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Ting Fang Alvin Fang Ang

Center Faculty Member, Slone Epidemiology Center - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 638-7775
alvinang@bu.edu
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Biography

Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology. He also works with the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), where his research focuses on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) – pressing public health issues at hand. Trained as a physician, his clinical experience in tertiary hospitals and overseas humanitarian missions has inspired him to pivot towards public health research, to improve current clinical guidelines and practice of neurocognitive disorders. His research primarily involves data analyses and management of AD and TBI research, where he enjoys taking an agnostic approach to tackling different scientific questions, implementing different study designs and adopting both conventional statistical and machine-learning analytic techniques. He works closely with Dr. Rhoda Au on numerous multi-site collaborative research projects, harnessing the expertise and resources from other academic institutes and industries, in an effort to advance research in the brain health domain. Beyond his personal research interests, he is an avid believer in team science and plays a crucial role in spearheading data-sharing efforts and advocating for open data movement at FHS.

Other Positions

  • Research Assistant Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Education

  • Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MBBS Field of Study: Medicine
  • Boston University, MPH Field of Study: Public Health

Websites

Publications

  • Published on 8/7/2026

    He J, Zhang Y, Wang X, Spartano NL, Rong J, Benjamin EJ, Ang TFA, Au R, Lin H, Schramm E, Borrelli B, Liu C, Murabito JM. Associations Between Smartwatch-Derived Measures and Cognitive Function: Findings From the Electronic Framingham Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Aug 18; 15(16):e049284. PMID: 42568104.

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  • Published on 5/20/2026

    Fisher N, Xue L, Smith KK, Tao B, Cunha JA, Ladenheim S, Moreira-Bouchard JD, Milstone ZJ, Zhebrun A, Zhang X, Jun GR, Stein TD, Ang TFA, Farrer LA, Farb MG, Padera RF, Benjamin EJ, Levy D, Gopal DM, Isaac RS, Lenburg ME, Choi SH, Fetterman JL. Mitochondrial genetic variation across tissues of the human body. Nucleic Acids Res. 2026 May 20; 54(10). PMID: 42179041.

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  • Published on 5/1/2026

    Tao Q, Han J, Ang TFA, Hou L, Liu C, Murabito JM, Lunetta KL, Mez J, Alosco ML, Stein TD, Zhang X, Au R, Farrer L, Palmisano JN, Hamburg NM, Qiu WQ. Peripheral vascular function, including endothelium-dependent measures, and dementia risk: The Framingham Heart Study. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 May; 22(5):e71396. PMID: 42050369.

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  • Published on 4/30/2026

    Jain SS, Ang TFA, Sunderaraman P, Au R, Chen J. Gender differences in informal caregiving costs and burden in Alzheimer disease: a multinational cross-sectional analysis. BMC Public Health. 2026 Apr 30; 26(1). PMID: 42063002.

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  • Published on 4/7/2026

    Dookhy J, Cummings M, Price E, Liu Y, Gutierrez-Gomez S, O'Shea S, Frank S, Au R, Gurnani AS, Ang TFA, Mez J, Shih LC. Dementia Incidence in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease in the Framingham Heart Study. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2026 Apr 07. PMID: 41944089.

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  • Published on 3/16/2026

    Huang J, Rehman H, Doan C, Stein TD, Mez J, Ang TFA, Tao Q, Au R, Farrer LA, Zhang X, Qiu WQ. Corrigendum to 'Circulating C-reactive protein influences polygenic risk of inflammatory genes expressed in brain endothelia for Alzheimer's disease' Neurobiology of Disease 219 (2026) Article Number 107257. Neurobiol Dis. 2026 May; 222:107348. PMID: 41846151.

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  • Published on 2/22/2026

    Tao Q, Ang TFA, Huang J, Itchapurapu IS, Mez J, Alosco M, Au R, Farrer LA, Zhang X, Qiu WQ. Blood PCSK9 Impacts Alzheimer's Disease Risk in an APOE Genotype-Dependent Manner: A Prospective Cohort Study. Health Sci Rep. 2026 Feb; 9(2):e71810. PMID: 41737429.

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  • Published on 1/13/2026

    Huang J, Rehman H, Doan C, Stein TD, Mez J, Ang TFA, Tao Q, Au R, Farrer LA, Zhang X, Qiu WQ. Circulating C-reactive protein influences polygenic risk of inflammatory genes expressed in brain endothelia for Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Dis. 2026 Feb; 219:107257. PMID: 41539445.

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  • Published on 1/2/2026

    Burton R, Durape S, Price E, Chien-Young K, Joshi P, Yhang E, Liu Y, Devine S, Gurnani AS, Ang TFA, Katz DI, Alosco ML, Tripodis Y, Au R, Dams-O'Connor K, Mez J. Traumatic Brain Injury and All-Cause and Dementia-Related Mortality in the Framingham Heart Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jan 02; 9(1):e2555138. PMID: 41615690.

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  • Published on 9/27/2025

    Kurniansyah N, Tasaki S, Rehman H, Zhu C, Farrell J, Sherva R, Hauger R, Merritt VC, Panizzon M, Zhang R, Gaziano JM, Gim J, Lee K, Lee DY, Nho K, Vialle RA, Mukherjee S, Trittschuh EH, Lee AJ, Brickman AM, Cruchaga C, Risacher S, Greve DN, Crane P, Martin E, Bush W, Mayeux R, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Logue M, Bennett DA, Barnes LL, Saykin A, Hohman T, Wang LS, Schellenberg GC, Ang TFA, Au R, Mez J, Lunetta KL, Zhang X, Farrer LA. A multi-ancestry polygenic risk score for Alzheimer disease is associated with cognitive decline, hippocampal atrophy and neuropathological hallmarks in diverse populations. medRxiv. 2025 Sep 27. PMID: 41040715.

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