Mr Wenbo Song
Research Student - MPhil/PhD - Epidemiology & Population Health (Nagasaki)
United Kingdom
I am currently a Joint PhD student in Global Health (Epidemiology and Population Health) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Nagasaki University. I am co-supervised by Prof Sanjay Kinra (LSHTM), Dr Poppy Mallinson (LSHTM), Dr Hirotomo Yamanashi (NU), Dr Alexandra Lewin (LSHTM), Dr Judith Lieber (LSHTM), and Dr Mika Matsuzaki (JHU).
I had substantial international experience in both developing and developed countries, working as a researcher on global health issues. I hold an MSc in Applied Social Data Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science, a Master of Public Health from the University of Sydney, and a Bachelor of Public Health with a Minor in Medical Law from the Nanjing Medical University. I was also a visiting PhD student at Chiang Mai University, an exchange student at Duke University, and a summer school student at Yonsei University and Peking University.
Affiliations
Teaching
Research
My current research focuses on epidemiological investigation using machine learning methods, mainly cluster analysis in assessing multimorbidity patterns, and non-communicable disease prevention and health promotion using digital technology in Asia-Pacific countries. My other research interests include international relations and global politics of health.
Selected Publications
factors in Japanese community-dwelling
older people: A cross-sectional analysis in
the Nagasaki Islands Study (NaIS)