Full-Time Faculty
LIANG Fengchao
Assistant Professor

Basic Introduction:
Dr. Liang’s research focuses on applying high resolution satellite aerosol remote sensing data in monitoring and predicting ground level air pollutants and presenting quantitative relationships between air pollution exposure and health risk. She has published 30+ papers so far in high-ranked journals such as PNAS, the BMJ, and JACC.

 

Professional Experience:
2020-present Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Emergency Management & School of Environmental Science and Engineering (joint appointment), Southern University of Science and Technology
2017-2020 Postdoctoral Fellow, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

 

Education:
2012-2017 Ph.D., School of Public Health, Peking University
2015-2017 Visiting Ph.D. student, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
2007-2012 B.S., School of Public Health, Xiamen University

Research Interests:

1.  Environmental epidemiology and cardiovascular epidemiology

2.  Big data research on environmental exposure and chronic diseases

3.  Air pollution modeling

4.  Environmental economics and interdisciplinary research

Published Works:
# equal contribution, * corresponding author.
1. Liang F, Xiao Q, Huang K, Yang X, Liu F, Li J, Lu X, Liu Y*, Gu D*. The 17-year spatiotemporal trend of PM2.5 and its mortality burden in China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2020, 117(41):25601-25608.
2. Liang F#, Liu F#, Huang K, Yang X, Li J, Xiao Q, Chen J, Liu X, Cao J, Shen C, Yu L, Lu F, Wu X, Wu X, Li Y, Hu D, Huang J, Liu Y, Lu X, Gu D*. Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular Disease in China. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2020, 75(7):707-717.
3. Liang F, Liu F, Huang K, Yang X, Gu D*. Reply: Long-Term Exposure to PM2.5 and CVD: The Role of Mir-486 and Genetic and Epigenetic Factors. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2020, 75(22):2877-2878.
4. Huang K#, Liang F#, Yang X, Liu F, Li J, Xiao Q, Chen J, Liu X, Cao J, Shen C, Yu L, Lu F, Wu X, Zhao L, Wu X, Li Y, Hu D, Huang J, Liu Y, Lu X, Gu D*. Long term exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and incidence of stroke: prospective cohort study from the China-PAR project. British Medical Journal, 2019, 367:l6720.
5. Liang F, Yang X, Liu F, Li J, Xiao Q, Chen J, Liu X, Cao J, Shen C, Yu L, Lu F, Wu X, Zhao L, Wu X, Li Y, Hu D, Huang J, Liu Y*, Lu X*, Gu D. Long-term Exposure to Ambient PM2.5 and Incidence of Diabetes in China: A Cohort Study. Environment International, 2019, 126:568-575.
6. Liang F, Xiao Q, Wang Y, Lyapustin A, Li G, Gu D, Pan X*, Liu Y*. MAIAC-based Long-term Spatiotemporal Trends of PM2.5 in Beijing, China. Science of the Total Environment, 2018, 616-617:1589-1598.
7. Liang F, Xiao Q, Gu D, Xu M, Tian L, Guo Q, Wu Z, Pan X*, Liu Y*. Satellite-based short- and long-term exposure to PM2.5 and adult mortality in urban Beijing, China. Environmental Pollution. 2018, 242:492-499.
8. Liang F, Gao M, Xiao Q, Carmichael GR, Pan X*, Liu Y*. Evaluation of a Data Fusion Approach to Estimate Daily PM2.5 Levels in North China. Environmental Research. 2017, 158:54-60.
9. Liang F, Tian L, Guo Q, Westerdahl D, Liu Y, Jin X, Li G, Pan X*. Associations of PM2.5 and Black Carbon with Hospital Emergency Room Visits during Heavy Haze Events: A Case Study in Beijing, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017, 14(7).
10. Yang X, Liang F, Li J, Chen J, Liu F, Huang K, Cao J, Chen S, Xiao Q, Liu X, Shen C, Yu L, Lu F, Wu X, Wu X, Li Y, Zhao L, Hu D, Huang J, Lu X, Liu Y*, Gu D*. Associations of long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 with mortality in Chinese adults: A pooled analysis of cohorts in the China-PAR project. Environment International, 2020.
