About the JBC

Jiangsu Birth Cohort Team
  • Hongbing  SHEN, Academician, MD, PhD

    Member of Chinese Academy of Engineering Professor of  Epidemiology, School of Public Health Director of Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention Deputy Director of National Bureau of  Disease Control and Prevention Director of China International Cooperation Center for Environment and Human Health Director of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment Director of Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine

    Academician Hongbing Shen has been engaged in environmental and tumor molecular epidemiology research for a long time, and has carried out a series of studies on birth cohort, tumor epidemiology, prevention strategies for high-risk groups, health care big data, etc., making important contributions to oncogene prediction and precise prevention. At present, more than 700 SCI papers have been published, and multiple representative academic papers have been published in international important journals such as Nat Genet, Lancet oncology, Lancet Respir Med, Cancer Cell, etc. SCI has cited more than 24000 times, and has been selected as a highly cited Chinese scholar in Elsevier's Medicine for eight consecutive years (2014-2022), with an H-index of 76. The research achievements have won two second prizes of the the State Natural Science Award, one Ho Leung Ho Lee Science and Technology Progress Award, one second prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award and several provincial and ministerial science and technology and teaching awards.
    Email:hbshen@njmu.edu.cn

  • Zhibin HU, MD, PhD

    President of Nanjing Medical University Director of the State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Nanjing Medical University Director of Birth Cohort Research Center, Nanjing Medical University Professor of  Epidemiology, School of Public Health National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars Professor of  Yangtze River Scholar Managing director of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association Vice chairman of the Public Health Doctor Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association

    Dr. Zhibin Hu has served his scientific inquiry into molecular biomarkers for complex diseases and achieved several findings, such as the State Key Research and Development Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Fund for the Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published more than 200 articles on Nat Genet, Nat Med, Cancer Cell, Lancet Oncol and other peer-reviewed international journals, and was continuously selected as a highly cited Chinese scholar in Elsevier's Chemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology section (H index 65, total SCI citations >18000). Moreover, He was honored with the second prize of National Natural Science Award, second prize of National Science and Technology Progress Award and multiple first prizes of ministerial or provincial Scientific and Technological Progress.
    Email:zhibin_hu@njmu.edu.cn

  • Yankai XIA, MD, PhD

    Vice President, Nanjing Medical University Professor of Toxicology,School of  Public Health Vice Director of Birth Cohort Research Center, Nanjing Medical University Distinguished Professor of  National Major Talent Program,China Deputy Director, International Joint Research Center for Environment and Human Health Chief Editor of Technical Terms for Toxicology, China Committee Member of  the International Society of Exposure Science Committee Member of Birth Cohort Consortium of Asia

    Prof. Yankai Xia works on environmental exposure and reproductive health. He has been in charge of several National or International projects. He has published more than 280 peer-reviewed articles with H-index of 52. He also owns 12 authorized national patents and have been awarded the Second Prize of National Scientific and Technological Progress and other prizes. He was also the co-chair of the Membership Committee, International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), as well as the Vice-President of the Asia Chapter, Birth Cohort Consortium of Asia (BiCCA) and several Chinese academic committees. He also acts as Editor/Associate Editor of several distinguished journals in the environmental field.
    Email:yankaixia@njmu.edu.cn

  • Guangfu JIN , MD, PhD

    Director for graduate school, Nanjing Medical University Professor of Epidemiology,School of  Public Health , Nanjing Medical University Vice Director of Birth Cohort Research Center, Nanjing Medical University National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars Young Scholar of the Yangtze River Scholars Program National Youth Talent Support Program Youth Teacher Award of Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation China Cancer Young Scientist Award

    Dr. Guangfu Jin is a professor of Preventive Medicine and a internationally recognized epidemiologist focused on the molecular and genetic epidemiology of gastric cancer. He successively presided several funds, such as the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars, the General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China, the State Key Research and Development Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, and the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China. As the first author or corresponding author, he has published papers in famous journals, such as Lancet Oncol、Nat Genet、Gastroenterology、Gut、Am J Hum Genet、Cancer Res, etc. His publications have been cited for more than 8000 times. Moreover, He was honored with second prize of the Natioanl Natural Science Foundation, first prize of University Natural Science Award of Ministry of Education and first prize of Science and Technology of Jiangsu Province, etc.
    Email:guangfujin@njmu.edu.cn

