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Overview

Shumin M. Zhang is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States and has a research focus primarily within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their academic output spans over 100 publications, reflecting extensive engagement in Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Immunology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their work frequently appears in publication venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Research Square, and Frontiers in Microbiology. These venues indicate a broad interdisciplinary approach that integrates environmental science with medical and biological topics.

Research topics covered by Shumin M. Zhang include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Among their recent published works, notable papers include:

  • "Dietary fiber-derived short-chain fatty acids: A potential therapeutic target to alleviate obesity-related nonalcoholic fatty liver disease," 2021, published in Obesity Reviews
  • "Chronic Exposure to PM2.5 Nitrate, Sulfate, and Ammonium Causes Respiratory System Impairments in Mice," 2021, published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "IFN-γ, should not be ignored in SLE," 2022, published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and control measures on air quality and aerosol light absorption in Southwestern China," 2020, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Clostridium butyricum alleviates weaned stress of piglets by improving intestinal immune function and gut microbiota," 2022, published in Food Chemistry

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Zeping Xie, Li Xiao, Yang Chen, Jialu Liu, and Fuyou Liu. This network indicates active participation in collaborative research efforts across multiple disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Constitutive Stat3 activity up-regulates VEGF expression and tumor angiogenesis

    Guilian Niu;Kenneth L Wright;Mei Huang;Lanxi Song

  • Vitamin D intake and incidence of multiple sclerosis

    K. L. Munger;S. M. Zhang;E. O’Reilly;M. A. Hernán

  • Regulation of the innate and adaptive immune responses by Stat-3 signaling in tumor cells.

    Tianhong Wang;Guilian Niu;Marcin Kortylewski;Lyudmila Burdelya

  • Inhibiting Stat3 signaling in the hematopoietic system elicits multicomponent antitumor immunity.

    Marcin Kortylewski;Maciej Kujawski;Tianhong Wang;Sheng Wei

  • Prospective study of body mass index, weight change, and risk of adult-onset asthma in women.

    Carlos A. Camargo;Scott T. Weiss;Shumin Zhang;Walter C. Willett

  • Selective chemical probe inhibitor of Stat3, identified through structure-based virtual screening, induces antitumor activity

    Khandaker Siddiquee;Shumin Zhang;Wayne C. Guida;Michelle A. Blaskovich

  • Prospective study of caffeine consumption and risk of Parkinson's disease in men and women

    Alberto Ascherio;Shumin M. Zhang;Shumin M. Zhang;Miguel A. Hernán;Ichiro Kawachi;Ichiro Kawachi

  • Targeting Stat3 blocks both HIF-1 and VEGF expression induced by multiple oncogenic growth signaling pathways

    Qing Xu;Jon Briggs;Sungman Park;Guilian Niu

  • Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs and the Risk of Parkinson Disease

    Honglei Chen;Shumin M. Zhang;Miguel A. Hernán;Michael A. Schwarzschild

  • The VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL): rationale and design of a large randomized controlled trial of vitamin D and marine omega-3 fatty acid supplements for the primary prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease.

    JoAnn E. Manson;Shari S. Bassuk;I-Min Lee;I-Min Lee;Nancy R. Cook;Nancy R. Cook

  • Dietary fiber intake and risk of colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.

    Yikyung Park;Yikyung Park;David J. Hunter;Donna Spiegelman;Leif Bergkvist

  • A Prospective Study of Folate Intake and the Risk of Breast Cancer

    Shumin Zhang;David J. Hunter;Susan E. Hankinson;Edward L. Giovannucci

  • Hepatitis B vaccination and the risk of multiple sclerosis.

    Alberto Ascherio;Shumin M. Zhang;Miguel A. Hernán;Michael J. Olek

  • Dietary Carotenoids and Vitamins A, C, and E and Risk of Breast Cancer

    Shumin Zhang;David J. Hunter;Michele R. Forman;Bernard A. Rosner

  • Action of the Src family kinase inhibitor, dasatinib (BMS-354825), on human prostate cancer cells.

    Sangkil Nam;Donghwa Kim;Jin Q. Cheng;Shumin Zhang

  • Physical activity and the risk of Parkinson disease

    H. Chen;S. M. Zhang;M. A. Schwarzschild;M. A. Hernán

  • Plasma Folate, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Homocysteine, and Risk of Breast Cancer

    Shumin M. Zhang;Walter C. Willett;Jacob Selhub;David J. Hunter

  • Fruits, vegetables, and colon cancer risk in a pooled analysis of 14 cohort studies

    Anita Koushik;Anita Koushik;David J. Hunter;Donna Spiegelman;W. Lawrence Beeson

  • Breast Cancer Risk From Modifiable and Nonmodifiable Risk Factors Among White Women in the United States.

    Paige Maas;Myrto Barrdahl;Amit D. Joshi;Paul L. Auer;Paul L. Auer

  • Weight loss in Parkinson's disease

    Honglei Chen;Shumin M. Zhang;Shumin M. Zhang;Miguel A. Hernán;Walter C. Willett;Walter C. Willett

Frequent Co-Authors

Julie E. Buring
Julie E. Buring Brigham and Women's Hospital
JoAnn E. Manson
JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
I-Min Lee
I-Min Lee Harvard University
Susan E. Hankinson
Susan E. Hankinson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Nancy R. Cook
Nancy R. Cook Brigham and Women's Hospital
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Donna Spiegelman
Donna Spiegelman Yale University
Alicja Wolk
Alicja Wolk Karolinska Institute
Bernard Rosner
Bernard Rosner Harvard University

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