Shih-Jen Hwang, PhD, MHS, MPH
Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Biostatistics - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Shih-Jen Hwang, PhD is an Adjunct Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics at the Boston University School of Public Health. Her affiliation is the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institute of Health (NIH). She is the Health Statistician of the NIH's Framingham Heart Study since 2005. Her research activities focus on genetic statistics for aging related health burden that she aims to quantify genetic and environmental factors that foster favorable health by minimizing age-related disease burden.
Other Positions
- Investigator - Framingham Heart Study
Education
- Johns Hopkins University, PhD Field of Study: Epidemiology
- Johns Hopkins University, MHS Field of Study: Epidemiology
- National Taiwan University, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
- Kaohsiung Medical University, BS Field of Study: Nursing
Websites
Publications
- Published on 12/6/2024
Liu C, Joehanes R, Ma J, Xie J, Yang J, Wang M, Huan T, Hwang SJ, Wen J, Sun Q, Cumhur DY, Heard-Costa NL, Orchard P, Carson AP, Raffield LM, Reiner A, Li Y, O'Connor G, Murabito JM, Munson P, Levy D. Integrating Whole Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing to Characterize the Genetic Architecture of Isoform Variation and its Implications for Health and Disease. medRxiv. 2024 Dec 06. PMID: 39677465.
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- Published on 11/22/2024
Aggarwal M, Hwang SJ, Lee DH, Huan T, McNeill JN, Courchesne P, Joehanes R, Ho JE, Dupuis J, Hedman ÅK, O'Connor G, Levy D. Plasma Protein Biomarkers of Spirometry Measures of Impaired Lung Function. Chest. 2024 Nov 22. PMID: 39580111.
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- Published on 10/30/2024
Kelly DM, Pinheiro AA, Koini M, Anderson CD, Aparicio H, Hofer E, Kern D, Blacker D, DeCarli C, Hwang SJ, Viswanathan A, Gonzales MM, Beiser AS, Seshadri S, Schmidt R, Demissie S, Romero JR. Impaired kidney function, cerebral small vessel disease and cognitive disorders: the Framingham Heart Study. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2024 Oct 30; 39(11):1911-1922. PMID: 38565317.
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- Published on 9/18/2024
Huan T, Joehanes R, Rong J, Chen MH, Mustafa R, Dehghan A, Ghanbari M, Karlin H, Hwang SJ, Courchesne P, Larson MG, Johnson AD, Freedman JE, Levy D. Expression quantitative trait locus mapping of extracellular microRNAs in human plasma. iScience. 2024 Oct 18; 27(10):110988. PMID: 39398240.
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- Published on 4/30/2024
Keaton JM, Kamali Z, Xie T, Vaez A, Williams A, Goleva SB, Ani A, Evangelou E, Hellwege JN, Yengo L, Young WJ, Traylor M, Giri A, Zheng Z, Zeng J, Chasman DI, Morris AP, Caulfield MJ, Hwang SJ, Kooner JS, Conen D, Attia JR, Morrison AC, Loos RJF, Kristiansson K, Schmidt R, Hicks AA, Pramstaller PP, Nelson CP, Samani NJ, Risch L, Gyllensten U, Melander O, Riese H, Wilson JF, Campbell H, Rich SS, Psaty BM, Lu Y, Rotter JI, Guo X, Rice KM, Vollenweider P, Sundström J, Langenberg C, Tobin MD, Giedraitis V, Luan J, Tuomilehto J, Kutalik Z, Ripatti S, Salomaa V, Girotto G, Trompet S, Jukema JW, van der Harst P, Ridker PM, Giulianini F, Vitart V, Goel A, Watkins H, Harris SE, Deary IJ, van der Most PJ, Oldehinkel AJ, Keavney BD, Hayward C, Campbell A, Boehnke M, Scott LJ, Boutin T, Mamasoula C, Järvelin MR, Peters A, Gieger C, Lakatta EG, Cucca F, Hui J, Knekt P, Enroth S, De Borst MH, Polašek O, Concas MP, Catamo E, Cocca M, Li-Gao R, Hofer E, Schmidt H, Spedicati B, Waldenberger M, Strachan DP, Laan M, Teumer A, Dörr M, Gudnason V, Cook JP, Ruggiero D, Kolcic I, Boerwinkle E, Traglia M, Lehtimäki T, Raitakari OT, Johnson AD, Newton-Cheh C, Brown MJ, Dominiczak AF, Sever PJ, Poulter N, Chambers JC, Elosua R, Siscovick D, Esko T, Metspalu A, Strawbridge RJ, Laakso M, Hamsten A, Hottenga JJ, de Geus E, Morris AD, Palmer CNA, Nolte IM, Milaneschi Y, Marten J, Wright A, Zeggini E, Howson JMM, O'Donnell CJ, Spector T, Nalls MA, Simonsick EM, Liu Y, van Duijn CM, Butterworth AS, Danesh JN, Menni C, Wareham NJ, Khaw KT, Sun YV, Wilson PWF, Cho K, Visscher PM, Denny JC, Levy D, Edwards TL, Munroe PB, Snieder H, Warren HR. Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits. Nat Genet. 2024 May; 56(5):778-791. PMID: 38689001.
