Prof. Wen-Chung Lee | Epidemiology | Best Researcher Award.

National Taiwan University,Taiwan

Professional Profiles:

👨‍🎓 Bio Summary:

Prof. Wen-Chung Lee is a distinguished Taiwanese researcher and professor specializing in Epidemiologic Methods, Biostatistics, Health Data Analytics, Cancer Registry, Cancer Statistics, Cancer Epidemiology, and Genetic Epidemiology. He currently works at the Institute of Health Data Analytics and Statistics and the Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at the College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. Dr. Lee has a strong publication record and has received numerous awards for his innovative research in biostatistics and epidemiology. He is known for developing new methodologies with broad applications in biomedicine and public health.

🎓 Education:

Dr. Lee earned his Ph.D. from National Taiwan University in 1994, following an MS in 1990 and an MD in 1988, all from the same institution.

🔍 Research Focus:

Prof. Lee’s research focuses on innovative concepts and methodologies at the intersection of biostatistics and epidemiology. His work includes the development of age-period-cohort models, age-standardization methods, potential life lost methods, kriging methods, and more for cancer epidemiology. He has also developed novel methods for analyzing ultra-high dimensional big data and has worked on new metric systems for gauging exposure-disease relations.

🏆 Honors & Awards:

Throughout his career, Dr. Lee has received several prestigious awards, including the Distinguished Professorship at National Taiwan University, Research Achievement Awards from NTU, Young Investigator Awards from Academia Sinica, and Best Paper Awards from the K.P. Chen Foundation of Preventive Medicine.

Professional Experience: 💼

Dr. Lee has held various academic positions at National Taiwan University, including Director and Acting Director of the Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, as well as roles as Professor and Associate Professor in the same institute. He has also served as a Lecturer at the Graduate Institute of Public Health, NTU, and worked as a Staff member at the Bureau of Public Health, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan.

📚 Top Noted Publications :

Body mass index and obesity-related metabolic disorders in Taiwanese and US whites and blacks: implications for definitions of overweight and obesity for Asians Authors: WH Pan, KM Flegal, HY Chang, WT Yeh, CJ Yeh, WC Lee Journal: The American journal of clinical nutrition, 79(1), 31-39 (2004) Citations: 445

Changes in serum levels of HBV DNA and alanine aminotransferase determine the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma Authors: CF Chen, WC Lee, HI Yang, HC Chang, CL Jen, UH Iloeje, J Su, … Journal: Gastroenterology, 141(4), 1240-1248. e2 (2011) Citations: 309

Changing trends in the prevalence of common mental disorders in Taiwan: a 20-year repeated cross-sectional survey Authors: TST Fu, CS Lee, D Gunnell, WC Lee, ATA Cheng Journal: The Lancet, 381(9862), 235-241 (2013) Citations: 165

Second-generation antipsychotic medications and the risk of pneumonia in schizophrenia Authors: CJ Kuo, SY Yang, YT Liao, WJ Chen, WC Lee, WY Shau, YT Chang, … Journal: Schizophrenia bulletin, 39(3), 648-657 (2013) Citations: 159

Decision curve analysis: a technical note Authors: Z Zhang, V Rousson, WC Lee, C Ferdynus, M Chen, X Qian, Y Guo Journal: Annals of translational medicine, 6(15) Citations: 155

Author Metrics 📊 :

As of his last known metrics, Dr. Lee had an H-index of 28, indicating the impact and influence of his publications in the field.

📅 Research Timeline:

1989-1991: Staff, Bureau of Public Health, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan.

1992-1994: Lecturer, Graduate Institute of Public Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University.

1994-2000: Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University.

2000-Present: Professor, Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University.

2004-2005: Acting Director, Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University.

👨‍🎓 Bio Summary:

Dr. Md. Mosiur Rahman is a Professor at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, specializing in public health. He holds a JSPS Postdoc and a PhD in Public Health Leadership Program from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. His research focuses on social determinants of health, noncommunicable diseases, and implementation science. Dr. Rahman has received several awards, including the JSPS fellowship and the Japanese Government Scholarship (MEXT), and has a strong publication record.

🎓 Education:

Dr. Md. Mosiur Rahman completed his JSPS Postdoc in Global Health Entrepreneurship from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan, in 2019. He earned his PhD in Public Health Leadership Program from the same university in 2015. Prior to that, he obtained a Master of Public Health from the University of Tokyo, Japan, with a major in International Health in 2011. He also holds a Master of Science in Population Science & Human Resource Development from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and a Bachelor of Science in the same discipline.

🔍 Research Focus:

His research interests encompass social determinants of health and diseases, noncommunicable diseases, school health, violence against women, planetary health, and implementation science.

🏆 Honors & Awards:

Dr. Rahman has been recognized with several prestigious awards and scholarships, including the JSPS fellowship, the Japanese Government Scholarship (MEXT), and the ADB-JSP Scholarship. He has also received the UGC gold medal for excellent research contribution and other scholarships based on academic excellence.

Professional Experience: 💼

Dr. Rahman has held various positions at the Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, including Lecturer, Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor. He has also served as a Research Fellow under the UNFPA project, a Teaching Assistant at the University of Tokyo, Japan, and a Research Assistant at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.

📚 Top Noted Publications :

Feigin VL, et al. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Neurology. 2021;20(10):795-820. [Citations: 2637]

Nichols E, et al. Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Public Health. 2022;7(2):e105-e125. [Citations: 1540]

Kocarnik JM, et al. Cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life years for 29 cancer groups from 2010 to 2019: a systematic analysis. JAMA oncology. 2022;8(3):420-444. [Citations: 868]

Haile LM, et al. Hearing loss prevalence and years lived with disability, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet. 2021;397(10278):996-1009. [Citations: 501]

Ikuta KS, et al. Global mortality associated with 33 bacterial pathogens in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet. 2022;400(10369):2221-2248. [Citations: 433]

Rahman MM, Haque SE, Zahan MS. Factors affecting the utilisation of postpartum care among young mothers in Bangladesh. Health & social care in the community. 2011;19(2):138-147. [Citations: 344*]

Author Metrics 📊 :

Dr. Md. Mosiur Rahman’s author metrics, including the H-index, total citations, and other relevant metrics, can be found on academic databases such as Google Scholar, Scopus, or Web of Science. These metrics provide an overview of the impact and reach of his research publications within the academic community.

📅 Research Timeline:

Dr. Rahman has been actively involved in research, with a timeline that includes various projects and publications.