Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Theelected member of the Outstanding Young Backbone Teacherof Qing Lan Project of Jiangsu Province
Theelected member of the Outstanding Young Level Academic Leadership Training Program of Nanjing Medical Member of American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Member of American Thoracic Society (ATS)
Member of International Biostatistics Society(IBS)-China
RuyangZhang, PhD
Affiliation: School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University
Address: SPH building, 101 Longmian Avenue, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166
Email:zhangruyang@njmu.edu.cn
ORCIDID:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3861-4297
Research Interest
Gene-gene, gene-environment and environment-environment interaction study of risk and prognosis of complex diseases of respiratory system (e.g., lungcancer and ARDS)
Risk and prognostic prediction model construction of complex diseases
Methodology of clinical trials
Education
Nanjing Medical University | Biostatistics | PhD | |
2003.09-2008.06 | Nanjing Medical University | Preventive Medicine(Biostatistics) | B.Med |
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
2019.07-present | Nanjing Medical University | Associate Professor |
2017.06-2019.06 | Nanjing Medical University | Assistant Professor |
2015.06-2017.05 | Harvard University | Postdoc Fellow |
2013.09-2015.05 | Nanjing Medical University | Assistant Professor |
Honors and Awards:
Research Awards
Second Prize of Medical Scienceand Technology of Jiangsu Province (2020)
Second Prize of Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement Award of Ministry of Education of China (2019)
Third Prize of Excellent Academic Paper of Natural Science in Nanjing City (2018)
Nanjing Medical University Excellent Doctoral Dissertation (2014)
First Prize of Outstanding Paper Award in Annual Conference of China Association of Biostatistics (2012)
Excellent Student Cadre of Jiangsu Province (2006)
Teaching Awards
Excellent Master Thesis of Nanjing Medial University (2021, 2ndMentor)
Third Prize of Excellent Graduation Thesis for Higher Education Institutions of Jiangsu Province (2020, Mentor)
Second Prize of National College Student Computer Design Competition (BigData Group), College Computer Course Teaching Steering Committee of The Ministry of Education of China, China (2020, Mentor)
Successful Participant of National Mathematical Contest in Modeling, China(2019, Mentor)
First Prize of National SAS Data Analytics Champion, SAS China (2019,Mentor)
First Prize of National College Student Computer Design Competition (Big Data Group), College Computer Course Teaching Steering Committee of The Ministry of Education of China, China (2019, Mentor)
First Prize of National College Student Computer Design Competition(Digital Media Group), College Computer Course Teaching Steering Committee of The Ministry of Education of China, China (2019,Mentor)
Zhao-XiBao Faculty Fellowship, Nanjing Medical University, China (2019)
Successful Participant of The Mathematical Contest in Modeling, USA (2019,Mentor)
Second Prize of Asia and Pacific Mathematical Contest in Modeling, China(2018, Mentor)
Excellent Mentor of Undergraduate (Clinical Medicine), Nanjing MedicalUniversity, China (2018)
Second Prize of National SAS Data Analytics Champion, SAS China (2018,Mentor)
Third Prize of National SAS Data Analytics Champion, SAS China (2018,Mentor)
First Prize of National Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) TeachingCompetition (Undergraduate Group), Educational Technology Branch ofChinese Medical Association, China (2018)
Third Prize of National Institutions of Higher Learning Micro-Course Teaching Competition (Medicine Group), Medicine Teaching inUniversity, China (2019)
Third Prize of Jiangsu Institutions of Higher Learning Micro-Course Teaching Competition, Education Department of Jiangsu Province,China (2018)
Ongoing Research Projects
NationalNatural Science Foundation of China. Amethodological study of interaction analysis and development ofprognostic prediction model of lung cancer based on summary data.PI: Ruyang Zhang.
Natural Science Foundation ofJiangsu Province. Amethodological study of gene-based gene-gene interaction analysis inmulti-omics data under information entropy framework.PI: Ruyang Zhang
Selected Papers(First or Corresponding author)
Chen J#,Gao X#,Shen S#,Xu J, Sun Z, Lin R, Dai Z, Su L, Christiani DC, Chen F, ZhangR*,Wei Y*.Association of Longitudinal Platelet Count Trajectory with ICUMortality: A Multi-cohort Study. Frontiersin Immunology.2022. In Press.IF=8.786
