BASIC INFORMATION

　　Nationality: P.R. China; Han ethnicity

　　Shuhua Building 201, Peking University Health Science Center, 28 Xueyuan Rd, Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China.

　　Email: yao.yao@bjmu.edu.cn;

　　Office: +86 10-8280 5928; 

　　ORCID: 0000-0002-6723-6152

　　ResearchGate: researchgate.net/profile/Yao_Yao114

　　Google Scholar: scholar.google.com/citations?hl="zh-CN&user=_uUt0usAAAAJ&view_op

　　Primary Employment

　　2021.09 to date       Associate Professor, China Center for Health Development Studies, Peking University, China.

　　2022.01 to 2022.06  Guest Lecturer, Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.

　　2020.01 to 2021.09  Postdoctoral Researcher, Duke University, Geriatric Medicine Division/Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, NC, US.

　　Duke Global Health Institute and Nicholas School of the Environment, NC, US.

　　2018.07 to 2020.01  Boya Postdoctoral Researcher, Peking University, National School of Developments, Beijing, China.

　　Education Experience

　　2016.03-2018.06  Joint Doctoral Training Programme, Geriatric Medicine, Hainan Branch of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Sanya, China.

　　2015.09-2018.06  Doctor of Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China. 

　　2014.01-2015.01  Joint Master Programme, Health Economics and Management, Peking University Medical Science Center, China.

　　2012.09-2015.06  Master of Public Health, Shandong University, China.

　　2007.09-2012.06  Bachelor of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Shandong University, China.

　　Study and Research Field

　　Before joining the China Center for Health Development Studies in Peking University, Yao had three years of Postdoctoral training at Peking University (Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies, National School of Developments) and Duke University (Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development and Geriatrics Division, Medical School). Yao's interest comprised a wide spectrum of fields including Geriatrics, Epidemiology (ageing cohort study), and prevention of dependency & dementia.

　　Editorial Board Member

　　Innovation in Aging; BMC Geriatrics

　　Publication Summary (From 2018 to date)

　　Total 89 peer-reviewed SCI articles (37 as first/co-first author; 27 as corresponding author); 

　　Total 19 peer-reviewed Chinese articles (8 as first/co-first author; 1 as corresponding author); 

　　Total 5 book chapters (3 Chinese book and 2 English book, as first author)

　　Featured Publications

　　1.Yao Y#, Lv X#, Qiu C, Li J, Wu X, Zhang H, Yue D, Liu K, Eshak E Ehab, Lorenz T, Anstey Kaarin, Livingston Gill, Xue T*, Zhang J*, Wang H*, Zeng Y*. (2022). The effect of China's Clean Air Act on cognitive function in older adults: a population-based, quasi-experimental study. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 3(2), e98-e108. (Cover article)

　　2.Xinxin Chen# , John Giles#, Yao Yao#, Winnie Yip#, Qinqin Meng#, Lisa Berkman, He Chen, Xi Chen, Jin Feng, Zhanlian Feng, Elena Glinskaya, Jinquan Gong, Perry Hu, Haidong Kan, Xiaoyan Lei, Xiao Liu, Andrew Steptoe, Gewei Wang, Harold Wang, Huali Wang, Xiaoyu Wang, Yafeng Wang, Li Yang18, Luxia Zhang, Quan Zhang, Jing Wu, Zunyou Wu, John Strauss*, James Smith*, Yaohui Zhao*. The Path to Healthy Ageing in China: A Peking University-Lancet Commission Report. The Lancet, 2022, 400(10367): 1967-2006. (Cover article)

　　3.Jinquan Gong#, Gewei Wang#, Yafeng Wang#, Xinxin Chen, Yanfeng Chen, Qinqin Meng, Peng Yang, Yao Yao*, Yaohui Zhao*. Nowcasting and forecasting the care needs of the older adults in China: estimates from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). The Lancet Public Health, 2022, 7(12): e1005-e1013. (Cover article)

　　4.Yao Y#,*, Yin PB, Liu XY (2021). Falls prevention in China: time for action. The Lancet Public Health, 6(12), e875-e876. (Invited comment)

　　5.Wang G#, Yao Y#, Wang Y#, et al. Determinants of COVID-19 vaccination status and hesitancy among older adults in China[J]. Nature Medicine, 2023, 29(3): 623-631. (Cover article)

　　6.Yao Y#,*, Zhang H, Liu XR, Liu XY, Chu T, Zeng Y (2021). Bridging the digital divide between old and young people in China: challenges and opportunities. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2(3), 125-126. (Cover article)

　　7.Yao Y#,*, Liu K, Zhang JJ, Iso H, Lam TH (2021). Tobacco smoking and older people amid the COVID-19 pandemic: An elephant in the room. Age and Ageing. 26:afab170.

　　8.Zhang Y#, Yao Y#, Zhang P, Li Z, Zhang P, Li F, Wang Z, Liu D, Lv Y, Kang L, Chen K, Shi X, Mao C* (2021). Association of regular aerobic exercises and neuromuscular junction variants with incidence of frailty. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 12(2):350-357.

　　9.Liu X#, Song Z#, Li Y#, Yao Y#, Fang M, Bai C, An P, Chen H, Chen Z, Tang B, Shen J, Gao X, Zhang M, Chen P, Zhang T, Jia H, Liu X, Hou Y, Yang H, Wang J, Wang F, Xu X*, Min J*, Nie C*, Zeng Y* (2021). Integrated genetic analyses revealed novel human longevity loci and reduced risks of multiple diseases in a cohort study of 15,651 Chinese individuals. Aging Cell, 20(3):e13323.

　　10.Zhang Y#, Jin XR, Lutz M, Ju SY, Liu KY, Guo G, Zeng Y*, Yao Y*. (2021) Interaction between APOE ε4 and dietary protein intake on cognitive decline: a longitudinal cohort study. Clinical Nutrition. 40(5):2716-2725.

　　11.Zhang Y#, Fu S#, Ding D, Lutz MW, Zeng Y*, Yao Y* (2021). Leisure Activities, APOE ε4, and Cognitive Decline: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 13:736201.

　　12.Li J#, Yao Y, Xie W, Wang B, Guan T, Han Y, Wang H, Zhu T, Xue T*. (2021) Association of long-term exposure to PM2.5 with blood lipids in the Chinese population: Findings from a longitudinal quasi-experiment. Environmental International. 151:106454.

　　13.Yao Y#, Jin X#, Cao K, Zhao M, Zhu T, Zhang J*, Yi Z*. (2020). Residential Proximity to Major Roadways and Cognitive Function among Chinese Adults 65 Years and Older. Science of The Total Environment, 142607, 1-8.

　　14.Xinran L#, Yao Y*, Yinzi J*. (2022). Digital exclusion and Functional dependence in older people: findings from five longitudinal cohort studies. eClinicalMedicine, 54, 101708.

　　15.Fu S#, Li Y, Zhang F, Luan F, Lv F, Deng J, Zhao Y*, Yao Y*. (2020). Centenarian longevity is positively correlated with IgE levels but negatively correlated with C3/C4 levels, abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome. Cellular & Molecular Immunology, 17(11): 1196-1197.

　　16.Yao Y#,*, Hu B, Liu XY (2023). Life expectancy trends in China in the post-COVID-19 era. The Lancet Public Health, 8(12):e906-e907.