CURRICULUM VITAE
Duanping Liao, MD, PhD
CURRENT POSITION:
Professor, Vice-Chair for Research
Department of Public Health Sciences, A210
The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
600 Centerview Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0855
OFFICE TELEPHONE:
EMAIL:
717-531-4149
dliao@psu.edu
EDUCATION:
PhD – August 1994, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MPH – December 1990, Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MS – August 1986, Pediatrics, Tong Ji Medical University, Wuhan, China
MD – Medicine, August 1983, Tong Ji Medical University, Wuhan, China
CURRENTLY FUNDED RESEARCH GRANTS:
• Air Pollution and Cardiac Risk: Mechanisms & Time-Course (R01, NIEHS, PI, 05/2007 – 04/2011).
• Sleep and cardio-metabolic risk factors: a prospective study of adolescents (R01, NHLBI, PI, 07/2010 – 06/
2014).
• Genetic Modification of PM-Mediated Arrhythmogenesis (R01, NIEHS, Co-I, Subcontract with UNCChapel Hill, PI, 07/2010 – 06/2013).
• Environmental Epidemiology of Arrhythmogenesis in WHI (RO1, NIEHS, Co-Investigator, and PI for
subcontract with UNC-Chapel Hill. Funding period: 06/2003 – 05/2010).
• The Role of Cytokines in Sleepiness and Sleep Apnea (R01, NHLBI, Co-investigator, PI Vgontzas)
• Epidemiologic Study of Age-related Macular Degeneration-Phase II (Pfizer, PI).
COMPLETED RESEARCH GRANTS:
• Sleep-disordered Breathing, Sleep Stages and Heart Rate Variability in Children (NHLBI R21, PI)
• Multiple Metabolic Syndrome and the Development of Cardiac and Cerebral Vascular Disease and
Mortality in the US Population (Research Grant, Pfizer, PI)
• Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study (Contract, NIH/NHLBI, investigator).
• Ambient Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in Wuhan, China (Contract, Health Effects Institute, Co-I).
• Air Pollution Triggers Cardiac Vulnerability and the Onset of Sudden Cardiac Death (CDC/ATPM
Cooperative Agreement, TS-0766, Principal Investigator).
• Cardiovascular Responses to Particulate Air Pollution (RO1, NIH/NIEHS, 1 R01 ES10189-01, PI)
• Cardiovascular Responses to Joint Effects of Air Pollutants (STAR, EPA, R827994-01-0, PI)
• Surfactant Protein Variants in Pediatric Lung Injury (R21, Co-investigator)
• Incidence of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality among Smokers (Research Grant, Pfizer, PI)
• Synergetic Effects of Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, and Diabetes on the Development of Cardiac and
Cerebral Vascular Disease and Mortality in the US Population (Pfizer, Principal Investigator).
• Epidemiologic Study of Age-related Macular Degeneration (Pfizer, Principal Investigator).
• Genetic Epidemiology of Atherosis and Sclerosis and their Sequelae (Scientific Development Award,
American Heart Association, 9730175N, Principal Investigator)
• A Population based Study of Heart Rate Variability (RO1, NIH/NHLBI, Co- PI; PI for Subcontract with
UNC-Chapel Hill).
• Family Heart Study (RO1, NIH/NHLBI, Co-investigator).
• Physiological and Biochemical Responses in the Elderly Exposed to Ambient Particulate Air Pollution
(Cooperative Agreement, EPA, Co-investigator).
• International Collaborative Epidemiological study of Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology (Contract,
NIH/NHLBI, co-investigator)
• Incidence of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality among Diabetics (Research Grant, Pfizer, PI)
• The Effect of Air Quality on Human Reproduction (PSU CTSA grant, CO-PI with Dr. Legro).
RESEARCH PROPOSALS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY FUNDING AGENCY:
Duanping Liao, MD, PhD
Curriculum Vitae
• Chronic Insomnia, Stress System Activation, and Cardiometabolic Risks (R01, NIH, PI)
TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
• 1995-1998:
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Seminars (Dept of Epidemiology, School of Public
Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1 credit hour, graduate school level,
Instructor/Coordinator).
• 1996-1998:
Ph.D Dissertation Committees for two Ph.D. candidates (Dept. of Epidemiology, School of
Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).
• 1997-1999:
Cardiovascular Epidemiology (Dept. Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of
North Carolina at Chapel hill, 3 credit hours course): Guest lectures: “Application of heart
rate variability in population-based studies”, and “Air pollution and CVD”.
• 1998-2000:
Problem based learning (for medical students, course facilitator).
• 1998-2007:
Medical Student Research (College of Medicine, Penn State University, Advised/Assisted
students).
• 1999-2002:
Clinical Epidemiology I (College of Medicine, Penn State University, 3 credit hour each
year, graduate school level, Instructor).
• 2003-2006:
Epidemiology Methods (HES550, College of Medicine, Penn State University, 3 credit hour
each year, graduate school level, Director).
• 2006-Present: Advanced Epidemiologic Methods (HES551, College of Medicine, Penn State University, 3
credit hour each year, graduate school level, Director).
• 2005-2008:
Improving Healthcare, Epidemiology Island (CLKIS 704, College of Medicine, Penn State
University). Course Director.
• 2000-present: Mentored four postdoctoral fellows in epidemiology (College of Medicine, Penn State
University).
• 1999-present: Academic Advisor to MS (Public Health Sciences) students.
POSITIONS:
Department of Pediatrics, Shanghai Medical University, China
1986-1988
Pediatrics Resident -- Received training as pediatrician with research on neonates.
1988-1989
Lecture and Attending Pediatrician -- Teaching, research and practice focus on nutrition,
neonatology, and general pediatrics.
Departments of Medicine & Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1990
Teaching Assistant -- Organized and taught clinical epidemiology to medical students.
1990-1993
Research Assistant -- Managed and analyzed NIH funded study of homosexual & HIV.
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
1991-1994
Graduate Research Assistant: Developed proposals. Managed and analyzed ARIC data. Author
and co-author of publications.
1992-1993
CVD Seminar Coordinator: Organized CVD seminars in the department.
1994-1995
Post-doctoral Fellow: Research focus on cardiac autonomic function, cerebral MRI
abnormalities and their associations with cardio-and cerebrovascular diseases.
1995-1998
Research Assistant Professor: Research focus on the epidemiology of cardiovascular and
cerebrovascular diseases, PM on cardiovascular health.
1998-Present Adjunct Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor of Epidemiology: Research and teaching in the
epidemiology of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and environmental epidemiology.
Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State University College of Medicine
Research focus on the epidemiology of cardiovascular and cerebral vascular diseases, metabolic
syndrome, air pollution and cardiovascular health, application of GIS in air pollution studies,
epidemiologic study of age-related macular degeneration, and sleep disordered breathing.
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1998-2001
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology.
2001-2006
Associate Professor of Epidemiology.
2006-Present Professor of Epidemiology.
2008-Present Professor and Vice-Chair for Research
Curriculum Vitae
ACADEMIC HONORS:
1989-1990
International Clinical Epidemiology Network Fellowship, University of North Carolina.
1993-1994
Pre-Doctoral Fellow in CVD Epidemiology, National Research Service Award, NIH.
1994-1995
Post-Doctoral Fellow in CVD Epidemiology, National Research Service Award, NIH.
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Heart Association, Council on Epidemiology and Prevention.
International Society Environmental Epidemiology.
SERVICES IN REVIEW PANELS:
• NIH/College of CSR Reviewers (2010-2012)
• NIH/NIEHS Review Panel (Special Emphasis Panel) to evaluate Harvard School of Public Health Program
Project – Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Vulnerabilities (1998)
• EPA’s STAR Research Grants Review Panel (2001-2002).
