Education
2010-2013 Ph.D. in Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information and Technology
2007-2010 M.S. in Environmental Health, Lanzhou University
2002-2007 B.S. in Public Health, Lanzhou University
Employment
2019-Present Director of Occupational and Environmental Institute, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University.
2015-Present Associated Professor, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University.
2016-2017 Visiting associate professor, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
2013-2015 Lecturer, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University.
Honors & Awards
1.The second prize of Hebei Province Science and Technology Advancement Reward (3/7), 2016.
2.The Third prize of Hebei Province Science and Technology Advancement Reward (3/5), 2017.
Teaching Courses
Environmental health; Occupational health and occupational medicine; General medicine; Introduction to public health; Medine history.
Professional Service
Reviewer of Environmental Toxicology、Journal of Hazardous Materials、Int. J. Environ. Res. Publ. Health.
Research Interests
1. Environment and Health
air pollution and health
Extreme weather and health
Adaption mechanism of human exposed to extreme environmental condition
2. Occupational Health
Extreme occupational environment and Health
Occupational stress and Health
Academic Projects
Jan.2019-Dec.2022 Project Director, The relationship of hypertension and gut microbes and metabolism under cold stress,National Nature Science Foundation of China (41875139)
Jan.2017-Jun.2018 Project Director, Cardiovascular effect of short-term exposure to Particulate matter in different size, The Fundamental Research Funds Program for the Central Universities (2022017zr04553)
Jan.2014-Jun.2015 Project Director, The Effect of Ambient PM2.5 and cold stress on the Respiratory system of rat, The Fundamental Research Funds Program for the Central Universities (lzujbky-2014-153)
Jan.2015-Dec.2017 Project Director, A study on the Interactive effect of Heat wave/Cold air and Ambient PM2.5 of Respiratory diseaes National Nature Science Foundation of China(41405108)
Jan.2015-Jun.2016 Project Director, Effect of Cold stress and Ambient PM2.5 on the alveolar macro-phage of Rat, The Fundamental Research Funds Program for the Central Universities (lzujbky-2014-153)
Mar.2007-Jun.2010 Project participant Mechanism of ambient particulate matter associated cardiovascular diseases: a feasibility study” National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (USA) (R21ES016570-01A1S1, supplement award)
Representative Achievements
(1) Luo B, Shi H, Zhang K, Wei Q, Niu J, Wang J, Hammond SK, Liu S. Cold stress provokes lung injury in rats co-exposed to fine particulate matter and lipopolysaccharide[J]. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,168, 9-16.
(2) Zhang K, Guo L, Wei Q, Song Q, Liu J, Niu J, Zhang L, Ruan Y, Luo B. COPD rat model is more susceptible to cold stress and PM2.5 exposure and the underlying mechanism[J]. Environ Pollut, 2018, 241: 26-34. (Responding author)
(3) Luo, B., Liu, J., Fei, G., Han, T., Zhang, K., Wang, L., Shi, H., Zhang, L.,Niu, J. Impact of Probable Interaction of Low Temperature and Ambient Fine particulate matter on the Function of Rats Alveolar Macrophages. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 2017, 49, 172-178.
(4) Luo B., Shi HX, Wang LN, Wan YX., Rat lung response to PM2.5 underdifferent cold stresses. Int. J. Environ. Res. Publ. Health. 2014.11(12):12915-26.
(5) Luo B., Zhang S., Ma S., Zhou J., Wang B., Effect of different Cold air Exposure Intensities on Cardiovascular diseases Risk in Health and Hypertensive rats,International Journal of Biometeorology,2013. 58(2),185-194.
(6) Luo B., Zhang S., Ma S., Zhou J., Wang B., Artificial Cold Air Increases theCardiovascular Risks in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2012, 9(9), 3197-3208.
(7) Luo B., Zhang S., Ma S., Zhou J., Wang B.,Effects of Cold Air onCardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Rat, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2012,9(7), 2312-2325.
(8) Niu J, Qu S, Guo X, Li X, Luo B, Zhang L, I Kazuhiko, W Rachel, Chen,L,Qu, Q. Nickel and Disrupted Endothelial Integrity: Implications to PM2.5-associated Cardiovascular Disorders. Epidemiology, 2011, 22(1), S79.