Biography

I grew up in Quzhou, China and received my bachelor's in Biotechnology from Sun-Yat Sen University. I went on to Johns Hopkins University for my Master's in Epidemiology, and have worked as a Staff Fellow at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for the past three years. My work at the FDA has shown me the remarkable impact of robust science and the importance of reliable and comprehensive food supply data. I am interested in leveraging my data science skills to support food and nutrition research that can improve population health outcomes. My recent research project used Twitter data to construct local neighborhood food environments, which provides real-time information on food deserts and informs community programs. At Cambridge, my goal is to establish a longitudinal UK restaurant database that can monitor the restaurant food supply and support public policy. I firmly believe that better data leads to better research, and better research leads to better policy and health practice. Together, we can combat the rising prevalence of obesity and diet-related cancers by creating a healthier food environment.

Previous Education

Johns Hopkins University Epidemiology 2016
Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University Biotechnology 2014