• NIH/NIEHS Review Panel (Special Emphasis Panel) to evaluate Harvard School of Public Health Program
Project – Mechanisms of Morbidity/Mortality Associated with Air Particles (2001).
• NIH/NIEHS Review Panel (Special Emphasis Panel) to evaluate Harvard School of Public Health Program
Project – Mechanisms of Morbidity/Mortality Associated with Air Particles (2002).
• NIH/NIEHS Review Panel (Special Emphasis Panel) to evaluate Conference Grant Applications on
“Conference on Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Effects” (2004).
• NIH/NIEHS Review Panel (Special Emphasis Panel) to review of Superfund Basic Research and Training
Programs (2004)
• NIH/NIEHS Review Panel (Special Emphasis Panel) to review K24 Application “Environmental Factors in
Cardiovascular Disease (2005)
• CDC Peer Review Panel (Special Emphasis Panel) to review applications of Validation of Stroke Care Quality
Indicators for the Paul Coverdale National Acute Care Registry (2005)
• The United Sates Civilian Research and Development Foundation Scientific Reviewer its Cooperative
Grants Program (2005)
• American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Abstracts Reviewer (2005).
• EPA/NIEHS Panel Member: Integrated Earth Observations: Application to Air Quality and Human Health
Meeting (2006).
• Health Effects Institute (HEI)Review Panel: Compare Components and Characteristics of Particulate Matter
Associated with Health Effects (2006)
• NIH/NIEHS Review Panel (Special Emphasis Panel) to evaluate proposals in response to Nanomerials and
Health Effects RFA (ES06-008) (2007).
• NIH/NIDA Review Panel (Special Emphasis Panel) to evaluate proposals in response to Roadmap –
Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research (ZDA1 GXM-A (27) (2007).
SERVICES PROVIDED TO PENN STATE UNIVERSITY:
• Chair, PHS Promotion and Tenure committee (2006-2009).
• PHS Executive Committee (2006-present).
• COM Chair Search Committee to search for the Chair of PHS (2004-2005).
• Chair, PHS Faculty Search Committees.
• Services in various departmental committees (1998-present).
• Steering Committee, Pennsylvania State Institutes of the Environment (1999-present)
• Evidence Based Medicine Curriculum Committee (2006 – present)
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SERVICES PROVIDED TO SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES:
• NIH/NHLBI Workshop on Utilization of NIH ECG Databases. Invited Speaker: A Population-Based Study
of Heart Rate Variability, Gaithersburg, MD, June 11-12, 1997.
• Reviewer for Heart (1997), Journal of Neurological Sciences (1997), Human Genetics (1999), Circulation
(2000), Environmental Health Perspectives (1999-present), American Journal of Cardiology (1999-present),
Epidemiology (2003), International Journal of Epidemiology (2005). Diabetes Care (2007), Public Health
Report (2007)
• Invited Presentation: Current Trends of Cardiovascular Epidemiological Research. Chinese Academy of
Medical Sciences, Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Epidemiology, Beijing, Peoples Republic, China
(1999)
• Consultant/Assistant to the NIH/NHLBI project “US-Poland Collaborative Study of Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology” (1996-2001).
• Consultant/Assistant to the Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Epidemiology, Beijing, P.R. China
(1999-2004).
• Editorial Board, The Open Environmental Journal (2007 – present)
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:
Peer-reviewed Publications:
1. Liao D, Guan HY. Vitamin K and neonate. Medical Information 2:125-126, 1984.
2. Liao D, Guan HY, Wang GZ, Cai RB, Li JF: Comparison of the contents of copper, iron, zinc, manganese
and chromium between human milk and cow's milk. Acta Nutrimenta Sinica 8:360-365, 1986.
3. Liao D, Guan HY, et al. Essential trace elements in human milk: A longitudinal study and comparison
with cow's milk. Chin J Pediatrics 25:278-280, 311, 1987.
4. Perkins D, Davidson E, Leserman J, Liao D, Evans D. Personality disorder in patients infected with HIV:
A controlled study with implications for clinical care. Am J Psychiatry 150:309-315, 1993.
5. Evans DL, Leserman J, Perkins DO, Stern RA, Murphy C, Tamul K, Liao D, van der Horst CM, Hall CD,
Folds JD, Golden RN, Petitto JM: Stress associated reductions of cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural
killer cells in asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection. Am J Psychiatry 152:543-550,
1995.
6. Perkins DO, Leserman J, Stern RA, Baum SF, Liao D, Golden RN, Evans DL: Somatic symptoms and
HIV infection: relationship to depressive symptoms and indicators of HIV disease. Am J Psychiatry
152:1776-1781, 1995.
7. Liao D, Barnes RW, Chambless LE, Simpson, Jr., RJ, Sorlie P, Heiss G. Age, race and gender differences
in autonomic cardiac function -- The ARIC Study. Am J Cardiol 76:906-912, 1995.
8. Liao D, Cai J, Brancati F, Crow R, Barnes RW, Tyroler HA, Heiss G. Association of vagal tone with
serum insulin, glucose and diabetes mellitus -- The ARIC Study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 30:211-221,
1995.
9. Liao D, Barnes RW, Chambless LE, Heiss G. A computer algorithm to impute interrupted heart rate data
for the spectral analysis of heart rate variability -- The ARIC Study. Comput Biomed Res 29:140-151,
1996.
10. Liao D, Barnes RW, Chambless LE, Simpson, Jr., RJ, Sorlie P, Heiss G. Population based study of heart
rate variability and prevalent myocardial infraction -- The ARIC Study. J Electrocardiol 29:189-198, 1996.
11. Liao D, Cai Jianwen, Barnes RW, Tyroler HA, Rantaharju P, Holme I, Heiss G. Cardiac autonomic
function and the development of hypertension -- The ARIC Study. Am J Hypertens 9:1147-1156, 1996.
12. Liao D, Cooper L, Cai J, Toole JF, Bryan NR, Hutchinson RG, Tyroler HA. The presence and severity of
cerebral white matter lesions and hypertension, its treatment and control -- The ARIC Study. Stroke
27:2262-2270, 1996.
13. Liao D, Cooper L, Cai J, Toole J, Bryan N, Shahar E, Mosley T, Nieto J, Heiss G. The prevalence and
severity of white matter lesions, their relationship with age, ethnicity, gender, and cardiovascular disease
risk factors: the ARIC Study. Neuroepidemiology 16:149-162, 1997.
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14. Liao D, Cai J, Rosamond W, Barnes R, Hutchinson R, Whitsel E, Rautaharju P, Heiss G. Cardiac
autonomic function and incident CHD: a population based case-cohort study -- The ARIC Study. Am J
Epidemiol 145:696-706, 1997.
15. Liao D, Myers R, Burke G, Province M, Shahar E, Paton C, Hunt S, Heiss G. Parental history of stroke
and stroke risk -- The FHS Study. Stroke 28:1908-1912, 1997.
16. Salomaa VV, Liao D, Kark JD, Wu KK, Stinson VL, Folsom A, Davis CE. The association of three
components of fibrinolysis with fasting insulin and triglycerides. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 8:277-286,
1998.
17. Pereira MA, Folsom AR, McGovern PG, Carpenter M, Arnett DK, Liao D, Szklo M, Hutchinson RG.
Physical activity and incident hypertension in black and white adults -- The Atherosclerosis Risk in
Communities Study (ARIC) Prev Med 28:304-312, 1999.
18. Savitz DA, Liao D, Sastre A, Klechner RC, Kavet R. Magnetic field exposure and cardiovascular disease
mortality among electric utility workers. Am J Epidemiol 149:135-142, 1999.
19. Liao D, Creason J, Shy C, Williams R, Watts R, Zweidinger R. Daily variation of particulate air pollution
and poor cardiac autonomic control in the elderly. Environ Health Perspect 107:521-525, 1999.
