环境和老年健康的流行病学；表观遗传流行病学

1.中国疾病预防控制中心环境与人群健康重点实验室开放基金（2022-CKL-03）：镉与砷慢性暴露对老年人虚弱状态的影响及 DNA 甲基化机制研究。 2022.01-2023.12 主持

2.国家重点研发计划（2022YFC3702704）：中国居民对大气污染响应的全生命过程健康效应谱研究。2022.10-2026.03 项目骨干

3.美国NIH R01 基金 （R01ES025225）: Circulating microRNAs in Extracellular Vesicles, Air Particulate Pollution, and Lung Function in an Aging Cohort. 2018 – 2020 参与

4.美国NIH R01 基金 （R01ES027747）: Air Particulate, Metals, and Cognitive Performance in an Aging Cohort – Roles of Circulating Extracellular Vesicles and Non-coding RNAs. 2018 – 2020 参与

 5.意大利嘉利堡基金会Fondazione Cariplo老龄化疾病研究专项（2017-0653）：The Trithorax and Polycomb group proteins UTX and EzH2 in the Frailty Syndrome. 2017-2020 参与

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2. Gao X#, Huang J#, Cardenas A, Zhao Y, Sun Y, Wang J, Xue L, Baccarelli AA, Guo X, Zhang L, Wu S. Short-Term Exposure of PM2.5 and Epigenetic Aging: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Environmental Science & Technology, 2022, doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c05534. (IF = 11.357)

3. Gao X*, Huang N, Jiang M, Holleczek B, Schöttker B, Huang T, Brenner H. Mortality and morbidity risk prediction for older former smokers based on a score of smoking history: evidence from UK Biobank and ESTHER cohorts. Age and Ageing, 2022, afac154. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afac154. (IF = 12.782)

4.Gao X*, Huang N, Guo X, Huang T. Role of sleep quality in the acceleration of biological aging and its potential for preventive interaction on air pollution insults: Findings from the UK Biobank cohort. Aging cell, 2022, e13610. doi: 10.1111/acel.13610. (IF = 11.005)

5. Gao X*, Koutrakis P, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Short-term exposure to PM2.5 components and renal health: findings from the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2021; 420:126557. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126557. （IF = 14.224）

6. Gao X*, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Spiro A III, Hou L, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Short-term air pollution, cognitive performance and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use in the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Nature Aging. 2021; 1(5):430-437. doi:10.1038/s43587-021-00060-4. （Nature Aging当期封面文章）

7. Gao X*, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Sparrow D, Hou L, DeMeo D, Litonjua A, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Association of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio with Reduced Pulmonary Function in a 30-Year Longitudinal Study of US Veterans. JAMA Network Open. 2020; 3:e2010350. (IF = 13.353)

8. Gao X*, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs modify the effect of short-term air pollution on lung function. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2020; 201(3):374-8. (IF = 30.528)

9. Gao X*, Colicino E, Shen J, Just AC, Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Wang C, Coull B, Lin X, Vokonas P, Zheng Y, Hou L, Schwartz J, Baccarelli AA. Comparative validation of an epigenetic mortality risk score with three aging biomarkers for predicting mortality risks among older adult males. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2019; 48, 1958-1971. (IF = 9.685)

10. Gao X, Gào X, Zhang Y, Holleczek B, Schöttker B, Brenner H. Oxidative stress and epigenetic mortality risk score: associations with all-cause mortality among elderly people. European Journal of Epidemiology. 2019; 451-462. (IF = 12.434)