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- Published on 2/7/2024
Shah RV, Zhong J, Massier L, Tanriverdi K, Hwang SJ, Haessler J, Nayor M, Zhao S, Perry AS, Wilkins JT, Shadyab AH, Manson JE, Martin L, Levy D, Kooperberg C, Freedman JE, Rydén M, Murthy VL. Targeted Proteomics Reveals Functional Targets for Early Diabetes Susceptibility in Young Adults. Circ Genom Precis Med. 2024 Feb; 17(1):e004192. PMID: 38323454.
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- Published on 11/10/2023
Khan SS, Matsushita K, Sang Y, Ballew SH, Grams ME, Surapaneni A, Blaha MJ, Carson AP, Chang AR, Ciemins E, Go AS, Gutierrez OM, Hwang SJ, Jassal SK, Kovesdy CP, Lloyd-Jones DM, Shlipak MG, Palaniappan LP, Sperling L, Virani SS, Tuttle K, Neeland IJ, Chow SL, Rangaswami J, Pencina MJ, Ndumele CE, Coresh J. Development and Validation of the American Heart Association's PREVENT Equations. Circulation. 2024 Feb 06; 149(6):430-449. PMID: 37947085.
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- Published on 10/27/2023
Shah RV, Hwang SJ, Murthy VL, Zhao S, Tanriverdi K, Gajjar P, Duarte K, Schoenike M, Farrell R, Brooks LC, Gopal DM, Ho JE, Girerd N, Vasan RS, Levy D, Freedman JE, Lewis GD, Nayor M. Proteomics and Precise Exercise Phenotypes in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Pilot Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Nov 07; 12(21):e029980. PMID: 37889181.
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- Published on 10/3/2023
Grams ME, Coresh J, Matsushita K, Ballew SH, Sang Y, Surapaneni A, Alencar de Pinho N, Anderson A, Appel LJ, Ärnlöv J, Azizi F, Bansal N, Bell S, Bilo HJG, Brunskill NJ, Carrero JJ, Chadban S, Chalmers J, Chen J, Ciemins E, Cirillo M, Ebert N, Evans M, Ferreiro A, Fu EL, Fukagawa M, Green JA, Gutierrez OM, Herrington WG, Hwang SJ, Inker LA, Iseki K, Jafar T, Jassal SK, Jha V, Kadota A, Katz R, Köttgen A, Konta T, Kronenberg F, Lee BJ, Lees J, Levin A, Looker HC, Major R, Melzer Cohen C, Mieno M, Miyazaki M, Moranne O, Muraki I, Naimark D, Nitsch D, Oh W, Pena M, Purnell TS, Sabanayagam C, Satoh M, Sawhney S, Schaeffner E, Schöttker B, Shen JI, Shlipak MG, Sinha S, Stengel B, Sumida K, Tonelli M, Valdivielso JM, van Zuilen AD, Visseren FLJ, Wang AY, Wen CP, Wheeler DC, Yatsuya H, Yamagata K, Yang JW, Young A, Zhang H, Zhang L, Levey AS, Gansevoort RT. Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate, Albuminuria, and Adverse Outcomes: An Individual-Participant Data Meta-Analysis. JAMA. 2023 Oct 03; 330(13):1266-1277. PMID: 37787795.
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- Published on 9/28/2023
Kavousi M, Bos MM, Barnes HJ, Lino Cardenas CL, Wong D, Lu H, Hodonsky CJ, Landsmeer LPL, Turner AW, Kho M, Hasbani NR, de Vries PS, Bowden DW, Chopade S, Deelen J, Benavente ED, Guo X, Hofer E, Hwang SJ, Lutz SM, Lyytikäinen LP, Slenders L, Smith AV, Stanislawski MA, van Setten J, Wong Q, Yanek LR, Becker DM, Beekman M, Budoff MJ, Feitosa MF, Finan C, Hilliard AT, Kardia SLR, Kovacic JC, Kral BG, Langefeld CD, Launer LJ, Malik S, Hoesein FAAM, Mokry M, Schmidt R, Smith JA, Taylor KD, Terry JG, van der Grond J, van Meurs J, Vliegenthart R, Xu J, Young KA, Zilhão NR, Zweiker R, Assimes TL, Becker LC, Bos D, Carr JJ, Cupples LA, de Kleijn DPV, de Winther M, den Ruijter HM, Fornage M, Freedman BI, Gudnason V, Hingorani AD, Hokanson JE, Ikram MA, Išgum I, Jacobs DR, Kähönen M, Lange LA, Lehtimäki T, Pasterkamp G, Raitakari OT, Schmidt H, Slagboom PE, Uitterlinden AG, Vernooij MW, Bis JC, Franceschini N, Psaty BM, Post WS, Rotter JI, Björkegren JLM, O'Donnell CJ, Bielak LF, Peyser PA, Malhotra R, van der Laan SW, Miller CL. Multi-ancestry genome-wide study identifies effector genes and druggable pathways for coronary artery calcification. Nat Genet. 2023 Oct; 55(10):1651-1664. PMID: 37770635.
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