Yudan Wei, MD, PhD, MPH
Education
- MD, Preventive Medicine, Harbin Medical University
- PhD, Toxicological Genetics, Stockholm University
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Research Interest
Dr. Wei’s research is in the areas of environmental epidemiology and population health with a focus on the investigation of environmental risk factors associated with chronic disease in the US population. Specifically, her work examines the role of environmental chemical exposures in the occurrence and development of breast cancer and endocrine-related disorders. In addition, Dr. Wei’s research work assesses geographic variations in disease occurrence and environmental health disparities in minority and underserved populations.
Selected Publications
- Sellars IA†, Zhang J, Rogers GP†, Wei Y* (2025) Maternal smoking during pregnancy and blood lead levels among US children aged 1-15 years: Associations modified by age and race. Paediatrics & Child Health Feb 21, 2025 Online First Version.
- Kim WB†, Zhu J, Fromm D†, Wei Y* (2025) Current cigarette smoking and decreased serum levels of α-Klotho, an anti-aging hormone, in US adult participants. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases 35(2):103732.
- Rogers GP†, Twum F, Zhang J, Wei Y* (2023) Covariation between serum cotinine and blood lead levels among US pediatric populations: Trend from 1999 to 2018. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 80:127283.
- Pridgen GW†, Zhu J, Wei Y* (2023) Exposure to p-dichlorobenzene and prevalent endocrine-related reproductive cancers among US women. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 30:78324-78331.
- Bell BC†, Zhu J, Wei Y* (2023) Urinary concentrations of endocrine-disrupting metals and prevalent breast cancer in US women. Biological Trace Element Research 201:4230-4237.
- Gerald AC†, Ganapathy S†, Zhu J, Wei Y* (2023) Exposure to endocrine-disrupting metals and serum estrogen levels among US women. Reproductive Toxicology 118:108392.
- Zhu J, Wei Y* (2023) Exposure to p-dichlorobenzene and serum α-Klotho levels among US participants in their middle and late adulthood. Science of the Total Environment 858:159768.
- Cook MK†, Zhang J, Wei Y* (2022) Blood lead levels and risk of deaths from cardiovascular disease. The American Journal of Cardiology 173:132-138.
- Ro E†, Vu V†, Wei Y* (2022) Ambient air emissions of endocrine-disrupting metals and the incidence of hormone receptor- and HER2-dependent female breast cancer in USA. Medical Oncology 39(5):69.
- Wei Y*, Zhu J, Wetzstein S† (2021) Plasma and water fluoride levels and hyperuricemia among adolescents: a cross-sectional study of a nationally representative sample of the United States for 2013-2016. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 208:111670.
- Zhu J, Wetzstein S† (2021) Plasma and water fluoride levels and hyperuricemia among adolescents: a cross-sectional study of a nationally representative sample of the United States for 2013-2016. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 208:111670.
*Corresponding author; †Student authorship
Professional Involvement
- International Journal of Environmental Health Research, Editor-in-Chief
- American Society of Toxicology
- International Society for Environmental Epidemiology