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07/31/2025, Congratulations! Dr. Xiaotao Zhang‘s recent research paper on ‘Novel Implementation of Hepatitis B to Hepatitis Delta Reflex Testing in a United States Healthcare System’ has been published in American Journal of Gastroenterology Here is the study detail. 

07/21/2025, Welcome Ruoyan Pan to join our lab as a Research Assistant.

07/10/2025, Congratulations! Dr. Xiaotao Zhang‘s recent research paper on ‘Real-world Comparison of SAFE and FIB-4 Scores for Assessing MASLD-Related Fibrosis in a highly diverse urban MASLD population’ has been published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Here is the study detail. 

06/19/2025,  Congratulations! Dr. Xiaotao Zhang‘s recent research paper on ‘Identifying Environmental Factors Associated with Significant Fibrosis in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease/Steatohepatitis’ has been published in Digestive Diseases and Sciences. Here is the study detail. 

06/17/2025, Welcome Ruiqi Tang to join our lab as a Research Assistant.

06/16/2025, Congratulations! Dr. Xiaotao Zhang‘s recent research paper on ‘Translating HDV Screening Cost-Effectiveness into Practice: the Case for Reflex Testing in the United States’ has been published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Here is the study detail. 

06/05/2025, Welcome Yunxi Pu to join our lab as a Research Analyst Intern.

05/23/2025, Congratulations! Dr. Xiaotao Zhang‘s recent research paper on ‘Bias in the Bowels: Disparities Exist in Constipation Testing in a Diverse Patient Cohort’ has been published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Here is the study detail. 

09/06/2024, Congratulations! Dr. Xiaotao Zhang has completed the 12-month Leadership Emerging in Academic Departments (LEAD) Program.

09/05/2024, Welcome Maryfe Coronel to join our lab as a rotation student

08/30/2024, Congratulations!  Our lab research intern Yuqing’s recent paper on ‘Dietary Micronutrients Intake and Alcoholic Liver Disease: A UK Biobank Study’ has been published in The Journal of NutritionHere is the study details.

08/29/2024, Congratulations! Dr. Xiaotao Zhang‘s recent article on ‘Adverse pregnancy outcomes and effect of treatment in Wilson disease during pregnancy: Systematic review and meta-analysis’ has been published in Liver internationalhere is the study details. 

08/28/2024, Congratulations! Dr. Xiaotao Zhang‘s recent orignial research article on ‘Food insecurity trends and disparities according to immigration status in the US households, 2011–2021’ has been published in Preventive Medicine, here is the study details. 

07/22/2024, Welcome Jiangyuan Zhu to join our lab as a research intern.

07/08/2024, Welcome Yuqing Liu to join our lab as a research intern.

04/15/2024, Congratulations!  Our lab research intern Christie Lee Luo recent paper on ‘Psychological comorbidities are more prevalent amongst pregnant and postpartum patients with irritable bowel syndrome’ has been published in Neurogastroenterology and motility. Here is the study details. 

03/15/2024, Dr. Xiaotao Zhang gave a talk on Division of Occupational Medicine grand rounds on biological and modifiable factors in both liver diseases and cancer prevention. Here is the video recording.

03/12/2024, Congratulations! Dr. Xiaotao Zhang‘s recent review on ‘One-Carbon Metabolism Nutrients, Genetic Variation, and Diabetes Mellitus’ has been published in Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, here is the study details. 

02/02/2024, Congratulations! Dr. Xiaotao Zhang‘s recent comment on 2018 WCRF/AICR recommendations on lifestyle related cancers has been published in BMC Global and Public Health, here is the study details.

12/18/2023, Congratulations on the Upcoming Institute for Translational Epidemiology short courses taught by our lab: 1) 01/24/2024: Introduction to Meta-Analysis Workshop,  2) March/April, 2024: Epidemiology Methods, Go to www.sinai-ite.com for more info!

12/13/2023, Welcome Kamileh Rivera to join our lab as a research intern.

12/8/2023, Congratulations! At the New York Academy of Medicine, the Institute for Translational Epidemiology retreat for collaborations and connections was hosted.

11/30/2023, Congratulations! Dr. Xiaotao Zhang’s recent study has underscored the prebiotic and potential therapeutic role of beans in enhancing the gut microbiome and regulating host markers associated with metabolic obesity and colorectal cancer, here is the study details

11/20/2023, Welcome Alexia Ma to join our lab as a research intern.

10/9/2023, Congratulations! Dr. Xiaotao Zhang’s recent study has identified  1 plant-based pattern vs  1 distinct fast-food/meat-based pattern associated with detrimental effects among MASLD population using cluster analysis, here is the study details