11. Q Xiao, F Liang, M Ning, Q Zhang, J Bi, K He, Y Lei*, Y Liu*.The long-term trend of PM2.5-related mortality in China: the effects of source data selection. Chemosphere, 2020 263:127894..
12. Guo Q, Liang F, Tian L, Schikowski T, Liu W, Pan X*. Ambient air pollution and the hospital outpatient visits for eczema and dermatitis in Beijing: A time-stratified case-crossover analysis. Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts. 2019, 1(1): 163-173.
13. Tian L, Liang F, Xu M, Jia L, Pan X*, Clements ACA*. Spatio-temporal analysis of the relationship between meteorological factors and hand-foot-mouth disease in Beijing, China. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2018, 18(1):158.
14. Tian L, Liang F, Guo Q, Chen S, Xiao S, Wu Z, Jin X, Pan X*. The effects of interaction between particulate matter and temperature on mortality in Beijing, China. Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts. 2018, 20(2):395-405.
15. Xiao Q, Geng G*, Liang F, Wang X, Lv Z, Lei Y, Huang X, Zhang Q, Liu Y, He K. Changes in spatial patterns of PM2.5 pollution in China 2000–2018: Impact of clean air policies. Environment International, 2020, 141:105776.
16. Li J*, Liu F, Liang F, Huang K, Yang X, Xiao Q, Chen J, Liu X, Cao J, Chen S, Shen C, Yu L, Lu F, Wu X, Zhao L, Wu X, Li Y, Hu D, Huang J, Liu Y, Lu X*, Gu D. Long-term effects of high exposure to ambient fine particulate matter on coronary heart disease incidence: A population-based Chinese cohort study. Environmental Science & Technology. 2020.
17. Huang K#, Yang X#, Liang F, Liu F, Li J, Xiao Q, Chen J, Liu X, Cao J, Shen C, Yu L, Lu F, Wu X, Zhao L, Wu X, Li Y, Hu D, Huang J, Liu Y*, Lu X*, Gu D. Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Hypertension Incidence in China. Hypertension, 2019, 73(6):1195-1201.
18. Guo Q, Xiong X, Liang F, Tian L, Liu W, Wang Z, Pan X*. The interactive effects between air pollution and meteorological factors on the hospital outpatient visits for atopic dermatitis in Beijing, China: a time-series analysis. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 2019, 33(12):2362-2370.
19. Gao M*, Ji D*, Liang F, Liu Y. Attribution of aerosol direct radiative forcing in China and India to emitting sectors. Atmospheric Environment, 2018, 190:35-42.
20. Li J, Lu X*, Liu F, Liang F, Huang K, Yang X, Xiao Q, Chen J, Liu X, Cao J, Chen S, Shen C, Yu L, Lu F, Wu X, Zhao L, Wu X, Li Y, Hu D, Huang J, Zhu M, Liu Y, Shen H, Gu D. Chronic Effects of High Fine Particulate Matter Exposure on Lung Cancer in China. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2020.
21. Li Y#, Li G#*, Zeng Q, Liang F, Pan X. Projecting temperature-related years of life lost under different climate change scenarios in one temperate megacity, China. Environmental Pollution. 2018, 233:1068-1075.
22. Xu M, Yu W, Tong S, Jia L, Liang F, Pan X*, Non-Linear Association between Exposure to Ambient Temperature and Children's Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Beijing, China. PLoS One. 2015, 10(5):e0126171.
23. Xu M, Guo Y, Zhang Y, Westerdahl D, Mo Y, Liang F, Pan X*. Spatiotemporal analysis of particulate air pollution and ischemic heart disease mortality in Beijing, China. Environmental Health, 2014, 13:109.
24. Gao M*, Beig G, Song S, Zhang H, Hu J, Ying Q, Liang F, Liu Y, Wang H, Lu X, Zhu T, Carmichael GR, Nielsen CP*, McElroy MB. The impact of power generation emissions on ambient PM2.5 pollution and human health in China and India. Environment International, 2018, 121:250-259.

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