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 Dr Poppy Mallinson (LSHTM), Dr Hirotomo Yamanashi (NU), Dr Alexandra Lewin (LSHTM), Prof Sanjay Kinra (LSHTM), Dr Judith Lieber (LSHTM), and Dr Mika Matsuzaki (JHU).
Prior to my PhD, I had substantial research experience on non-communicable diseases in both developing and developed countries. 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 have also held a visiting PhD position at Chiang Mai University, an exchange student position at Duke University, and summer school student positions at Yonsei University and Peking University.
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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. 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)