Xia Xi (Ph.D.)
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Assistant Professor
Research areas:
Health effects and risk of environmental factors (e.g., air pollution, climate change)
Education/Work experience:
2023/09-till now, Assistant Professor, Institute of Endemic Diseases, Xi’an Jiaotong University
2017/09-2022/01, Ph.D., JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2014/09-2017/06, M.A., School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiao Tong University
2009/09-2014/06, M.B., School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University
Research experience & achievements:
Dr. Xia has participated in several research projects in Hong Kong (i.e.,Personal and ambient exposure to chemical composition of PM2.5 and PMcoarse and change of lung functions and biomarkers for inflammatory and oxidative stress in elderly; Relationship between outdoor and personal exposure to bioaerosols and their allergic airway inflammation in vitro). She has published 3 articles in international peer-reviewed journals as the independent first author and 1 paper as the co-first author.
Selected publications:
[1] Xia X, Niu X, Chan K, Xu H, Shen Z, Cao JJ, Wu S, Qiu H, Ho KF. Effects of indoor air purification intervention on blood pressure, blood‑oxygen saturation, and heart rate variability: A double-blinded cross-over randomized controlled trial of healthy young adults. Sci Total Environ. 2023 May 20;874:162516. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162516. Epub 2023 Mar 1. PMID: 36868269.
[2] Xia X, Chan KH, Lam KBH, Qiu H, Li Z, Yim SHL, Ho KF. Effectiveness of indoor air purification intervention in improving cardiovascular health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Oct 1;789:147882. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147882. Epub 2021 May 25. PMID: 34058577; PMCID: PMC7611692.
[3] Xia X, Qiu H, Kwok T, Ko FWS, Man CL, Ho KF. Time course of blood oxygen saturation responding to short-term fine particulate matter among elderly healthy subjects and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Jun 25;723:138022. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138022. Epub 2020 Mar 18. PMID: 32217387.
[4] Chan KH, Xia X (并列一作), Liu C, Kan H, Doherty A, Yim SHL, Wright N, Kartsonaki C, Yang X, Stevens R, Chang X, Sun D, Yu C, Lv J, Li L, Ho KF, Lam KBH, Chen Z; China Kadoorie Biobank collaborative group. Characterising personal, household, and community PM2.5 exposure in one urban and two rural communities in China. Sci Total Environ. 2023 Aug 28;904:166647. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166647. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37647956.
Email: Xiaxi@xjtu.edu.cn
Address: 76 Yanta West Road, Yanta District, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China 710061
