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Dr Suping Ling

Assistant Professor in Epidemiology

United Kingdom

Suping completed her medical degree in Preventive Medicine and Public Health at Wuhan University (China) in 2014 and her PhD in Cancer Epidemiology at Centre for Public health, Queen’s University Belfast (Northern Ireland) in 2018. She then moved to the University of Leicester (Leicester Diabetes Centre and Department of Health Sciences) to do post-doctoral research using electronic health records data. She also holds a BA in Translation and Interpretation (English/Chinese). In June 2021, she joined the School as Assistant Professor in Epidemiology within the Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes Network (ICON) group.

Affiliations

Department of Health Services Research and Policy
Faculty of Public Health and Policy

Teaching

- Statistics for Epidemiology and Population Health (STEPH) (module organiser and tutor)
- Analysis of Electronic Health Record data (tutor)
- Advanced Course in Epidemiological Analysis (short course)

Research

My research mainly focuses on non-communicable disease epidemiology and inequalities in cancer care. I am accepting research degree students who are interested in the use of electronic health records data and advanced statistical methods.
Research Area
Health inequalities
Epidemiology
Disease and Health Conditions
Cancer
Diabetes
Cardiovascular diseases
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Europe & Central Asia (developing only)

Selected Publications

Duration of Type 2 Diabetes and Incidence of Cancer: An Observational Study in England.
Zaccardi, F; LING, S; Brown, K; Davies, M; Khunti, K;
2023
Diabetes care
Kidney Function and Long-Term Risk of End-Stage Kidney Disease and Mortality in a Multiethnic Population.
LING, S; Xu, G; Zaccardi, F; Khunti, K; Brunskill, NJ;
2023
Kidney International Reports
supingling/SA_CKD
LING, S;
2023
Github
Inequalities in cancer mortality trends in people with type 2 diabetes: 20 year population-based study in England.
LING, S; Zaccardi, F; Issa, E; Davies, MJ; Khunti, K; Brown, K;
2023
Diabetologia
supingling/CancerInDiabetes
LING, S;
2022
GitHub
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