Xiaomin Zhang

【Source: | Date:2019-08-05 】


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Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health

Department of Occupational and Environmental Health


* mingxz117@163.com

Academic Areas

Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology / Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Research Interests

Occupational, environmental exposures and early cardio-pulmonary damage.

Gene-environment interactions and environmental related disease.

Novel biomarkers and genetic markers for environmental related disease.

Courses Taught

Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine / Preventive Medicine / Occupational Hazards and Health

Awards and Honors

2013     The second prize for National Natural Science in 2013 (Rank 5)

2011      New Century Excellent Talents in University

2011      Huazhong Scholar;

Education

2008    Ph.D., School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, HUST

2005    M.P.H., School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, HUST

1994      B.D., Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China

Professional/working Experience

22013-present Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, HUST

2011-2012         Visiting Scholar at Harvard School of Public Health

2008-2013       Associate professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, HUST

1994–2005       Physician, Labor Hygiene and Occupational Disease Institute of WISCO


Past and ongoing projects, funding, programs

Acute effect of dose, size and chemical composition of fine particulate matters on children, funded by National key research and development program of China. (2016-2020, PI)

Role and mechanism of LncRNA in early cardiovascular damage caused by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China. (2017-2020, PI)

Cohort study on interactions of lipid-related gene and lifestyle onlipid change and the risk of CHD, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China. (2014-2017, PI)

Interaction of Hsp70 and IL-6 on early cardiovascular damage in workers exposed to coke oven emissions, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China. (2010-2012, PI)

Joint effect of multiple inflammation biomarkers for predicting risk of acute coronary syndrome, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province. (2009-2011, PI)

Select Publications

Journal Article

Full list can be found at http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-5572-2011

* Corresponding author

1.       Fang Q, Wang Z, Zhan Y, Li D, Zhang K, Zhou T, Yang H, Zhang C, Li X, Min X, Chen W, Guo H, He M, Kong W, Wu T, Zhang X*. Hearing loss is associated with increased CHD risk and unfavorable CHD-related biomarkers in the Dongfeng-Tongji cohort. Atherosclerosis. 2018, 271:70-76  

2.      Li Y, Yang L, Wang H, Jiang H, Qiu G, Liu Y, Xiao Y, Yang H, Wu T, Zhang X*. Longer time spent in bed attempting to sleep is associated with rapid renal function decline: the Dongfeng-Tongji cohort study. Ann Med. 2018, 50 (2):172-179  

3.      Lai X, Fang Q, Yang L, Chen X, Wang H, Ma L, Guo W, Liu M, Yang H, Zhang C, Li X, Min X, Yuan J, He M, Wu T, Zhang X*. Direct, indirect, and total bilirubin and incident coronary heart disease in the Dongfeng-Tongji cohort. Ann Med. 2018, 50 (1):16-25  

4.      Yang L, Yan K, Zeng D, Lai X, Chen X, Fang Q, Guo H, Wu T, Zhang X*. Association of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons metabolites and risk of diabetes in coke oven workers. Environ Pollut. 2017, 223:305-310  

5.      Lai X, Yang L, Légaré S, Angileri F, Chen X, Fang Q, Yang H, Zhang C, Li X, Min X, Xu C, Yuan J, He M, Wu T, Zhang X*. Dose-response relationship between serum uric acid levels and incident coronary heart disease in the Dongfeng-Tongji Cohort. Int J Cardiol. 2016, 224:299-304  

6.      Yang L, Xu Z, He M, Yang H, Li X, Min X, Zhang C, Xu C, Angileri F, Légaré S, Yuan J, Miao X, Guo H, Yao P, Wu T, Zhang X*. Sleep duration and midday napping with 5-year incidence and reversion of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older Chinese. Sleep. 2016, 39(11):1911-1918  

7.      Yang L, Yang H, He M, Pan A, Li X, Min X, Zhang C, Xu C, Yuan J, Wei S,Miao X, Hu FB, Wu T, Zhang X*. Longer sleep duration and midday napping are associated with a higher risk of CHD incidence in middle-aged and older Chinese: The Dongfeng-Tongji Cohort Study. Sleep. 2016, 39(3):645-652  

8.     Feng Y, Huang X, Sun H, Liu C, Zhang B, Zhang Z, Sharma T, Chen W, Wu T, Yuan J, Zhang X*. Framingham risk score modifies the effect of PM10 on heart rate variability. Sci Total Environ. 2015, 523:146-151  

9.      Yang L, Zhou Y, Sun H, Lai H, Liu C, Yan K, Yuan J, Wu T, Chen W, Zhang X*. Dose-response relationship between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites and risk of diabetes in the general Chinese population. Environ Pollut. 2014, 195 C:24-30

10.  Feng Y, Sun H, Song Y, Bao J, Huang X, Ye J, Yuan J, Chen W, Christiani DC, Wu T, Zhang X*. A community study of the effect of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites on heart rate variability based on the Framingham risk score. Occup Environ Med. 2014, 71(5):338-345