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12 December 2020
I am recruiting self-motivated master students to work on research domains such as diabetes control and management of disease related complications. Students with bachelor's degrees in Public Health or other related areas (e.g., Mathematics, Statistics, Medicine and etc.) are all welcome to email me directly.

Miyang Luo 

Associate Professor

Xiangya School of Public Health
Central South University

Kaifu District, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410078

Email: miyangluo AT csu.edu.cn
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Miyang Luo currently is an associate professor in Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University. Her research interests include non-communicable disease and chronic disease epidemiology , especially in diabetes control and management of disease related complications. She has published more than 10 papers in prestigious journals, including Diabetes Care, Obesity Reviews, and etc.

Education

National University of Singapore (NUS)
Ph.D. in Epidemiology                   August 2014 - December 2018, Singapore
Supervisor: Assistant Prof. VENKATARAMAN Kavita
Co-supervisor: Assistant Prof. TAN Chuen Seng
Fudan University
Bachelor in Medicine                     Sep 2009 - June 2014, Shanghai
Advisor: Prof. CHU Yiwei

Experiences

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, September 2018 - September 2020
Supervisor: Assistant Prof. VENKATARAMAN Kavita
Associate Professor, Central South University, November 2020 - Present

Selected Publications

(* indicates equal contribution)
For a full list of publications, please vist my Google Scholar homepage.

In the Year of 2021:

Urban sprawl and childhood obesity
Tong Wu, Shujuan Yang, Meijing Liu, Ge Qiu, Hanqi Li, Miyang Luo, Peng Jia
Obesity Review (IF=7.3)
  • Paper
Identifying reference values for serum lipids in Chinese children and adolescents aged 6–17 years old: A national multicenter study
Yamei Li, Yinghua Ma, Jiayou Luo, Jin Jing, Xin Zhang, Chunyan Luo, Hong Wang, Haiping Zhao, Dehong Pan, Miyang Luo
Journal of Clinical Lipidology (IF=3.6)
  • Paper
COVID-19 lockdown and social capital changes among youths in China
Miyang Luo, Dong Zhang, Pengyue Shen, Yun Yin, Shujuan Yang, Peng Jia
International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IF=1.5)
  • Paper
In the Year of 2020:

Neighbourhood speed limit and childhood obesity
M. Luo, Li H. Pan X., Fei T., Dai S., Qiu G., Zou Y., Vos H. ,Luo J., Jia P.
Obesity Review (IF=7.3)
  • Paper
Association between neighbourhood aesthetics and childhood obesity
Qu P.*, M. Luo*, Wu Y., Zhang F., Vos H., Gu X., Mi Y., Luo X., Jia P.
Obesity Review (IF=7.3)
  • Paper
Urban sprawl and childhood obesity
Wu T, Yang S, Liu M, Qiu G, Li H, M. Luo*, Jia P*.
Obesity Review (IF=7.3)
  • Paper
Cohort profile: The Singapore Diabetic Cohort (DC) study
M. Luo, L. W. L. Tan, X. Sim, M. K. H. Ng, R. M. van Dam, E. S. Tai, K. S. Chia, W. E. Tang, D. Seah and K. Venkataraman
BMJ Open (IF=2.5)
  • Paper
In the Year of 2019:

Grocery Store Access and Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Y. Li*, M. Luo*, X. Wu, Q. Xiao, J. Luo and P. Jia
Obesity Review (IF=8.2)
  • Paper
Fast-food Restaurant, Unhealthy Eating, and Childhood Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
P. Jia*, M. Luo*, Y. Li, J. S. Zheng, Q. Xiao and J. Luo
Obesity Review (IF=8.2)
  • Paper
Altered Motor and Motor Perceptual Cognitive Imagery Task-Related Activation in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Insights From Functional MRI
K. Venkataraman, V. Pun, A. Z. Mohamed, Miyang Luo, C. Wong, F. Zong, E. Y. H. Khoo, E. S. Tai and F. Nasrallah
Diabetes Care (IF=15.2)
  • Paper
Association of diabetes treatment with long-term glycemic patterns in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort study
M. Luo, C. S. Tan, W. Y. Lim, K. S. Chia, W. E. Tang, E. S. Tai and K. Venkataraman
Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews (IF=4.7)
  • Paper
In the Year of 2018:

Diabetes management in a Primary Care Network (PCN) of private general practitioners in Singapore
M. Luo*, Z. Poh*, G. Koh, T. T. Yean, W. Lau, S. A. Toh, C. C. Kwang, L.L. Leng, K. Ventakaraman
Implementation Science (IF=2.1)
  • Paper
Longitudinal trends in HbA1c, patterns and associations with outcomes: a systematic review
M. Luo, K. H. X. Tan, C. S. Tan, W. Y. Lim, E. S. Tai and K. Venkataraman
Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews (IF=3.9)
  • Paper
In the Year of 2017:

Longitudinal trends in HbA1c and associations with comorbidity and all-cause mortality in Asian patients with type 2 diabetes: A cohort study
M. Luo, W. Y. Lim, C. S. Tan, Y. Ning, K. S. Chia, R. M. van Dam, W. E. Tang, N. C. Tan, R. Chen, E. S. Tai and K. Venkataraman
Diabetes Res Clin Pract (IF=3.6)
  • Paper
Look for the full publication list? Please see my CV.

Honors

Graduate Student Research Award, National Univeristy of Singapore,   July 2019   
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore Research Schorlarship,   2014-2018   
- National University of Singapore
Fudan Univerisity Scholarship for Outstanding Student,   2010-2013   
- Fudan University, China
Fudan Univerisity Scholarship for Outsentanding Student in Basic Medical Sciences,   2010-2013   
- Fudan University, China
Honored Student in Fudan Univerisity,    2012   
- Fudan University, China

Conference

Patterns of longitudinal glycemic control and outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes in Singapore. (oral presentation)  
- American Diabetes Association, 76th Scientific Session, San Diego, USA, 2017

Professional Services

中国学生营养促进会  
- 营养监测与评价分会理事


Last update: June 17, 2021.