Positions
- Postdoctoral Associate
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Duncan Cancer Center-Bondy
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Addresses
- One Baylor Plaza (Office)
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Jewish Building
Suite 600D
Houston, TX 77030
United States
(713) 798-2972
Xiaotao.Zhang@bcm.edu
Education
- PhD from University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston
- 08/2018 - Houston, Texas United States
- Epidemiology, Nutrition
- MS from Tulane University
- 05/2014 - New Orleans, Louisiana United States
- Epidemiology
- MD from Xiangya School of Medicine
- 06/2012 - Changsha, Hunan China
- Preventive Medicine
Certifications
- SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9
- #AP012455v9
- SAS
Honors & Awards
- AACR Scholar in Training Award
- Scholar-in-Training Awards are highly competitive and recognize outstanding young investigators presenting meritorious proffered papers at the AACR Annual Meeting
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) (02/2020)
- Best Abstract Award
- Rehabilitation, Survivorship, and Quality of Life Study Group honored young investigators with awards for outstanding research.
- Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) (05/2018)
- Young Investigator Award
- The Young Investigator Awards recognize outstanding young investigators’ research accomplishments. This award is open to all junior investigators who have submitted an abstract to the MASCC Annual Meeting. Young Investigator Awards are awarded to the first authors of the 5 abstracts with the highest scores. These abstracts are chosen from the top 10 percent of all abstracts submitted to the symposium. In addition, the Outstanding Young Investigator Award will go to the Young Investigator with the highest-ranked abstract. The awards are presented at the MASCC Annual Meeting.
- Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) (04/2017)
- ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation Merit Award
- Merit Awards will be awarded to fellows/oncology trainees whose research is addressed in high-quality abstracts submitted to an ASCO Meeting and recognized for its scientific merit.
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (01/2017)
Professional Statement
As an epidemiologist, Dr. Xiaotao Zhang has a strong passion in cancer and aging epidemiology research, as well as integration of omics, microbiome and imaging data for cancer and aging research. His overall research focus is to understand the role of the intersection of the aging, microbiome and diet in cancer prevention/survivorship. Moreover, he is interested in applying analytic methodologies to integrate high-dimensional data and/or biomarkers into epidemiologic study design.Websites
Selected Publications
- Xiaotao Zhang, Linda Pang, Shreela V. Sharma, Ruosha Li, Alan G. Nyitray, Beatrice J. Edwards "Malnutrition and overall survival in older patients with cancer." Clinical Nutrition. 2020 July 1; : Pubmed PMID: 32665101
- Xiaotao Zhang, Gladys Browman, Wesley Siu, Karen M. Basen-Engquist, Samir M. Hanash, Kristi L. Hoffman, Pablo C. Okhuysen, Paul Scheet, Joseph F. Petrosino, Scott Kopetz, Carrie R. Daniel "The BE GONE trial study protocol: a randomized crossover dietary intervention of dry beans targeting the gut microbiome of overweight and obese patients with a history of colorectal polyps or cancer." BMC Cancer. 2019 December 18; 19 (1): Pubmed PMID: 31852462
- Xiaotao Zhang, Hashem B. El-Serag and Aaron P. Thrift "Sex and Race Disparities in the Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States Examined Through Age-Period-Cohort Analysis." Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prevention. 2019 November 11; : Pubmed PMID: 31712271
- Xiaotao Zhang, Tenglong Tang, Linda Pang, Shreela V. Sharma, Ruosha Li, Alan G. Nyitray, Beatrice J. Edwards, "Malnutrition and overall survival in older adults with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis." 2019 March 24; : Pubmed PMID: 30917937
