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Xifeng Wu
Medical School
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang
Language: Chinese, English, French
Health Data
Medical Data
Big Data
Genetics
Biogenetics
Epidemiology
Precision Medicine
Cancer Prevention
Genomics
Public Health
Areas of Focus
- Health Medical Big Data
- Biogenetics
- Epidemiology
- Precision Medicine
Work Experience
- 2019 - Present: Full-time at Zhejiang University
- 28 years - MD Anderson Cancer Center: Lifetime Professor, Chair of Cancer Prevention, Founding Director of Cancer Genome Atlas Project, Director of Translational Medicine and Public Health Genomics Center, Director of Epidemiology Department
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1984 - Medical Degree: Fudan University (formerly Shanghai First Medical College)
- 1987 - Master's Degree: Zhejiang University (formerly Zhejiang Medical University)
- 1991 - Postdoctoral Research: French National Institute for Environmental and Industrial Hygiene
- 1994 - Doctorate: University of Texas School of Public Health
- Published over 920 high-level papers in globally renowned journals such as Nature Genetics, The Lancet, and Nature
- H-index of 112, with a total of 48,920 citations
Awards
- MD Anderson Distinguished Scholar Award
- Ashbel Smith Professorship at the University of Texas
- Margaret and James A. Elkins Jr. Cancer Prevention Achievement Award
- Julie and Ben Rogers Excellence in Research Award
- MD Anderson Research Fund Senior Scholar
- Robert Chamberlain Distinguished Mentor Award
- Cancer Prevention Distinguished Mentor Award
- Excellence in Leadership and Support Mentor Award
- One of Houston's 50 Most Influential Women
