Jiaqiong (Susan) Xu, PhD
Making a difference in the field of
diabetes, cardiovascular disease and renal disease by continuing to develop her
investigative skills is the goal of Dr. Jiaqiong Xu.
Dr. Xu has served as research
associate at the Center for Biostatistics, Methodist Hospital Research
Institute in
Currently Dr. Xu provides broad
analytical support, including consulting and advising researchers and
clinicians on study design, data analysis, sample size, and power calculations.
She conducts statistical analysis of quantitative research projects, including
analyses of clinical data, longitudinal data, morbidity and mortality data, and
surveillance data. She collaborates with investigators and researchers in
the writing of grant proposals and research manuscripts.
Throughout her career, she has
worked to apply basic and advanced statistical methodologies to health sciences
and collaborated with diverse investigators in multidisciplinary research.
Born in the
Dr. Xu began her career as a
biostatistician with the Center for American Indian Health Research (CAIHR) at
the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. CAIHR
focuses on epidemiologic research of major chronic diseases that affect the
American Indian population, particularly diabetes and cardiovascular disease
(CVD). Among other research projects, CAIHR houses the Strong Heart Study
(SHS), the largest and longest successful longitudinal study of CVD and
its risk factors in individuals with diabetes in the
Her SADF research examined low-grade
albuminuria and risk of cardiovascular disease and death in American Indians.
She has authored five publications
and co-authored the same publications in the area of cardiovascular disease,
renal disease, diabetes, and nutrition. She also has co-authored a book chapter,
“Nutrition and cardiovascular disease in American Indians and Alaska Natives,” Fatty
Acids in Health and Disease, the American Oil Chemists Society, which is in
press. She additionally serves as a reviewer for Circulation, American
Journal of Kidney Diseases and
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.
Dr. Xu and her husband and two daughters
reside in
Email: SXu@tmhs.org
Website: http://tmh.tmc.edu/tmhri/Cores_Content/Cores_CenterForBiostatistics.html
Phone: 713-441-6870