Xiaowei Ren, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Tel.: (+86) 0931-8915008

E-mail: renxw@lzu.edu.cn

Education

2007-2010 Doctor’s Degree, Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Fudan University

2004-2007 Master’s Degree, Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University

1999-2004 Bachelor’s Degree, Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University

Employment

2010-Present Institute of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University

Honors & Awards

2016 Gansu medical science and technology award, second prize

Teaching Courses

Biostatistics and Medical Statistics

Professional Service

2017-Present Member of China Health Information Association

2015-Present Member of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association

Research Interests

I am currently conducting research in statistical methodology with applications in epidemiology and bioinformatics.

Academic Projects

Principal Investigator, The study of identifying potential immunodominant positions of human influenza A/H1N1 viruses based on random forest. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2012-2015.

Representative Achievements

1. Faxiang Gou, Xinfeng Liu, Xiaowei Ren, Dongpeng Liu, Haixia Liu, Kongfu Wei, Xiaoting Yang, Yao Cheng, Yunhe Zheng, Xiaojuan Jiang, Juansheng Li, Lei Meng*,Wenbiao Hu*. Socio-ecological factors and hand, foot and mouth disease in dry climate regions: a Bayesian spatial approach in Gansu, China. International Journal of Biometeorology. 2017, 61:137-147.

2. Xiaowei Ren*, Yuefeng Li, Xiaoning Liu, Xiping Shen, Wenlong Gao, Juansheng Li. Computational Identification of Antigenicity-Associated Sites in the Hemagglutinin Protein of A/H1N1 Seasonal Influenza Virus. PLoS ONE. 2015, 10(5):e0126742.

3. Li Yuefeng, Rao Keqin, Ren Xiaowei*. Use of and factors associated with self-treatment in China. BMC Public Health. 2012,12:995.

4. Xiao-wei Ren, Li-wen Ju, Ji-xing Yang, Xi-hong Lv, Lu-fang Jiang, Nai-qing Zhao*, Qing-wu Jiang. Antigenic and genetic variation in the hemagglutinins of H1N1 and H3N2 human influenza A viruses in the Shanghai area from 2005–2008. Journal of Medical Virology. 2011, 83:1113-1120.

5. Hong-Mei Yu*, Xiao-Wei Ren, Qian Chen, Jing-Yi Zhao, Ting-Juan Zhu, Zhi-Xi Guo. Quality of life of coal dust workers without pneumoconiosis in Mainland China. Journal of Occupational Health. 2008, 50:505-511.