20. Liao D, Sloan RP, Cascio WE, Folsom AR, Liese AD, Evans GW, Cai J, Sharrett AR. The multiple
metabolic syndrome is associated with lower heart rate variability -- The ARIC Study. Diabetes Care
21:2116-2122, 1998.
21. Liao D, Arnett DK, Tyroler HA, Riley WA, Chambless LE, Szklo M, Heiss G. Arterial stiffness and the
development of hypertension -- The ARIC Study. Hypertension 34:201-206, 1999.
22. Liao D, Higgins M, Bryan NR, Eigenbrodt ML, Chambless EL, Lamar V, Burke GL, Heiss G. Lower
pulmonary function and cerebral subclinical abnormalities detected by MRI -- The ARIC Study. Chest
116:150-156, 1999.
23. Nelson JJ, Liao D, Sharrett AR, Folsom AR, Chambless LE, Shahar E, Szklo M, Eckfeldt J, Heiss G.
Serum albumin as a predictor of incident coronary heart disease: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities
(ARIC) Study. Am J Epidemiol 151:468-477, 2000.
24. Bryan RN, Cai J, Burke G, Hutchinson RG, Liao D, Toole JF, Dagher AP, Cooper L. Prevalence and
anatomic characteristics of infarct-like lesions on MR images of middle-aged adults: the atherosclerosis
risk in communities study. Am J Neuroradiology 1999; 20:1273-1280.
25. Morrison AC, Fornage M, Liao D, Shahar E, Boerwinkle E. Family history of stroke predicts stroke risk -the ARIC Study. Stroke 2000 31: 2098-2102.
26. Din-Dzietham R, Liao D, Diez-Roux A, Nieto FJ, Howard G, Brown A, Paton CK, Tyroler H. Association
of education with the pulsatile diameter change of the common carotid artery. The ARIC Study. Am J
Epidemiol 2000; 152: 617-627.
27. Dekker JM, Crow RS, Folsom AR, Hannan PJ, Liao D, Swenne CA, Schouten EG. Low heart rate
variability in a two minute rhythm strip predicts risk of coronary heart disease and mortality from several
causes -- The ARIC Study. Circulation 2000;102 1239-1244.
28. Liao D. Arterial stiffness and the development of hypertension (editorial). Ann Med 2000; 32: 383-385.
29. D. Knopman, L.L Boland, T. Mosley, G. Howard, D. Liao, M. Szklo, P. McGovern, A. R. Folsom:
Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Cognitive Decline in Middle-ages adults. Neurology. 2001; 56: 42-48
30. Knuiman M, Chambless LE, Liao D, Wu K, Folsom A. Association of hemostatic variables with MRIdetected cerebral abnormalities. Neuroepidemiology 2001; 20: 96-104.
31. J Creason, L Neas, D Walsh, R Williams, L Sheldon, D Liao, C Shy: Particulate matter and heart rate
variability among elderly retirees: the Baltimore 1998 PM Study. J Exposure Analysis and Environmental
Epidemiology 2001; 11: 116-122.
32. Schmitz K, Arnett D, Bank A, Liao D, Evans G, Evenson K, Stevens J, Sorlie P, Folsom A: Arterial
distensibility and physical activity in the ARIC Study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 2001; 33:
2065-2071.
33. Sharon X. Xie, Duanping Liao, Vernon M. Chinchilli: Measurement error reduction using weighted
average method for repeated measurements from heterogeneous instruments. Enviornmetrics. 2001; 12:
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785-790.
34. Carnethon MR, Liao D, Evans GW, Cascio WE, Chambless LE, Rosamond WD, Heiss G. Does the
Cardiac Autonomic Response to Postural Change Predict Incident Coronary Heart Disease and Mortality?
The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Am J Epidemiol. 2002; 155: 48-56.
35. Carnethon MR. Liao D. Evans GW. Cascio WE. Chambless LE. Heiss G. Correlates of the shift in heart
rate variability with an active postural change in a healthy population sample: The Atherosclerosis Risk In
Communities study. American Heart Journal. 2002; 143:808-13.
36. Wong TY, Klein R, Sharrett AR, Couper DJ, Klein BEK, Liao D, Hubbard LD, Mosley TH: Cerebral
white matter lesions, retinopathy, and incident clinical stroke. JAMA. 2002; 288: 67-74.
37. Liao D, Carnethon MR, Evans GW, Cascio WE, Heiss G: Lower Heart Rate Variability Is Associated
with the Development of Coronary Heart Disease in Individuals with Diabetes - The ARIC Study.
Diabetes. 2002; 51: 3524-3531.
38. MR Carnethon, MS Anthony, WE Cascio, AR Folsom, PM Rautaharju, D Liao, GW Evans, G Heiss:
Prospective Association between Hormone Replacement Therapy and Heart Rate Variability: The
Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Clin Epid. 2003; 56:565-71.
39. Mercedes R. Carnethon, Sherita H. Golden, Aaron R. Folsom; William Haskell; Duanping Liao:
Prospective investigation of autonomic nervous system function and the development of type 2 diabetes:
the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, 1987-1998. Circulation. 2003;107: 2190-5.
40. Carnethon MR. Anthony MS. Cascio WE. Folsom AR. Rautaharju PM. Liao D. Evans GW. Heiss G. A
prospective evaluation of the risk of QT prolongation with hormone replacement therapy: the
atherosclerosis risk in communities study. Annals of Epidemiology. 2003; 13:530-6.
41. Emily B. Schroeder, Verna Lamar Welch, David Couper, F. Javier Nieto, Duanping Liao, Wayne D.
Rosamond, Gerardo Heiss: Lung Function and Incident Coronary Heart Disease - The Atherosclerosis Risk
in Communities Study. Am J Epidemiol 2003; 158:1171-1181.
42. Emily B. Schroeder, Duanping Liao, Lloyd E. Chambless, Ronald J. Prineas, Gregory W. Evans, Gerardo
Heiss: Hypertension, Blood Pressure, and Heart Rate Variability: The Atherosclerosis Risk in
Communities (ARIC) Study. Hypertension. 2003; 42: 1106 –1111.
43. Carnethon MR, Golden SH, Liao D.: Autonomic Nervous System Function and Incident Diabetes.
Cardiology Reviews 2003; 20 (13): 36-40.
44. Duanping Liao, Yinkang Duan, Eric A. Whitsel, Zhijie Zheng, Gerardo Heiss, Vernon M. Chinchilli,
Hung-Mo Lin: Higher Ambient Criteria Pollutants are Associated with Impaired Cardiac Autonomic
Control – A Population-based Study. Am J Epid. 2004. 159: 768-777.
45. Duanping Liao, Tien Yin Wong, Ronald Klein, Daniel Jones, Larry Hubbard, A. Richey Sharrett:
Relationship between Carotid Artery Stiffness and Retinal Arteriolar Narrowing In Healthy, Middle-Age
Persons. Stroke. 2004 35: 837 - 842.
46. Eric A. Whitsel, Kathryn M. Rose, Joy L. Wood, Amanda C. Henley, Duanping Liao, Richard L. Smith,
Gerardo Heiss: Accuracy and Repeatability of Commercial Geocoding. American Journal of
Epidemiology. 2004; 160(10):1023-1029
47. Duanping Liao, Gerardo Heiss, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Yinkang Duan, Aaron R. Folsom, Hung-Mo Lin,
Veikko Salomaa: Association of criteria pollutants with plasma hemostatic/inflammatory markers - A
Population-Based Study. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol. 2005; 15: 319-328.
48. Schroeder EB, Chambless LE, Liao D, Prineas RJ, Evans GW, Rosamond WD, Heiss G. Diabetes,
glucose, insulin, and heart rate variability: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
Diabetes Care 2005; 28:668-74.
