Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Associate Professor
Interim Division Head
Phone: (619) 594-0969
Office: HT 172
Email: tianying.wu@sdsu.edu
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Education
- Postdoctoral training, molecular and nutritional epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health
- PhD. Nutrition. University of North Carolina, Greensboro
- MS. Epidemiology. Harvard School of Public Health
- MD. Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Scholarly Areas
- Molecular epidemiology
- Nutritional epidemiology
- Aging and chronic diseases among cancer survivors and general population
- Asian American communities
- Complementary and alternative medicine
- Precision medicine
- Individualized nutrition
- Climate changes and health outcomes
- Digestive health
Biography
Dr. Tianying Wu is an Associate Professor (tenured) in the School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Dr. Wu is a molecular and nutritional epidemiologist. She is interested in integrating biological and epidemiologic approaches to study etiological factors of aging-related chronic diseases among cancer survivors and the general population. She has expertise in identifying and determining the role of novel biomarkers in disease development in large epidemiologic studies. Her research focuses on 1) Determining the role of inflammation, oxidative stress, nitrate metabolism, acid-base balance and liver function in aging process; 2) Determining joint impacts of diet and psychologic health on aging-related outcomes;3) Studying impacts of diets across individuals with different characteristics (e.g., smoking status, and different metabolic conditions); 3) Determining racial disparities in health behaviors; 4) Applying holistic medicine approaches to identify dietary and lifestyle factors that are associated with the development of chronic diseases. Dr. Wu has received grants from American Heart Association, National Cancer Institute, several other NIH institutes, and California tobacco-related disease research program.
