Wei Chen
research associate professor

Department(s):
Epidemiology

Email:
wchen1@tulane.edu

Research Interests:
Etiology of cardiovascular disease; genetic epidemiology

Professional Achievements:
2005 Roger R. Williams Memorial Award for Genetic Epidemiology
2002 AFMR Young Faculty Award, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
2000 Highest Ranked Research Award, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
1999 AFMR Young Faculty Award, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation

Educational Background:
PhD, (Joint Program) Peking University, Beijing, China, University of Hawaii, Genetic Epidemiology, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1990
MD, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, 1983

Publications:
Muntner P, Srinivasan S, Menke A, Patel DA, Chen W, Berenson G. Impact of childhood metabolic syndrome components on the risk of elevated uric acid in adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Med Sci 2008 May;335(5)332-337.

Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. Path analysis of metabolic syndrome components in black versus white children, adolescents, and adults: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Ann Epidemiol 2008 Feb;18(2):85-91.

Patel DA, Srinivasan SR, Xu JH, Chen W, Berenson GS. Persistent elevation of liver function enzymes within the reference range is associated with increased cardiovascular risk in young adults: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Metabolism 2007;56(6):792-8.

Chen W, Li S, Srinivasan SR, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS. A Genome Scan for Loci Influencing Triglycerides and HDL Cholesterol and Their Correlation in Blacks and Whites: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Atherosclerosis 2006 May 5; [Epub ahead of print]

Li S, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS. Influence of lipoprotein lipase gene Ser447Stop and beta(1)-adrenergic receptor gene Arg389Gly polymorphisms and their interaction on obesity from childhood to adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Int J Obes (Lond) 2006;30(8):1183-1188.

Kabir A.A., Whelton P.K., Khan M.M., Gustat J., Chen W. Association of symptoms of depression and obesity with hypertension: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Hyprtn 2006 Jun;19(6):639-45.

Patel DA, Srinivasan SR, Xu JH, Li S, Chen W, Berenson GS. Distribution and metabolic syndrome correlates of plasma C-reactive protein in biracial (black-white)younger adults: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Metabolism 2006;55:699-705.

Chen W, Li S, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. Different Effects of Atherogenic Lipoproteins and Blood Pressure on Arterial Structure and Function: The Bogalusa Heart Study J Clin Hypertens 2006;8:323-329.

Patel DA, Li S, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS: G-6A polymorphism of the angiotensinogen gene and its association with left ventricular mass in asymptomatic young adults from a biethnic community: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Hypertens 2005;18:1437-1441.

Chen W, Li S, Srinivasan SR, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS. Autosomal Genome Scan for Loci Linked to Blood Pressure Levels and Trends Since Childhood: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Hypertension 2005;45:954-959.

Ellsworth DL, Coady SA, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Boerwinkle E, Berenson GS. Interactive Effects Between Polymorphisms in the {beta}-Adrenergic Receptors and Longitudinal Changes in Obesity. Obes Res 2005;13:519-526.

Tzou WS, Douglas PS, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Berenson GS, Stein JH. Advanced Lipoprotein Testing Does Not Improve Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Young Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Ann Intern Med 2005;142:742-750.

Gardner JP, Li S, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Kimura M, Lu X, Berenson GS, Aviv A. Rise in insulin resistance is associated with escalated telomere attrition. Circulation 2005;111:2171-2177.

Tzou WS, Douglas PS, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Berenson GS, Stein JH. Advanced Lipoprotein Testing Does Not Improve Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Young Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Ann Intern Med 2005;142:742-750.

Paul TK, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Li S, Bond MG, Tang R, Berenson GS. Impact of multiple cardiovascular risk factors on femoral artery intima-media thickness in asymptomatic young adults (the Bogalusa Heart Study). Am J Cardiol 2005;95:469-473.

Bhuiyan AR, Li S, Li H, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. Distribution and Correlates of Arterial Compliance Measures in Asymptomatic Young Adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Am J Hypertens 2005;18:684-691.

Janssen I, Katzmarzyk PT, Sathanur R Srinivasan, Wei Chen, Malina RM, Bouchard C, Gerald S Berenson. Utility of childhood BMI in the prediction of adulthood disease: comparison of national and international references. Obesity Res 2005;13:1106-1115.

Ian Janssen, Peter T Katzmarzyk, Sathanur R. Srinivasan, Wei Chen, Robert M Malina, Claude Bouchard, Gerald S Berenson. Combined influence of body mass index and waist circumference on coronary artery disease risk factors among children and adolescents.
Pediatrics 2005;115:1623-1630.

Li S, Chen W, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. Influence of metabolic syndrome on arterial stiffness and its age-related trend in young adults: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Atherosclerosis 2005;180:349-354.

Li H, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Li S, Xu J, Berenson GS. Vascular abnormalities in asymptomatic, healthy young adult smokers without other major cardiovascular risk factors. Am J Hypertens 2005;18:319-324.

Chen W, Sathanur R. Srinivasan, Shengxu Li, Jihua Xu, Gerald S. Berenson. Constellation of Metabolic Syndrome Variables at Low Levels in Childhood Is Beneficially Associated with Adulthood Cardiovascular Risk: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Diabetes Care 2005;28:126-131.

Arnold B Alper Jr, W Chen, Lillian Yau, Sathanur R Srinivasan, L Lee Hamm*, Gerald S Berenson. Childhood Uric Acid Predicts Adult Blood Pressure: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Hypertension 2005;45:34-38.

Contact Information:
Department of Epidemiology
1440 Canal Street, Suite 1829
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: 504.988.7611
Fax: 504.988.7194
wchen1@tulane.edu

Level of Instruction:
Graduate