Professor of Environmental Medicine
Department of Environmental Medicine
* liyuanyuan@hust.edu.cn
Academic Areas
Environmental epidemiology / Environmental toxicology
Research Interests
Health effects of exposure to environmental pollutants on women’s and children’s health
Selected Professional Affiliations
Reviewers of several international magazines such as Environment International
Awards and Honors
2007 The second prize of the Natural Science of Hubei Province (No. 2)
2008 The second prize of the Natural Science of the Ministry of Education (No. 2)
Education
2002-2007 Huazhong University of Science and Technology, PhD Degree
Professional/working Experience
2016-present Professor, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
2010-2016 Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
2015-2016 Visiting Scholar, Brown University, USA
2007 2008 Visiting Scholar, University of Tübingen, Germany
Past and ongoing projects, funding, programs
Epigenetic regulation of key genes in placental neurodevelopment during exposure to fine particulate matter during pregnancy and its association with cognitive ability in children, Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (PI, 01/01/12-12/31/14)
The effect of air pollution on pregnant women and its risk of hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy, National key research and development plan project (PI,2012.01-2014.12)
The effect of bisphenol A embryonic exposure on islet β cell development and its relationship with abnormal glucose metabolism in adulthood, National Natural Science Foundation of China 21177046 (PI, 2012.01-2014.12)
Effect of bisphenol A embryonic exposure on epigenetic regulation of Th2 and Treg cell differentiation and its relationship with asthma in children aged 0-3 years, National Natural Science Foundation of China (PI, 2014.01-2017.12)
Study on Environmental Estrogen Rapid Screening Sensor Based on Nano-gold Bilayer Lipid Membrane,Wuhan Youth Technology Morning Light Project (PI, 2012.01-2013.12)
Effect of alkylphenol exposure during pregnancy on glucocorticoid signal in placenta-HPA axis and its relationship with infant catch-up growth, Central University Basic Research Fund (2016.04-2018.12)
A cohort study on the relationship between environmental endocrine disruptors exposure and neurobehavioral disorders in infants during development, Central University Basic Research Fund (2012.01-2013.12)
Study on detection of antibiotic residues by nano-bilayer lipid membrane biosensor, National Natural Science Foundation (2009.1-2011.12)
Research on health hazard evaluation technology based on priority control of chemical contaminant monitoring data, National Environmental Protection Department public welfare project (2009.9-2012.8)
Select Publications
Journal Article
# First author *Corresponding author
1. Wenyu Liu, Bin Zhang, Zheng Huang, Xinyun Pan, Xiaomei Chen, Chen Hu, Hongxiu Liu, Yangqian Jiang, Xiaojie Sun, Yang Peng, Wei Xia, Shunqing Xu, and Yuanyuan Li*, Cadmium Body Burden and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: a Prospective Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2018.126(2):027006.
2. Yuling Xing, Wei Xia, Bin Zhang, Aifen Zhou, Zheng Huang, Hongling Zhang, Hongxiu Liu, Yangqian Jiang, Chen Hu, Xiaomei Chen, Shunqing Xu, and Yuanyuan Li*, Relation between cadmium exposure and gestational diabetes mellitus. Environ Int. 2018. pii: S0160-4120(17)31866-4.
3. Hongxiu Liu, Shi Lu, Bin Zhang, Wei Xia, Wenyu Liu, ang Peng, Hongling Zhang, Kangbing Wu, Shunqing Xu, Yuanyuan Li*. Maternal arsenic exposure and birth outcomes: A birth cohort study in Wuhan, China. Environ Pollut. 2018. 236:817-823.
4. Hongxiu Liu, Wei Xia, Shunqing Xu, Bin Zhang, Bin lu, Zheng Huang, Hongling Zhang, Yangqian Jiang, Wenyu Liu, Yang Peng, Xiaojie Sun, Yuanyuan Li*, Cadmium body burden and pregnancy-induced hypertension. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2017. pii: S1438-4639(17)30533-3.
5. Wenqian Huo, Wei Xia, Chuansha Wu, Yingshuang Zhu, Bin Zhang, Yanjian Wan, Aifen Zhou, Zhengmin Qian, Zhong Chen, Yangqian Jiang, Hongxiu Liu, Jie Hu, Bing Xu, Shunqing Xu, Yuanyuan Li*, Urinary level of triclosan in a population of Chinese pregnant women and its association with birth outcomes. Environ Pollut, 2017. pii: S0269-7491(16)31554-8.,
6. Yangqian Jiang, Wei Xia, Bin Zhang, Xinyun Pan, Wenyu Liu, Shuna Jin, Wenqian Huo, Hongxiu Liu, Yang Peng, Xiaojie Sun, Hongling Zhang, Aifen Zhou, Shunqing Xu, Yuanyuan Li*. Predictors of thallium exposure and its relation with preterm birth. Environ Pollut. 2017. pii: S0269-7491(17)327975.
7. Lu Cheng, Bin Zhang, Wenqian Huo, Zhongqiang Cao, Wenyu Liu, Jiaqiang Liao, Wei Xia, Shunqing Xu, Yuanyuan Li*. Fetal exposure to lead during pregnancy and the risk of preterm and early-term deliveries. Int J Hyg Environ Health, 2017. 220(6): p. 984-989.
8. Xinyun Pan, Jie Hu, Wei Xia, Bin Zhang , Wenyu Liu, Chuncao Zhang, Jie Yang, Chen Hu, Aifen Zhou, Zhong Chen, Jingxia Cao, Yiming Zhang, Youjie Wang, Zheng Huang, Bin Lv, Ranran Song, Jianduan Zhang, Shunqing Xu, Yuanyuan Li,*. Prenatal chromium exposure and risk of preterm birth: a cohort study in Hubei, China. Sci Rep, 2017. 7(1): p. 3048.
9. Yingshuang Zhu, Yanjian Wan, Bin Zhang, Aifen Zhou, Huowen Qian, Chuansha Wu, Hongxiu Liu, Yangqian Jiang, Zong Chen, Minmin Jiang, Yang Peng, Shunqing Xu, Wei Xia* and Yuanyuan Li*. Relationship between maternal phthalate exposure and offspring size at birth. Science of the Total Environment, 2018. 612: p. 1072-1078.
10. Aifen Zhou, Huailong Chang, Wenqian Huo, Bin Zhang, Jie Hu, Wei Xia, Zhong Chen, Chao Xiong, Yaqi Zhang, Youjie Wang, Shunqing Xu. Yuanyuan Li*. Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A and risk of allergic diseases in early life. Pediatric Research, 2017.81(6):851-856.