  • Hongxia MA,MD,PhD

    Director of  Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health,Nanjing Medical University Professor of Epidemiology,School of Public Health,Nanjing Medical University Vice dean, School of  Public Health, Nanjing Medical University Vice Director of Birth Cohort Research Center, Nanjing Medical University National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars Science Fund Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Found for Distinguished Young Scholars Science Fund

    Dr. Ma Hongxia is mainly engaged in research on molecular epidemiology of tumors, and presided over key research and development projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars and the Jiangsu Provincial Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. Published over 150 SCI papers, mainly in international academic journals such as Cancer Cell, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, Lancet Respir Med, J Thorac Oncol, Nat Commun, etc. As the main completer, she won the first prize of the Natural Science Award of the Ministry of Education, the first prize of the Science and Technology Award of Jiangsu Province, the second prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award of Jiangsu Province, the first prize of the Science and Technology Award of China Anti Cancer Association, the second prize of the Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award, the second prize of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, etc.
    Email:hongxiama@njmu.edu.cn



  • Yuan LIN, MD, PhD

    Director of Department of Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Professor of  Maternal Child and Adolescent Health School of  Public Health, Nanjing Medical University Distinguished Professor of Jiangsu Member of Maternal and Child Health Branch Committee, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association

    Dr. Yuan Lin obtained her MD degree and PhD degree in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Nanjing Medical University. After graduation, she received 1.5 years’ post-doctoral training in genetic epidemiology in the Department of Epidemiology at the Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health. From 2016-2017, she participated in the Visiting Program at the Epidemiology Branch of the Division of Intramural Population Health Research at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, National Institutes of Health (NICHD/NIH). From 2018-2020, she worked as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in the same department for 2 years. In 2020, Dr. Lin joined Nanjing Medical University as a Professor in the Department of Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health and a Principal Investigator in the State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine. Her research interests are investigating the interface of disease etiology and prevention strategies in the arena of reproductive and perinatal health using large population-based cohorts. Her research is founded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the Fund for Distinguished Professor of Jiangsu Province, China. Dr. Lin has published multiple peer-reviewed articles in the journals such as Nature Genetics, Nature Communications, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, and Science of the Total Environment.
    Email:yuanlin@njmu.edu.cn

  • Jiangbo DU, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor of Department of pidemiology, Nanjing Medical University

    Research Interest

    Birth cohort, Epidemiology of Maternal and Child Health


    Education

    ● Baotou Medical College, Preventive Medicine, B.S. (Sep, 2004-Jul,2009)

    ● Nanjing Medical University, Epidemiology, Ph.D. (Sep, 2010-Jul,2015)

    ● Aarhus University, Clinical Epidemiology, Guest researcher (May, 2019-Apr, 2020)


    Research Projects

    PI, The effects of maternal endocrine metabolism on offspring health in early life and key

    mechanisms. National Key R&D Program of China, 2021YFC2700705
    Email:dujiangbo@njmu.edu.cn

  • Tao JIANG, MD, PhD

    Associate professor of Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University.


    Research Interest

    ● Data and function research on genome of birth defect population with congenital heart disease

    ● Molecular epidemiology research on birth cohort and maternal and infant health


    Education

    ● Nanjing Medical University, Preventive Medicine, B.S. (2007.9-2012.7)

    ● Nanjing Medical University, Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Ph.D. (2012.9-2017.7)


    Honors And Awards

    ● 2018  Jiangsu Science and Technology Award (First Class, 9/9)

    ● 2021  Huaxia Medical Science and Technology Award (First Class, 7/11)


    Research Projects

    ● PI, Molecular epidemiologic study on the genetic pathogenic mutations of tetralogy of Fallot in Chinese population. National Natural Science Foundation of China, 81803305.

    ● PI, Molecular epidemiology of specific genetic mutations in Tetralogy of Fallot. Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, BK20180683.

    Email:tao.chiang0923@njmu.edu.cn

  • Yangqian JIANG, MD, PhD

    Lecturer of Maternal Child and Adolescent Health, Nanjing Medical University

    Research Interest

    Environmental Pollution and Maternal and Child Health


    Education

    ● Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, M.D.(2010.9-2014.6)

    ● Huazhong University of Science and Technology, School of public health, Ph.D. (2014.9-2019.6)


    Professional/working Experience

    Nanjing Medical University, School of public health, Postdoctoral Fellow (2019.7-2022.7)


    Research Projects

    PI, Prenatal exposure to bisphenols and placental imprinting gene methylation with child neurodevelopment: a birth cohort study. NSFC, 82003415
    Email:yangqianjiang@njmu.edu.cn

  • Xiumei HAN, MD

    Senior Research Assistant of Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University.

