Tanika Kelly
assistant professor

Department(s):
Epidemiology

Email:
tkelly@tulane.edu

Research Interests:
genetic epidemiology; cardiovascular disease epidemiology

Professional Achievements:
Genetics and Gene Therapy Committee, Tulane University, 2008
Dorothy R. LeBlanc Scholarship Award, Tulane University 2007
Dean’s Research Council Scholarship, Tulane University 2005-2007
Delta Omega, Tulane University 2005
American Heart Association, 2006-present

Educational Background:
PhD, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
MPH, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
BS, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

Publications:
Yang W, Kelly TN, He J. Genetic epidemiology of obesity. Epidemiol Rev 2007;29:49-61.

Kelly TN, Gu D, Chen J, Huang J, Chen J, Duan X, Wu X, Yau CL, Whelton PK, He J. Hypertension subtype and risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese adults. Circulation 2008; 118:1558-66.

Kelly TN, Yang W, Chen CS, Reynolds K, He J. Global burden of obesity in 2005 and projections to 2030. Int J Obes 2008;32(9):1431-7.

Kelly TN, Gu D, Chen J, Huang J, Chen J, Duan X, Wu X, Chen CS, He J. Cigarette smoking and risk of stroke in the Chinese adult population. Stroke 2008;39:1688-93.

Gu D, Kelly TN, Wu X, Chen J, Duan X, Huang J, Chen J, Whelton PK, He J. Blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese men and women. Amer J Hypertens 2008;21:265-72.

Reilly KH, Gu D, Duan X, Wu X, Chen CS, Huang J, Kelly TN, Chen J, Bazzano LA, He J. Risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality in Chinese adults. Amer J Epidem 2008;167:998-1004.

Chen J, Gu D, Whelton SP, Wu X, Chen CS, Duan X, Huang J, Kelly TN, Hamm LL, He J. Blood pressure and mortality among a group of Chinese patients with cardiovascular disease. J Hyperten 2008;26(5):859-65.

Gorina Y, Kelly TN, Lubitz J, Hines Z, Office of Analysis and Epidemiology. Trends in influenza and pneumonia among older persons in the United States. US Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. Aging Trends No. 8, 2008.

Yang W, Gu D, Chen J, Jaquish CE, Rao DC, Wu X, Hixson JE, Duan X, Kelly TN, Hamm LL, Whelton PK, He J. Agreement of blood pressure measurements between random-zero and standard mercury sphgymomanometers. Amer J Med Sci [In Press].

He J, Gu D, Chen J, Jaquish CE, Rao DC, Hixson JE, Chen J, Duan X, Huang J, Chen CS, Kelly TN, Bazzano LA, Whelton PK. Gender difference in blood pressure responses to dietary sodium intervention in the GenSalt Study. J Hypertens. 2009 Jan;27(1):48-54.

Gu D, Kelly TN, Wu X, Chen J, Samet J, Huang J, Chen J, Duan X, Chen CS, Klag MJ, He J. Mortality attributable to cigarette smoking in China. NEJM [Accepted].

Chen J, Gu D, Huang J, Rao DC, Jaquish CE, Hixson JE, Chen CS, Chen J, Duan X, Rice T, Kelly TN, Hamm LL, Whelton PK, He J. Metabolic syndrome and salt-sensitivity of blood pressure among persons without diabetes. Lancet. 2009 Feb 13.

Kelly TN, Rice TK, Gu D, Hixson JE, Chen J, Liu D, Jaquish CE, Bazzano LA, Hu D, Ma J, Gu CC, Huang J, Hamm LL, He J. Novel Genetic Variants in the alpha-Adducin and Guanine Nucleotide Binding Protein beta-Polypeptide 3 Genes and Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure. Am J Hypertens. 2009 Jul 2.

Mei H, Gu D, Rice TK, Hixson JE, Chen J, Jaquish CE, Zhao Q, Chen CS, Chen JC, Gu CC, Kelly TN, He J. Heritability of Blood Pressure Responses to Cold Pressor Test in a Chinese Population. Am J Hypertens. 2009 Aug 6.

Gu D, Chen J, Wu X, Klag MJ, Duan X, Cutler JA, Huang J, Chen CS, Chen J, Kelly TN, Whelton PK, He J. Prehypertension and risk of cardiovascular disease in Chinese adults. J Hypertens [Accepted].

Gu D*, Kelly TN*, Huang J, Chen J, Chen J, Rao DC, Hixson JE, Jaquish CE, Whelton PK, He J. Genetic polymorphisms in the renin-angiotensin system and salt sensitivity of blood pressure. Arch Intern Med [Under Review].

Kelly TN, Hixson JE, Gu D, Rice T, Liu D, Chen J-C, Chen J, Jaquish CE, Mu J, Xu J, Bazzano LA, Hamm LL, Rao DC, He J. Genetic variants in the aldosterone system and salt-sensitivity of blood pressure. [Internal Review].

Kelly TN, Rice T, Gu D, Hixson JE, Chen J, Liu D, Jaquish CE, Bazzano LA, Hu D, Ma J, Gu C, Huang J, Hamm LL, He J. The association between novel genetic variants in the ADD1 and GNB3 genes and salt-sensitivity of blood pressure. [Internal Review].

Kelly TN, Bazzano LA, Fonseca VA, Thethi TK, Reynolds K, He J. Systematic review: glucose control and cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes. Ann Intern Med. 2009 Sep 15;151(6):394-403.

Zhang Y, Thompson AM, Tong W, Xu T, Chen J, Zhao L, Kelly TN, Chen CS, He J. Biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction and risk of hypertension among Inner Mongolians in China. J Hypertens. 2009 Sep 16.

He J, Gu D, Chen J, Wu X, Kelly TN, Huang JF, Chen JC, Chen CS, Bazzano LA, Reynolds K, Whelton PK, Klag MJ. Premature deaths attributable to blood pressure in China: a prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2009 Oct 5.

(* contributed evenly)

Level of Instruction:
graduate