Yuanjie Pang

Assistant Professor
ypang@bjmu.edu.cn
Xueyuanlu 38., Haidian district, Beijing, China
Peking University

Personal profile

A junior epidemiologist with 6-year research experience in population-based cohort studies in diverse populations, genetic and environment determinants of non-communicable diseases, multi-omics investigations to explore disease etiology, burden of vaccine-preventable diseases, and vaccine effectiveness, as well as 3-year teaching experience in epidemiology and biostatistics. Engaged in dissemination of research output to the general public to inform disease prevention strategies and guidelines.

Work and education experience:

Peking University Health Science Center, postdoctoral fellow, 04/2019 – 04/2021

University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Population Health, DPhil in Population Health, 10/2015 – 02/2019

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Master of Science (ScM) in Epidemiology, 09/2013 – 05/2015

Peking University Health Science Center, Bachelor of Medicine, 09/2008 – 07/2013

Main research directions

Chronic disease epidemiology (cardiometabolic disease)

Representative scientific research projects

1. Title: “Impact of vaccination on the burden of pneumococcal diseases among older adults in Beijing based on medical insurance big data”

Dates: 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2022

Sponsoring agency: National Natural Science Foundation of Beijing

Funding level: RMB 300,000

Role: PI

2. Title: “Genetic and lifestyle interactions in relation to incidence and prognosis of chronic liver diseases in Chinese”

Dates: 01/06/2020 – 21/04/2021

Sponsoring agency: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

Funding level: RMB 80,000

Role: PI

3. Title: “A prospective investigation of metabolic risk factors for hepatobiliary disease in Chinese”

Dates: 01/06/2019 – 21/04/2021

Sponsoring agency: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

Funding level: RMB 180,000

Role: PI

4. Title: “Factors and mechanisms of health and longevity based on a large natural population cohort in China”

Dates: 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2022

Sponsoring agency: National Natural Science Foundation of China

PI: Professor Jun Lv

Funding level: RMB 1,000,000

Role: Team member

10 representative papers

1. Pang Y#, Kartsonaki C#, Lv J, Fairhurst-Hunter Z, Millwood IY, Yu C, Guo Y, Chen Y, Bian Z, Yang L, Chen J, Clarke R, Walters R, Holmes MV*, Li L, Chen Z*. Adiposity, circulation protein biomarkers and risk of major vascular diseases. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Dec 2. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.6041.

2. Pang Y#, Wang Q#, Lv M*, Yu M, Lu M, Huang Y*, Wu J, Xie Z. Influenza vaccination and hospitalization outcomes among older patients with cardiovascular or respiratory diseases. J Infect Dis. 2020 Aug 11. doi:10.1093/infdis/jiaa493.

3. Pang Y, Kartsonaki C*, Lv J, Millwood I, Yu C, Guo Y, Chen Y, Bian Z, Yang L, Chen J, Clarke R, Walters R, Wu S, Li H, Holmes MV, Chen Z, Li L*. Observational and genetic associations of body mass index and hepatobiliary diseases in a relatively lean Chinese population. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(10):e2018721. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.

4. Pang Y, Lv J, Kartsonaki C, Yu C, Guo Y, Du H, Bennett D, Bian Z, Chen Y, Yang L, Turnbull I, Wang H, Li H, Holmes MV, Chen J, Chen Z*, Li L*. Association of physical activity with risk of hepatobiliary diseases in China: a prospective study of 0.5 million people. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Aug 21. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2020-102174.

5. Pang Y, Kartsonaki C*, Turnbull I, Guo Y, Yang L, Bian Z, Chen Y, Millwood IY, Bragg F, Gong W, Xu Q, Kang Q, Chen J, Li L, Holmes MV, Chen Z. Metabolic and lifestyle risk factors for pancreatitis in 0.5 million Chinese adults: a prospective cohort study of 0.5 million people. PLoS Med. 2018;15(8):e1002618. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002618.

6. Pang Y, Kartsonaki C*, Turnbull I, Guo Y, Clarke R, Chen Y, Bragg F, Yang L, Bian Z, Millwood IY, Hao J, Han X, Zang Y, Chen J, Li L, Holmes MV, Chen Z. Diabetes, plasma glucose and incidence of fatty liver, cirrhosis and liver cancer in Chinese: a prospective study of 0.5 million people. Hepatology. 2018;68(4):1308-1318.

7. Pang Y, Kartsonaki C*, Guo Y, Bragg F, Yang L, Bian Z, Chen Y, Iona A, Millwood IY, Lv J, Yu C, Chen J, Li L, Holmes MV, Chen Z. Diabetes, plasma glucose and incidence of pancreatic cancer: a prospective study of 0.5 million Chinese adults and a meta‐analysis of 22 cohort studies. Int J Cancer. 2017;140(8):1781-1788.

8. Pang Y, Sang Y, Ballew SH, Grams ME, Heiss G, Coresh J, Matsushita K*. Carotid intima-media thickness and incident ESRD: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016;11(7):1197-1205.

9. Pang Y*, Jones MR, Tellez-Plaza M, Guallar E, Vaidya D, Post WS, Jaufman JD, Delaney VA, Navas-Acien A. Association of geography and ambient air pollution with urine metal concentrations in six US cities: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016;13(3). pii:E.324. doi:10.3390/ijerph13030324.

10. Pang Y*, Peng RD, Jones MR, Francesconi KA, Goessler W, Howard BV, Umans JG, Best LG, Guallar E, Post WS, Kaufman JD, Vaidya D, Navas-Acien A. Metal mixtures in urban and rural populations in the US: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and the Strong Heart Study. Environ Res. 2016;147:356-364.