Yun Zhu

Associate Professor

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistic, School of Public Health

Tianjin Medical University

22 Qixiangtai Road

Tianjin 300070

Phone: +86-22-83336618

Email Address: yun.zhu@tmu.edu.cn

Education 

2017-PresentPost-doctorate, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre  (CRCHUM)

2014-2017Doctorate of Philosophy in Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland

2010-2014Masters of Science in Medicine (Community Health and Humanities), Memorial University of Newfoundland

2010-2013Masters of Science in Medicine (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Tianjin Medical University, China

2005-2010Bachelor of Medicine (Public Health), Tianjin Medical University, China

Ph.D., Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.John’s, Canada, 2018

M.S.,  Community Health and Humanities, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.John’s, Canada, 2014

M.S.,  Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, 2013

B.S., Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China, 2010

Professional Background 

2019- Associate Professor, Tianjin Medical University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health 

2017-2019  Post-doctorate, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre  (CRCHUM)

Other Roles

1.Member of the 2nd Committee of the Nutrition Epidemiology Branch, Chinese Nutrition Society

2.Junior Member of the Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine Branch, Chinese Medical Association

Publications

1.Wang Dan#, Meng Sijia #, Li Jiqiu, Zhao Jing, Wang Yu, Du Meizhi, Wang Yuan, Lu Wenli, and Zhu Yun*. Associations of Adherence to the 2018 World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research Dietary Recommendations with Gut Microbiota and Inflammation Levels. Nutrients. 2023; 15(17):3705. 

2.Wang Yixiao#, Zhang Keming#, Dai Linna, Sun Fengya, Wang Dan, Meng Sijia, Zhao Jing, Liu Yanfang, Liu Wanting, Li Chunyan, Wang Yuan, Lu Wenli, and Zhu Yun*. Associations of fruit, whole grain, and total energy intakes with gut

microbiome diversity and composition, Food & Nutrition Research. 2023; 67.

3.Du Meizhi#, Wang Yu#, Vallis Jillian, Shariati Matin, Parfrey S Patrick,

Mclaughlin R John, Wang Peter Peizhong *, Zhu Yun*: Associations between

polymorphisms in leptin and leptin receptor genes and colorectal cancer survival.

Cancer Biol Med 2023; 20(6):438-451. （JCR 二区， IF:5.5， 5-years IF: 6.1）

4.Wang Yu#, Du Meizhi#, Vallis Jillian, Shariati Matin, Parfrey S Patrick, Mclaughlin R John, Wang Peter Peizhong *, Zhu Yun*: The Roles of MTRR and MTHFR Gene Polymorphisms in Colorectal Cancer Survival. Nutrients 2022; 14(21). 

5.Yun Zhu#; Jing Zhao; Jillian Vallis; Fuyan Shi; Jennifer R. Woodrow; Yujia Kong; Guangju Zhai; Patrick Parfrey; John R. McLaughlin; Peizhong Peter Wang*; Prediagnostic Consumption of Vitamin D, Calcium and Dairy Products and Colorectal Cancer Survival: Results from the Newfoundland Colorectal Cancer Registry Cohort Study, British Journal of Nutrition, 2022, 128(2): 290-299 

6.Jing Zhao#, Yun Zhu#, Meizhi Du, Yu Wang, Jillian Vallis, Patrick S. Parfrey, John R. Mclaughlin, Xiuying Qi*, Peizhong Peter Wang* Association between dietary fiber intake and mortality among colorectal cancer survivors: results from the Newfoundland familial colorectal cancer cohort study and a meta-analysis of prospective studies. Cancers.2022.

7.Cui, B.; Zhu, Y.; Zhang, X.; He, K.; Shi, Y.; Yu, J.; Zhou, W.; Zhu, Y.*; Yan, H*. Association of Physical Activity with Retinal Thickness and Vascular Structure in Elderly Chinese Population. Ophthalmic Res 2022, doi:10.1159/000527448.

