Ge-iSEE Health Lab Hosts Seminar on Air Pollution and Childhood Allergies
On November 21, 2023, the Ge-iSEE Health Lab held a student-led seminar, both in-person and via Zoom, featuring Tianyi Chen, a visiting PhD student. Tianyi presented her research on impact of air pollution childhood allergies, utilizing advanced hierarchical and distributed lag nonlinear models. Her work, based on China Children Homes and Health Project (CCHH) provided valuable insights into the environmental factors influencing children’s health.
The seminar, titled “Hierarchical and Distributed Lag Nonlinear Models Exploring Air Pollution and Childhood Allergies in a Multistage Survey”, emphasized the role of air pollution as a significant risk factor for childhood allergies. Drawing on data from nearly 80,000 children, Tianyi highlighted how her models are instrumental in guiding interventions to reduce harmful exposures. The session concluded with an engaging Q&A, reflecting the lab’s ongoing commitment to advancing public health research.
About the Speaker
Tianyi Chen is a PhD student from Fudan University specializing in air pollution and childhood allergies. Her research is part of the large-scale CCHH study, and she has published in top journals, including Allergy and EP. Currently, Tianyi is a visting student at the Ge-iSEE Health Lab, working under Dr. Erjia Ge’s mentorship on spatial geographic analysis. She is set to complete her PhD in early 2024 and is pursuing an international postdoctoral fellowship.
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