Shunming Zhang, MD, PhD.
Assistant Professor
Department of Child Adolescent and Maternal Health, School of Public Health
Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center
Research Areas: Nutritional Epidemiology
Education and Work Experience:
2022/12-till now, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University
2022/12-till now, Adjunct Postdoctor, Nutritional Epidemiology, Lund University
2021/11-2022/11, Visiting PhD Student, Nutritional Epidemiology, Lund University
2017/09-2022/07, PhD Student, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University
2012/09-2017/07, Bachelor of Medicine in Preventive Medicine, Tianjin Medical University
Research Experience:
As a key member, Dr. Zhang has participated in the establishment of the Tianjin Chronic Low-Grade Systematic Inflammation and Health (TCLSIH) cohort study and has participated in two research projects funded by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. In addition, he has participated in two research projects funded by grants from Albert Påhlsson Foundation and Heart-Lung Foundation in Sweden.
Publications: Dr. Zhang has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers in leading scientific journals. The most representative 5 papers are listed below:
1. Zhang S#*, Dukuzimana J#, Stubbendorff A, Ericson U, Borné Y, Sonestedt E*. Adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet and risk of coronary events in the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 May;117(5):903-909. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.02.018.
2. Zhang S#*, Stubbendorff A, Olsson K, Ericson U, Niu K, Qi L, Borné Y, Sonestedt E*. Adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet, genetic susceptibility, and risk of type 2 diabetes in Swedish adults. Metabolism. 2023 Apr;141:155401. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2023.155401.
3. Zhang S#, Yan Y#, Meng G, Zhang Q, Liu L, Wu H, Gu Y, Wang X, Zhang J, Sun S, Wang X, Zhou M, Jia Q, Song K, Borné Y, Qi L*, Chen YM*, Niu K*. Protein foods from animal sources and risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in representative cohorts from North and South China. J Intern Med. 2023 Mar;293(3):340-353. doi: 10.1111/joim.13586.
4. Zhang S#, Gan S, Zhang Q, Liu L, Meng G, Yao Z, Wu H, Gu Y, Wang Y, Zhang T, Wang X, Sun S, Wang X, Zhou M, Jia Q, Song K, Qi L, Niu K*. Ultra-processed food consumption and the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the Tianjin Chronic Low-grade Systemic Inflammation and Health Cohort Study. Int J Epidemiol. 2022 Feb;51(1):237-249. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyab174.
5. Zhang S#, Gu Y, Bian S, Lu Z, Zhang Q, Liu L, Meng G, Yao Z, Wu H, Wang Y, Zhang T, Wang X, Sun S, Wang X, Zhou M, Jia Q, Song K, Qi L*, Niu K*. Soft drink consumption and risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: results from the Tianjin Chronic Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation and Health (TCLSIH) cohort study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 May;113(5):1265-1274. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa380.
Contact Info:
Email: zhangshunming@xjtu.edu.cn
Address: School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, 76 West Yanta Road, Xi’an 710061, China
