Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine - Dr. Xiangwei Li

Name: Dr. Xiangwei Li

Title: Professor

Degree/Education: Doctor of Medicine

Place of Origin: Henan Province

Office Address: Room 406, Old Red Building, No. 280, Chongqing South Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai

Email: li.xiangwei@sjtu.edu.cn

Work Experience:

• Previously employed at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College

• Heidelberg University Medical School/German Cancer Research Center

Major Achievements:

• First author of several papers published in journals such as Lancet Infectious Diseases, JAMA Oncology, Nature Communications, eClinicalMedicine, and eBioMedicine

• Associate Editor of JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, and Youth Editor of the journal hLife

Research Focus/Main Research Areas:

• Molecular epidemiology studies related to key populations such as the elderly

• Research on disease factors in these populations

• Studies on interactions between environmental health and population health

• Biomarker research based on multi-omics technologies

Selected Publications:

1. Li X, Delerue T, Schottker B, et al. (2022). Derivation and validation of an epigenetic frailty risk score in population-based cohorts of older adults. Nature Communications, 13:5269.

2. Li X, Schottker B, Holleczek B, et al. (2022). Association of longitudinal repeated measurements of frailty index with mortality: cohort study among community-dwelling older adults. EClinicalMedicine, 53:101630.

3. Li X, Jansen L, Chang-Claude J, et al. (2022). Risk of Colorectal Cancer Associated With Lifetime Excess Weight. JAMA Oncology, 8(5):730-7.

4. Li X, Schottker B, Holleczek B, et al. (2022). Associations of DNA methylation algorithms of aging and cancer risk: Results from a prospective cohort study. EBioMedicine, 81:104083.

5. Li X, Zhang Y, Gao X, et al. (2021). Comparative validation of three DNA methylation algorithms of aging and a frailty index in relation to mortality: results from the ESTHER cohort study. EBioMedicine, 74:103686.

Additional Comments:

• "There is a sequence to learning and specialization; do not underestimate the youth's struggles, for there will come a day when dragons and phoenixes soar, and the truth of ‘never-ending holes in pants’ will reveal itself."

• "As I age, I must cut down on oil!"