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Zhe Wang, PhD
About Me
Zhe (JJ) Wang, PhD, is an Instructor in the Department of Environmental Medicine and Climate Science and a member of the Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Wang is a genetic and molecular epidemiologist focused on cardiometabolic-related diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Her research uses cutting-edge epidemiological, genomic, and bioinformatics approaches to assess genetic variants, clinical/lifestyle risk factors, and the interactions between genetic and environmental risk factors in understanding the etiology of these diseases and related traits. Dr. Wang received her Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, her M.Sc. in Nutrition and Health from Wageningen University & Research, and a Bachelor of Medicine from Peking University Health Science Center.
Language
English
Position
ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Artificial Intelligence and Human Health
Education
MS, Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University (WUR)
PhD, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTSPH)
Publications
Selected Publications
- Cross-definition GWAS of IBS in 2.8 million individuals reveals cardiometabolic and triglyceride-linked mechanisms. Biagio Di Lorenzo, Leticia Camargo Tavares, Cristian Díaz-Muñoz, Francisco Heredia-Fernández, Isotta Bozzarelli, Cristina Esteban Blanco, Zhe Wang, Roelof A.J. Smit, Ruth J.F. Loos, Jibril Hirbo, Nancy J. Cox, Peter Straub, Marie Julie Favé, Philip Awadalla, Nikita Pozdeyev, Christopher R. Gignoux, Daniel F. Gudbjartsson, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Ingileif Jonsdottir, Kari Stefansson, Erik Abner, Priit Palta, Alexander T. Williams, Kayesha Coley, Gerald Sze, Catherine John, Anne Richmond, Daniel McCartney, Caroline Hayward, Ashley J. Mulford, Alan R. Sanders, Raitis Peculis, Vita Rovite, Marija Simona Dombrovska, Mario Capasso, Valeria Lo Faro, Trishla Sinha, Esteban Alexander Lopera Maya, Alexandra Zhernakova, Ying Wang, Alicia Martin, Brett Vanderwerff, Sebastian Zöllner, Brian R. Ferolito, Alexander C. Pereira, John Michael Gaziano, Kelly Cho, Lanna Caruth, Lindsay Guare, Colleen M. Kripke. Gut
- Improving performance of polygenic risk scores for hypertension across two ancestry groups. Marguerite R. Irvin, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra, Nicole D. Armstrong, Amit Patki, Ulrich Broeckel, Zhe Wang, Leslie A. Lange, Nita A. Limdi, Alicia Huerta-Chagoya, Joohyun Kim, Maggie C.Y. Ng, Josep M. Mercader, Hemant K. Tiwari. PLOS One
- Genetic underpinnings of the heterogeneous impact of obesity on lipid levels and cardiovascular disease. Daeeun Kim, Heather M. Highland, Roelof A.J. Smit, Micah R. Hysong, Victoria L. Buchanan, Kristin L. Young, Chi Zhao, Cassandra N. Spracklen, Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen, Boya Guo, Burcu F. Darst, Yanwei Cai, Zhe Wang, Jessica Lundin, Sonja I. Berndt, Jo Ann E. Manson, Eirini Marouli, Leslie Lange, Ethan Lange, Myriam Fornage, Christopher R. Gignoux, Christopher A. Haiman, Stephen S. Rich, Steven Buyske, Ruth J.F. Loos, Charles Kooperberg, Ulrike Peters, Christy L. Avery, Penny Gordon-Larsen, Mariaelisa Graff, Laura M. Raffield, Kari E. North. Genome Medicine
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Wang during 2025 and/or 2026. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Outside Employment
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.