Education & Affiliations
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Nutritional Epidemiology, Tulane University
PhD, Epidemiology, Tulane University
MS, Epidemiology, Tulane University
MD, Laboratory Medicine, Nanchang University, China
Biography
Xiang Li is trained in nutritional epidemiology. Her research interests include gene-environment (lifestyle, nutrition) interactions in relation to obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. She received the American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship, which aims to use a novel method to detect variance-controlling genetic variants and assess their interactions with diet interventions on changes in adiposity and body composition.
Research Areas
- Nutritional Epidemiology
- Gene-Environment Interaction
- Obesity
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Type 2 Diabetes
Honors & Awards
- 2023 Health Disparities Committee’s Top 10 Recommended Abstracts Award, American Diabetes Association
- 2023 Jeremiah and Rose Stamler Research Award for New Investigators, American Heart Association
- 2022 Presidents’ Selected Abstract Award, American Diabetes Association
- 2021 Young Investigator Award, American Diabetes Association
- 2021 Emerging Leaders in Nutritional Science Award, Finalist, American Society for Nutrition
- 2020 Mary Elizabeth O'Conner Memorial Scholarship Award, Tulane University
Publications
Please view Dr. Xiang Li's publications at her NCBI PubMed page.
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