Project Description Establishing the pre-pregnancy nutritional factors associated with delivery of healthy infants ideally involves assessing nutrition prospectively, accurately, and in a way that generalizes to diverse populations. Several different diets, including the Mediterranean, DASH, Fit for Delivery, FIGO Nutrition, and the Fertility Diet have been recommended for women planning to conceive. However, approximately 45% […]

Xu Xiong, MD, DrPH Lab Description His area of expertise includes reproductive and perinatal epidemiology, survey research, and global public health evaluation. His main research interests are epidemiologic and clinical determinants and evaluation of maternal and child health, using systematic review or meta-analysis, survey, case-control, cohort and clinical trial approaches. He has extensive experience in […]

Lu Qi, MD, PhD, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Projects -Metabolic Pathways of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes-Risk Factors for CVD in Women (Yr31)-Environmental Obesogens and Weight Change in the POUNDS LOST Trial (Yr4)-Weight-loss diet intervention on cardiometabolic facotrs of gut microbiota (Grant Transfer) Lab Description Dr. Qi’s research focuses on […]

Patricia Kissinger, BSN, PhD, MPH Projects -Trichomonas vaginalis repeat infections among HIV negative women-A New Approach to Controlling Chlamydia Transmission in Young People Lab Description Dr. Kissinger focuses on the dynamics of STI/HIV transmission, particularly among vulnerable populations, examining issues of HIV/STI partner notification, expedited partner treatment, sexual networks, substance abuse, pregnancy prevention, and repeat […]

Tanika N. Kelly, PhD, MPH, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Projects -Rare Variants and NHLBI Traits in Deeply Phenotyped Cohorts-Whole-Exome Sequencing Study of Diabetic Nephrology-The Roles of the Microbiome and Metabolome in Vascular Aging-A Multi-Ethnic Study of Gene-Lifestyle Interactions in Cardiovascular Traits Contact tkelly@tulane.edu

Jiang He, MD, PhD, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Projects Implementation of Multifaceted Patient-Centered Treatment Strategies for Intensive Blood Pressure Control Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study: Tulane COBRE for Clinical and Translational Research in Cardiometabolic Diseases Contact jhe@tulane.edu

Emily Harville, PhD, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Additional Study Creating a Preconception Research Consortium Lab Description Dr. Emily Harville is a perinatal epidemiologist with interests in how pregnancy and reproduction relate to health throughout the life course, including the biological mechanisms by which health disparities are created. Major projects include studying the […]

Wei Chen, MD, PhD, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine Lab Description Dr. Wei Chen is a genetic epidemiologist of cardiovascular disease and has been working with the Bogalusa Heart Study as a senior investigator for 20 years. He has a broad background and experience in epidemiology, genetics and epigenetics of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, metabolic […]

Lydia Bazzano, MD, PhD, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Lab Description As a clinician-investigator trained in epidemiology and internal medicine, Dr. Lydia Bazzano has expertise in a broad range of clinical research with a focus on cardiovascular disease and its risk factors, with an emphasis on the role of cardio-metabolic factors, including diet, […]