin changes during low-sodium diet,Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81500330), 01/2016-12/2018. Role: Principle Investigator.
2. Acute exposure-response relationship of exposure to air pollution on cardiovascular diseases. Funded by National Key R&D Program of China (2016YFC0206503), 07/2016-06/2020. Role: Co-Investigator.
3. Chronic exposure-response relationship of exposure to air pollution on cardiovascular diseases. Funded by National Key R&D Program of China (2017YFC0211703), 07/2017-12/2020. Role: Co-Investigator.
4. Long-term effects and prediction studies between ambient fine particulate pollution and cardiovascular diseases. Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (91643208), 01/2017-12/2020. Role: Co-Investigator.
Publications
（#Co-first author，*Corresponding author）
1. Yang X#, Li J#, Hu D, Chen J, Li Y, Huang J, Liu X, Liu F, Cao J, Shen C, Yu L, Lu F, Wu X, Zhao L, Wu X, Gu D*. Predicting the ten-year risks of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Chinese population: The China-PAR project. Circulation. 2016;134:1430-1440.
2. Huang K#, Yang X#, Liang F, Liu F, Li J, Xiao Q, Chen J, Liu X, Cao J, Shen C, Yu L, Lu F, Wu X, Zhao L, Wu X, Li Y, Hu D, Huang J, Liu Y*, Lu X*, Gu D. Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and hypertension incidence in China: The China-PAR Cohort Study. Hypertension. 2019; 73:1195-1201.
3. Liang F, Yang X, Liu F, Li J, Xiao Q, Chen J, Liu X, Cao J, Shen C, Yu L, Lu F, Wu X, Zhao L, Wu X, Li Y, Hu D, Huang J, Liu Y*, Lu X*, Gu D. Long-term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and incidence of diabetes in China: A cohort study. Environment International. 2019;126:568-575
4. Xing X, Yang X*, Liu F, Li J, Chen J, Liu X, Cao J, Shen C, Yu L, Lu F, Wu X, Zhao L, Li Y, Hu D, Lu X, Gu D. Predicting 10-Year and Lifetime Stroke Risk in Chinese Population. Stroke 2019; 50: 2371-2378.
5. Huang K#, Liu F#, Han X, Huang C, Huang J, Gu D, Yang X*. Association of BMI with total mortality and recurrent stroke among stroke patients: A meta-analysis of cohort studies. Atherosclerosis. 2016;253:94-101.
6. Hu Z, Liu F, Li M, He J, Huang J, Rao DC, Hixson JE, Gu C, Kelly TN, Chen S, Gu D, Yang X*. Associations of variants in the cacna1a and cacna1c genes with longitudinal blood pressure changes and hypertension incidence: The gensalt study. American Journal of Hypertension. 2016;29:1301-1306.
7. Yang X, Gu D*, He J, Hixson JE, Rao DC, Lu F, Mu J, Jaquish CE, Chen J, Huang J, Shimmin LC, Rice TK, Chen J, Wu X, Liu D, Kelly TN*. Genome-wide linkage and regional association study of blood pressure response to the cold pressor test in Han Chinese: the genetic epidemiology network of salt sensitivity study. Circulation Cardiovascular Genetics 2014; 7: 521-8.
8. Yang X, He J, Gu D*, Hixson JE, Huang J, Rao DC, Shimmin LC, Chen J, Rice TK, Li J, Schwander K, Kelly TN. Associations of epithelial sodium channel genes with blood pressure changes and hypertension incidence: the GenSalt study. American Journal of Hypertension 2014; 27(11): 1370-6.
9. Yang X, Gu D*. Response by Yang and Gu to Letter Regarding Article, Predicting the 10-Year Risks of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Chinese Population: The China-PAR Project (Prediction for ASCVD Risk in China). Circulation 2017; 135(13): e822-e823.（Letter）
Membership of Academic Society
Member of Committee of Prevention and Control for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association