慢性病流行病学,遗传流行病学,双生子研究。
科学问题聚焦于遗传、环境如何影响DNA甲基化,进而导致心血管代谢性疾病。
1. 国家自然科学基金面上项目,82373659,主要生活方式、DNA甲基化与血压长期变化的纵向双生子研究,2024/01-2027/12,主持;
2. 国家自然科学基金面上项目,82073633,DNA甲基化与血压因果关系的纵向双生子研究,2021/01至2024/12,主持;
3. 国家自然科学基金面上项目,81573223,以表型不一致双生子为基础的高血压DNA甲基化研究,2016/01至2019/12,主持;
4. 国家自然科学基金青年基金项目,81202264,以共同抚养和分开抚养双生子为基础的心血管疾病环境危险因素研究,2013/01至2015/12,主持;
5. 国家重点研发计划“生育健康及妇女儿童健康保障”重点专项,2023YFC2705900,双胎妊娠母胎不良结局发生机制、预测及干预策略研究,2023/12-2026/11,课题骨干;
6. 公益性行业科研专项,201502006,中国环境流行病学特殊人群队列研究,2015/09至2018/09,任务单元负责人;
7. 全国公共卫生与预防医学名词办项目,流行病学学科思政时间轴建设研究,2025/06至2026/06,主持;
8. 全国公共卫生与预防医学名词办项目,流行病学名词规范化建设,2022/09至2022/12,主持;
9. 北京大学医学部教育教学研究课题,流行病学课程思政评价指标体系构建研究,2024/10至2026/10,主持;
10. 北京大学医学部教育教学研究课题,《流行病学》课程思政资源库构建研究,2021/10至2023/10,主持。
1. Cao H, Jiang Z, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Hu R, Gao R, Yu M, Zhou J, Wu X, Liu Y, Gao W*, Li L*. Association between cardiovascular health and epigenetic aging: a twin study. Clin Epigenetics. 2026 Jan 5;18(1):23.
2. Hong X, Miao K, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Hu R, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Liu Y, Gao W*, Li L. Longitudinal changes in the genetic and environmental influences on DNA methylation linked to obesity measures: a 5-year twin study. Mol Biomed. 2025 Nov 3;6(1):94. (2025年国际双生子研究会议口头报告)
3. Hong X, Cao H, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Hu R, Gao R, Yu M, Zhou J, Wu X, Liu Y, Yin S, Gao W*, Li L*. Trends of genetic contributions on epigenetic clocks and related methylation sites with aging: A population-based adult twin study. Aging Cell. 2025 Mar;24(3):e14403.
4. Miao K, Liu S, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Hu R, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Liu Y, Gao W*, Li L*. Five years of change in adult twins: longitudinal changes of genetic and environmental influence on epigenetic clocks. BMC Med. 2024 Jul 10;22(1):289.
5. Miao K, Hong X, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Hu R, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Liu Y, Gao W*, Li L*. Association between epigenetic age and type 2 diabetes mellitus or glycemic traits: A longitudinal twin study. Aging Cell.2024Jul;23(7):e14175.
6. Hong X, Miao K, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Liu Y, Gao W*, Li L*. Association between DNA methylation and blood pressure: A longitudinal twin study of 5-year. Hypertension 2023, 80(1): 169-181.
7. Hong X, Wu Z, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Pang Z, Cong L, Wang H, Wu X, Liu Y, Gao W*, Li L*. Longitudinal association of DNA methylation with type 2 diabetes and glycemic traits: A 5-year cross-lagged twin study. Diabetes 2022, 71(12):2804-2817.
8. Zheng K, Gao W*, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Wang S, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Dong Z, Wu F, Jiang G, Wang X, Liu Y, Deng J, Lu L, Li L*. Education, income, and obesity: A nationwide Chinese twin study. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2022, 30(4):931-942.
9. Xi Y, Gao W*, Zheng K, Lv J, Yu C, Wang S, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Dong Z, Wu F, Jiang G, Wang X, Liu Y, Deng J, Lu L, Cao W*, Li L. Overweight and risk of type 2 diabetes: a prospective Chinese twin study. Diabetes metab 2022, 48(3): 101278.
10. Gao W, Lv J, Pang Y, Li L*. Role of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infections in covid-19 pandemic. BMJ 2021, 375:n2342.(专辑荣获2021年国内十大医学科技新闻)
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