Yiqun Wu

Assistant Professor
qywu118@163.com
Xueyuan Road 38, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Peking University

Personal profile

Education

2008.9-2011.7, Peking University, Ph.D., Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2006.9-2008.7, Peking University, M.S., Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2001.9-2006.7, Peking University, Bachelor, Preventive Medicine

Positions

2021.4-present, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Assistant Professor

2016.10-2017.10, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Visiting Scientist

2012,2014-2016, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Administrator (office of student affairs, research management, and teaching management)

2011.8-2021.3, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Lecturer

Teaching Courses

Courses for undergraduates: Inductive reasoning and epidemiology, Epidemiology, Foundation of epidemiology

Courses for master’s or PhD students: Epidemiology method, Fundamentals of medical statistics, Data mining in medical research, Foundation of genetic epidemiology, Association study in genetic epidemiology

MOOCs: Inductive reasoning and epidemiology (http://www.chinesemooc.org/mooc/4988)

Active Member

Deputy Secretary General for Committee of Health Management, Chinese Association of Medical Education; director of Committee of Clinical Efficacy Evaluation, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies; active member in Committee of Digital Diagnosis and Treatment, Chinese Geriatrics Society; active member in Committee of Vaccine and Health, Chinese Association of Medical and Health Culture; active member in American Society of Human Genetics.

Main research directions

Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology of Complex Diseases, Data Mining in Medical Research

Representative scientific research projects

1. Omics study on the “missing heritability” of type 2 diabetes based on genetic nurture effects, National Science Foundation of China (General Program 8207120805), Genetic core PI

2. Integrated prevention and control system of precision diagnosis and treatment for common infectious diseases in the elderly, National Key RESEARCH and development Program (2020YFC2005401), Statistic core PI

3. Pedigree cohort study on gene-environment interaction in ischemic stroke, National Science Foundation of China (General Program 81872695), Statistic core PI

4. Evaluation of pleiotropy across obesity and ischemic stroke using a sib-pair study design, National Science Foundation of China (Young Scholars Program 81703291), PI

5. The effect of adiponectin and related genes on cardiovascular diseases: a family based case cohort study, National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program 81473043), Statistic core PI

6. Sibling study on the relationship between candidate genes in inflammatory pathway and ischemic stroke, Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (20120001120029), PI

7. The family based cohort study on the common non-communicable chronic diseases of the populations in the rural community of northern China, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Key Program 81230066), Statistic core PI

8. Family based study on the genetic susceptibility of ischemic stroke, National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program 81172744), Statistic core member

9. Comprehensive management for hypertension——a follow-up study for hypertensive therapy in community, National Key Technologies R & D Program of China during the 11th Five-Year Plan Period (2006BAI01A03-(16)), Statistic core member

10 representative papers

1. Wang Z#, Wu Y, Wu J, Wang M, Wang X, Wang J, Wu T, Wu Y*, Hu Y*. Trends in prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes among adults in Beijing, China, from 2008 to 2017. Diabet Med. 2021 Sep; 38(9): e14487. doi: 10.1111/dme.14487. PMID: 33278034.

2. Wang X#, Wang Z, Wu J, Wang M, Wang J, Wu T, Chen D, Tang X, Qin X, Wu Y*, Hu Y*. Interactive associations of the INAFM2 rs67839313 variant and egg consumption with type 2 diabetes mellitus and fasting blood glucose in a Chinese population: A family-based study. Gene. 2021 Feb 20; 770:145357. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.145357. PMID: 33333222.

3. Wu Y#, Chen F#, Song H, Feng W, Sun J, Liu R, Li D, Liu Y*. Use of a Smartphone Platform to Help With Emergency Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Observational Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2021; 9(2): e25488. doi: 10.2196/25488.

4. Wu Y#, Wang Z, Zheng Y, Wang M, Wang S, Wang J, Wu J, Wu T, Chang C, Hu Y*. The impact of comprehensive tobacco control policies on cardiovascular diseases in Beijing, China. Addiction. 2021 Aug; 116(8): 2175-2184. doi: 10.1111/add.15406. PMID: 33404152.

5. Wu Y#, Chen F#, Wang Z, Feng W, Liu Y, Wang Y*, Song H*. Reductions in Hospital Admissions and Delays in Acute Stroke Care During the Pandemic of COVID-19. Front Neurol. 2020 Nov 5;11:584734. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.584734. PMID: 33250851; PMCID: PMC7674953.

6. Zheng Y#, Wu Y#, Wang M, Wang Z, Wang S, Wang J, Wu J, Wu T, Chang C*, Hu Y*. Impact of a comprehensive tobacco control policy package on acute myocardial infarction and stroke hospital admissions in Beijing, China: interrupted time series study. Tob Control. 2020 Jul 15:tobaccocontrol-2020-055663. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-055663. PMID: 32669389.

7. Tian Y#, Wu Y#, Liu H, Si Y, Wu Y, Wang X, Wang M, Wu J, Chen L, Wei C, Wu T, Gao P*, Hu Y*. The impact of ambient ozone pollution on pneumonia: A nationwide time-series analysis. Environ Int. 2020 Mar;136:105498. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105498. PMID: 31991238.

8. Wang X#, Wu J, Wu Y, Wang M, Wang Z, Wu T, Chen D, Tang X, Qin X, Wu Y*, Hu Y*. Pleiotropic Effects of a KCNQ1 Variant on Lipid Profiles and Type 2 Diabetes: A Family-Based Study in China. J Diabetes Res. 2020 Jan 13;2020:8278574. doi: 10.1155/2020/8278574. PMID: 32016123; PMCID: PMC6982365.

9. Cao Y#, Xiang X, Song J, Tian Y, Wang M, Wang X, Li M, Huang Z, Wu Y, Wu T, Wu Y*, Hu Y*. Distinct effects of antihypertensives on depression in the real-world setting: A retrospective cohort study. J Affect Disord. 2019 Dec 1;259:386-391. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.08.075. PMID: 31470183.

10. Song J#, Wu Y#, Juan J, Cao Y, Wu T, Hu Y*. The pleiotropic effect of rs7903146 on type 2 diabetes and ischemic stroke: a family-based study in a Chinese population. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2019 Aug;48(2):303-314. doi: 10.1007/s11239-019-01855-4. PMID: 30980227.