- Xiaotao Zhang, Beatrice J Edwards "Malnutrition in Older Adults with Cancer." Current Oncology Reports. 2019 September ; 21 (80): Pubmed PMID: 31359189
- Xiaotao Zhang, Ming Sun, Suyu Liu, Cheuk Hong Leung, Linda Pang, Uday R Popat, Richard Champlin, Holly M Holmes, Vicente Valero, Colin P Dinney, Debu Tripathy and Beatrice J Edwards "Risk factors for falls in older patients with cancer." : Pubmed PMID: 28860112
- Xiaotao Zhang, Linda Pang, Shreela V. Sharma, Ruosha Li, Alan G. Nyitray, Beatrice J. Edwards, "The validity of three malnutrition screening markers among older patients with cancer." BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 June 25; : Pubmed PMID: 31239256
- Xiaotao Zhang, Ming Sun, June McKoy, Nizar Noor Ali Bhulani, Vicente Valero, Carlos Barcenas, Uday Popat, Meghan Karuturi Sri, Jay Shah, Colin Dinney, Ann-Marie Hedberg, Richard Champlin, Debu Tripathy, Holly Holmes, John Stroehlein and Beatrice Edwards "Malnutrition in older cancer patients: Appraisal of the Mini nutritional assessment, Weight loss, and Body mass index." : Pubmed PMID: 28844850
- Xiaotao Zhang, Linda Pang, Shreela V. Sharma, Ruosha Li, Alan G. Nyitray, Beatrice J. Edwards, "Prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition in older patients with cancer." Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 2019 April 12; :
- Alan G Nyitray, Joseph T Hicks, Lu-Yu Hwang, Sarah Baraniuk, Margaret White, Stefanos Millas, Nkechi Onwuka, Xiaotao Zhang, Eric L Brown, Michael W Ross, Elizabeth Y Chiao "A phase II clinical study to assess the feasibility of self and partner anal examinations to detect anal canal abnormalities including anal cancer." : Pubmed PMID: 28835533
- He X, Zhang X, Tan A, He Q, Chen T, Tian D, Huang Y, Dong J, Gao L, Hu M, Hu G. "An investigation into perception of preventability of injuries and knowledge needs on injury prevention among 684 among undergraduates of a university." : Pubmed PMID: 23596715
- Beatrice J. Edwards, Ming Sun, Xiaotao Zhang, Holly M. Holmes, Juhee Song, Peter Khalil, Meghan Karuturi, Jay B. Shah, Colin P. Dinney, Robert F. Gagel, Vicente Valero, Richard E. Champlin, Debasish Tripathy, William A. Murphy "Fractures frequently occur in older cancer patients: the MD Anderson Cancer Center experience." : Pubmed PMID: 29197959
- Aichun Tan, Xiaotao Zhang, Susan P Baker, Guoqing Hu "How do public health practitioners in China perceive injury prevention? A survey." : Pubmed PMID: 23811184
- Beatrice J. Edwards, Xiaotao Zhang, Ming Sun, Holly M. Holmes, Leena Ketonen, Nandita Guha, Peter Khalil, Juhee Song, Shelli Kesler, Jay B. Shah, Debasish Tripathy, Vicente Valero and Richard E. Champlin "Neurocognitive deficits in older patients with cancer." : Pubmed PMID: 29530493
- Beatrice J Edwards, Xiaotao Zhang, Ming Sun, Juhee Song, Peter Khalil, Meghan Sri Karuturi, Linda Pang, Yunlong Geng, Colin P Dinney, Vicente Valero, Richard E Champlin and Debasish Tripathy "Overall survival in older patients with cancer." : Pubmed PMID: 30244203
- Dianjianyi Sun, Shengxu Li, Xiaotao Zhang, Camilo Fernandez, Wei Chen, Sathanur R. Srinivasan, Gerald S. Berenson "Uric acid is associated with metabolic syndrome in children and adults in a community: the Bogalusa Heart Study." : Pubmed PMID: 25343690
- Patrick S, Xiaotao Z, Stephen G, Stephanie G, Joseph L and Lydia A "Willingness to Participate in Cardiovascular Clinical Research among African-Americans." : Pubmed PMID: 26225218
- Jingkai Wei, Ruixue Hou, Xiaotao Zhang, Huiwen Xu , Liyang Xie, Eeshwar K. Chandrasekar, Meiling Ying, Michael Goodman "The association of late-life depression with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among community-dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis." The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2019 April 10; : 1-7. Pubmed PMID: 30968781