49. Mosley T. H., Jr; Knopman D. S., Catellier D. J., Bryan N., Hutchinson R. G., Grothues C. A., Folsom
A. R., Cooper L. S., Burke G. L., Liao D., Szklo M.: Cerebral MRI Findings and Cognitive Functioning:
the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Neurology. 2005; 64: 2056-2062.
50. Duanping Liao, Donna J Peuquet, Yinkang Duan, Eric A Whitsel, Jianwei Dou, Richard L Smith, HungMo Lin, Jiu-Chiuan Chen, and Gerardo Heiss: GIS Approaches for the Estimation of Residential-level
Ambient PM Concentrations. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2006; 114: 1374-1380
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(doi:10.1289/ehp.9169 available via http://dx.doi.org/ [Online 8 June 2006])
51. Eric A. Whitsel, P. Miguel Quibrera, Richard L. Smith, Diane J. Catellier, Duanping Liao, Amanda C.
Henley, Gerardo Heiss: Accuracy of Commercial Geocoding: Assessment and Implications. Epidemiologic
Perspectives & Innovations. 2006, 3:8 (doi:10.1186/1742-5573-3-8).
52. Zhengmin Qian, Duanping Liao, Hung-Mo Lin, Eric A. Whitsel, Kathryn M. Rose, Yinkang Duan:
Associations of long-term exposure to ambient particulates and ozone with pulmonary function in
American adults – A population based study. Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health. 2006,
60: 156-163.
53. Yinkang Duan, Jingping Mo, Ronald Klein, Ingrid U. Scott, Hung-Mo Lin, Joanne Caulfield, Manju Patel,
Duanping Liao: Age-related Macular Degeneration is Associated with Incident Myocardial Infarction
Among Elderly American. Ophthalmology. 2007, 114: 732-737.
54. Ning Cheung, Duanping Liao, FM Amirul Islam, Ronald Klein, Jie Jin Wang, Tien Y. Wong: Is Early
Age-Related Macular Degeneration related to Carotid Artery Stiffness? The Atherosclerosis and Risk in
Communities Study. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 2007; 91:430-433.
55. Hong, Yuling; Jin, Xuejuan; Mo, Jingping; Lin, Hung-Mo; Duan, Yinkang; Pu, Min; Wolbrette, Deborah;
Liao, Duanping: Metabolic Syndrome, its Preeminent Clusters, Incident Coronary Heart Disease and all
Cause Mortality: Results of Prospective Analysis for the ARIC Study. Journal of Internal Medicine. 2007;
262: 113–123. (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01781.x.)
56. Duanping Liao, Donna J. Peuquet, Hung-Mo Lin, Yinkang Duan, Eric A. Whitsel, Richard L. Smith,
Gerardo Heiss: National Kriging Exposure Estimation. Environ Health Perspect. 2007; 115: A338-A339
57. Qian Z, He Q, Lin H-M, Kong L, Liao D, Yang N, Bentley CM, Xu S. Short-term effects of gaseous
pollutants on cause-specific mortality in Wuhan, China. Journal of the Air & Waste Management
Association. 2007; 57:785-93.
58. Qian Z. He Q. Lin HM. Kong L. Liao D. Dan J. Bentley CM. Wang B. Association of daily cause-specific
mortality with ambient particle air pollution in Wuhan, China. Environmental Research. 2007; 105:380-9.
59. Duanping Liao, Jingping Mo, Yinkang Duan, Ronald Klein, Ingrid U. Scott, Kui A. Huang: Is AgeRelated Macular Degeneration Associated with Stroke Among Elderly Americans? The Open
Ophthalmology Journal, 2008, 2, 37-42.
60. Sol M. Rodriguez-Colon, Jingping Mo, Yinkang Duan, Jiahao Liu, Joanne E. Caulfield, Xuejuan Jin,
Duanping Liao: Metabolic Syndrome Clusters and the Risk of Incident Stroke – The Atherosclerosis Risk
in Communities (ARIC) Study. 2009; 40:200-205.
61. Qian Z. He Q. Lin HM. Kong L. Liao D. Gong J. Bentley CM. Wei H. Exploring uncertainty of the change
from ICD-9 to ICD-10 on acute mortality effects of air pollution. Environment International. 2008,
34(2):248-53.
62. Edward O Bixler, Alexandros N Vgontzas, Hung-Mo Lin, Duanping Liao, Susan Calhoun, Fred Fedok,
Vukmir Vlasic, Gavin Graff: Blood Pressure Associated with Sleep-Disordered Breathing in a Population
Sample of Children. Hypertension. 2008; 52: 1-6.
63. Duanping Liao, Eric A. Whitsel, Yinkang Duan, Hung-Mo Lin, P. Miguel Quibrera, Richard Smith,
Donna J. Peuquet, Ronald J. Prineas, Zhu-Ming Zhang, Garnet Anderson: Ambient particulate air pollution
and ectopy– The Environmental Epidemiology of Arrhythmogenesis in Women’s Health Initiative Study,
1999-2004. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 2009;72(1):30-38.
64. Eric A. Whitsel, P. Miguel Quibrera, Sharon L. Christ, Duanping Liao, Ronald J. Prineas, Garnet L.
Anderson and Gerardo Heiss : Heart Rate Variability, Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution, and
Glucose Homeostasis: The Environmental Epidemiology of Arrhythmogenesis in the Women's Health
Initiative. Am J Epidemiol 2009;169:693–703.
65. Zhu-ming Zhang, Eric A Whitsel, P. Miguel Quibrera, Richard L Smith, Duanping Liao, Garnet L
Anderson, and Ronald J Prineas: Short–Term Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and
Electrocardiographic Measures of Myocardial Ischemia in Women The Environmental Epidemiology of
Arrhythmogenesis in the Women’s Health Initiative. EHP. 2009; 117:751–756.
66. Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Duanping Liao, Edward O. Bixler, George P. Chrousos, Antonio Vela-Bueno:
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Insomnia with Objective Short Sleep Duration is Associated with a High Risk for Hypertension. Sleep.
2009; 32:491-497.
67. Duanping Liao, Jiahao Liu, Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Sol-Rodriguez-Colon, Susan Calhoun, Xian Li,
Edward O. Bixler: Cardiac Autonomic Modulation and Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children. Sleep
Med Clin. 2009, 4: 27–36.
68. Edward O Bixler, Alexandros N Vgontzas, Hung-Mo Lin, Duanping Liao, Susan Calhoun, A Vela-Bueno,
Fred Fedok, Vukmir Vlasic, Gavin Graff: Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children in a General Population
Sample: Prevalence and Risk Factors. Sleep. 2009;32:731-736.
69. Min Pu, Zhaohui Gao, Xueqian Zhang, Duanping Liao, Daniel K. Pu, Timothy Brennan and William R.
Davidson, Jr.: Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2009. 296:1727-1732.
70. Cheriyath P, Liao D: Obesity, Physical Activity and the Development of Metabolic Syndrome: The
Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and
Rehabilitation. 2009. In Press.
71. Vgontzas, Alexandros; Liao, Duanping; Pejovic, Slobodanka; Calhoun, Susan; Karataraki, Maria; Bixler,
Edward: Insomnia with Objective Short Sleep Duration is Associated with Type 2 Diabetes: A Populationbased Study. 2009 2009;32:1980-1985. PMID: 19641160.
72. Huang, Ping; Qi, Yue; Xu, Yong-Sheng; Liu, Jiahao; Liao, Duanping; Zhang, Samuel Shao-Min; Zhang,
Chun: Serum Cytokine Alteration is Associated with Optic Neuropathy in Human Primary Open Angle
Glaucoma: J of Glaucoma. 2009 In press. (doi: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e3181b4cac7)
73. Yao Li, Arthur Berg, Myron N Chang, Ping Du, Kwangmi Ahn, David Mauger, Duanping Liao, Rongling
Wu: A Statistical Model for Genetic Mapping of Viral Infection by Integrating Epidemiological Behavior.
Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology. Vol. 8: Iss. 1, Article 38. DOI: 10.2202/15446115.1475
74. Duanping Liao, Xian Li, Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Jiahao Liu, Sol Rodriguez-Colon, Susan Calhoun,
Edward O. Bixler: Sleep Disordered Breathing in Children is Associated with Impairment of Sleep Stage
Specific Shift of Cardiac Autonomic Modulation. J Sleep Research. DOI: 10.1111/j.13652869.2009.00807.x, 2010 In press. PMID: 20337904
75. Pramil Cheriyath, Yinkang Duan, Zhengmin Qian, Lakshmi Nambiar, Duanping Liao: Obesity, Physical
Activity and the Development of Metabolic Syndrome: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC)
Study. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e32833189b8. In press 2010
76. Qian, Zhengmin, Lin, Hung-Mo, Chinchilli, Vernon M., Lehman, Erik B., Stewart, Walter F., Shah, Nirav,
Duan, Yinkang, Craig, Timothy J., Wilson, William E., Liao, Duanping, Lazarus, Stephen C. and Bascom,
Rebecca: Associations Between Air Pollution and Peak Expiratory Flow Among Patients with Persistent
Asthma',Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 2009. 72:1,39 — 46.
77. Zhengmin Qian, Hung-Mo Lin, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Erik B. Lehman, Yinkang Duan, Timothy J. Craig,
William E. Wilson, Duanping Liao, Stephen C. Lazarus, Rebecca Bascom: Interaction of Ambient Air
Pollution With Asthma Medication on Exhaled Nitric Oxide Among Asthmatics. Archives of
Environmental & Occupational Health. 2009. 64: 168-176.
78. Duanping Liao, Xian Li, Sol M. Rodriguez-Colon, Jiahao Liu, Alexandros N.Vgontzas,Susan Calhoun,
Edward O. Bixler: Sleep Disordered Breathing and Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Children. Sleep
Med. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2009.11.012, 2010 11 (5): 484-488.
79. Sol M. Rodríguez-Colón, Edward O. Bixler, Xian Li, Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Duanping Liao: Obesity is
associated with impaired cardiac autonomic modulation in children. International J Pediatric Obesity.
2010 in press.
80. Fernandez-Mendoza J, Calhoun S, Bixler EO, Pejovic S, Karataraki M, Liao D, Vela-Bueno A, RamosPlaton MJ, Sauder KA, Vgontzas AN. Insomnia with objective short sleep duration is associated with
deficits in neuropsychological performance: a general population study. Sleep 2010; 33(4):459-465.
81. Richard S. Legro, Mark V. Sauer, Gilbert L. Mottla, Kevin S. Richter, Xian Li, William C. Dodson, and
Duanping Liao: Effect of air quality on assisted human reproduction. Human Reproduction. Advance
Access: doi:10.1093/humrep/deq021. 2010 In press.
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82. Fan He, Michele L. Shaffer, Xian Li, Sol Rodriguez-Colon, Deborah L. Wolbrette, Ronald Williams,
Wayne E. Cascio, Duanping Liao: Individual-Level PM2.5 Exposure and the Time Course of Impaired
Heart Rate Variability—The APACR Study. JESEE. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1038/jes.2010.21 In press.
83. Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Duanping Liao, Slobodanka Pejovic, Susan Calhoun, Maria Karataraki Maria
Basta, Julio Fernández-Mendoza, Edward O. Bixler: Insomnia with Short Sleep Duration and Mortality:
The Penn State Cohort. Sleep. In press.
84. Duanping Liao, Michele L. Shaffer, Sol Rodriguez-Colon, Fan He, Xian Li, Deborah L. Wolbrette, Jeff
Yanosky, Wayne E. Cascio: Acute Adverse Effects of Fine Particulate Air Pollution on Ventricular
Repolarization. Environmental Health Perspective. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1289/ehp.0901648. In press.
85. Vgontzas AN. Liao D. Bixler EO. Insomnia and hypertension. Sleep. 32(12):1547, 2009
Presentations at National Scientific Meetings (listed only invited presentations after peer-review)
1. Liao D, Guan HY. The importance of breast feeding in terms of trace elements nutrition. Third Annual
Pediatrics Conference presentation. 1985; Hubeik P.R. China.
2. Davidson E, Perkins D, Murphy C, Knight B, Liao D, et al . Comparison of DSM-UU-R and RDC
diagnostic systems. 144th American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, May 11-16, 1991, New
Orleans, Louisiana.
3. Perkins D, Leserman J, Liao D, Boucvalt J, Evans DL. Psychosocial predictors of HIV high risk behavior.
144th American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, May 11-16, 1991, New Orleans, Louisiana.
4. Salomaa VV, Wu KK, Stinson VL, Kark JD, Folsom A, Liao D, Paton CC. The association of fibrinolytic
activity with asymtomatic carotid atherosclerosis: The ARIC Study. American Heart Association 33rd
Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Santa Fe, New Mexico,
March 1994.
5. Cortes J, Salomaa VV, Heiss G, Paton CC, Liao D, Wu KK, Stinson VL. In vivo platelet activity and
atherosclerosis: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. American Heart Association
33rd Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention; Santa Fe, New Mexico,
March 1993.
6. Liao D, Barnes RW, Chambless EL, Simpson RJ, Jr., Sorlie P, Heiss G. Age, race and gender differences
in autonomic cardiac function -- The ARIC Study. American Heart Association 34th Annual Conference on
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention; Tampa, Florida, March 16-19, 1994.
7. Liao D, Chambless LE, Brancati F, Crow R, Barnes RW, Tyroler HA, Heiss G. Vagal tone measured by
heart rate variability is associated with serum insulin, glucose and diabetes -- The ARIC Study. Society for
Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting; Miami, Florida, June 15-18, 1994.
8. Liao D, Barnes RW, Chambless LE, Simpson, Jr., RJ, Sorlie P, Heiss G. Population based study of heart
rate variability and prevalent myocardial infraction -- The ARIC Study. American Heart Association 67th
Annual Scientific Sessions; Dallas, Texas, November 14-17, 1994.
9. Schreiner PJ, Liao D, Bense J, Higgins M. Comparison of abdominal height and conventional
anthropometry as predictors of risk factors associated with diabetes: The ARIC Study. American Heart
Association 35th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and prevention, San
Antonio, Texas, March 8-11, 1995.
10. Liao D, Schreiner PJ, Mims D, Whitsel EA, Cai J, Higgins M, Heiss G. Reliability of abdominal height
measurement and its comparison with other anthropometric measures. American Heart Association, 35th
Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Trainee Session, San
Antonio, Texas, March 8-11, 1995.
11. Salomaa VV, Liao D, Kark JD, Wu KK, Stinson VL, Folsom A, Davis CE. The association of three
parameters of fibrinolysis with fasting insulin and triglycerides. XVth Congress of The International
Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Jerusalem, Israel, June 11-16, 1995.
12. Liao D, Cai J, Barnes RW, Tyroler HA, Rautaharju P, Holme I, Heiss G. Cardiac autonomic function and
the development of hypertension-- The ARIC Study. Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting;
Snowbird, Utah, June 21-24, 1995.
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13. Liao D, Cai J, Rosamond W, Barnes R, Hutchinson R, Whitsel E, Rautaharju P, Heiss G. Cardiac
autonomic function and incident CHD: A population based case-cohort Study -- The ARIC Study.
American Heart Association 68th Annual Scientific Sessions, Anaheim, CA, November 13-15, 1995.
14. Liao D, Cooper L, Cai J, Toole J, Bryan N, Shahar E, Mosley T, Nieto J, Heiss G. Population correlates of
cerebral white matter lesions -- The ARIC Study. American Heart Association 36th Annual Conference on
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, San Francisco, CA, March 13-16, 1996.
