{"id":585,"date":"2026-10-05T16:29:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/?page_id=585"},"modified":"2026-10-05T16:29:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:29:18","slug":"media-talks-honors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/media-talks-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"Media, Talks &amp; Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>In the media<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reports.mountsinai.org\/article\/liver2026-mash-meals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Improving MASH Treatment With Medically Tailored Meals<\/a>. Mount Sinai Reports. Dr. Zhang was interviewed as a study lead on the medically tailored meals trial in MASH.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jPH4BnUQ8qA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grand Rounds video<\/a>. Biological and modifiable factors in liver diseases and cancer prevention, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2024).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopedia.pub\/video\/1890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From Plate to Liver: How Diet Shapes MASLD<\/a>. Video abstract for our narrative review of dietary interventions in MASLD (Nutrients, 2025).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/microbiome_epi\/status\/2090131363068268917?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lab introduction and the new NIH R01<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Invited talks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2025. The Human Microbiome and Cancer: Relevance for Early Lung Cancer. 48th International Conference on Screening for Lung Cancer and 16th Conference on Early Lung Cancer Research on Treatment, New York, NY.<\/li>\n<li>2025. Applying epidemiologic methods to study the role of biological and modifiable factors in cancer disparities and cancer prevention. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.<\/li>\n<li>2024. Applying epidemiologic methods to study the role of biological and modifiable factors in liver diseases and cancer prevention. Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.<\/li>\n<li>2024. Applying epidemiologic methods to study the role of biological and modifiable factors in liver diseases, cancer prevention and MASLD progression. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.<\/li>\n<li>2023. Applying epidemiologic methods to study the role of biological and modifiable factors in cancer prevention and NAFLD progression. NASH Center for Excellence Seminar, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.<\/li>\n<li>2022. Applying epidemiologic methods to study the role of biological and modifiable factors in cancer disparity and cancer prevention. GI Clinical Oncology, The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.<\/li>\n<li>2021. The role of biological and modifiable factors in cancer disparities and cancer prevention. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL.<\/li>\n<li>2021. Applying epidemiologic methods to study the role of biological and modifiable factors in cancer disparities and cancer prevention. Emory University, Atlanta, GA.<\/li>\n<li>2021. Applying epidemiologic methods to study the role of biological and modifiable factors in cancer disparities. The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.<\/li>\n<li>2020. Integrative cancer epidemiology to understand cancer disparities. American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA.<\/li>\n<li>2019. Overview of study designs and data sources. Texas Children\u2019s Hospital, Houston, TX.<\/li>\n<li>2018. Malnutrition in older patients with cancer. Cancer and Aging Research Group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recent conference presentations<\/h2>\n<h3>AASLD The Liver Meeting 2026 (accepted posters)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tak A, et al.; senior author Zhang X. Baseline oral microbiome composition and vitamin K biosynthesis capacity distinguish patients with liver stiffness progression in a diverse urban MASLD population.<\/li>\n<li>Tak A, et al.; senior author Zhang X. Real-world liver stiffness trajectories identify glycemic control as an important predictor of rapid fibrosis progression in a diverse urban MASLD population.<\/li>\n<li>Coronel M, et al.; senior author Zhang X. Ethnicity modifies the association of diet and insurance with liver stiffness in a diverse urban MASLD population.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2026<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Utility of ELF compared with VCTE in guideline-based fibrosis assessment pathways using MRE as reference. EASL Congress 2026, Barcelona, Spain.<\/li>\n<li>Barriers to Second-Line Therapy in Primary Biliary Cholangitis after Ursodeoxycholic Acid Failure. EASL Congress 2026, Barcelona, Spain.<\/li>\n<li>Acculturation and liver health inequities: national patterns in steatosis and fibrosis severity. Digestive Disease Week 2026, Chicago, IL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2025<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Prospective Cohort Study Identifies Dietary and Oral Microbial Signatures Associated with significant MASLD fibrosis. AASLD The Liver Meeting 2025, Washington, DC.