Epidemiology & Public Health

Wang received his MD (1983) and MSc (1986) in Epidemiology from Tianjin Medical University and obtained his PhD in Epidemiology (2003) from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto. His research interests include: Cancer epidemiology, arthritis and disability, immigrants health and quality of life, health surveys and epidemiological modeling. Among many recognitions, he received the Arthritis Society and CIHR join fellowship Award, distinguished visiting professor award from Tianjin Government, and Science and Chinese National Technology Achievement Award (as a co-recipient). He is the principal investigator of a colorectal cancer epidemiology project, which is part of a larger CIHR team grant involving more than 40 investigators across Canada. He is a reviewer for a number of funding agencies and academic journals; he has published more than 80 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals. Currently he is a Professor at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and distinguished visiting professor at Tianjin Medical University. Prior to his tenure at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, he was an assistant professor at University of Toronto and Scientific Associate at University Health Network in Toronto.