15. Liao D, Cooper L, Cai J, Toole J, Bryan NR, Hutchinson R, Tyroler A. Association of cerebral white
matter lesions to hypertension, its treatment and control -- The ARIC Study. Society for Epidemiologic
Research Annual Meeting; Boston, MA, June 13-16, 1996.
16. Liao D, Myers R, Burke G, Province M, Shahar E, Paton C, Hunt S, Heiss G. Parental history of stroke and
stroke risk -- The FHS Study. 22nd International Joint Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation,
Anaheim, CA, February 6-8, 1997.
17. Dekker JM, Crow RS, Folsom AR, Hannan P, Liao DP, Schouten EG, Sweene CA. Heart rate variability
(HRV) and Mortality: The ARIC Study. 4th International Conference on Preventive Cardiology; Montreal,
Canada, June 29-July 3, 1997.
18. Chambless L, Liao D, Heiss G, Zhao D, Toole J, Mo J, Bryan N. Relationship between MRI findings and
TIA/Stroke symptoms assessed in a population survey: the ARIC Study. 4th International Conference on
Preventive Cardiology; Montreal, Canada, June 29-July 3, 1997.
19. Mo J, Liao D, Toole J, Chambless L, Cooper L, Shahar E, Cook S, Heiss G. Retinal microvascular
abnormalities and stroke/TIA symptoms -- The ARIC Study. 4th International Conference on Preventive
cardiology; Montreal, Canada, June 29-July 3, 1997.
20. Kornegay C, Liao D, Besen J, Province M. Folsom A, Ellison R. The accuracy of proband-reported family
history of stroke -- The FHS Study. Society for Epidemiology Research Annual Meeting; Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada, June 12-14, 1997.
21. Liao D, Sloan R, Cascio W, Folsom A, Cai J, Liese A, Evans G, Sharrett R. Cardiac autonomic activity
and multiple metabolic syndrome -- The ARIC Study. 4th International Conference on Preventive
cardiology; Montreal, Canada, June 29-July 3, 1997.
22. Liao D, Higgins M, Bryan N, Tockman M, Eigenbrodt M, Chambless L, Burke G, Heiss G. Lower
pulmonary function and cerebral abnormalities detected by MRI -- The ARIC Study. 4th International
Conference on Preventive Cardiology; Montreal, Canada, June 29-July 3, 1997.
23. Liao D, Pankow J, Liese A, Arnett D, Evans G, Davis E, Salomaa V, Heiss G. Multiple metabolic
syndrome is associated with increased arterial stiffness -- The ARIC Study. American Heart Association
38th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Santa Fe, New Mexico,
March 18-21, 1998.
24. Liao D, Arnett D, Tyroler HA, Riley W, Chambless LE, Brown A, Szklo M. Arterial stiffness and the
development of hypertension -- The ARIC Study. American Heart Association 38th Annual Conference on
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 18-21, 1998.
25. Liao D, Creason J, Shy C, Williams R, Nestor J. Air pollution level is associated with decreased cardiac
autonomic control in the elderly. Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, June
24-29, 1998.
26. Liao D, Simpson R, Arnett D, Manolio T, Brown A, Szklo M, Evans G, Heiss G. Association of arterial
stiffness and left ventricular hypertrophy. American Heart Association, 71 Scientific Sessions. Dallas,
TX, November 8-11, 1998.
27. Schmitz K, Arnett D, Folsom A, Liao D, Evans G, Evenson K, Stevens J, Sorlie P. Physical activity and
arterial stiffness in the ARIC Study. American Heart Association, 39th Annual Conference on
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Orlando, FL, march 24-27, 1999.
28. Carnethon M, Liao D, Evans G, Crow R, Rutaharju P, Hutchinson R, Heiss G. Impaired autonomic
function and the nine-year incidence of CHD and all-cause mortality. American Heart Association, 39th
Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Orlando, FL, March 24-27,
1999.
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29. Lamar VL, Liao D, Higgins M, Nieto FJ, Rosamond W, Heiss G. Lower lung function and coronary heart
disease, the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. American Heart Association, 39th Annual
Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Orlando, FL, March 24-27, 1999.
30. Liao D, Din-Dzietham R, Mo J, Klein R, Chambless LE, Jones D, Hubbard L, Sharrett R. Carotid arterial
elasticity and retinal arteriolar narrowing. American Heart Association 39th Annual Conference on
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, Orlando, FL, March 24-27, 1999.
31. Liao D, Cai J, Bryan N, Cooper L, Heiss G. Lower ankle-brachial index is associated with preclinical
cerebral abnormalities detected by MRI -- The ARIC Study. Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual
Meeting, Baltimore, MD, June 10-12, 1999.
32. Liao D, Sloan R, Simpson R, Massing M, Evans G, Arnett D, Heiss G. Left ventricular mass is associated
with poor cardiac autonomic control -- The ARIC Study. AHA 72 Scientific Sessions. Atlanta, GA,
November 7-10, 1999.
33. Liao D, Mo J, Lamar V, Folsom AR, Szklo M, Knopman D, Heiss G. Cognitive function and
hypertension, its treatment and control -- The ARIC Study. AHA 72 Scientific Sessions. Atlanta, GA,
November 7-10, 1999.
34. Liao D, Pankow J, Sharrett R, Cascio W, Cai J, Evans G, Heiss G. Inflammation is associated with
impaired autonomic cardiac control-The ARIC Study. American Heart Association, 40th Annual
Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, San Diego, CA, March 1-4, 2000.
35. Liao D, Boerwinkle E, Pankow J, Evans G, Morrison A, Chambless L, Sharrett R, Heiss G. Associations
of angiotensin converting enzyme insertion/deletion (ACE I/D) and angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene
A→C (AGT-R1) polymorphisms with arterial elasticity -- The ARIC Study. Society for Epidemiologic
Research Annual Meeting; Seattle, WA, June 15-17, 2000.
36. Liao D, Carnethon M, Evans GW, Cascio W, Heiss G. Lower heart rate variability is associated with the
development of coronary heart disease in diabetics -- The ARIC Study. Society for Epidemiologic
Research Annual Meeting; Seattle, WA June 15-17, 2000.
37. Liao D, Boerwinkle E, Pankow J, Evans G, Morrison A, Chambless L, Sharrett R, Heiss G. Associations
of angiotensin converting enzyme insertion/deletion (ACE I/D) and angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene
A→C (AGT-R1) polymorphisms with hypertension -- The ARIC Study. AHA 73 Scientific Sessions.
New Orleans, LS, November 11-16, 2000.
38. Liao D, Duan Y, Heiss G, Rosamond W, Shahar E, Chambless LE: Serum albumin is related to the
incidence of stroke - The ARIC study. American Heart Association, 41th Annual Conference on
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, San Antonio, TX, Feb. 28-Mar 3, 2001
39. Liao D, Broda G, Evans G, Rywik S, Tyroler HA, Baranowski R, Williams OD, Davis E: Association
Between Lower Heart Rate Variability and the Difference in Hypertension Prevalence in Two Populations
from the US and Poland. The 5th International Conference on Preventive Cardiology. May 27-31, 2001.
Osaka, Japan
40. Liao D, Duan Y, Lin HM, Leiby B: Genetic Polymorphisms of two Renin-Angiotensin System
Components and the Sclerosis, Atherosis, and their Sequelae. American Heart Association Research
Symposium. May 4-5, 2001. Dallas TX.
41. D. Liao*, Q. Meng, C. Shy, V. Chinchilli, G. Heiss, X. Xie, Y. Duan, B. Leiby: Visibility as a Surrogate
for Particle Pollution in Multi-Center Population-Based Studies. Society for Epidemiologic Research
Annual Meeting; Toronto, Canada, June 13-16, 2001.