8.Jingzhu Fu#; Yun Zhu#; Yue Sun; Qian Liu; Huilian Duan; Ling Huang; Dezheng Zhou; Zehao Wang; Jing Zhao; Zhenshu Li; Yue Du; Huan Liu; Fei Ma; Yongjie Chen; Changqing Sun; Guangshun Wang; Wen Li*; Guowei Huang*. Circulating Amyloid-β and Methionine-Related Metabolites to Predict the Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Nested Case-Control Study.Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2022, 90(1): 389-404

9.Duan H#, Sun C#, Zhu Y#, Liu Q, Du Y, Lin H, Jin M, Fu J, Ma F, Li W, Liu H, Yan J, Chen Y, Wang G, Huang G: Association of dietary habits with mild cognitive impairment among elderly in rural area of north China. Current Alzheimer Research 2021.

10.Fu J#, Liu Q#, Zhu Y#, Sun C, Duan H, Huang L, Zhou D, Wang Z, Zhao J, Li Z Ma F, Li W, Liu H, Zhang X, Chen, Y, Wang G, Du Y*, Huang G*. Circulating folate concentrations and the risk of mild cognitive impairment: a prospective study on the older Chinese population without folic acid fortification. European Journal of Neurology, 2022;6.

11.Fu J#, Liu Q#, Du Y#, Zhu Y#, Sun C, Lin H, Jin M, Ma F, Li W, Liu H, Zhang X, Chen Y, Sun Z, Wang G* and Huang G*: Age- and sex-specific prevalence and modifiable risk factors of mild cognitive impairment among older adults in China: a population-based observational study. Front Aging Neurosci 2020;12:578742.

12.Wang J#, Bai Y#, Zeng Z, Wang J, Wang P, Zhao Y, Xu W, Zhu Y*, Qi X*. Association between life-course cigarette smoking and metabolic syndrome: a discovery-replication strategy. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2022;14(1):11.

13.Cui B#, He K#, Zhang X#, Zhou W, Sun Zhi , Zhang M, Shi Y, Lei Yi, Yao L, Li Y, Liao M, Song Y, Zhao X, Han H, Zhu YF, Guo M, Zhang H, Yang T, Miao Y, Bai T, Li M , Zhang W, Yao X, Kou X, Zhu Y*, Yan H* : Association of Cigarette Smoking with Retinal Thickness and Vascular Structure in Elderly Chinese Population. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2021: 102481.

14.Qianqian Li# , Meizhi Du#, John C Knight , Yanqing Yi , Qi Wang , Peizhong Peter Wang* , Yun Zhu*.Dental Insurance Coverage,Dentist Visiting, and Oral Health Status among Asian Immigrant Women of Childbearing Age in Canada: A Comparative Study. Healthcare (Basel).2023 Oct 1;11(19):2666.

Grants

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China: Randomized Controlled Trial on the Dynamic Changes of Gut Microbiota and Inflammation Levels in High-Risk Populations for Colorectal Cancer with WCRF-AICR Anti-Cancer Dietary Regulation (82003533). 2021.01-2023.12

2. Chinese Nutrition Society, Zhendong Research Fund on Physical Fitness and Health of Chinese People: Study on the Effects of a Composite Prebiotic Intervention of Galacto-oligosaccharides, Fructo-oligosaccharides, and Isomalto-oligosaccharides on Gut Microbiota and Inflammation in High-Risk Populations for Colorectal Cancer (CNS-ZD2020-82). 2021.01-2022.12.

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China: Study on the Double-Edged Sword Effect of Folic Acid on Colorectal Cancer and the Mechanism of DNA Thymidylate Synthesis (82373571). 2024.01-2027.12.

4. Major Social Science Project of Tianjin Municipal Education Commission, Research on Myopia Prevention and Control Strategies for Primary and Secondary School Students Based on Big Data Platform. 2021.01-2022.12.