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Wenjing Gao

Associate Professor
wenjinggao@bjmu.edu.cn
Xueyuan Road 38, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Peking University

Personal profile

Education Background：

02/2009-12/2009 Public Health Leadership Program, Centre for Environment and Population Health,Griffith University, Australia

09/2001- 07/2006 Ph. D. in Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Peking University, China

09/1996- 07/2001 Bachelor of Medicine (Maternal and Child Health), School of Public Health, Peking University, China

Employment：

08/2015-Now Associate Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, China

02/2009-12/2009 Post doctoral Fellowship, Guest Lecturer, Centre for Environment and Population Health, Griffith University, Australia

08/2006-07/2015 Lecturer, Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, China

Dr. Gao is the project coordinator of the Chinese National Twin Registry, the first and largest twin registry in China. The Registry has recruited over 60,000 twin pairs in 11 provinces, based on which a series of scientific research has been conducted in China. Her publication made great contribution for enhancing the reputation of the Chinese National Twin Registry.

She also serves as the Deputy Secretary General of the Branch for Primary Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis; Chinese Antituberculosis Association; Vice director of the Health Statistics and Big Data Application Committee of Beijing preventive medicine association; Guest Associate Professor of Griffith university, Australia; Editorial board member of Journal of Preventive Medicine Information; Corresponding editorial board member of the Chinese Journal of Epidemiology.

Main research directions

Chronic disease epidemiology; Genetic epidemiology; Twin research.

Representative scientific research projects

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, 82073633, Inference about causation between DNA methylation and blood pressure: a longitudinal twin study, 2021/01-2024/12，PI;

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China, 81573223, DNA methylation comparison study in twins discordant for hypertension, 2016/01-2019/12, PI;

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China, 81202264, Environmental risk factor study of cardiovascular diseases based on twins reared apart and together, 2013/01-2015/12, PI;

4. Young Talent Support Program, School of Public Health, Peking University, BMI Heritability change in twins of China (2001-2013), 2015/01-2016/12, PI;

5. Young Talent Support Program, School of Public Health, Peking University, Reliability of twin zygosity determination using similarity comparison, 2007/01-2007/12, PI.

10 representative papers

1. Gao W, Lv J, Pang Y, Li L. Role of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infections in covid-19 pandemic. BMJ 2021, doi: 10.1136/bmj.n2342.

2. Wang Z, Peng H, Gao W, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Huang T, Sun D, Wang B, Liao C, Pang Y, Pang Z, Cong L, Wang H, Wu X, Liu Y, Li L. Blood DNA Methylation Markers Associated with Type 2 Diabetes, Fasting Glucose, and HbA1c Levels: An Epigenome-Wide Association Study in 316 Adult Twin Pairs. GENOMICS 2021: S0888-7543(21)00387-6.

3. Xi Y, Gao W, Zheng K, Lv J, Yu C, Wang S, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Dong Z, Wu F, Jiang G, Wang X, Liu Y, Deng J, Lu L, Cao W, Li L. Overweight and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Chinese Twin Study. DIABETES METAB 2021: 101278.

4. Peng H, Gao W, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Wu T, Wang S, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Li L. Combined healthy lifestyle score and risk of epigenetic aging: a discordant monozygotic twin study. AGING (Albany NY) 2021, 13(10): 14039-14052.

5. Meng L, Qin X, Peng H, Gao W, Hagg S, Cao W, Liao C, Yu C, Lv J, Pang Z, Cong L, Wang H, Wu X, Wang Y, Li L. Genome-wide associations between alcohol consumption and blood DNA methylation: evidence from twin study. EPIGENOMICS-UK 2021, 13(12): 939-951.

6. Xi Y, Gao W, Zheng K, Lv J, Yu C, Wang S, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Y, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Dong Z, Wu F, Jiang G, Wang X, Liu Y, Deng J, Lu L, Cao W, Li L. The Roles of Genetic and Early-Life Environmental Factors in the Association Between Overweight or Obesity and Hypertension: A Population-Based Twin Study. FRONT ENDOCRINOL (Lausanne) 2021, 12: 743962.

7. Liao C, Wang B, Gao W, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Huang T, Sun D, Wang S, Pang Z, Cong L, Wang H, Wu X, Li L. Associations of Obesity Measurements with Serum Metabolomic Profile: A Chinese Twin Study. TWIN RES HUM GENET 2021, 24(1): 14-21.

8. Liao C, Gao W, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Wang S, Pang Z, Cong L, Wang H, Wu X, Li L. Associations of Metabolic/Obesity Phenotypes with Insulin Resistance and C-Reactive Protein: Results from the CNTR Study. DIABETES METAB SYNDR OBES 2021, 14: 1141-1151.

9. Zhang Y, Hong X, Gao W, Lv J, Yu C, Wang S, Huang T, Sun D, Liao C, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Dong Z, Wu F, Jiang G, Wang X, Liu Y, Deng J, Lu L, Cao W, Li L. A Comparison of Preterm Birth Rate and Growth from Birth to 18 Years Old between in Vitro Fertilization and Spontaneous Conception of Twins. TWIN RES HUM GENET 2021, 24(4): 228-233.

10. Gao W, Cao W, Lv J, Yu C, Wu T, Wang S, Meng L, Wang D, Wang Z, Pang Z, Yu M, Wang H, Wu X, Dong Z, Wu F, Jiang G, Wang X, Liu Y, Deng J, Lu L, Li L. The Chinese National Twin Registry: a 'gold mine' for scientific research. J INTERN MED 2019, 286(3): 299-308.