42. D. Liao, Q. Meng, G. Heiss, V. Chinchilli, C. Shy, A. Folsom, V. Salomaa, S. Xie: Particulate matter
pollution is associated with increased plasma hemostatic / inflammatory markers – The ARIC Study.
Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting; Toronto, Canada, June 13-16, 2001.
43. D. Liao, Q. Meng, G. Heiss, V. Chinchilli, C. Shy, A. Folsom, V. Salomaa, S. Xie Association of gaseous
criteria pollutants with plasma hemostatic/inflammatory markers – The ARIC Study. Society for
Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting; Toronto, Canada, June 13-16, 2001.
44. Duanping Liao, Yinkang Duan, Hung-Mo Lin, Richey R Sharrett, Eric Boerwinkle, Lloyd E. Chambless,
Gerardo Heiss: Genetic Polymorphisms of two Renin-Angiotensin System Components and Arterial
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Stiffness and Cardiovascular Disease. AHA 74 Scientific Sessions. Anaheim, CA, November 11-16,
2001.
45. Duanping Liao, Yinkang Duan, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Sharon Xie: Gaseous Criteria Pollutants Are
Associated with Impaired Cardiac Autonomic Control. 2002 International Society for Environmental
Epidemiology Conference. August 11-15, 2002, Vancouver, Canada.
46. Duanping Liao, Yinkang Duan, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Sharon Xie: Higher Ambient PM10 is Associated
with Impaired Cardiac Autonomic Control at the Population Level. 2002 International Society for
Environmental Epidemiology Conference. August 11-15, 2002, Vancouver, Canada.
47. Duanping Liao, Yinknag Duan, Ross J. Simpson Jr., Wayne Cascio, Gregory Evans, Gerardo Heiss:
Lower Heart Rate Variability Is Associated with Arrhythmia - The ARIC Study. XVI International
Epidemiology Association World Congress of Epidemiology. August 18 - 22, 2002. Montreal, Canada.
48. Duanping Liao, Pentti M. Rautaharju, Ronald J. Prineas, Eric A. Whitsel, Gregory W. Evans, Yinkang
Duan, Vernon M. Chinchilli: Air Pollution is Associated with Prolonged Ventricular Repolarization. XVI
International Epidemiology Association World Congress of Epidemiology. August 18 - 22, 2002.
Montreal, Canada.
49. Duanping Liao, Yinkang Duan, Eric A. Whitsel, Zhijie Zheng, Gerardo Heiss, Vernon M. Chinchilli,
Hung-Mo Lin: Air pollution is Associated with Impaired Cardiac Autonomic Control at the Population
Level. American Heart Association, 43th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and
Prevention, Miami, FL, March 4-8, 2003.
50. Duanping Liao, Zhi-Jie Zheng, Yinkang Duan, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Hung-Mo Lin: Associations
between Air Pollution and Blood Pressure and its Reactivity. 2003 International Society for Environmental
Epidemiology Conference. September 24-26, 2003, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
51. Yinkang Duan, Duanping Liao, Gerardo Heiss, Hung-Mo Lin, Zhi-jie Zheng, Megan Darnell, Xuejuan
Jin: Do short-term increases in ambient air pollutants trigger arrhythmia? – A population-based study.
International Society of Environmental Epidemiology annual scientific meeting. August 1-3, 2004. New
York, New York.
52. Zhengmin Qian, Duanping Liao, Hung-Mo Lin, Eric Whitsel, Kathryn Rose, Yinkang Duan: Associations
of long-term exposure to ambient particulates and ozone with lung function in American Adults - A
population based study. International Society of Environmental Epidemiology annual scientific meeting.
August 1-3, 2004. New York, New York.
53. Xuejuan Jin, Zhi-jie Zheng, Yinkang Duan, Hung-Mo Lin, Duanping Liao: Metabolic syndrome is related
to incident stroke. 2nd national Conference on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Prevention. August 1719, 2004. Atlanta, GA.
54. Y Xiang, J Castaldo, C Barreca, D Petruccelli, S Zhang, M Rossi, T Wasser, D Liao: An assessment of
socioeconomic status on congestive heart failure patients in a rural community hospital. 2nd national
Conference on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Prevention. August 17-19, 2004. Atlanta, GA.
55. D. Liao, J. Mo, Y. Duan, H. Lin, M. Darnell, Z. Qian: The Joint Effect of Hypertension and Elevated LDLCholesterol on CHD Is Beyond Additive. European Society of Cardiology Congress 2004.Aug. 28-Sept 1,
2004. Munich, Germany.
56. D. Liao, J. Mo, Y. Duan, H. Lin, D. Gillen, M. Pu, Z. Qian: Racial Differences in the Joint Prevalence of
Hypertension, Elevated LDL-Cholesterol, and Diabetes in a Population-Based Study. American Heart
Association’s 58th Annual Fall Conference and Scientific Sessions of the Council for High Blood Pressure
Research in association with the Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease. October 9-12, 2004.
Chicago, IL.
57. D. Liao, X. Jin, J. Mo, Y. Hong, H. Lin, Y. Duan: Metabolic Syndrome, its Preeminent Clusters, and the
Increased Risk of Incident Coronary Heart Disease. American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Nov.
7-10, 2004. New Orleans, LA.
58. Eric A. Whitsel, Kathryn M. Rose, Joy L. Wood, Amanda C. Henley, Duanping Liao, Richard L. Smith,
Gerardo Heiss: Accuracy and Repeatability of Commercial Geocoding. American Heart Association, 44th
Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. San Francisco, CA, March
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4-8, 2004.
59. Liao, D.; Peuquet, D.J.; Duan, Y. ; Whitsel, E.A.; Dou, J.; Smith, R.L.; Lin, H.; Heiss, G.: Estimation of
residential-level ambient PM concentrations from the US EPA’s air quality monitoring database.
International Society of Environmental Epidemiology 2005 meeting. Johannesburg, South Africa.
September 13-17, 2005.
60. Liao, D.; Peuquet, D.J.; Duan, Y. ; Whitsel, E.A.; Dou, J.; Smith, R.L.; Lin, H.; Heiss, G.: GIS approaches
for estimation of residential-level ambient PM concentrations. International Society of Environmental
Epidemiology 2005 meeting. Johannesburg, South Africa. September 13-17, 2005.
61. Duan Y, Mo J, Klein R, Scott IU, Caulfield J, Hung KA, Liao D: Age related macular degeneration is
associated with incident myocardial infarction. 46th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention. Phoenix, AZ, March 2-5, 2006
62. Whitsel EA, Liao D, Prineas RJ, Peuquet DJ, Quibrea PM, Catellier DJ, Heiss G, Smith RL: Heart rate
variability, ambient particulate matter, and socioeconomic context: The Environmental Epidemiology of
Arrhythmogenesis of the Women’s Health Initiative. 46th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention. Phoenix, AZ, March 2-5, 2006.
63. Y Duan, J Mo, R Klein, I Scott, H Lin, M Patel, H Zhou, D Liao: Association between age-related
macular degeneration (AMD) and incident stroke. Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting;
Seattle, WA, June 21-25, 2006.
64. E. Bixler, H. Lin, A.Vgontzas, S. Calhoun, Y. Duan, D. Liao: Sleep-Disordered-Breathing is Associated
with Elevated Blood Pressure in Children. 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidmeiology and Prevention. February 28-March 5, 2007. Orlando, FL.
65. E. Whisel, PM Quibrera, R. Prineas, Z. Zhang, D. Liao, D. Peuquet, G. Anderson, R. Smith, G. Heiss:
Ventricular Repolarization, systolic hypertension, and ambient particulate air pollution. AHA 47th Annual
Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention. February 28-March 5, 2007.