    Research Interest

    ● Environmental Pollution/Birthcohort

    ● EDCs/Spontaneous abortion

    ● Stemcell/Developmental Toxicology


    Education

    ● Baotou Medical College,Preventive Medicine, B.S. (2004.9-2009.7)

    ● Nanjing Medical University,Hygiene Toxicology, M.S. (2009.9-2012.7)


    Research Project

    ● PI. Effects of pregnancy exposure to pentachlorophenol on early spontaneous abortion and autophagy mechanism. NSFC,81502832.

    ● PI. Study on the role and molecular mechanism of Mir-141 in male spermatogenesis abnormalities caused 

    by representativephytoestrogens.General Education Program of Nanjing MedicalUniversity. 2013NJMU022.
    Email:hanxiumei@njmu.edu.cn

  • Bo XU, MD

    Research Assistant of Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University.

    Research Interest

    ● Reproductive Medicine, Development toxicity

    ● Environmental Pollution and Maternal and child health.


    Education

    ● Shanxi Medical University, Preventive Medicine, B.S. (2006.9-2011.7)

    ● Nanjing Medical University, Hygiene Toxicology, M.S. (2011.9-2014.7)
    Email:xubo@njmu.edu.cn

  • Kun ZHOU, MD

    Research Assistant of Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University.

    Research Interest

    ● Reproductive Toxicology

    ● Birth Cohort


    Education

    ● Anhui Medical University, Health inspection, B.S. (2008.9-2012.7)

    ● Nanjing Medical University, Toxicology, M.S. (2012.9-2015.7)


    Research Projects

    ● PI, Effect and mechanism of Low-dose octylphenol on spermatogenesis disorder by interfering with

    adenosine metabolism.NSFC,81602885
    Email:zk@njmu.edu.cn

  • Xiaoyu LIU, MD

    Research Assistant of Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University.

    Mainly engaged in the daily project management of the national birth cohort, and carries out some scientific research work at the same time. Proficient in statistical analysis software (SPSS), data management software (EpiData), structural equation analysis (Amos) and other professional skills. 


    Research Interest

    Postpartum depression


    Education

    ● Anhui Medical University, Preventive Medicine, B.S. (2010.9-2015.7)

    ● Anhui Medical University, Epidemiology and Health Statistics, M.S. (2015.9-2018.7)
    Email:liuxiaoyu930319@163.com

  • Hong LV, MD, PhD

    Postdoctor, Nanjing Medical University

    Research Interest

    Reproductive epidemiology


    Education

    ● 2021/03-now: Postdoctor, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University

    ● 2017/09-2020/12: Doctor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University

    ● 2015/09-2017/07: Master, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University

    ● 2010/09-2015/07: Undergraduate, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University


    Research Projects

    1. The National Natural Science Foundation of China, PI, 2022-01 to 2024-12

    2. The Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, PI, 2021-07 to 2024-06

    3. The 2021 Jiangsu Province Postdoctoral Research Funding Project, PI, 2021-06 to 2023-12

    Email: lvhong1203@njmu.edu.cn

  • Qun LU, MD, PhD

    Postdoctor, Nanjing Medical University

    Research Interest

    Maternity and Child epidemiology


    Education

    ● 2020/07-now: Postdoctor, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University

    ● 2017/09-2020/6: Doctor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University

    ● 2015/09-2017/07: Master, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University

    ● 2010/09-2015/07: Undergraduate, The first clinical medical college of Nanjing Medical University


    Research Projects

    The National Natural Science Foundation of China, Pl, 2022-01 to 2024-12

    Email: luqun@nimu.edu.cn

  • Shiyao TAO, MD, PhD

    Postdoctor, Nanjing Medical University

    Research Interest

    Reproductive epidemiology


    Education

    ● 2023/01-now: Postdoctor, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine and Offspring Health, Nanjing Medical University

    ● 2019/09-2022/12: Doctor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University

    ● 2017/09-2019/07: Master, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University

    ● 2012/09-2017/07: Undergraduate, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University



    Email: taoshiyao_njmu@njmu.edu.cn


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