Zhang R#,Shen S#,Wei Y#,Zhu Y, Li Y, Chen J, Guan J, Pan Z, Wang Y, Zhu M, Xie J, Xiao X,Zhu D, Li Y, Albanes D, Landi MT, Caporaso N, Lam S, Tardon A, ChenC, Bojesen SE, Johansson M, Risch A, Bickeböller H, Wichmann HE,Rennert G, Arnold S, Brennan P, McKay J, Field JK, Shete SS,Marchand LL, Liu G, Andrew A, Kiemeney LA, Zienolddiny-Narui S,Behndig A, Johansson M, Cox A, Lazarus P, Schabath MB, Aldrich MC,Dai J, Ma H, Zhao Y, Hu Z, Hung RJ, Amos CI, Shen H*,Chen F*,Christiani DC*.A large-scale genome-wide gene-gene interaction study of lung cancersusceptibility in Europeans with a trans-ethnic validation inAsians. Journal ofThoracic Oncology.2022 Apr 30; 17(8):974-990. IF=20.121
Chen J#,Shen S#,Li Y#,Fan J#,Xiong S, Xu J, Zhu C, Lin L, Dong X, Duan W, Zhao Y, Qian X, Liu Z,Wei Y, Christiani DC*,Zhang R*,Chen F*.APOLLO: an accurate and independently validated prediction model ofLower-grade gliomas overall survival and a comparative study.EBioMedicine.2022May;79:104007. IF=11.205
Ji X#,Lin L#,Fan J#,Li Y, Wei Y, Shen S, Su L, Shafer A, Bjaanæs MM, Karlsson A, PlanckM, Staaf J, Helland Å, Esteller M, ZhangR*,Chen F*,Christiani DC. Epigenome-wide three-way interaction study identifiesa complex pattern between TRIM27,KIAA0226,and smoking associated with overall survival of early-stage NSCLC.Molecular Oncology.2022 Feb;16(3):717-731. IF=7.449
Shen S#,Zhang R#,Jiang Y, Li Y, Lin L, Liu Z, Zhao Y, Shen H, Hu Z, Wei Y*,Chen F*. Comprehensive analyses of m6A regulators and interactivecoding and non-coding RNAs across 32 cancer types. MolecularCancer. 2021 Apr13;20(1):67. IF=41.444
Shen S#,Wei Y#,Li Y, Duan W, Dong X, Lin L, You D, Tardon A, Chen C, Field JK, HungRJ, Liu G, Zhu D, Amos CI, Su L, Zhao Y, Hu Z, Shen H, ZhangR*,Chen F*,Christiani DC*.A multi-omics study links TNS3and SEPT7to long-term former smoking NSCLC survival. NPJPrecision Oncology.2021 May 17;5(1):39. IF=10.169
Wei Y#,Huang H#,Zhang R#,Zhu Z, Zhu Y, Lin L, Dong X, Wei L, Chen X, Liu Z, Zhao Y, Su L,Chen F*,Christiani DC*.Association of Serum Mannose with Acute Respiratory DistressSyndrome Risk and Survival. JAMANetwork Open.2021 Jan; 4(1):e2034569. IF=13.366
Ji X#,Lin L#,Shen S, Dong X, Chen C, Li Y, Zhu Y, Huang H, Chen J, Chen X, Wei L,He J, Duan W, Su L, Jiang Y, Fan J, Guan J, You D, Shafer A, BjaanæsMM, Karlsson A, Planck M, Staaf J, Helland Å, Esteller M, Wei Y*,Zhang R*,Chen F, Christiani DC. Epigenetic-smoking interaction revealshistologically heterogeneous effects of TRIM27DNA methylation on overall survival among early-stage NSCLCpatients. MolecularOncology. 2020Nov; 14 (11): 2759-2774. CoverPaper, IF=6.603
Zhang R#,*,Chen C#,Dong X#,Shen S, Lai L, He J, You D, Lin L, Zhu Y, Huang H, Chen J, Wei L,Chen X, Li Y, Guo Y, Duan W, Liu L, Su L, Shafer A, Fleischer T,Bjaanæs MM, Karlsson A, Planck M, Wang R, Staaf J, Helland Å,Esteller M, Wei Y*,Chen F*,Christiani DC. Independent validation of early-stage non-small celllung cancer prognostic scores incorporating epigenetic andtranscriptional biomarkers with gene-gene interactions and maineffects. Chest.2020 Aug; 158 (2): 808-819.IF=9.410
Zhang R#,Lai L#,Dong X, He J, You D, Chen C, Lin L, Zhu Y, Huang H, Shen S, Wei L,Chen X, Guo Y, Liu L, Su L, Shafer A, Moran S, Fleischer T, BjaanæsMM, Karlsson A, Planck M, Staaf J, Helland Å, Esteller M, Wei Y*,Chen F*,Christiani DC. SIPA1L3 methylation modifies the benefit of smokingcessation on lung adenocarcinoma survival: An epigenomic–smokinginteraction analysis. MolecularOncology. 2019May;13(5):1235-1248.2020 World CancerDay Paper (WHO),IF=6.574
Zhang R#,Wang Z, Tejera P, Frank AJ, Wei Y, Su L, Zhu Z, Guo Y, Chen F, BajwaEK, Thompson BT, Christiani DC*.Late-onset moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome isassociated with shorter survival and higher mortality: a two-stageassociation study. IntensiveCare Medicine.2017 Mar; 43(3):399-407. IF=15.008
Zhang R#,Chu M#,Zhao Y#,Wu C, Guo H, Shi Y, Dai J, Wei Y, Jin G, Ma H, Dong J, Yi H,Bai J, GongJ, Sun C, Zhu M, Wu T, Hu Z, Lin D, Shen H, Chen F*.A genome-wide gene-environment interaction analysis for tobaccosmoke and lung cancer susceptibility. Carcinogenesis.2014 Jul; 35(7): 1528-1535. IF=5.334
Chu M#,Zhang R#,Zhao Y#,Wu C, Guo H, Zhou B, Lu J, Shi Y, Dai J, Jin G, Ma H, Dong J, Wei Y,Wang C, Gong J, Sun C, Zhu M, Qiu Y, Wu T, Hu Z, Lin D, Shen H, ChenF*.A genome-wide gene-gene interaction analysis identifies an epistaticgene pair for lung cancer susceptibility in Han Chinese.Carcinogenesis.2014 Mar 9, 35(3): 572-577.IF=5.334