- Ruixue Hou, Jingkai Wei, Yirui Hu, Xiaotao Zhang, Xuezheng Sun, Eeshwar K Chandrasekar, Venkata Saroja . Voruganti "Healthy dietary patterns and risk and survival of breast cancer: a meta-analysis of cohort studies." Cancer Causes & Control. 2019 June 5; : Pubmed PMID: 31165965
- Xiaotao Zhang "Vitamin D and Depression in Puerto Ricans Living in the United States." J Nutr. 2020 October 6; : Pubmed PMID: 33021316
- Xiaotao Zhang, Kristi L Hoffman, Peng Wei, Kplola Y Elhor Gbito, Reji Joseph, Fangyu Li, Paul Scheet, Shine Chang, Joseph F Petrosino and Carrie R. Daniel "Baseline oral microbiome and all-cancer incidence in a cohort of non-smoking Mexican American women." Cancer Prev Res. 2020 December 4; : Pubmed PMID: 33277317
- Hoda Badr, Abiodun Oluyomi, Maral Adel Fahmideh, Syed Ahsan Raza, Xiaotao Zhang, Ola El-Mubasher, Christopher Amos "Psychosocial and health behavioural impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on adults in the USA: protocol for a longitudinal cohort study." BMJ Open. 2020 December 22; 10 (12): e044642. Pubmed PMID: 33371050
Projects
- The Beans to Enrich the Gut Microbiome vs. Obesity's Negative Effects (BE GONE) Trial
- University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center (02/2019 - 02/2022)
- Goal: The goal of this trial is to test whether and how an increase in the consumption of pre-cooked, canned dry beans within the context of usual diet and lifestyle can enhance the gut landscape of colorectal cancer survivors to improve metabolic health and reduce cancer risk.
- Mexican American (Mano a Mano) Cohort
- University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Houston, Texas
- Since the summer of 2001, the Mano a Mano Cohort Research Group under the auspices of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has been conducting a long-term health study of individuals of Mexican origin living in The Greater Houston Area.
- Oral microbiome among Mexican American
- MD Anderson Cancer Center (10/2018 - 09/2021)
- Houston, Texas
- To investigate association between oral microbiome and health status among Mexican American in a Mexican American (Mano A Mano) cohort.
- Disparity and risk factors for Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) incidence and survival
- Baylor College of Medicine (03/2019 - present)
- Houston, Texas
- To assess whether HCC among sub-groups of the population by age, sex, race/ethnicity, and birth cohort are uniform or whether they interact with each other or have changed over time; and to explore the risk factors for HCC incidence and survival.
- Self-determination theory and lifestyle behaviors in Berrett's Esophagus Patients
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Houston, Texas
- https://maps.cancer.gov/overview/DCCPSGrants/abstract.jsp?applId=7936987&term=CA136056
Memberships
- American Public Health Association (APHA)
- Member (11/2012 - 10/2018)
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- Member (10/2014 - 10/2018)
- Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER)
- Member
- American Society for Nutrition (ASN)
- Member
- American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- Member
- Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)
- Member
- Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG)
- Member
- American Association for Cancer Research
- Associate (12/2018)
- American Society of Preventive Oncology
- Memeber (09/2019)
Funding
- Research Training Award for Cancer Prevention Post-Graduate Training Program in Integrative Epidemiology - #RP160097 (10/08/2018 - 10/08/2021) Grant funding from Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas
- Postdoc training award recipient
Skills
- Epidemiology Methods
- Statistics
- Project management
- Meta-analysis and systematic review
- Clinical research
- Nutrition Research
Languages
Chinese (Mandarin)
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