Associate Professor, Tsinghua University Vanke School of Public Health
John Ji is an Associate Professor at Tsinghua University Vanke School of Public Health. He received his bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University and his doctoral degree in environmental epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health. Previously, he served as assistant professor at Duke Kunshan University, senior editor for The Lancet, and consultant for the World Bank. John works with cohort studies on environmental determinants (green space, built environment, environmental pollution) of mortality and morbidities. He has published 150+ papers in journals such as The Lancet Planetary Health, International Journal of Epidemiology, and Environmental Health Perspectives. John was elected councillor of International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) – Asia Western Pacific Chapter. John teaches courses in research methods and epidemiology at Tsinghua University.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Neuroscience and BA in East Asian Studies, 2008
Johns Hopkins University
Master of Science (ScM) in Epidemiology, 2010
Harvard School of Public Health
Doctor of Science (ScD) in Environmental Health, 2013
Harvard School of Public Health
Teaching
Cohort Studies: Applied Epidemiology
Public Health Research Methods
Publications
Mortality Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Attributable to Ozone in China: 2019 vs 2050
Environmental Science & Technology, 2023
Interaction between plant-based dietary pattern and air pollution on cognitive function: a prospective cohort analysis of Chinese older adults.
The Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 2022.
Assessing the effects of ultraviolet radiation, residential greenness and air pollution on vitamin D levels: A longitudinal cohort study in China
Environment International, 2022
Solid fuel use, socioeconomic indicators and risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality: a prospective cohort study in a rural area of Sichuan, China.
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2021
Effect of heatwaves and greenness on mortality among Chinese older adults.
Environmental Pollution, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118009
Comparing Effects of FOXO3A and Residing in Urban Areas on Longevity: A Gene-Environment Interaction Study.
The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 2021
Interaction of Greenness and Polygenic Risk Score of Alzheimer's Disease on Risk of Cognitive Impairment.
Science of the Total Environment, 2021
Interaction of Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) candidate longevity gene and particulate matter (PM2.5) on all-cause mortality: a longitudinal cohort study in China.
Environmental Health, 2021
Association between Blood Lead Level and Uncontrolled Hypertension in the US Population (NHANES 1999-2016).
Journal of American Heart Association, 2020
Interaction between Residential Greenness and Air Pollution Mortality: Analysis of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS).
The Lancet Planetary Health, 2020
Residential Greenness and Mortality in a Cohort of Oldest-Old Women and Men in China.
The Lancet Planetary Health, 2019
Cumulative Lead Exposure and Tremor in a Cohort of Older Men: Impact of Lead Biomarkers in the VA Normative Aging Study.
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2015
Association between Blood Lead and Walking Speed in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1999–2002).
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2013
Commentaries
Building resilience in heatwaves
Nature Medicine, 2023
Air pollution and cardiovascular disease onset: hours, days, or years?
The Lancet Public Health, 2022
Megacity, Microscale Livable Space, and Major Depression.
JAMA Network Open, 2021
The IMO 2020 sulphur cap: a step forward for planetary health?
The Lancet Planetary Health, 2020
Time for Health to Enter China’s Climate Action Framework.
The Lancet Public Health, 2019
China’s Air Pollution and Ageing Society.
The Lancet Public Health, 2018
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