Orlando, FL
66. Y. Duan, Y. Hong, J. Mo, X. Jin, D. Wolbrette, P. Alagona, Jr., H. Lin, D. Liao: Longitudinal Relationship
between Obesity, Other Metabolic Syndrome Components, and Coronary Heart Disease - the
Atherosclerosis Risk in Community (ARIC) Study. 67th American Diabetes Association Scientific
Sessions. June 22-26, 2007. Chicago, IL
67. D. Liao, EA. Whitsel, Y. Duan, H. Lin, M. Quibrera, R. Smith, DJ. Peuquet, RJ. Prineas, Z. Zhang, G.
Anderson: Ambient particulate air pollution and ectopy – The Environmental Epidemiology of
Arrhythmogenesis in WHI (EEAWHI), 1999-2004. AHA Scientific Sessions. November 4-7, 2007.
Orlando, FL.
68. D. Liao, EA. Whitsel, Y. Duan, H. Lin, M. Quibrera, R. Smith, DJ. Peuquet, RJ. Prineas, Z. Zhang, G.
Anderson: Ambient particulate air pollution and ectopy – The Environmental Epidemiology of
Arrhythmogenesis in WHI (EEAWHI), 1999-2004. AHA Scientific Sessions. November 4-7, 2007.
Orlando, FL
69. Duanping Liao, Yinkang Duan, Jiahao Liu, Alexandros Vgontzas, Hung-mo Lin, Susan Calhoun,
Edwards, O. Bixler: Cardiac Autonomic Effects of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children: Penn State
Child Cohort. AHA 48th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology. March 1215.Colorado Springs, CO.
70. Eric Whisel, PM Quibrera, Sharon Christ, Duanping Liao, Garnet Anderson, Ronald Prineas, Richard
Smith: Heart Rate Variability, Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution, and Glucose Homeostasis – The
Environmental Epidemiology of Arrhythmogenesis in WHI (EEAWHI). AHA 48th Annual Conference on
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology. March 12-15.Colorado Springs, CO.
71. Sol M. Rodriguez-Colon, Jingping Mo, Yinkang Duan, Jiahao Liu, Joanne E. Caulfield, Duanping Liao:
Metabolic Syndrome and the Risk of Incident Stroke – The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC)
Study. AHA 48th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology. March 12-15.Colorado
Springs, CO.
72. Pramil Chriyath, Yinkang Duan, Zhengmin Qian, Duanping Liao: Obesity, Physical Actuivity, and the
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Development of Metabolic Syndrome. AHA 48 Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology. March 12-15.Colorado Springs, CO.
73. Zhu-ming Zhang, Eric Whisel, Richard Smith PM Quibrera, Duanping Liao, Garnet Anderson, Ronald
Prineas: Ambient Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Myocardial Ischemia: – The Environmental
Epidemiology of Arrhythmogenesis in WHI (EEAWHI). AHA 48th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular
Disease Epidemiology. March 12-15.Colorado Springs, CO
74. D. Liao, Y. Duan, A. Vgontzas, S. Calhoun, A. Vela-Bueno, E. Bixler: Cardiac Autonomic Effects of
Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children: Penn State Child Cohort. 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated
Professional Sleep Societies. June 7-12, 2008.Baltimore, MD.
75. A. Vgontzas, E. Bixler, D. Liao, S. Pejovic, R. Singarredy, M. Karataraki, A. Vela-Bueno: Chronic
Insomnia with Objective Low Sleep Efficiency is Associated with Higher Risk of Hypertension. 22nd
Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. June 7-12, 2008. Baltimore, MD.
76. Duanping Liao, Jingping Mo, Yinkang Duan, Kui A. Huang, Ronald Klein, Ingrid Scott, Jiahao Liu:
Incidence of Intravitreal Injection (IVT) Related Endophthalmitis Among AMD Patients. American
Academy of Ophthalmology 2009 Meeting. Atlanta, GA, November 5 -12, 2009.
77. Jiahao Liu, Edward O. Bixler, Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Sol Rodriguez-Colon, Xian Li, Duanping Liao:
The Synergistic Effects of Impaired Autonomic Modulation and Sleep-Disordered Breathing on Blood
Pressure in children. AHA 49th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology. March 1014, 2009. Tampa, FL.
78. Jiahao Liu, Ed O. Bixler, Sol Rodriguez-Colon, Alexandros Vgontzas, Duanping Liao: Association
between Cardiac Autonomic Modulation, Blood Pressure, and Obesity in Children. AHA 49th Annual
Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology. March 10-14, 2009. Tampa, FL
79. Sol Rodriguez-Colon Jiahao Liu, Edward O. Bixler, Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Xian Li, Duanping Liao:
Obesity is associated with low cardiac autonomic modulation in children. AHA 49th Annual Conference
on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology. March 10-14, 2009. Tampa, FL.
80. Duanping Liao, Edward O. Bixler, Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Jiahao Liu, Sol Rodriguez-Colon, Xian Li:
The Synergistic Effects of Impaired Autonomic Modulation and Sleep-Disordered Breathing on Blood
Pressure in children. 23nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. June 7-11, 2008.
Seattle, WA.
81. Duanping Liao, Michele Shaffer, Xian Li, Sol Rodriguez-Colon Jiahao Liu, Deborah Wolbrette, Fan He,
Wayne Cascio: Acute effects of PM2.5 on cardiac autonomic modulation. ISEE 2009 Annual Meeting.
August 25-29, Dublin, Ireland.
82. Duanping Liao, Michele Shaffer, Xian Li, Sol Rodriguez-Colon Jiahao Liu, Deborah Wolbrette, Fan He,
Wayne Cascio: Acute effects of PM2.5 on ventricular repolarization. ISEE 2009 Annual Meeting. August
25-29, Dublin, Ireland.
83. Pramil Cheriyath, Ian Peters, Xian Li, Peter Alagona Jr., Chuntao Wu, Min Pu, Wayne E. Cascio,
Duanping Liao: Presence of Ventricular Ectopy on a Two-minute Rhythm Strip Increases the Risk of
Sudden Cardiac Death: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. AHA 50th
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Conference. March 2-5, 2010, San Francisco, CA.
84. Duanping Liao, Xian Li, Fan He, Michele L. Shaffer, Sol Rodriguez-Colon, Deborah L. Wolbrette,
Chuntao Wu: Atrial fibrillation vulnerability is associated with fine particulate air pollution. AHA 50th
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Conference. March 2-5, 2010, San Francisco, CA.
85. Fan He, Xian Li, Michele L. Shaffer, Sol Rodriguez-Colon, Deborah L. Wolbrette, Chuntao Wu,
Duanping Liao: Acute Effects of Fine Particulate Air Pollution on ST Segment Height — the APACR
study. AHA 50th Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Conference. March 2-5, 2010, San
Francisco, CA.
86. Sol M. Rodríguez-Colón, Fan He, Xian Li, Michele Shaffer, Deborah Wolbrette, Chuntao Wu, Duanping
Liao: Adverse Effects of Fine Particulate Air Pollution on Ventricular Polarization. AHA 50th
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention Conference. March 2-5, 2010, San Francisco, CA.
87. He F, Li X, Rodriguez-Colon SM, Vgontzas AN, Wu C, Bixler EO, Liao D: Insomnia Symptoms, Sleep
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Curriculum Vitae
Duration, and Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Children. AHA 50th Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiology and Prevention Conference. March 2-5, 2010, San Francisco, CA.
88. Sol Rodriguez-Colon, Xian Li, Michele L. Shaffer, Peter Alagona Jr., Chuntao Wu, Duanping Liao:
Relative Wall Thickness Mediates the Association between Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin
Resistance (HOMA-IR) and Left ventricular Systolic Function. Abstract accepted for publication by
American Diabetes Association 2010 Annual meeting in Diabetes.
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