Junfeng (Jim) Zhang
junfeng.zhang@duke.edu
NSOE; ESP
Location 1: The Combined Influence of Outdoor and Indoor Pollutants on Acute Respiratory Response of Schoolchildren in China
Research Location
Durham, NC, Shanghai, China, Madison, WI
Research Objective
The main objective of this study is to determine the influence of indoor air pollutant exposure on the health of school children in China.
Collaborating Institutions
Duke University, Duke-Kunshan University, Tsinghua University, Shanghai First People’s Hospital, University of Wisconsin
Funding Source/Sponsor
Underwriters Laboratory (UL)
Students Involved
Xiaoxing Cui, PhD candidate
Location 2: Influence of Air Filtration Strategies on Occupant Health Indicators
Research Location
Kunshan, China, Beijing, China
Research Objective
This project evaluates the effectiveness of various air cleaning technologies on reducing body levels of oxidative stress and inflammation.
Collaborating Institutions
Duke-Kunshan, Tsinghua University
Funding Source/Sponsor
National Science Foundation of China
Students Involved
Drew Day, PhD candidate
Location 3: Oxford Street Study
Research Location
Durham, NC; London, United Kingdom
Research Objective
This study researches the effects of air pollution on the heart and lung in COPD, IHD and healthy subjects.
Collaborating Institutions
Duke University, Imperial College London, Kings College London, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Funding Source/Sponsor
British Heart Association
Students Involved
Xiaoxing Cui, Drew Day
Location 4: Potential Pathophysiological Mechanisms Linking Air Pollution Exposure in Pregnant Women to Reduced Birth Weight (The Babies Study)
Research Location
Durham, NC; Beijing, China; Shanghai, China; Kunshan, China
Timeframe
September 2017– June 2022
Research Objective
By following 660 expectant Chinese mothers from early pregnancy through delivery, the researchers hope to identify how prenatal exposure to air pollution triggers biological mechanisms that lead to lower birth weights and higher risks of hypertension, coronary heart disease and other chronic conditions later in life.
Collaborating Institutions
University of Rochester Medical Center, Beijing Obstetrics Gynecology Hospital, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences
Funding Source/Sponsor
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Students Involved
Linchen He
Location 5: Effects of Air Pollution on Cardiopulmonary Disease in Urban and Peri-urban Residents in Beijing (The Airless Project)
Research Location
Beijing, Chinal; Kunshan, China
Timeframe
July 1, 2016– December 31, 2019
Research Objective
The specific aims are: 1.To use personal sampler of air pollutants to obtain highly precise measurements of air pollutants exposure of the subjects, the functional indicators and biomarkers of the cardiopulmonary system of the subjects 2.To evaluate cardiopulmonary conditions and establish association of the exposure to air pollutants and the functional indicators and biomarkers of the cardiopulmonary system 3.To analyze the impact of factors such as season, heating and place (urban and peri-urban areas) .
Collaborating Institutions
Peking University
Funding Source/Sponsor
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Students Involved
None
Location 6: Establish prospective cohorts to evaluate the influence of environmental exposure on neurodevelopment of children in China (The Autism Study)
Research Location
Shanghai, Chinal; Kunshan, China
Timeframe
June 2015– December 2018
Research Objective
The specific aims are: 1) To establish two prospective study cohorts from pregnancy to postnatal offspring in urban district of Shanghai and Suburba KunShan County. 2) To examine the influence of gene and environment interaction on neurodevelopment of children in China 3) To examine the influence of maternal folate on neurodevelopment.
Collaborating Institutions
The Children’s Hospital of Fudan University
Funding Source/Sponsor
National Health and Family Planning Commission
Students Involved
None
Websites
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_31-7-2013-10-20-11
https://globalhealth.duke.edu/people/faculty/zhang-jim
https://nicholas.duke.edu/people/faculty/zhang