Research Focus

1.     Environmental epidemiology

2.     Impact of environmental factors on population health

Education

Ph.D., Peking University, School of Public Health, 2021

MsC., Queen Mary University of London, Institute of Population Health Sciences, 2017

B.S., Durham University, School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 2016

Professional Experience

2016 – Present  Lecturer, School of Medicine, Nankai University

Selected Publications (*corresponding author, ^#first author)

[1] Liu Q#, Li H, Guo L, Chen Q, Gao X, Li PH, Tang N, Guo X, Deng F*, Wu S*. Effects of short-term personal exposure to air pollution on platelet mitochondrial DNA methylation levels and the potential mitigation by L-arginine supplementation. J Hazard Mater. 2021 Apr 29; 417:125963. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125963.Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33984786.

[2] Liu Q#, Wang W#, Gu X, Deng F, Wang X, Lin H, Guo X, Wu S*. Association between particulate matter air pollution and risk of depression and suicide: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 Feb;28(8):9029-9049. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-12357-3. Epub 2021 Jan 22. PMID: 33481201.

[3] Liu Q#, Gu X, Deng F, Mu L, Baccarelli AA, Guo X, Wu S*. Ambient particulate air pollution and circulating C-reactive protein level: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2019 Jun;222(5):756-764. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.05.005. Epub 2019 May 16. PMID: 31103472.

[4] Li H#, Liu Q, Zou Z, Chen Q, Wang W, Baccarelli AA, Deng F, Guo X, Wu S*. The use of L-arginine supplementation to mitigate cardiovascular effects of walking outside in the context of traffic-related air pollution in participants with elevated blood pressure: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Environ Int. 2021 May 15; 156:106631. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106631. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34004448.

[5] Li Z#, Liu Q, Xu Z, Guo X, Wu S*. Association between short-term exposure to ambient particulate air pollution and biomarkers of oxidative stress: A meta-analysis. Environ Res. 2020 Dec; 191:110105. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110105. Epub 2020 Aug 22. PMID: 32835677.

[6] Chen Q#, Li H, Liu Q, Wang W, Deng F, Sun Z, Guo X, Wu S*. Does psychosocial stress modify the association of fine particulate matter and ozone with cardiovascular health indicators? Environ Pollut. 2021 May 15; 277:116726. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116726. Epub 2021 Feb 17. PMID: 33639598.

[7] Wang X#, Hart JE, Liu Q, Wu S*, Nan H, Laden F. Association of particulate matter air pollution with leukocyte mitochondrial DNA copy number. Environ Int. 2020 Aug; 141:105761. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105761. Epub 2020 May 7. Erratum in: Environ Int. 2020 Oct; 143:106069. PMID: 32388147; PMCID: PMC7419671.

[8] Liu J#, Wu T, Liu Q, Wu S, Chen JC*. Air pollution exposure and adverse sleep health across the life course: A systematic review. Environ Pollut. 2020 Jul; 262:114263. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114263. Epub 2020 Feb 24. PMID: 32443219; PMCID: PMC7877449.

[9] Sun Y#, Huang J, Zhao Y, Xue L, Li H, Liu Q, Cao H, Peng W, Guo C, Xie Y, Liu X, Li B, Liu K, Wu S, Zhang L*. Inflammatory cytokines and DNA methylation in healthy young adults exposure to fine particulate matter: A randomized, double-blind crossover trial of air filtration. J Hazard Mater. 2020 Nov 5; 398:122817. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122817. Epub 2020 May 20. PMID: 3251672.