The Bogalusa Heart Study
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Lydia A. Bazzano, MD, PhD
Lynda B. and H. Leighton Steward Professor in Nutrition Research
Director, Center for Lifespan Epidemiology Research
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
1440 Canal St. SL-18, Ste. 2032
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-988-7323
Fax: 504-988-1568
As a clinician-investigator trained in Epidemiology and board certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. Bazzano has expertise in a broad range of clinical research with a focus on cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. Her primary emphasis has been on the role of dietary and metabolic factors such as obesity, lipids and glucose in the development of vascular disease. She has been working with the Bogalusa Heart Study program since 2010 and currently serve as the Chair of the Bogalusa Heart Study Program Steering Committee and PI on an NIH/NIA R01AG041200 investigating the role of vascular aging in cognitive and physical performance in the Bogalusa Heart Study cohort.
As a native of Louisiana, with the greater portion of my training and career in the local area, Lydia has strong connections to the community in Bogalusa and helped to establish the new 7,000 square foot research clinic in which the Bogalusa Heart Study Program is housed. Dr. Bazzano has published more than 80 peer-reviewed research papers and has substantial experience in the design and conduct of both observational studies and randomized controlled trials in community settings.
Wei Chen, MD
Research Professor
Center for Cardiovascular Health
Department of Epidemiology
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
1440 Canal Street, Suite 1829
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 988-7611
Fax: (504) 988-7194
Educational Background
- M.D., Southeast University, Nanjing, China
- Ph.D., Peking University, Beijing, China
Research Interests
Cardiovascular epidemiology; genetic epidemiology; Epidemiological methodology; Metabolic syndrome; Fetal origins of cardiovascular disease
Professional Achievements
- 2005 AHA Roger R. Williams Memorial Award for Genetic Epidemiology
- 2002 AFMR Young Faculty Award, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
- 2000 Highest Ranked Research Award, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
- 1999 AFMR Young Faculty Award, Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
1440 Canal Street, Suite 1829
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 988-7611
Fax: (504) 988-7194
Educational Background
- BA, Biology, Oberlin College, 1998
- MSPH, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, 2002
- PhD, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, 2005
Research Interests
Pregnancy epidemiology; measurement of stress; epidemiologic methods
Professional Achievements
- Small Project Assistance grant, U. S. Peace Corps, 1999
- Julie Gatewood Latané residential and senior fellow, Latané Center for Human Science, 2000-2004
- Smith Dissertation Grant, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2004
- Royster Society of Fellows, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2000-2005
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellowship in the Biological Sciences, 2000-2005
- Michael McMahon Young Investigator Award, UNC Center for Women’s Health Research, 2005
- Award for promise in research, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 2005-2006