Lu Qi, M.D.
HCA Regents Distinguished Chair and Professor Director, Tulane University Obesity Research Center
Areas of Expertise
Biography
Dr. Qi earned his medical degree in China and doctor of philosophy at Tufts University in Massachusetts. Dr. Qi’s research focuses on the genetic, nutrition, and biochemical risk factors and gene-environment interactions in relation to obesity, type-2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. He is now HCA Regents Distinguished Chair and Professor at Tulane University and adjunct professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Qi is the Co-Principal Investigator of the cardiovascular disease component of the Nurses' Health Study (NHS), and Principal Investigator of several ongoing NIH-funded projects. He has published more than 300 scientific publications and edited a textbook titled ‘Gene-Environment Interaction and Human Diseases’. Dr. Qi serves as associate editor for BMC Medical Genetics, and editorial board member for the Journal of Nutrition, Nutrition Reviews, and several other journals. Dr. Qi is a fellow of American Heart Association (FAHA), American College of Nutrition (FACN), and The Obesity Society (FOS).
Education
Tufts University
Peking University Health Science Center
Chinese Center for Disease Prevention
Articles
Duration and Life-Stage of Antibiotic Use and Risks of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study
2019
The overuse of antibiotics has been an important clinical issue, and antibiotic exposure is linked to alterations in gut microbiota, which has been related to risks of various chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer. Also, duration of antibiotic exposure may be a risk factor of premature death.
Maternal smoking, genetic susceptibility, and birth-to-adulthood body weight
2019
Maternal smoking (MS) is associated with low birthweight (BW) but adult obesity in offspring, however, it remains unknown whether it modifies offspring’s genetic susceptibility to obesity on BW, adult body weight, and birth-to-adulthood body weight tracking pattern.
Sleep patterns, genetic susceptibility, and incident cardiovascular disease: a prospective study of 385 292 UK biobank participants
2019
To quantify the association of combined sleep behaviours and genetic susceptibility with the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Media Appearances
More Americans Are Trying But Failing To Lose Weight
"Where weight-loss efforts are increasing, we can expect a decreasing trend of obesity, but it is not decreasing," said senior researcher Dr. Lu Qi, director of the Tulane University Obesity Research Center in New Orleans.
Poor Sleep Tied to Heart Disease and Stroke
“Unlike previous studies, we analyzed sleep behaviors in combination,” looking at a variety of factors tied to sleep quality, said the senior author, Dr. Lu Qi, a professor of epidemiology at Tulane University. “We found that when we put all the behaviors together, the association between sleep and cardiovascular disease was even stronger than with each behavior separately.”
