0000-0001-6423-105X About
Professor Zhengming Chen qualified in medicine at Shanghai Medical University in 1983 (now Fudan University), and gained his DPhil in Epidemiology at the University of Oxford in 1993. He was appointed as Professor of Epidemiology by the University of Oxford in 2006. He is now the Director of the China Programs at the Oxford University’s Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU) and co-executive director of the China Oxford Centre for International Health Research. His main researches focus on the environmental and genetic causes of chronic disease, evidence-based medicine and evaluation of widely practicable treatments for chronic diseases (such as IHD, stroke and cancer) as well as efficient strategies for chronic disease control in developing countries. Over the past 20 years, he has led several large randomised trials in heart disease (eg, COMMIT/CCS-2), stroke (eg, CAST) and cancer and 3 cohort studies involving >750,000 individuals. Since 2003 he has been the lead principal investigator in the UK for the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) prospective study of 0.5 million adults. He leads a research team in Oxford which is responsible for study design and development of procedures and IT systems for the CKB, and for central data management, curation and detailed analyses. He is an honorary professor of Peking Union Medical College and Fudan University in China.
Employment
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University of Oxford Professor of Epidemeology, Director of China Programme2006 - Present
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University of Oxford
Education
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University of Oxford Doctor of Philosopy1989 - 1992
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Publications (74)
- Patterns and correlates of visual impairment and ocular hypertension among older adults in the general Chinese population: results from the CKB Biobank Save
- Proteomics in cardiology: research and practice Save
- The contribution of gametic phase disequilibrium to the heritability of complex traits Save
- Association of short-term air pollution with risk of major adverse cardiovascular event mortality and modification effects of lifestyle in Chinese adults Save
- Effect modification of long-term air pollution exposure on the association of physical activity with COPD hospitalization: a prospective cohort study of 0.5 million Chinese adults Save
- Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: An Exploratory Metabolomics and Validation Study Save
- GDF15 and its receptors as pathways mediating smoking related weight change Save
- Genetic Risk and Prognosis of the First Incident Stroke Survivors Save
- Natural selection exerted by historical coronavirus epidemic(s): comparative genetic analysis in China Kadoorie Biobank and UK Biobank Save
- Phenome-wide associations with polygenic scores for schizophrenia and major depression in 100,000 Chinese adults Save