Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Research Professor in the Division of Environmental Natural Sciences
·
2024 - Present
Environmental Natural Science,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Recent Scholarly Works
Controlled full-body human exposure to ozone increases malondialdehyde on skin.
Journal article Environ Res · November 1, 2026 Malondialdehyde (MDA), a product of lipid peroxidation, is a biomarker of oxidative stress. We investigated the relationship between ozone exposure and MDA in skin wipes in a series of three controlled full-body chamber studies. Twenty-nine volunteers were ... Full text Link to item CiteAir Pollution Triggers Metabolomic Signature of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Mice and Humans: Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Development.
Journal article Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol · September 24, 2026 BACKGROUND: Previous animal studies found that subchronic exposure to diesel exhaust induces hyperlipidemia, accompanied by upregulation of 12-LOX (lipoxygenase) and 15-LOX pathways and hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction. However, the human relevance of the ... Full text Link to item CiteAssociations of Placental Oxidative Stress with Exposure to Gestational Air Pollution: Evidence from the UPSIDE Cohort.
Journal article Environ Res · September 15, 2026 BACKGROUND: Increased placental oxidative stress is frequently documented in pregnant women with adverse maternal outcomes such as preeclampsia. However, environmental determinants of placental oxidative stress remain poorly understood. OBJECTIVES: To dete ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Duke University Program in Environmental Health
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · 2019 - 2029Identifying Exposure Biomarkers of Wildland-Urban Interface Fires (WUI) Among Firefighters
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2026 - 2028Molecular Mechanisms for Resolving Air Pollution Induced Pulmonary Inflammation: Potential Differences by Asthma and Sex (RAPIDAS)
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · 2023 - 2028View All Grants
Education
University of California, Los Angeles ·
2019
Ph.D.
Peking University (China) ·
2014
M.S.