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Zhenjiang Li

Assistant Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences

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Education and Training

  • Emory University, Atlanta, GA — PhD — 03/2023 — Environmental Health Sciences
  • Emory University, Atlanta, GA — MS — 05/2019 — Environmental Health
  • Peking University, Beijing, CHN — MS — 06/2017 — Epidemiology
  • Peking University, Beijing, CHN — BS — 07/2015 — Preventive Medicine

Research Keywords

  • Metabolomics
  • Proteomics
  • Air pollution
  • Persistent organic pollutants
  • Transcriptomics
  • Epigenomics
  • Heavy metals

Publications

  • Maternal metabolomic signatures for risk of preterm and early term birth in African American women. Nat Health. 2026; 1(10):1106-1120.. View in PubMed
  • Associations between prenatal exposure to ambient air pollutants and preterm birth in the Atlanta African American maternal-child cohort. Environ Health. 2026 Jan 26; 25(1):15.. View in PubMed
  • Polyfluoroalkyl substances and altered glucose homeostasis in adolescents following bariatric surgery. Environ Endocrinol. 2026 Jan; 2(1):wkaf003.. View in PubMed
  • Translational framework linking perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) exposure to metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease in adolescents. Commun Med (Lond). 2025 Oct 29; 5(1):430.. View in PubMed
  • Plasma Metabolomic and Proteomic Signatures of Blood Pressure Management After Bariatric Surgery Among Adolescents. Hypertension. 2025 Dec; 82(12):2183-2196.. View in PubMed
  • PFAS Exposure and Postoperative Weight Regain in Adolescents After Bariatric Surgery: Findings From the Teen-LABS Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Oct; 33(10):1930-1954.. View in PubMed
  • Beyond the Surface: Mapping DDE’s Metabolic Footprint on Adolescent Obesity. Environ Health Perspect. 2025 Jun 03.. View in PubMed
  • Proteins and pathways involved in inflammation are longitudinally associated with total body bone mineral density among primarily Hispanic overweight/obese adolescents and young adults. J Bone Miner Res. 2025 Mar 15; 40(3):372-381.. View in PubMed
  • Integrated Spheroid-to-Population Framework for Evaluating PFHpA-Associated Metabolic Dysfunction and Steatotic Liver Disease. Res Sq. 2025 Mar 04.. View in PubMed
  • Metabolic Signatures in Adipose Tissue Linking Lipophilic Persistent Organic Pollutant Mixtures to Blood Pressure Five Years After Bariatric Surgery Among Adolescents. Environ Sci Technol. 2025 Mar 11; 59(9):4364-4375.. View in PubMed