<\/li>\n<li>Oral microbiome diversity and its association with liver fibrosis: Insights from the NHANES 2009\u20132012 study. Digestive Disease Week 2025, San Diego, CA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2023\u20132024<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Identifying social determinants of health and environmental factors associated with significant fibrosis in MASH patients enrolled in the Mount Sinai MASH Center of Excellence Registry and Biobank. AASLD The Liver Meeting 2024, San Diego, CA.<\/li>\n<li>Hepatitis delta testing and positivity rates are increased in more highly resourced communities in a large, urban cohort: an analysis of the INSIGHT PCORnet database in New York City. AASLD The Liver Meeting 2024, San Diego, CA.<\/li>\n<li>Patient, provider, and neighborhood-level factors associated with hepatitis delta testing in an academic health system. EASL Congress 2024, Milan, Italy.<\/li>\n<li>Dietary patterns in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease at the time of diagnosis: Results from the Ocean State Crohn\u2019s and Colitis Area Registry. Digestive Disease Week 2024, Washington, DC.<\/li>\n<li>Tracking factors associated with advanced fibrosis in NAFLD in a highly diverse urban population: insights from the Mount Sinai Longitudinal Registry. AASLD The Liver Meeting 2023, Boston, MA.<\/li>\n<li>A study of dietary patterns derived by cluster analysis and their association with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease severity among Hispanic patients. Digestive Disease Week 2023, Chicago, IL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Honors and awards<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2025. Springer Nature Author Service Award<\/li>\n<li>2025. Springer Nature Editorial Contribution Award<\/li>\n<li>2024 and 2025. Top Peer Reviewer, JAMA Oncology<\/li>\n<li>2023\u20132024. Dr. Klion Young Scientist Award, Division of Liver Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai<\/li>\n<li>2021. Kenneth Rothman Scholarship, Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER)<\/li>\n<li>2021. Student and Early Career Investigator Scholarship, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)<\/li>\n<li>2020. Scholar-in-Training Award, AACR<\/li>\n<li>2018\u20132021. Integrative Epidemiology Fellowship, Cancer Prevention &amp; Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)<\/li>\n<li>2018. Best Abstract Award, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)<\/li>\n<li>2018. Dissertation Award Finalist, American Public Health Association (APHA)<\/li>\n<li>2017. Young Investigator Award, MASCC<\/li>\n<li>2017. Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)<\/li>\n<li>2016. Outstanding Reviewer Award, American Journal of Preventive Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Editorial and scientific service<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Associate Editor, BMC Medicine (2023\u2013present) and Frontiers in Epidemiology (2023\u2013present)<\/li>\n<li>Editorial Topical Advisory Panel and Guest Editor, Nutrients (2022\u2013present)<\/li>\n<li>Associate Editor, BMC Cancer and BMC Public Health (2019\u20132024)<\/li>\n<li>Reviewer, NIH Cancer Prevention Study Section, and NIH Center for Scientific Review Early Career Reviewer Program (2023\u2013present)<\/li>\n<li>Merit Reviewer, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) (2023\u2013present)<\/li>\n<li>Grant Reviewer, World Cancer Research Fund (2024\u2013present)<\/li>\n<li>Panel Member, USDA NIFA FASLP Grant Review Panel (2026)<\/li>\n<li>Member, AASLD Journals Publications Committee (2024\u2013present); Search Committee for the AASLD Hepatology Editor-in-Chief (2025)<\/li>\n<li>Member, AACR Continuing Medical Education Committee (2024\u2013present)<\/li>\n<li>At Large Delegate, Medical Nutrition Council, American Society for Nutrition (2026\u20132029)<\/li>\n<li>Early Career Representative, Diet and Cancer Research Interest Section, American Society for Nutrition (2024\u20132026)<\/li>\n<li>Manuscript reviewer for journals including Nature Medicine, Science Translational Medicine, Nature Communications, Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA Oncology, Journal of Hepatology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the media Improving MASH Treatment With Medically Tailored Meals. Mount Sinai Reports. Dr. Zhang was interviewed as a study lead on the medically tailored meals trial in MASH. Grand Rounds video. Biological and modifiable factors in liver diseases and cancer prevention, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":606,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-585","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/606"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=585"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":595,"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/585\/revisions\/595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/xiaotaozhanglab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}