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Professor Zhao, Jie 趙洁

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Assistant Professor

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Professor Zhao, Jie 趙洁

Title:
Assistant Professor

Short Biography:

Dr. Zhao joined the School of Public Health at HKU in 2015. She obtained Bachelor of Medicine at Capital Medical University with Distinction in 2009, Master of Medicine at Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University in 2012, and PhD at School of Public Health, HKU in 2015.

Her broad research interest is non-communicable chronic diseases, especially cardiovascular disease. Her current research focuses on the effect of sex hormones on cardiovascular risk and the potential drivers of sex hormones. She mainly applied a novel study design, Mendelian randomization, based on genome-wide association studies, large case-control and cohort studies, e.g., a large cohort of older Chinese men (Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study), to examine the causal effects in an observational setting.

Professional Qualifications
YearAwarding InstitutionQualification
2009Capital Medical UniversityBMed with Distinction
2012Peking UniversityMMed
2015The University of Hong KongPhD
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
2022-12-01The University of Hong Kong Research Output Prize
Research Achievement
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
11/2021-11/2023MemberAmerican Society for Nutrition
06/2022-11/2023MemberAmerican Heart Association
04/2021-11/2023MemberAmerican Society of Human Genetics
11/2019-11/2023MemberSociety for Epidemiological Research
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