| Xiang Gao，Research Professor，Doctoral Advisor Dean, Institute of Nutrition and Clinical Research Institute Director, Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Fudan University Member, the Advisory Committee of the UNESCO Creative and Sustainable Development Center Expert, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations Chief Expert, the Nutritional Epidemiology of the Chinese Nutrition Society Vice Chair, the Nutrition and Health Branch of the Chinese Preventative Medicine Association e-mail：xiang_gao@fudan.edu.cn |
Education Background
1、B.S., School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univeristy
2、M.S., Peking Union Medical College
3、Ph.D., Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts Univerisity
4、Postdoc., Harvard Univeristy
Research Directions
1、Epidemiological Research on Neurological Diseases (Including Sleep and Aging)
2、Food and Chronic Diseases
3、Clinical Nutrition
Achievements and Awards
1、Tenured Full Professor of the Department of Nutritional Sciences and Schreyer Distinguished Professor at Pennsylvania State University，Full Professor at Fudan Univerisity，Associate Professor at Harvard Univeristiy
2、Engaged in research on brain health, cardiovascular health, and nutrition for over 20 years, with extensive experience in cohort studies and participation in the design and personnel training of multiple large-scale Chinese and U.S. cohorts.
3、Has led or participated in projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Serves as a grant reviewer for relevant programs of the NIH, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the French National Research Agency, the Dutch Research Council, and the Israel Science Foundation.
4、Published 400+ research articles （with 100+ articles published in CAS Tier 1 journals）
5、Has served as Editor-in-Chief and as an editorial board member of multiple CAS Tier 1 journals.
6、Received the Sleep Medicine Researcher Award from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in 2011
7、Received the Fudan University Leo KoGuan "Most Popular Teacher Award" in 2023
8、Received the Tufts University Alumni Outstanding Achievement Award in 2024 (the first Chinese recipient in history)
9、Zhong Yang-Style Outstanding Team (Top 5 Research Teams of the Year at the University)
10、Published about 50 essays and personal reflections in non-academic newspapers and magazines such as Southern Weekly and The Paper.
Admission
Degree Programs：M.S.、Ph.D.、MPH、DrPH
How to Apply：Admission is through the School of Public Health, Fudan University（concentration in Nutritional Epidemiology，Epidemiology and Biostatistics）
