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Xi Qiao

Xi Qiao, PhD

Languages spoken: English, Mandarin Chinese

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Internal Medicine

Divisions: Epidemiology

Education History

Postdoctoral Training Case Western Reserve University
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Doctoral Training Western Michigan University
PhD
Graduate Training West Virginia University
MS
Other Training Fontys University of Applied Science
Undergraduate Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
BA

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Qiao X, Ngo D, Straight B, Needham BL, Hilton CE, and Naugle A (2024). A Bayesian high-dimensional mediation analysis for multilevel genome-wide epigenetic data. J Appl Stat, 1-19.
  2. Qiao X, Straight B, Ngo D, Hilton CE, Owuor Olungah C, Naugle A, Lalancette C, Needham BL (2024). Severe drought exposure in utero associates to children's epigenetic age acceleration in a global climate change hot spot. Nat Commun, 15(1), 4140. (Read full article)
  3. Straight B, Qiao X, Ngo D, Hilton CE, Olungah CO, Naugle A, Lalancette C, Needham BL (2022). Epigenetic mechanisms underlying the association between maternal climate stress and child growth: characterizing severe drought and its impact on a Kenyan community engaging in a climate change-sensitive livelihood. Epigenetics, 17(13), 2421-2433. (Read full article)
  4. Straight B, Hilton CE, Naugle A, Olungah CO, Ngo D, Qiao X, and Needham BL (2022). Drought, psychosocial stress, and ecogeographical patterning: Tibial growth and body shape in Samburu (Kenyan) pastoralist children. Am J Biol Anthropol, 178(4), 574-592.

Review

  1. Liu R, Qiao X, Shi Y, Peterson CB, Bush WS, Cominelli F, Wang M, Zhang L (2024). Constructing phylogenetic trees for microbiome data analysis: A mini-review. [Review]. Comput Struct Biotechnol J, 23, 3859-3868. (Read full article)